It's a Good Friday

I awoke to an alarm that I forgot to turn off last night, thinking to myself "Yessss! Peace and quiet before the day starts, I'm going to read my bible a little, enjoy my hot cup of coffee, boys are still crashed, Hubbs is still in a zombiefied state etc, etc. only to stumble into the living room and find BOTH boys awake, much to my chagrin... then somewhere off in the distance two little voices echoed "hi mom" ... Oh be still my little heart.   Sweet music to start the morning off right.  Better than any ol cup of coffee! 

There's going to come a day when ALL I will wake up to is peace and quiet, no children in the house, no little voices telling me hi mom, no little fellas to snuggle up on the couch and "meow" with (you've got to be a Dillon to understand that one!).  No one griping at me to make them some pancakes, no one telling me that they want donuts from the donut store, and no 12 year old wasting all my coffee creamer on his perfect cup of coffee.  One day I'll miss mornings just like this.

God has funny little ways of opening our eyes to all the little blessings that mean the most!!!   

BE BLESSED IN THE SMALL THINGS, BECAUSE THEYRE REALLY NOT SMALL THINGS!

Light it up Yellow??

In honor of my son who is on the autism spectrum, he has Aspergers Syndrome.

April is Autism Awareness month and I just so have to have a son who was born IN April who has Autism.

Educate yourself so maybe you will be able to understand a person with autism a little better. SWEET people!  Highly misunderstood.  Looked at like they're weird.... then again, what's normal!

They see the world through ALL their senses, they are pretty much on sensory overload most of the time.

They don't process information in the same way us non-ASD people do.  There is no cure for autism or Aspergers, but there is eventually evident learning and symptoms dissipate somewhat as they mature, this wont happen over night - trust me!  Each day brings its own new box of wonderful surprises... and meltdowns and pouty faces.  But good God, the Lord knew what he was doing when He created my son specifically for my husband and me.  He knew we would be the right parents for him.  We are not perfect or anywhere near good at parenting, much less parenting a child who needs a little extra attention.  God knew what he was doing and I believe that.  I have a highly protective side to me, hopefully that's not to my detriment or his, my job is to protect him and inform others in their "lack of knowledge" when it comes to my sons condition.  He has the biggest heart and sometimes a bad temper =)  He's super sweet, loves Weird Al, loves to sing and duet with me, he plays the trombone and absolutely loves band, loves hugs and trains, and most things 12 year old boys don't even bother with anymore.  He's in 6th grade and THRIVING!  I am somewhat worried about the whole "laying on the ground picking flowers during p.e. thing though"... should I be??   Innocence, I love that side of him too.  

I love this kid!