Let Him Eat Bread!

Caleb went to sleep a happy and satiated kid tonight. I did manage to turn on the bread maker last night and made my very first loaf of gluten- and wheat-free bread. My reward: I got to watch my son happily devour TWO peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this afternoon. So besides the part where he had an [...]

Rage, Rage

Been kinda down the last few days. The Monday after the Friday my contract ended my phones wouldn’t stop ringing with recruiters trying to get me interviews for other contracts. Now here I am two weeks later with nada—didn’t get any of the contracts for which I interviewed and the phone calls and emails are [...]

Grace Abounds … and Slobbers

We’re getting a dog. A German Shepherd puppy to be exact. Her name is Grace. Everyone in this house is excited about her, including Ashley and Devin. She’ll be a family dog, but primarily Caleb will be her person. I still can’t believe this is happening; I never wanted a dog. But after watching Caleb [...]

Still Blowing Our Minds

Every day Caleb Joshua does something more amazing than the day before. I try to capture the moments he stupefies us. Here’s one:

So Amazing

One of Caleb’s therapists told me a long time ago that because he had already mastered identifying letters and knew their sounds as well it was possible he’d learn to read before he learned to speak. That sounded nuts to me at the time. However these days I’m not so sure this won’t be the case. [...]

So Much To Say, So Little Time

I can’t imagine trying to get all this out and keeping it coherent all at once; so I’m just going to start and we’ll see where it goes.
So for starters I’ve lost some of my hearing. Like every year hay fever kicked in for me at the end of last month. I’m congested in my head [...]

Caleb Today

When I dropped Jadon and Caleb off at preschool this morning, Caleb’s teacher told me something that has lightened my day. Their class took Spring pictures on Monday and the school used the same photographer they used in October. Ms. Michelle said the photographer remembered Caleb and how challenging it was to get his cooperation [...]

Children Buried Alive

More and more I’m convinced autistic children are buried in toxins, that who they are is being aggressively suppressed by a concentration of toxic conditions too great for their little bodies and minds to grow and develop properly. Our prayer everyday now is God, thank You for the wisdom you’ve given us. As we do our part [...]

World Autism Awareness Day

A-ha! It’s the Gluten

Because I was starting to doubt the effectiveness of the gluten-free and casein-free diet in regards to Caleb, I decided to do a little experiment. For a time we closed our eyes to all the wheat products he consumed. The result: the kid couldn’t stop moving and hardly slept! When he was awake if he wasn’t running, he [...]