Maybe you think ADHD is just a label and isn’t even a real diagnosis. I fell into that category myself in the past, have struggled with it for years, and didn’t really chose to learn how to live with it. My denial was great. Being diagnosed with ADHD is a life-altering event and commonly leads […]
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Parenting a Teen with ADHD ~ The Journey toward Graduation
Posted by ardisanelson on June 6, 2015
https://ardisanelson.com/2015/06/06/parenting-teen-with-adhd-graduation-journey/
The Denial of ADD/ADHD
Today’s blog post is especially hard for me to publish. I wrote it over a week ago, but was too nervous about publishing it. Then yesterday I sat down to write again and ended up with another post related to the same thing, but with a different twist. God is telling me I need to […]
Posted by ardisanelson on January 23, 2014
https://ardisanelson.com/2014/01/23/the-denial-of-add/
Coming Up for Air
Blind trust… that’s what it takes to weather a wilderness season—like the Israelites wandering for 40 years in the desert. The Lord was preparing them for something greater, but first they had to learn to trust Him. I’ve been in the wilderness most of this year. It didn’t start out that way. I recently got […]
Posted by ardisanelson on October 3, 2016
https://ardisanelson.com/2016/10/03/coming-up-for-air/
Trusting the Writing Process (Year 4)
Four years. Forty eight months. 208 weeks. 1,460 days. Any which way you describe it; I’ve been mindful and reflective of passing another writing milestone. And I’ve learned a lot about the writer’s life along the way. My 4-Year Blogging Experience Earlier this month I passed my 4-year blogging anniversary. That’s over 250 posts across […]
Posted by ardisanelson on September 24, 2015
https://ardisanelson.com/2015/09/24/trusting-the-writing-process/
The Graduation Road Less Traveled
Today is a bittersweet day for me and my family. My youngest child will be walking across the stage and receiving his high school diploma. What is so significant to me about this is how he got to this place and time—all of the obstacles he overcame, and how he did it his way. My […]
Posted by ardisanelson on June 10, 2015
https://ardisanelson.com/2015/06/10/graduation-road-less-traveled/
The 12 Days of Christmas & the Gifts from our True Love
Did you know that in many church settings throughout the Western World that the Christmas season extends beyond Christmas Day? This post-Christmas period was popularized by the old song “The 12 Days of Christmas,” but truly there are twelve days of Christmas that are celebrated on an annual basis as part of the liturgical calendar. […]
Posted by ardisanelson on December 31, 2014
https://ardisanelson.com/2014/12/31/12-days-christmas-gifts-true-love/
A Question of Sanity: Mental Health & the Church
A week after the sad news that actor and comedian Robin Williams took his own life, the shock has worn off. His suicide has brought a lot of talk to the forefront about mental health issues. That’s about the only good that can really be said about something as tragic as this. Questioning Our Sanity […]
Posted by ardisanelson on August 21, 2014
https://ardisanelson.com/2014/08/21/a-question-of-sanity-mental-health-the-church/
A Lenten Journey Surprise
As I’ve done the last few years, I prepared for Easter with a Lenten fast from alcohol and sweets. What was different this year was that much to my surprise my 16-year-old son decided to observe a fast as well. How it all Began About the same time that Lent began, my son and I started […]
Posted by ardisanelson on April 24, 2014
https://ardisanelson.com/2014/04/24/a-lenten-journey-surprise/
Making Me Bold 