Sunday night was an incredible evening for my family. Our 13 year old daughter with Autism and an Intellectual Disability was baptized. In our church tradition we only bring individuals into full membership of our church after they have taken the step of baptism based on their belief in the saving knowledge of Christ. There…
Category: Autism
Autism Podcast: Autism Education and the Church (Part 3)
This is the last installment of my recent interview. The podcast is a 3 part series on Autism. The 3rd episode, called Autism Education and the Church is now available on itunes. I was interviewed by my good friend Joy Anisa, who lives in NC and is a wonderful speaker and author. If you don’t…
Autism Podcast: God’s Provision and God’s Purpose (Part 2)
As promised, here is part 2 of my recent interview. The podcast is a 3 part series on Autism. The 2nd episode, called Autism: God’s Provision and God’s Purpose is now available on itunes. I was interviewed by my good friend Joy Anisa, who lives in NC and is a wonderful speaker and author. If…
Autism Podcast: The Unexpected Gift (Part 1)
Hey everyone! I’m SOOO EXCITED to share that I was interviewed recently for a podcast. It is a 3 part series called on Autism. The first episode, called Autism: The Unexpected Gift is now available on itunes. I was interviewed by my good friend Joy Anisa, who lives in NC and is a wonderful speaker…
Weeds or Wildflowers?
My girls recently came home from an outdoor adventure with a bunch of wildflowers. They were so excited about all the colors and styles and set to work arranging a beautiful bouquet. I told them that most people consider wildflowers to be weeds. They were not happy about this and took offense that anyone would…
Autism Awareness
Since April is Autism Awareness Month I have been posting some videos to give family and friends a view into our world. It is not a perfect world and can be crazy at times, but it is our world and we are privileged to be a at this season of life at this time. If…
Too Much and Not Enough
Last night Cadence had a complete meltdown. Screaming, smacking her head with her fists, crying, the whole bit. When these things happen, my other kids run to the hills. Especially my youngest girls. They go and hide in their rooms or under the kitchen table. It scares them. And truthfully, it scares me. Cadence is…
To be Understood
Because my oldest girl is autistic she is, for the most part, non-verbal. She can repeat words, but rarely ever uses them to actually communicate. Cadence is 13 now and I have always tried to be a good student of who she is so I can discern her wants and needs. If you have children,…
The Problem with Bathtubs
Yesterday morning was crazy. I couldn’t get my kids to wake up and get ready for school and the morning got off to a rough start. And then got rougher. My kids leave for school in shifts and after getting the first set off I went to check on Cadence to make sure she was…
The Scoreboard Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
My middle girl started 6th grade this year and began playing basketball this season. I love basketball. My husband and I both played basketball in school, so we are thrilled to be basketball parents for as long as we have kids interested in playing. We load up the whole family for all the home games…
I Didn’t Know
Two years ago I wrote my first blog post, because of my daughter Cadence. She has shown us first hand the challenges of living with Autism (challenging for her, our other children and ourselves) but I started writing this blog because I wanted to offer hope to others. I have been honest about some of…
I Can See Clearly Now
Given the terrible weather SC has experienced in recent weeks, the name of this post might lead you to think it’s about our rain finally being gone. But this post is actually about glasses for a seven-year old. However, I do want to publicly say thank you to all the folks who pulled together for…
Grace in the Real World - by Connie Post 