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The Sprinkled Blessings of Living with Autism

March 14, 2018 by Kathleen Bolduc

One snowy Saturday my fourteen-year-old son Joel and I bundled up to visit Janet, a friend just home from the hospital. Eight short weeks before, Janet had a stare-down with death and won. Joel didn’t really know Janet. She was an old friend of mine who lived out of town during much of his childhood. When she moved back to Cincinnati, we only saw each other once or twice a year. And yet, “Let’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Love Tagged With: autism, blessings, gratitude, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, prayer, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting

Wholeness Does Not Mean Perfection: It Means Embracing Brokenness

October 18, 2017 by Kathleen Bolduc

I can’t tell you how many times, over my 32 year journey with autism, I have returned to this quote for inspiration: On July 4, 1999, a twenty-minute maelstrom of hurricane force winds took down twenty million trees across the Boundary Waters. A month later, when I made my annual pilgrimage up north, I was heartbroken by the ruin and wondered whether I wanted to return. And yet on each visit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Behaviors, Church, Kathy Bolduc, Living In The Moment, Scripture, Worship Tagged With: autism, church, Encouragement, not alone, parenting special needs, Special Needs Children

Double the Fun

October 5, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

It seems a strange thing to be grateful for, but I’m thankful both boys are on the spectrum. Not every day. But most days. Weird, right? But I get good things in twos: Both boys love to slam each other on the ground, on each other, on the bed. They love the pressure of their daily matches, and neither one complains that the other is being too rough. That’s because short of a puncture wound, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Joy, Living In The Moment, Love, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, autism is a blessing, Encouragement, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, siblings, special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting, Special Needs parents, unexpected journey

I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up!

September 16, 2016 by Jeff Davidson

“Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” I used to roll my eyes every time that commercial came on the television. My friends and I made it into a joke, working the reference into our conversations. Then last Thursday afternoon occurred. I am recovering from extensive surgery on both my feet. I’ve spent the last several months in a wheelchair with casts on my legs. I have been astonished … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Jeff Davidson Tagged With: encouragement for special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting

Helping our kids with disabilities find and establish friendships

August 17, 2016 by Kathleen Bolduc

Friends are an integral part of a happy and fulfilled life. We laugh with them, we cry with them, we play with them, we pray with them. As Charles Swindoll says, "I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun." Helping our kids with disabilities find and establish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Joy, Kathy Bolduc, Living Life Daily, Thanksgiving, Worship Tagged With: autism, community, Encouragement, gratitude, parenting a child with special needs, parenting special needs, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting

The Goodbye Salute: Noah Transitions to Middle School

July 6, 2016 by Sarah Parshall Perry

In the gymnasium at North Bend Elementary, a smallish school in a mostly agrarian county in northeast Maryland, we parents sat packed together in tight rows. We were prepping for a transition. In the front of the gym, on the floor, were rows of children from kindergarten through fourth grade. They were present as witnesses to this celebration of the fifth graders. Today, the school would laud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Joy, Living In The Moment, Living Life Daily, Love, Patience, Sarah Parshall Perry, Special Needs Ministry, Thanksgiving, Transitions Tagged With: aspergers, autism, autism spectrum, blessings, changes, Christian Living, christian parenting, Encouragement, faith, family, gratitude, hope, moving on, not alone, parenting a child with special needs, school, Special Needs Children, special needs parenting, transitions, unexpected journey

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