Autism – Praying for Sarah G

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30 Seconds

I pulled out my phone and opened the stopwatch feature. I took a breath and said, “Where did you go to work today for school?” (Sarah works at different stores in the community to learn job skills. This is a typical question I ask her each day.) I started the stopwatch and waited… 5 seconds […]

My 22 cents

I was working at my dining room table when Sarah came down the stairs and stood in the living room. I could tell she was anxious. She looked at me and shouted, “Amazon! Samantha! Store!” I looked up from my computer and said, “Oh…okay.” I was wondering what she was trying to say. She loves […]

What a Wonderful Gift!

This school year Sarah has been working in the community food pantry and clothing bank. Sarah has been doing very well following instructions. She puts cans on the shelf for the local food pantry and is a hard worker. If she picks her nose, they stop her and have her wash her hands. If she […]

In the Darkest of Times, God is at Work

“Nose picking will limit job opportunities.” No truer words spoken my friends! I can see it now on a t-shirt or a bumper sticker… As I met with Sarah’s teacher and specialists, we were sharing our frustration of Sarah’s nose picking and how that limits her work. Can she work in food prep? Nope. Gross! […]

Perspective

One of Sarah’s classmates put this note in her school bag today: As I pulled out her papers from the day, I found it. I didn’t have a very mature reaction. ‘Jerky kid.” I muttered under my breath. Then tears came as I looked up to the Lord in frustration. “Oh Lord, please!” We have […]

Resistance Training

Yesterday Sarah wanted to end 2020 with pizzazz. It started with her not sleeping AT ALL the night of the 30th/morning of the 31st. For several hours she cried and wailed. Trying to console her did nothing, in fact, it made her mad and she screamed louder. I gave up trying. Then about 3am she […]

Obedience School

“Obedience is the compass that guides you in the path God has ordained for you.” – Abundant Living I have never seen Sarah jump out of the bed so fast before! Usually getting Sarah out of bed on school days is a multi-step process that can take several minutes of gentle wake-up calls to finally […]

Change My Plans

“OH NO! You pottied in your bed!”, Sarah yelled loudly from her room. It was almost midnight and we were just finishing watching a movie as a family. I looked at Kendall and said, “Would you mind?” With that, Kendall ran upstairs to check on Sarah. Silence. I waited a few seconds and called up, […]

Dealing with the Long Chapters of Life

“There will be many chapters in your life. Don’t get lost in the one you’re in now.” -TobyMac #SpeakLife I saw this quote my dear friend posted on Facebook and it was as if the words I have been searching for months finally materialized and were staring right back at me. I feel so lost […]

Good Sign

Have you ever had one of those days? The dog threw up at 11:30pm tonight and after all that happened today… why not? I was running downstairs because not only did Sarah clog the toilet upstairs, but she also used up all the toilet paper. Of course, I discovered this when I had an emergent […]