So,the death of little Alex was ruled a suicide.Seriously look at this little boy and tell me what could have been so bad in his life to kill himself over? He had a loving family that adored him a safe comforting home.He was a happy kid who was never mean to anyone,he adored Mickey Mouse,trains of all kinds and the color yellow,so looking in from the outside it looks he had the perfect life.
But,wait it wasn't perfect,he ended his own life on New Years near the train tracks he adored so much because He did not want to return to school after the holidays.He could not face the bully's he had been tormented by before.So he chose to end his own life,how sad and tragic,this breaks my heart.Honestly this strikes more fear in my heart that if some sick psycho pervert were out there murdering children.Why? Because suicide is a silent killer becoming more and more popular among children and young teens,they see no way out of their temporary problem and choose the permanent solution of suicide.
Approximately 30,000 people commit suicide every year in the United States alone.The youngest person to commit suicide in the United states was a 6 yr old Oregon girl after she was sent to her room,she hung herself with a belt in 2010.
Please parents talk to your children,be open and honest with them,do whatever it takes for you to protect them.Hold them close and love them dearly with every breath you have,today could be the last chance you have to tell them how much you love them!
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We live in a small city with a low crime rate,low murder rate,where everyone knows everyone.Where everyone wants to help everyone.Once again great tragedy has hit our city.A young boy 13 yrs old went missing on New Years Eve.He was just found dead this morning near the rail yards.No details have been released yet,we are waiting for news :( Such a tragedy,such a young life taken way to soon.
RIP Alexander,you will be missed,spread your wings and go home to Jesus.
My beloved Grandmother passed away on July 27,2011.It shattered our world.She seemed perfectly healthy one day and in heaven several hours later due to a presumed heart attack.A few days later we began the long 16 hour drive to Boise Idaho for her funeral.It was a very sad time for everyone in our family and I know I wrote a small blog post about it all in August however I could not bring myself to type more than a few words because the pain was so very real.They say time heals all wounds,I disagree with this thought,time does not heals the wounds,however with time we learn ways to cope with our loss.
My grandmother was so very loving and caring,she was a fun woman and a good mother and Grandmother.The day she passed away I received a card from her in the mail a few hours after receiving word of her death.I cried for hours,in her last card,she told us how much she loved me and the girls and that no matter what to trust in God because He will always be there for us.How true this is,she served him til the day she died,everyone was loved by Grandma,everyone was family and we will miss her forever.
Ok,so Im really behind in downloading pics to my blog BUT I got my new camera software downloaded and I am set so be prepared for an outpouring of pictures as I get caught up!
Another brand new year has started!A brand new slate to begin with new goals for our family,many changes are being made in our home as there are many things we want to change.Some of them are listed in my last post,some are not listed at all,however one big change I do want to make is to blog consistently,hopefully every day I can bring you a little something from our world!
I got a new camera for Christmas as a gift from my parents.I'm really hoping to get the software downloaded on the computer this afternoon!
Its that time of year again,Christmas has just ended,the tree has been taken down and put away,ornaments boxed up and returned to safety,and honestly I feel a little depressed and let down.Christmas is my very favorite time of year and I always hate to see it leave,however on the upside it also means we are being given a brand new year,a brand new slate to write upon.I have some new goals for myself for the next year (I really hesitate to say new years resolutions cuz most resolutions are lost within weeks of being made) and I really hope to be able to uphold them and to make the changes in my life I need to make.Here a list I made for myself,not in any particular order
1.Start exercising and lose weight
2.Get Lilly on a set gluten,corn and dairy free diet
3.Find a church where we can be happy and worship God
4.Find a house with a yard
5.Pay off our biggest bill of $2100
6.Get Lilly's sensory room completed
Time is rapidly flying by,once again the holidays are upon us full swing.I can hardly believe CHristmas is nearly here already.I still have a few last minute gifts to finish up for family members,such as 2 aprons for mum and my sister,glittery play doh for my nephew,and a pieced lap quilt.I am nearly done my first cross stitch ever!Im making it for my mum,because over the years she has made so many for others and always given them away so I decided to make her one.For me this was liek the ultimate sacrifice,because for me cross stitching is a NIGHTMARE lol for some reason I cannot seem to wrap my brain around the whole counting tiny squares concept.But I can sew an entire wardrobe for my girls in 2 days...Go figure lol
I have been trying not to bake much this year at all,I do not want to gain even one more pound!lol but since I grew up in a long line of bakers,this has been dreadfully hard for me!
I made a really big,beautiful Christmas Banner Countdown out of felt,complete with daily Bible lessons,but it is way above the girls this year so we put it away and I made a small one out of a dollar tree cookie sheet,craft paper,and mini tree ornaments.It is perfect for the girls this year and they love it!
It is very cold and snowy outside,venilla candles burning,hot steaming pumpkin spice latte and hot apple turnovers,Yummy!Life is so good.
So I been thinking there aren't alot of pics of me on here so I decided to drudge up the past a little and put some of my pics from past few years on so you all can see what I have looked like :)All the way from my crazy days...You get to see a progression thru the years lol...Gotta say I have grown up alot,finally,or not lol I really went through a super hard time after Daisy was born,after 17 weeks in the hospital Daisy and I finally were released,went to my parents for a few weeks while I was looking for an apartment,my folks pretty much disowned me and we were homeless for almost 5 weeks while looking for a place to live,we were in and out of motels and I was really hurting and lonely.To this day I take my emotional struggles out on my hair and tattoos and piercings as a way to deal with my personal pain,I have alot of tattoos and piercings but most are in places I can cover if I need to. I hope you all can look beyond the physical appearance and see me for who I really am.Blogging is a place where I share the struggles of our day to day lives,living with Autism ,and where I can vent if I need to.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Wow,Almost 2 1/2 weeks into Lilly being sick,and we still have no clue what is going on.We have done a stool sample,multiple blood tests,and a celiac panel.All results have come back negative except the celiac panel,we are still waiting for results which should be here in the next day or two.
I have to admit I'm exhausted,it was been a couple of very long weeks filled with cleaning up vomit and diarrhea.On payday I'm going to invest in a plastic tarp to cover Lilly's whole bedroom floor.I'm so afraid the carpet is going to be ruined and we rent so I cant have that :(
I feel so bad for my little girl,she is so miserable and spends most of her time curled up under a blanket watching movies or on my lap.I have tried to just put all my housework aside and give her my all,but its hard as we are nearing 3 weeks of her being sick.
