A book review, as published in My Forsyth magazine:
And Then I Found You by Patti Callahan Henry
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What’s on your….?
In the last few months, I’ve immersed myself in the blogosphere as a means to learn how to be a better writer and blogger, to be inspired and to “meet” fellow bloggers. There are so many wonderful blogs out there. I often find myself lost in other people’s worlds and literally have to walk away from my desktop, in order to get any writing done! (Writing tip – don’t bookmark favorite sites on your laptop, so that it’s extra work to find your favorite sites.)
Recently one of the blogs I follow, A Design So Vast, featured a meme about capturing right now (and referenced another blog, Ali Edwards, as the source of inspiration). Check out both blogs, they’re wonderful. I loved reading each writer’s answers, as well as the comments from their followers. I wanted to feature the same meme on my blog. This exercise reminded me of the spiral notebooks that were passed around in middle school. On the first page, you’d pick a number and write your name, and then on each of pages that followed, there’d be a question for you to answer, by your designated number (favorite subject, favorite color, favorite song). Do you remember those?
Without further ado, here’s what’s on my… Continue reading What’s on your….?
Autism, I Am Aware
April is/was (depending on when this finally goes live) Autism Awareness Month. 
Since I’m the parent of a child who has autism, I felt compelled to write a blog about Autism Awareness. I feel a great responsibility when I write about autism, because we all have our own story. I speak for myself and for my family, but not the autism community as a whole. As with anything, there’s good and bad with autism and most people who know me will tell you that I don’t like talking about the bad – I choose to focus on the good. Believe me, this has been an evolution on our journey. For the sake of authenticity, I have to address the bad, but I’m not going to dwell on it. And honestly, the good is so much more fun to share.
I’m aware that autism, as with most permanent medical conditions, is life changing. So far, hearing the words “your son has autism,” is the single worst moment of my life (and there have been some bad ones). Back when we received our diagnosis, I didn’t know where to turn, what to do or what to think. My only reference point was Rainman. It was a very hopeless time in my life – one I really don’t like to revisit, lucky for you! Continue reading Autism, I Am Aware
Cammy the Inventor
So my Cammy kind of has me in the palm of his hand (and I’m in big trouble when he figures it out). When I got home from our trip to Seattle, he was very excited to show me his invention. I was excited to see it.
He held up a hanger with a pair of his underwear hanging on it and gushed, “Ta da!” 
“You invented that?” I asked.
“Yes!”
“What is it?”
With excitement, he declared, “It’s an undershirt!”
Say what? Continue reading Cammy the Inventor