This is new little segment we like to call “Afternoon with Ivy”. This is an all-afternoon, cold-outside rave where 3 small excited people move through the house like migrating birds carrying a small mammal, usually in a pocket or slipper, shouting her name. And before you worry, her built in defenses are adequate … Continue reading Ivy, the Hypoallergenic Hedgehog
Category: Autism
Are my birth parents aliens or dinosaurs?
Happy birthday to the smartest, sweetest, most humorous nine-year old I know! To the boy who said to Dan and I last year, “Please! I want to adopt a brother so he can have a family like me”. To the one who once asked me if his birth parents were aliens or dinosaurs (because he … Continue reading Are my birth parents aliens or dinosaurs?
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Happy Birthday, Jesus - we baked our @riverscrossing birthday cake which our three year old was given as a take home from Sunday school. We told the humble, timeless story of our Savior’s birth to our five kids again, clanking around the ceramic figures in the nativity display on the ottoman, with the air conditioning … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Jesus!
The Power of a Superhero
So, that afternoon in November, I left the doctor’s office with the paper in my hand. Just like our regular visits to Dayton Children’s Developmental Pediatrics, I planned to discuss where things were at school, our medical issues, vision, hearing, therapy, allergies and everything in between. After we finish the visit, every time, we have … Continue reading The Power of a Superhero