by Julie Hornok | Dec 23, 2019 | Featured
See this beautiful girl putting up our Christmas tree?!?! This is the same girl who left her presents unwrapped and untouched under the tree on Christmas morning. This is the same girl who refused to sing Christmas carols. This is the same girl who melted down or hid...
by Julie Hornok | Apr 12, 2019 | Featured
By guest blogger: Julie Hornok I approach this Autism Awareness Month differently than I have in the past. Somehow, it’s not mine anymore…It’s hers. Don’t get me wrong, I will continue to fight for my daughter every day, and I will openly share about our lives to help...
by Julie Hornok | Jan 23, 2019 | Featured
Guest blogger: Julie Hornok During my childhood, I tried every type of activity imaginable, but never seemed to find “my thing.” I tried soccer, but getting kicked in the shin wasn’t worth the lack of thrill I felt when someone else kicked a ball through the...
by Julie Hornok | Dec 6, 2018 | Featured
By guest blogger Julie Hornok I wanted to provide a magical Christmas for my daughter, Lizzie, but she just wasn’t interested. I tried so hard to involve her in the same traditions I enjoyed every Christmas season, but these things had no significance to her. She had...
by Julie Hornok | Oct 15, 2018 | Featured
By guest blogger: Julie Hornok From the moment I heard those devastating words, “Your daughter, Lizzie, has autism” questions loomed in the back of my mind. “Will she become a functioning adult and be able to contribute to the world?” “Would I be okay if she...
