I once saw a summary guide for the MTV show called MADE. MADE is a self-improvement reality show in which teens try to be “made” into something such as a star, an athlete, or a skinny person. Each teen is trained by an expert in their field, known as a “Made coach.” The episode captions are [...]
Archive for July, 2009
MADE (Part 2)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, cardboard testimonies, Hope, made on July 31, 2009 | 10 Comments »
MADE (Part 1)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 | 17 Comments »
I was pushing Rhema on a swing when two girls excitedly ran over to us. “Wanna play with us? Wanna play with us?” they asked Rhema. A pause. “Can we play with her?” the girls asked me. You would think I’d be prepared for this, used to it by now, but I wasn’t quite sure of [...]
Black, White, Tan
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2009 | 19 Comments »
There once was a family of four. The mother had dark chocolate skin. The father was white as the driven snow. Whenever he wore shorts, his fellow soldiers would put on their shades and joke, “Sun is free, you know!”, “Did someone just break a chem light in here???” The mother and father had two little girls [...]
Something Extra
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism unplugged, diary of a mom on July 23, 2009 | 9 Comments »
In the past few weeks I have had the good fortune to spend precious time with two families in the “bloggy mama village.” First, I was able to meet up with Andrea, her husband and her teenaged twins Reid and Allie at Logan airport. They had just endured a red-eye flight from California and were [...]
Hiding Place
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged corrie ten boom, hiding place on July 21, 2009 | 14 Comments »
When the world is too much, Rhema will often go and squeeze herself into a quiet, enclosed space. Once, at the airport, in the midst of noise and chaos, she climbed into a bin near the baggage claim area. At home, she squeezes heself between shelves and boxes in our “book nook.” There is something about [...]
Rhema’s Hope
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, Hope, rhemashope, siblings, sisters on July 16, 2009 | 24 Comments »
This one’s for Maura – a sweet 13 yr. old I met in the waiting room today – who inspired this post. When I was pregnant with Hope, people would ask me what we planned to name her. I always got nods of approval when I told them the name. “Oh! What a nice [...]
It Happened Again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism safety, escape, escape artist, project lifesaver on July 13, 2009 | 38 Comments »
Rhema pulled a disappearing act – the third in as many days. This afternoon we were playing in the backyard. When Rhema ran around to the back gate, I followed. However, instead of running after her (which is what I’m always doing, it seems), I stopped to grab Hope’s hand and we walked to the [...]
Trust
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2009 | 10 Comments »
The calendar marked me a year older this weekend. While I’m grateful for another birthday, I confess it caused me to contemplate the future again – when the children are grown, and I am older and grayer than I am now. It is something I try not to think too much. But, like background noise, [...]
Leaf Play
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Play for me is where the thinking drifts off in floating clouds above Where I can be me in unity of peaceful things, I love. Entertaining self in the world of play emitted from life’s exposure Allowing words and thoughts to be created by me the great composer Oblivious to those around me as if [...]
Why Mama Eats Blue Cotton Candy
Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2009 | 19 Comments »
“Children may be deductible, but they’re still taxing.” ~Mell Lazarus So last week I got desperate. It had been raining non-stop all week, Rhema was home from school and out of her normal routine, and both girls were going stir crazy. They needed to go to that special place ‘where a kid can be [...]
