Hello World!
It’s funny where inspiration finds you. I had to practically drag Tom with me to an essential oils conference Spring of 2022. The content was fantastic, and Tom and I had the best conversations when we broke for lunch. On the second day, after getting an unusual full night’s sleep, the creative juices were flowing and we talked about starting a blog.
We came up with the name partly because one of my “claims to fame” is how many four leaf clovers I find, but also because we appreciate the beauty in differences. Tom and I are Special Needs parents, and with all the challenges, we find things to be grateful for every day. Sometimes Autism sucks and we have hard days and don’t get a full night’s sleep for weeks at a time. And then we see the joy on our son’s face when he’s in the pool and everything’s right again. If you’re wondering what the connection is, that’s it. Sometimes it takes real effort to see the joyful moments or things to be grateful for. You have to REALLY look. Just like finding four leaf clovers.
People often ask me how I find so many four leaf clovers. Of course I find most of them on our property, but it isn’t like we have some enchanted back yard. I find them everywhere. I try to explain that I just “see” them. Somehow my eyes pick out the difference in the patterns (and I joke that it’s my OCD.) This blog will have some of my four leaf finds and pics just to brag, but we will also share about our lives and our Autism journey and parenting in general. We’ll talk about things that have helped us, and things that definitely didn’t. We’ll discuss how I began learning about toxins in our house and how they affect us, and how we started getting rid of them (it’s an ongoing process!)
I will touch on funny things from my perspective as a wife and momma bear, and Tom will tell stories from a husband’s and dad’s point of view. Our hope is that one of our posts will resonate with you. Maybe you’re an Autism parent who reads about something we went through, and realize that you’re not alone. Or maybe you’re a parent of neurotypical children who reads about an experience we had with our daughter, and can share in the laughs or the heartache. We’re not experts by any stretch. Just a real family with stories to share. This is our life, our journey, of the last 26 years.
Sarah and Josh, watching the bus drive away after school