Month: June 2023
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Legos and dollies
“Would you put the dolls away while Henry visits? He is scared of them,” his mom said over the phone last year. Afraid of the popular 18 inch style dolls?! Perfect poses, Mona Lisa smiles and eyes that stare right through you? Yes, those dolls moved to the top shelf of the clothes closet. That…
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The legacy of autism
My how things have changed in the world of autism. Autism has not changed. Autistic children still have speech development issues, avoid eye contact, have anxieties and obsessions, repeat activities such as spinning toys or, may repeatedly harm themselves. Symptoms and intensity vary.No, autism has not changed; the professional response has. That came to mind…
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Time to teach
“Next time I will have to show them how to make a paper airplane,” my husband said Sunday as we left our turn leading children’s church. He does enjoy making his style of paper airplane. Recently, he patiently worked with great-grandson Austin showing him to fold a paper plane. I watched as Austin flopped the…
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Thrifty vacation
After delivering 22 boxes of Bibles and books at Love Packages, Hubby said “we better not go to the bins. We will just find more stuff to fill the van.” We went to the bins. I saw Christmas fabric. As a fabriholic i rationalized “This little bit of cloth barely takes up space.” After arriving…