The year 2009 was a difficult year as far as my health goes. I had so many challenges with fatigue and digestive issues which ended in a breakdown at the end of the year. Taking on the burden of trying to teach my autistic son was too much to handle. The more I tried the [...]
For the last 6 months, I have struggled through fatigue affecting my mind and body. There was an emptying of all strength, draining completely that even a small amount of work or excitement led to shortness of breath. Sleep was shallow and so there was no rest. I thought that it couldn’t get any worse [...]
Since the peak of aggression last month, Scotty’s behaviors have decreased and a month later, we find him back to his normal self, drawing appliances, catching bugs and asking questions. Sometimes I’m anxious still, thinking in the back of my mind that tomorrow maybe be a different day.
I thank God for the last few [...]
The life we choose is usually not the path our Heavenly Father would have for us. For instance, I would not choose to have a child with any disability because it would be a life full of struggles, a life far from perfection. When autism came to our lives through our son [...]
Whenever I face another year, I like to look back and remember God’s many blessings and answered prayers of the prior year. I keep a journal where I write down my prayers, trials, praises and encouragement from Scripture. I find that if I don’t write anything down, (especially my prayers) I tend to [...]