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July 28, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson 7 Comments

When the young woman flashed me a friendly smile and asked, “How are you?” my involuntary shrug and the words “I’ve been better,” tumbled out before I could stop myself. I could have sworn I meant to offer her the obligatory “Fine,” followed by my typical Sunday greeting smile. My veneer, however, had worn too thin to hide the stress of another morning battle with my son with autism, the young man … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Kelli Ra Anderson, Uncategorized Tagged With: church, community, disability, grace, worship

Faith of Our Fathers

July 4, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson Leave a Comment

It was inevitable. With two career Air Force grandfathers, at least one of our children was bound to inherit the military gene. Our first clue should have been David’s penchant for drab green and all-things-camouflage. Hands down, his happiest Halloween he dressed as an army soldier. Over the years, as his collection of little green men grew into battalions and his interests graduated to books … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living Life Daily, Uncategorized

On the Road Again: Coping with comparison in special needs parenting

June 23, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson 9 Comments

It was one of those “ah-ha” moments. Three years ago, if someone told me my son would one day drive an 18-hour trip to South Georgia, I would have laughed. Or cried. Or told you very politely to jump in a lake. (Preferably, a very deep one.) Driving lessons were not going well. But just celebrating his 20th birthday, my son (who exhibits typical traits of ASD like anxiety and hyper-focus) is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living Life Daily

Are We There Yet?

May 26, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson 9 Comments

As soon as I entered the room I knew something was wrong. All eyes around the conference table turned to me as the principal asked, “Mrs. Anderson, where have you been? Our meeting was supposed to have started half an hour ago.” I was dumbfounded. Really? 30 minutes? Because I had been waiting for them the past half hour in the front office! (All the while, a very confused secretary had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living Life Daily, Patience Tagged With: answers, cures, hope, mistakes, parenting

Give It a Rest

April 28, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson 6 Comments

“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.” (Ps 127:2) I was stumped. I wondered if Solomon, for all his wisdom, might have benefited from my ADHD meds for better focus. The various ideas in Psalm 127 seemed too random and disjointed to be together. Finally, I cried uncle, and turned to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Asperger, Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Kelli Ra Anderson, Living Life Daily, Uncategorized Tagged With: Marriage, rest, special needs, special needs marriage

It Is Written

March 24, 2014 by Kelli Ra Anderson 4 Comments

Yesterday was a very bad day. And it had very little to do with it being overcast, cold and wet. (Although that didn’t help.) It had to do with several phone calls that resulted in having to bring home my oldest son after an alarming conversation he’d had with the school social worker, followed by another 20-minute phone call from another teacher reporting a bullying incident she witnessed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, encouragement groups, Hidden Disabilities, Kelli Ra Anderson, Peace, Scripture, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized

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