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My View While Writing
A writer’s view is largely internal. We imagine other places and see through faces that are not our own. I watch another’s hands stir the dough and turn earth and lock the clasps that change their...
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Prayer for Literal Thinkers
My oldest daughter has autism and often asks me very specific questions. If I tell her to pray, she asks me how. She doesn’t mean that I should only tell her the words to say. She wants to know the...
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Book Review and Activity: In the Candles Glow
Last Lent, the children and I were part of a church group that took several months to study the meaning of the items in a typical Orthodox Christian home prayer corner. We took an interactive approach...
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Advent with Autism Guide
Autism is our normal. Though we adapt to help everyone thrive as much as possible, our priority is joy when it comes time to celebrate special seasons. I’m sharing these tips on how we embrace Advent...
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It’s been several months since my last church bag post. One of my children has started exhibiting strong sensory needs in church combined with an ability to be redirected. I made a new church bag set...
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Patron Saints of Autism
For those of us who ask the help of saints in our daily lives, one of the first questions that comes along with an autism diagnosis/recognition is, “Who is the patron saint of autism?” As far as I...
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Holiday Tips for Making Christmas Easier for Special Needs Families
The feast of the Nativity approaches, and with it, anxiety. How will your family get along when everyone’s home? How will the kids do when you travel to visit relatives? Will you be welcomed at the...
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Accessible Prayer Corner Tutorial
The most effective and lasting way to teach is through how we arrange and prioritize spaces. The ancients knew this well, and they learned vast amounts of story, scriptures, and sermons by associating...
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Non-Verbal Prayer 3 Ways
Last week, I realized that my book needed a chapter dedicated to non-verbal prayer. After I reviews some talks I’ve had with Orthodox people and families living with disabilities, it became clear to...
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Can People with Disabilities be Happy?
Why should we seek happiness, the cynics wonder, when life is hard and people are stupid and cruel or at best miserable? Or for the comfortable magical thinkers, why should we seek happiness when just...
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