So I’ve been trying to figure out what to say about our trip to DC last week. By far, the highlight was seeing one of my dearest friends and college roommie, Cha. One of the schools we visited advised me in advance to bring a caregiver for Rhema. Cha took off work and spent the [...]
Archive for September, 2010
The Spirit of Ruth
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2010 | 24 Comments »
Greater Boston Walk Now for Autism Speaks 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism speaks, boston, walk now for autism on September 27, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Two years ago we did not get very far. But today we not only made it onto the track, we walked two miles. Woof! We saw dear friends Judith and Jack. Before we walked, 25,000 people sang Happy Birthday to Jack! Thanks, Jude. Our hot hot pink girls, Jess and Katie: Thank goodness for Melissa… [...]
Airports, autism, anarchy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged airports, autism, rhema, rhemashope on September 23, 2010 | 21 Comments »
How cool moms like Angelina, Heidi and Victoria do it. I look EXACTLY like this when I travel: . I once tried to pitch the good Lord an idea. It went like this: Dear God, I was really impressed with the breastfeeding thing. Love the supply and demand idea – the more you nurse, [...]
On Comments
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2010 | 28 Comments »
“For me writing has always felt like praying… You feel that you are with someone. I feel I am with you now, whatever that can mean…” ~Marilynne Robinson . “And now I live and I breathe for an audience of One…” ~Sara Groves One of the first blogs I ever read was Autismville by [...]
Gettin’ Technical
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apps, autism, communication, iPod, iPod touch on September 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So I consider myself pretty tech-savvy. I worked for years as a software developer. And these days, when I’m feeling particularly self-injurious, I’ll try to teach graduate level courses in database management at a Boston university. But I tend to resist the hype over the latest electronic toy and gadget. I was a whopping 27 years old [...]
Here
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Autism – taken from the Greek word autos meaning “self”, “alone” ~Student Encyclopedia Britannica “…for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deut. 31:6 . Since she was little, Rhema has been one to go it alone. She would scrape her knees and never cry. Never come [...]
On second thought
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, bolt, escape, escape artist, houdini, window on September 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Me, on phone with mother: “Rhema has matured so much. I’m so proud of her. We took her to Storyland last weekend and we only lost her once. Just once! What happened? Well, she went into this big tree house thing… and I was waiting for her to come down the slide. [...]
This dream does not tarry
Posted in Ordinary Miracles, tagged autism, dream, Hope, miracle, rhema, rhemashope, writing on September 2, 2010 | 5 Comments »
“For me writing has always felt like praying…” ~Marilynne Robinson, Gilead . A couple weeks ago I blogged about Rhema learning to trace the letter “R”. I wrote about Heather, her OT, believing in her and the dream she had that Rhema would one day write her name independently. I believed with all my heart [...]
