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Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Emergency Communication Boards for Nonverbal Patients https://etsy.me...
04/10/2026

Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Emergency Communication Boards for Nonverbal Patients https://etsy.me/4tL1QWZ

Matthew and I read a devotional together at night. We talk about Jesus and Heaven and that Jesus saved us, but I have al...
04/05/2026

Matthew and I read a devotional together at night. We talk about Jesus and Heaven and that Jesus saved us, but I have always been hesitant to say too much about hell or the crucifixion because I am just not sure he has the ability to understand it.

Last night we talked about Easter week and he surprised me with his own interpretation. “Yeah tonight is the night He fixed his friends dinner and tomorrow is the day they killed him.” (Very matter of fact-the way he said it reminded me a lot of a Dateline episode synopsis… I was a little afraid that maybe it was just “another murder story” in his mind.)

“Matthew- that is true, but do you know what happened on Sunday?”
“Well yeah- Jesus wasn’t dead any more. That’s why we can do hard things- because He did the hardest thing ever.”

For whatever reason- moments like this with the boys have had me thinking a lot about Jesus and His mom this Easter. Nothing I will ever do will be as hard as what Mary as a mother and Jesus as a son did this week so many years ago. I think sometimes I separate the human from the divine. I forget that in the middle of the brokenness and pain and agony- that Jesus was just as human as He was divine. He was a son. He had a mom. She watched her little boy be beaten and brutalized. He watched her suffering and sorrow. He wasn’t spared any of that pain- not for a second.
Love kept Him on that cross. Love lifted Him out of the grave. And I think maybe Matthew might have more insight into all of that than anyone I’ve ever known.

“We can do hard things” is something he heard first from his Aunt Sarah Youngblood Glenn and it is something we say all of the time now. His explanation was simple, matter of fact. He didn’t miss a beat. It’s as simple as it is profound. Once again I find myself blessed to have a front row seat to both the simple and the profound. I am thankful that “I can do hard things because He did the hardest thing ever.”

Autism awareness and Easter in the same week... I have heard from so many of you these last few days- wondering if I for...
04/05/2026

Autism awareness and Easter in the same week... I have heard from so many of you these last few days- wondering if I forgot World Autism Day or autism awareness month. The short answer is-- OF COURSE NOT! I don't need a special day to be "aware" of something that consumes every moment of every day at our house. And I don't need a special day to celebrate Matthew and Joshua because I celebrate them every day.
But this year it all feels different. They call today "Silent Saturday" because all those years ago the day after Christ was crucified the world must have seemed so quiet. I can't imagine how it must have felt to watch Jesus calm the storm, feed the masses, and heal the sick only to then watch Him be crucified on a cross. I can't imagine the confusion and hopelessness His followers must have had.
While I cannot imagine what THEY must have felt, I have become very familiar with the heaviness of hopelessness. I understand confusion and hurt. I understand wanting to believe in something that people can't see or comprehend. But God. I know something they didn't that Saturday. I know what was coming Sunday. And if I'm being honest-- that is the only reason I make it from one day to the next.

So this year instead of encouraging people to be aware or accept autism, I'm asking that you remember the cross. Remember what Jesus endured because we could not. His grace covers it all. Every single thing. And if you have the privilege of loving someone like my Matthew or my Joshua, remember that He created them on purpose for a purpose with a job only they can do for the Kingdom of God. He is more than aware of who my boys are and He accepts them just as they are. He chose them to be right here right now and He chose me to be their mom.

Maybe you feel confusion and despair. Maybe you are questioning everything you thought you knew. Maybe you are enduring a season like the one I seem to find myself in... Maybe the heartache and the waiting feel hopeless. Hear me when I say this: it's ok for you to feel the heaviness of hopelessness because it feels heavy, it hurts. But if you know Jesus- remember that your hope is in Him- He defeated ALL OF THIS on that cross. The truth is we have hope because that tomb is EMPTY. Jesus didn't just defeat death-- HE WON.

Sunday is coming. (And what a day that Sunday is going to be!)

03/17/2026

💚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟕 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐲 💚

People with profound autism consistently experience unique, devastating, and often unseen challenges that require real solutions—not only for them, but for their caregivers as well.

Today we recognize the families navigating these realities every day and commit to continuing the work of awareness, support, and advocacy.

💙 Because every individual deserves to be Seen, Heard, and Valued.

Learn more and Follow at Profound Autism Alliance

03/17/2026

Only 6 percent of clinical autism research includes people with profound autism.

This may not be intentional. But it still matters.

If research does not include people with the highest support needs, it cannot fully inform the services they rely on.

Learn more: https://www.profoundautism.org/research/profound-autism-facts/

03/17/2026

Today, we recognize Profound Autism Day across the country.

Why it matters: too many autistic individuals who need care all day, every day are being left behind. Families are stretched to their limits. And the providers, educators, and physicians trained to support them are far too few.

That’s not acceptable.

Awareness leads to action. Action leads to change.
Take a moment today to learn what profound autism really means.




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