5:30 am Friday, February 26, 2010 The child opens her door. She walks DIRECTLY to the bathroom. She turns on the light. She lifts the lid of the toilet. I get there just in time. She’s in fleece, footless pajamas that I put on inside out and backwards to prevent her access to the zipper. AND they’re [...]
Archive for February, 2010
The Craziest Thing Just Happened…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, Hope, potty, toilet, toilet training on February 26, 2010 | 35 Comments »
Clean
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, clean, friends, God, poop, poop art, poop smear on February 24, 2010 | 32 Comments »
Warning: Best not to read this over lunch! The Poop Art monster has been rearing its smelly head lately. A lot. I find my beautiful girl, seemingly oblivious, covered in the brown stuff up to her eyelashes. Her bed, her walls, the radiator, the windows, the door, the ceiling – all victims of a sordid [...]
Reading Spots
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Thanks for the books, Pixie!
The Window Man
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, friends, help, room, window on February 18, 2010 | 34 Comments »
“It’s a window in the world, A little portal where you get a better view. And the wonder of it all Is all you need to see the Goodness getting through.” ~Andrew Peterson Some time ago I wrote a post about Rhema’s fixation on windows. In recent months that fixation has grown into a real [...]
Fighting for B
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, love, marriage, relationship on February 11, 2010 | 25 Comments »
This is the most personal blog I’ve ever written, but I felt strongly about posting it. I’m thankful for my good friend Jess for setting the example. . “Marriage is a crucible; it forces you to lay down your life for another a little bit at a time, which is good for those of us too cowardly [...]
Overwhelmed and Thankful
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2010 | 17 Comments »
overwhelm: “to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything.” A letter of thanks from Brandon: When I asked my wife for a card (from her!) because she hadn’t sent a promised letter, I didn’t expect to receive 200 cards, several packages, family pictures, many handwritten letters, cookies, fudge, this incredible, addicting [...]
Bonkers
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2010 | 29 Comments »
On the day that I watched Rhema tilt her head back and gulp down my contact lenses and saline solution right out of the case, I knew it was time for us to get out of the house. My twin and my neice Lexi showed up and we were off to Bonkers, an indoor funhouse [...]
Faith In Her
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2010 | 27 Comments »
Rhema started at a new school in January, and we are absolutely thrilled. She received after-school therapy there for years, and the teachers and staff know and love her well. They get her, and just have an amazing way of helping Rhema growing and learn. Her transition to a full day student has been seamless. The [...]
