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Unappointed
Read more: UnappointedDear lady in the row in front of us at church today, Thank you for taking your baby out of his car seat exactly when you did. During worship, I watched you and your husband diligently checking under the blanket covered car seat. At an unappointed moment, you reached in and took him out of…
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So What?
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Read more: So What?Hope is birthed in and from despair. My middle son, Wesley, has significant special needs. He was born with deletions on his first chromosome and is on the autistic spectrum. Although his chromosome set is incomplete, he is more complete than anyone I know. He loves abundantly and fearlessly. He knows no stranger. I often…
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Autism
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Read more: AutismToday is World Autism Day. Every day for us is autism day. Autism is just one of the many ICD-9s that accompany my son’s medical chart. At last count he had 15. Wesley was born in October of 2001. Despite multiple ultrasounds by several physicians, I had no idea he would be born any way…
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8
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Read more: 8Nathan, my eight year old, will tell me I am the best mommy in the world when I do something he hopes I will do. If I give him an extra 5 minutes at bedtime I am the best mommy in the world. If I give him Robux for no reason I am the best…
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In the clearing…
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Read more: In the clearing…Here it is. A decade has passed since I found Gary in the woods dead from a single gun shot. Time is a strange thing post trauma and I’ve covered a lot of ground since then. The day is now, mostly, an historical remembrance more than an emotional one. For my children though it is…
