SEASONS! Pt 1
SEASONS! Greetings Family! I hope all is well with you and yours... Today, I would like to share some reflections. As I had mentioned before there was a major loss in our family this past April; and if I am honest, we have had major losses for the last 5 or more years. Close cousins, Matriarchs of the family, uncles, friends, brothers. It has been a tough year right out of the gate and I was not emotionally equipped to handle any of it. Add to that the ever changing dynamics of my family! The boys are now young adults, I have no more K-12 students in my house. Facing the world of Autism again, this time with adults, is just as intimidating and scary as it was when my husband and I started this journey almost 22 years ago. I didn't want that fight. Not again. The boys' transition from high school to "real-world" experiences had gone swimmingly well for one, and not so great for the other. Like any parent, I assessed their strengths and challenges to come away with a ...