Angel They told me you were my baby girl as you cried hello to us. I believed them at the time, admidst the chaos and the fuss. They told me you were my baby girl and when I took you home, I would gaze upon the sweetest face I had ever yet to know. They told me you were my baby girl and I would gaze at you at night.
By now, you have probably seen or read about the special needs man who was kidnapped and tortured by 4 other individuals. Some reports say it was racially motivated, yet others said they targeted a person for being special needs. I made myself watch the video. I got through a fair amount. I saw this man cower in a corner while he was beat, kicked and punched. I saw the
This year was a little rough on me. However, positives and good things still happen in any bad year. I personally believe the life we are given, your life, my life, Ashlynn’s life…we are given this life to learn to and to grow. Christians may refer to this as a “cross to bear.” I know at times, life has seemed incredibly unfair, but in that unfairness I have met some
Gratitude. Finding gratitude. I truly do believe gratitude is one of the most important practices on a path to happiness. I’ve been having a hard time lately again. I hadn’t felt this discouraged since Ashlynn was first diagnosed about 4 years ago. I worry so much, and even though we work sooo hard, harder than most people it would seem, we continue to stumble backward. It’s such a terrible place
I finally watched “Finding Dory” last night. I had already wanted to see that movie because I’m sorry, Ellen Degeneres is awesome, and her Dory character in Finding Nemo is the best! However, when the movie came out, my clients started asking me if I had seen it. “No…” was my reply as I sighed in disappointment. “You HAVE to see it!” was the resounding response. Yeah, yeah, I know.
Ashlynn has always given us “papers” with her scribbles on them. She constantly surrounds herself with papers and pens. As impressed as I am with her always working hard, the paper obsession drives me mad. I have papers all around my house! They are treasures to her though, and you never want to refuse a gift from a child. Ashlynn has a Great Grandma Green who visits periodically and stays
