(My husband informed me that all these years I thought the Tooth Fairy was Black, I was wrong. This one’s for you, babe). My big girl lost a tooth this weekend. Happens all the time, I know. Babies grow into toddlers and toddlers grow into “big boys and girls” and then teenagers (Lord, help) and then adults. [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Of Lost Teeth and Last Firsts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, growing up, losing teeth, lost tooth, tooth on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our Autism Beginnings, Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asd, autism, diagnosis, faith, pdd on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As Rhema remained silent and distant, I continued my research about speech delays and autism until one day I found the end of the Internet. I was sure I’d read every article and visited every discussion board that existed on the topic. There was no blood test for this thing. And there seemed to be [...]
Our Autism Beginnings, Part 1
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asd, autism, pdd, rhema, rhemashope, signs, story, symptoms on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
****** I met a mother the other day whose child was recently diagnosed with autism. Talking with her brought back a slew of memories and emotions. I wanted to hug her, but I didn’t. I wished I had a printed copy of this post by Jess Wilson to give her. I would have pressed it into her [...]
Fashionista
Posted in Hope on July 21, 2010 | Comments Off
“If Christ be anything He must be everything.” ~Charles Spurgeon We got a great CD from vacation Bible school last week. Hope likes to dance and sing the songs at the top of her lungs. One of our favorite songs has a line in it that goes, “O Lord my God, to you I [...]
These days…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged motherhood on July 19, 2010 | Comments Off
it’s just me and my girls just my girls and me the older hums softly to herself all day the younger never stops talking, directing, asking, exclaiming . at the end of another day of coming and going in and out of carseats of brushing teeth and hair, packing bags, kissing hurts, putting shoes on right feet, praying [...]
Hotel Livin’
Posted in Waste Material, tagged activity schedule, picture activity schedule on July 16, 2010 | Comments Off
After five days of hotel livin’, the place is still standing! As soon as we arrived we did some Rhema-proofing: -Removed all the wall hangings -Removed the lamps -Removed the phone -Put child safety locks on the doors -Installed a video monitor in her room -Removed the swivel chair (after she spun herself silly all night long) -Removed the clock [...]
My help
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2010 | Comments Off
“Daddy, did you know that the Bible says Jesus will help us?” ~Hope, age 3 (said over phone to father stationed in Iraq) Have you ever watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition and wondered how long it takes the family to write all those thank you cards? I feel like I’ve been living in [...]
Clap
Posted in Ordinary Miracles on July 9, 2010 | Comments Off
“Clap your hands… shout to God with cries of joy.” Psalm 47:1 Rhema attends a small school for children with autism that is the best kept secret in the state. The teachers are miracle workers. And everybody knows everybody, and it just feels like family there. A few weeks ago I attended a graduation program at the school. [...]
An Accosting Accosting
Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2010 | Comments Off
“Before children with autism can attempt to understand the thoughts, intentions and feelings of others, they first need to be aware that ‘others’ actually exist…” ~Playing, Laughing, Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum, Julia Moor There was a time when Rhema seemed completely isolated and indifferent to people and sounds around her. Friends would [...]
Did This Hurt Her?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 1, 2010 | Comments Off
A few months ago Rhema’s was blood tested for lead. Her pica was at an all-time high and she was literally eating through the window sills and gnawing on pieces of wood. We live in a colonial style house built in the 1880’s so we knew there was a chance the house had lead-based paint. [...]
