More Than I Can Handle

More Than I Can Handle

Sometimes, as an attempt to comfort your heart as you are struggling through a new diagnosis, or even years afterward, friends or family might offer consolation by saying something along the lines of, “God chose to give you a child with autism because He knew you were...
More Than I Can Handle

My Dear Friend Jaclynnette: A Tribute

I don’t want to write this. And yet, I must. My heart cries out in longing for the friend I lost. I think to myself that writing about her will help the healing and grieving process. There’s something about expressing everything I feel by translating it...
She Just Sees Sam

She Just Sees Sam

I was really hopeful after such a great day yesterday. It had been a full Saturday for Sam. He went to a new soccer group (his very first!), got his hair cut, and had an ice cream date with me. It was one thing after another, and that’s a lot to process. He had...
More Than I Can Handle

Autism Answered

The park. Thanksgiving dinner. Church. Dinner with friends. The waiting room at the therapist’s office. The waiting room in the doctor’s office. These are just a few of the places and events where I have had the exact same conversation with countless...
Remembering From Whence We Came

Remembering From Whence We Came

Taking time to remember… Today is World Autism Awareness Day. It is only the 3rd health issue to receive its own day of recognition that was unanimously voted on by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. Nationwide, city buildings and private residences...

Chicka Chicka 123

It’s been a while since my last post, though I have had a thousand thoughts I wanted to write down. Somehow I feel that even though this is my own blog and I can write whatever I want in it, I want it to be interesting to others who may subscribe to it or...

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