We’ve been packing up the house and have comes across many of my handwritten notes about Rhema. The notes date all the way back to 2005 when we were living in Germany and she was only 19 months old. I recorded when she stacked blocks, when she led me to something she wanted, when she clicked her [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Notes about God and a girl
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Tidbits
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged asthma, autism, doug flutie, mold on January 24, 2011 | 13 Comments »
~I started my new job last week. This is the first time I’ve worked outside the home as a mom, and I’ve been a bit nervous about managing it all. It’s a good change so far - I plan dinners for the week, set out clothes and pack lunches ahead of time! The husband actually got teary-eyed [...]
Hug It Out
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2011 | 27 Comments »
manipulate – to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner She kicked off the snow day with a poop art show. She ate playdoh, peed on the floor not once but twice, dumped my silverware in the trash can, and sprinkled my kitchen with 2 pounds of shredded cheese. Her hair, face, arms [...]
And we have words…
Posted in Ordinary Miracles, tagged autism, miracles, preverbal, sing, song, words on January 11, 2011 | 28 Comments »
In honor of the impending snow storm, I am posting a song about what we will not be doing in the morning: getting ready for school! Last week’s home therapy session with our very beloved therapist Terre started with Rhema lying flat on the floor refusing to get in her chair. But things improved and [...]
Spurgeon: On Memory
Posted in Uncategorized on January 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.” Lamentations 3:21 “Memory is frequently the bond slave of despondency. Despairing minds call to remembrance every dark foreboding in the past, and dilate upon every gloomy feature in the present; thus memory, clothed in sackcloth, presents to the mind a cup of mingled gall [...]
Coin Craze
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autism, fixations, obsessions on January 6, 2011 | 28 Comments »
I once blogged about our need to avoid casinos because of Rhema’s addiction to slots. In recent months, the obsession has returned full force. My girl can often be found with a coin pressed in her hot little hand. She stealthily (or so she thinks) scrounges around in my purse for a nickel or dime. Then [...]
Doing New
Posted in Uncategorized on January 5, 2011 | 13 Comments »
“Not only were sad things coming untrue, the friends realized, they were becoming new again.” ~The Jesus Storybook Bible . Rhema got a brand new turquoise blue coat for Christmas from her grandparents and the timing could not have been better. Her purple coat – handed down from her older cousin two winters ago – [...]
