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The Sound Of Love

I have always wondered what love sounds like. I know what it looks like, and I know what it feels like, but if I could pin down a sound for love, what would it be? I grew up in a house full of kids which meant we had a noisy house all the time. There would be frequent chats in the kitchen at midnight where all the hungry teenagers would gather with my Mom, and we would all recap the...

The Street Of Opportunity

When I was growing up in southern California, my family with seven kids financially struggled for quite a few years. The five of us older siblings took on jobs as soon as we could, and helped our parents out by paying for our own cell phones/bills, car insurance, gas, missions, college, etc. We all worked hard, but there were still days we came home exhausted and overwhelmed wondering if we would ever make enough to not just make ends meet,...

Punching Trials in the Head

         As a mother of an autistic boy, I feel so blessed to have the inside look at such a brilliant mind. If you have not had the privilege of being close to or around someone with autism, you are truly missing out. If an individual is willing to step out of his/her comfort zone and just quietly observe/love/get to know an autistic young lady or gentleman, he/she would find that they truly have so much to teach us. With...

“I Can’t Take it Anymore”

On a typical day for Jagger, he goes to a therapeutic school where he has about 6-8 hours of different types of therapies, such as speech and language, feeding therapy, social skills, music and movement, occupational therapy or ABA therapy. His typical day is pretty rigorous and structured, which means MY typical day is pretty rigorous and structured. Growing up I lost my wallet about every other week, and couldn’t seem to remember which freeway to get on in order...