My little boy goes to school with some amazing kids. They’re cute, funny, vibrant, and astonishingly joyous little boys and girls. They’re honest and direct. And when they love you, they love you with the whole force of their will and their being.
One of those amazing kids is Jacob. Jacob is 9 years old, he’s on the autism [...]
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Love For Jacob
My little boy goes to school with some amazing kids. They’re cute, funny, vibrant, and astonishingly joyous little boys and girls. They’re honest and direct. And when they love you, they love you with the whole force of their will and their being.
One of those amazing kids is Jacob. Jacob is 9 years old, he’s on the autism [...]
Silent No Longer
At Grissom High back in April a JROTC instructor decided it would be a good idea to preach to a student about the evils of homosexuality after that student made a comment about wanting to move to San Francisco after she graduated.
As regular readers know, I do not typically speak publicly about personnel issues, and I almost never speak agai [...]
Lessons From A Big Sister
Ed. Note: This first appeared on RocketCityMom. If you’re not following them, you should be.
You know that feeling you get when you kid hits a home run, or makes an A on a really hard test, or is simply kind to someone without having to be reminded to be so?
That’s a feeling that I have nearly every day, and yes, I know how lucky I am. [...]
The Waiting
You are all Children of God
–Galatians 3:26
And so it is Christmas Eve, a time when everyone is waiting. Waiting for Santa. Waiting for presents. Waiting to see the looks on the kids’ faces to make sure they’re happy with the toys they get. We’re waiting, always waiting
But that’s the problem with Christmas Eve [...]
To Be Enough Time
Stephen King wrote once that God punishes us for what we can’t imagine. There is truth there. Yet the opposite is also, always a possibility. This is why life is so interesting.
God also amazes us with what we can’t imagine.
At 5:43pm eight years ago today, this happened to me when into my life came the girl.
Birthdays are hard o [...]
Thankful for Autism?
When the pediatrician, at the boy’s two-year check-up, said to us, you’ll probably need to have him checked for autism, I wasn’t thankful.
Since this is a family blog, I’ll refrain from being frank with my language. Suffice it to say there was a rageful fear that stole over me in those moments. Followed rapidly by a li [...]
A Good Night at Challenger Elementary
I know that there are many who are waiting to hear more about some of the decisions made this past Thursday night. (The hiring of yet another person from Aurora, CO as Deputy Superintendent is just one. It’s a good time to have friends in high places.) There were a ton of them; I’m working through them right now.
But I’ve b [...]
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