A New Toxic Avenger

When I was pregnant with my little son, I tried to do all the right things. I didn’t eat tuna or any high-mercury fish. When I painted a room in our new home, I went to great lengths and paid double for the paint that had no dangerous fumes. I didn’t clean the oven. Heck, [...]

One (in 150) is the Loneliest Number

Can I be real with you?
It’s been about seven months from the time that we were first alerted to the fact that something might be wrong with our little Josiah. I’ve been kind overcome lately about how lonely and painfully long this journey of autism can be. At first, you work so hard to get [...]

Hoping vs. Coping–What’s the Difference?

I feel like something has happened inside of me this past week. It’s almost as if the heaviness and sorrow that I’ve felt since we found out about Josiah’s autism is lifting. My husband and I seem to be laughing and joking more again. We’re getting stronger. We’re celebrating more about Josiah’s small steps forward, [...]

Fast Food Follies

This last Easter weekend, we hopped in the car for the 7 hour drive from the Twin Cities back to Bismarck, ND to see the ‘rents. Our little guy was such a good little champ in the car for all of those hours, but we had to stop for a little lunch along the way. [...]

Prisoner of Hope

As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.  Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. (Zechariah 9:11-12, NIV)
I’ve been reflecting on this verse since it was sent out [...]

Who Keeps Moving My Cheese?

Okay, so Daylight Savings Time is just one example of how the universe likes to mess with me. Getting my little son to bed at about 8 pm is important to my sanity. Well, at about 8 pm tonight, he was ramping up to play some more. Right now it is nearly 9:30 pm, and I still [...]