My kids have always helped around the house. When my oldest was not quite 2, my husband was amazed one day when I asked Bookworm to go put his socks away and he did. He didn’t get them all away correctly but they were in the dresser, each pair in a different drawer :). He was…
Today was a great day. On Tuesdays I go to a Bible study at our church and the kids have home school classes during the same time. They love it!!! This morning Bookworm went to the nursing home with his class. The whole class said scripture for the folks there, they sang songs and kids who…
Recently I was reading a blog post and it was talking about how God did not have any part of Autism, it was pretty negative. However what made me even more sad was the comments of how others viewed Autism and their kids on the spectrum, I wanted to comment but I also did not want…
Most of us at some point or another will experience the joys of waiting. As a military wife, we experience that constantly. Since my husband and I married, here are just some of the things I have waited for: *Wedding Reception (we eloped so this came later) *Honeymoon (after the reception…finally! LOL) *Pictures of the…
When Autism came to live at our house-Part 1 The movie “Rainman” was my first and only experience with autism. Actually, it wasn’t so much as an experience but rather experiencing a person’s autistic behavior. Honestly, I still wasn’t familiar with the term “autism.” That was then and this is now. Not only do…
Many people would be very shocked to know that 1 in 88 Active Duty military kids are affected by Autism. That is a HUGE number in itself but then what about the retiree’s and what about the Reservist’s? Suddenly that number increases to 1 child in 67 affected by Autism. In our family alone we…