He reached out and slapped me. If it had been just any sixteen-year-old teenage boy, I would have been offended. I may have even slapped him back. But I had seen him and his dad five minutes earlier at the ticket counter, and they were getting passes to Peter Rabbit. The boy caught my eye because … [Read more...] about Autism: I Want To Be Treated Normal
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Life Is Like A Banana Split
Sometimes life can be like a banana split. You want all the toppings and mounds of ice-cream, but later, when you’ve downed three scoops of the creamy treat and are holding your belly, you ask yourself again why on earth you ate the whole treat? But a few weeks later as you pass an ice-cream shop … [Read more...] about Life Is Like A Banana Split
Waiting…But God is Taking Too Long
Have you ever prayed and asked God to answer a prayer you thought was insignificant and not really worth his time? I have, I begged God to deliver me from caffeine. Stupid prayer right? Let me tell you about someone who prays and asks God to answer his significant prayers first, then I will tell … [Read more...] about Waiting…But God is Taking Too Long
Be Fruitful and Multiply
When my friend Linda and I were teenagers we would take the ten-minute walk uptown to a local restaurant and have coffee. Linda and I finished high school, and I went on to marry my sweetheart Vance, and have a large family. Linda moved from Wawa after high school and worked with people who had … [Read more...] about Be Fruitful and Multiply
Autism and the BIG Dream.
I still remember the day we heard that word... autism. I was numb. What does a mother do with a diagnosis that means there is no hope? My hopes and dreams sat shattered at my feet in a thousand pieces that could not be put back together... Twenty-seven years ago, I was handed a baby that scored … [Read more...] about Autism and the BIG Dream.
Struggling to be Patient.
This week we had a contractor come in and put a backsplash on our kitchen walls. I've never had a backsplash in any of the houses we've owned, so this was a real treat. Jay had been here before when we had our moldy carpets removed and replaced. The first time he came, he saw Kyle running around the … [Read more...] about Struggling to be Patient.