From the category archives:

Autism

Because He Is Nine

September 5, 2011

He is simply an enigma.
From the moment he was born, to his diagnosis at age 2
From his journeys through therapy
to his miraculous progress
and place of hope.
He is such mystery
a puzzle-gift I attempt to unwrap
more and more each day.
Each layer more precious
each layer revealing more mystery.
He continues to be my ocean.
My vast, deep, sometimes dark
always powerful
but sometimes quiet
beauty [...]

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Chuckles The Courageous

September 17, 2010

Charlie had a birthday recently. I am the mom to an 8 year old. He asked me tonight to call him Chuckles.
At his school, they did a small celebration, and asked about each of his years.
He couldn’t remember anything.
Because he doesn’t realize
he woke from being asleep, just last year.
The autism sleep.
He has to re-learn things [...]

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A Letter, With Love

June 23, 2010

**watching the snails race

The very first love letter I received from you was just one line, written on the back of your high school photo.
“Tu eres la mujer de mis suenos.”
You are the woman of my dreams.

It really worked for me that you were fluent in Spanish.

You were 16. I was 15. We had no [...]

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New Beginnings

April 23, 2010

We are very selective about the activities we have the boys involved in, because not just any sport will work. Team sports are pretty challenging right now, and if we don’t do those, what else is left? There are only so many bears to intimidate in the forest. Actually there’s none. So you see our [...]

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We Rejoice

November 19, 2009

Yesterday a guest post I wrote for Sarah Mae went up on her blog, Like A Warm Cup Of Coffee. Please go check it out, it’s about God and autism and it was an honor to write something for her while she is busy moving her family to a new home.
It’s funny, because I wrote [...]

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Just Go

November 10, 2009

The days, while full of beauty, are also full of hard edges and anxiety. I feel so very “less than” right now, not enough time or energy or whatever, to help these kids get off their slippery slope.
I expected regression, kids on the autism spectrum almost always go through it when there’s change.
And oh has [...]

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A Little Treat, Just Because

October 19, 2009

As I prance on down to live in the South for the first time in my life, and to well and truly find my inner steel magnolia, I’m sure I’ll have many stories to share. Tales of some of the most treasured southern secrets and deep history that I know I’ll just eat up with [...]

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Toddler Wearing

October 7, 2009

Some (many) days I miss having a little baby to wear all day. But there are still days when I can put my two year old into the sling just to calm and comfort.

I can’t put him into the mei tai anymore, he doesn’t want to be carried long enough for those. His feet itch [...]

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Siete

September 7, 2009

My eldest son Charlie was diagnosed with autism at age 2, and it was the first time our family was thrown into this world of “spectrum disorders”, therapies, special diets and a changed life, forever. This past weekend, Charlie turned 7 years old.
Charlie started 1st grade last week at a private school (no longer in [...]