God Doesn’t Make Mistakes

Sawyer often tells me he feels like a failure, or that he feels like he's stupid. He has told me multiple times now that he doesn't know why he's even alive. I tell him "God doesn't make mistakes, and He made you because He thought the world needed one of you." What I don't tell…

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Categories Autism Family Life Fears

Every Day is Autism Awareness Day

A single day or month for world autism awareness never feels like enough and sometimes feels a little laughable because every day in our house is autism awareness day. There isn't a day that goes by that our lives are not affected by autism and its nuances.

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Categories Autism Family Life

Questioning Why

Last night Sawyer asked me a question I've been waiting for since we first told him about his autism diagnosis: " Momma, why do some kids in a family have autism and some don't?"

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