In honor of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we are taking you back to our beginning...The birth of our Beautiful Shelby Annabelle! Please join us this October month as we share goodies about Down Syndrome and how it has blessed our lives! It was a surprisingly...
In our last post “5 quick “Spa” moments for the busy mama that will leave you refreshed,” my wife shared her top 5 go-to activities she likes to do when she needs a little something to combat daily stress. This week I thought I would share My top 5 activities I choose...
I recently had an idea to ask some friends a question. The question was: “If you were talking to me and Elizabeth, as the parents of special needs children, what question would you want to ask?” The first question that came up was: “What positive impacts do you see...
Fixing cars and assembling things is something I am very good at. Writing about me and sharing struggles and wins in my life…. not so much! I am a husband to one amazing woman as well as a father to five amazing kids. Three of these kiddos have diverse needs, and...
I remember the scene well. I had just gotten off work and met Elizabeth and the kids at church. We usually attend the Saturday evening service. I messaged her to meet me in service, and gave her the location. Worship began and there was still no sign of her. In about...
It was in July 2006 when I met my wife Elizabeth. Our first date was a six-hour hike, and I loved how easy conversation came. The thing I remember most though was a conversation we had about adoption. She said that she had always had it on her heart to adopt and that...
Our lives changed deeply on a sunny March day in 2011. My wife, Elizabeth, was in labor and we barely made it to the hospital to receive the epidural she so desperately wanted. She endured natural labor at the birth of our first, and let’s just say, she left her mark…...
Hi there! We are the crazy cool parents to 5 amazing and crazy cool kiddos. But, first, we are Dan and Elizabeth Thorndike – married 15 years and living this life one moment at a time. We have a full and blessed life, but we are clumsily tackling a journey we never foresaw ourselves living.
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