Sandbox Moments Life with our adult son with Angelman Syndrome

     Well my word...it has been one year, four months and 6 days since I wrote my last blog and I have no explanation as to why?  Certainly Scotty gives me lots of material, and my husband is...

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     "TO LIVE A LIFE OF UNINTERRUPTED HAPPINESS IN GOD,  LOOKING ON EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE AS COMING FROM GOD,  AND THANKING HIM FOR IT- THAT IS CHRISTIAN PERFECTION." Merlin Carothers ...

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GUESS WHAT? I am taking over my mom's blog this week to  share some very cool news about my mommy. She started this little blog about me over a year ago and, trust me when I tell y...

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Recently a list circulated through the Facebook... 25 Ways You Know You are a Mom. I thought I would put my own twist on this theme...Angelman style. This child of ours, often refer...

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These words, uttered by a small child, are by far the best piece of theology I have  read in a very long time. During Lent this year I picked up The Genesis Trilogy, by Madeleine L'Eng...

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The Lenten season is upon us once again. As Catholics Lent is a special time of prayer,  penance, sacrifice and  good works in preparation  of the celebration of Easter.  For...

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  ENOUGH sufficient, acceptable, full, abundant, over-flowing, plentiful, unlimited, cup runs over with I have recently started using the word "ENOUGH" often and with great pur...

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As a rule I have tried  to balance the monumental challenges with the extraordinary blessings that come with raising a child with special needs in this blog. Some weeks naturally weigh more hea...

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A few weeks ago this popped up on the Facebook feed: In my ongoing quest to be more organized and less scattered I decided to give it a shot! I thought this looked simple enough even for so...

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Today is our 30th anniversary and I thought this monumental event deserved some space in the blog this week. It is so hard to believe that thirty years  have gone by so quickly. We bot...

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A.K.A. THE DOG WHISPERER CESAR MILAN EXPLAINS THAT “DOG WHISPERING” IS A WAY OF WORKING  WITH DOGS USING ENERGY AND BODY LANGUAGE AMONGST OTHER THINGS  TO CONNECT WITH DOGS ON AN INS...

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IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE  WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN PRAYER. MATTHEW 21:22   OH HOW WE BELIEVE!!! Last week we attempted the impossible. We took Scotty on an airplane. S...

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A few months ago this photo made its way through the Facebook news feed with the following caption: A mother (97 years old) in China, feeding and taking care of her paralyzed son  (60...

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YOU SHALL WALK IN ALL THE WAY THAT THE   LORD YOUR GOD HAS COMMANDED YOU... Deuteronomy 5:33 Our life obviously has never been "a walk in the park," but some days a walk in the park is ...

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Today is one of those days that I want to remember. To many just another ordinary Wednesday in the middle of August,  but to me it will forever be a treasured memory that I will tuck aw...

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Scotty has always loved animals...big or small...soft or slimey...he loves, loves, loves them all. He is not afraid of any of God's creatures and to him an alligator is no less lovable than a ki...

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TRULY I SAY TO YOU, UNLESS YOU TURN AND BECOME LIKE CHILDREN,  YOU WILL NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. MATTHEW 18:3 From the time Scotty was a very young child he loved to ...

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I found this photo on Scotty's camera.   It was taken over the edge of the deck.   Initially I couldn't figure out what  the black spots in the sand were,  and then I realized ...

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  BY SCOTTY    THIS SUMMER WE WENT TO THE BEACH. SINCE A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS AND  I AM A MAN OF FEW WORDS I WILL LET  MY PICTURES ( AND SOME OF MY MOMS)�...

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LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MEN, THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS AND PRAISE YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. Matthew 5:16 God shouts at me...a lot...and He is so incredibly loud.  Perhaps ...

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Very, very true.  I am sure the things that are on my prayer  list are things that most people take for granted. I have no illusions that all my prayers will be answered. I am just ha...

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For he shall give his angels charge over you,  to keep you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11 We had the profound pleasure last weekend to walk on hallowed ground... we walked in the fo...

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Face each day without expectation. Experience to the fullest  whatever adventure comes your way. It is as God meant it to be. These messages from God randomly appear on my Facebook...

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        And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds...  And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25     So good. Fourteen years ago Santa brought us ...

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  A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. ~Lao Tzu~   It seems like every time you turn around lately there is a race or a walk or a bike ride of some variety going on...

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