Shining on Night to Shine

          Micah was blessed to attend his third Night to Shine event last weekend with his dear friend, Kim.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with this event, look up Tim Tebow, as his foundation has been putting on these prom events for people with developmental needs for several years now. It is an amazing

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Life Encounters of a
Family Navigating Autism

Navigating autism is not a straight path, nor is there a ‘road map’. It’s a winding road of trials, advocacy, discovery, and resilience. Families become translators of their child’s needs, architects of safe spaces, and champions of inclusion. Along the way, they encounter people who listen, neighbors who care, and communities that step up to help meet very real needs. 

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Shining on Night to Shine

          Micah was blessed to attend his third Night to Shine event last weekend with his dear friend, Kim.  For those of you who are unfamiliar

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Holding Back Help

The email came from the parent of another adult speller.  It included a memo from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services that launched me from

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Two Years Later

Early this month we went out to a Chinese restaurant in Manchester to celebrate Micah’s 32nd birthday. As we ate dinner, we reminisced about Micah’s birthday celebration held in the

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Giving Tuesday Micah Lens

Five (Real) Guys (Representative of hundreds who need a safe, stable home        We, the founders of Our Homestead, are parents of five adult sons with developmental disabilities. We,

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Jan Lessard Peightell
Candia, New Hampshire