Merry Christmas! :)

May the memory of His birth fill your heart with wonder, the memory of His life here fill your heart with love, and the memory of what He did for us on the cross fill your heart with humble praise.  But most of all, may the knowledge that He rose again and now lives in Heaven and in our hearts fill your entire being with HOPE :)

Merry Christmas everyone ((hugs)) :)

EDITED: Beautiful picture :) And one I can personally relate too as well :)

I was told about a picture that made me remember my son's precious encounter with Santa all over again and have gotten permission to share that picture here. :)  I love this and I think all of you will too. :)  Thanks to Richard for both this picture and for allowing me to share it. :)

the link to Richard's page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/ButtonsAndMore

the link to the original posting of his pic: https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150431606845718&set=a.113942495717.109157.633195717&type=1&theater&notif_t=like

Sorry it took me so long to get those in here.  I haven't been able to get on-line.

A very precious Santa :)

A friend of mine told me about a Santa in town who specializes in being there for special needs kids and kids with disabilities so I wrote him ahead of time and told him about my kids and asked if we could come see him and he welcomed us with open arms. :)  He was so

Love this song :)

I Need a Silent Night
by Amy Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSSsNbF29I

Merry Christmas everyone :)

Autism Night Before Christmas (by Cindy Waeltermann)

Found the following poem through a great new (to me at least) page I follow (http://autism-daddy.blogspot.com/).  He has a lot of great posts so go check him out after you check out this cool poem.  Thanks :)

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Autism Night Before Christmas
by Cindy Waeltermann

Twas the Night Before Christmas
And all through the house
The creatures were stirring
Yes, even the mouse

It's been a day...

Struggling a bit today with missing Aaron, Joshua is completely cranky even though he had the most sleep out of all of us, and David is stimming

A little distracted...

2 weeks until Christmas.  Usually I would be pretty excited about now, eagerly awaiting the day I get to watch my kids smile extra big and giggle and shout with glee as they discover all their surprises.  Getting a little

The True SPIRIT of Christmas

Found this challenge blog through a friend I follow and decided to join in. The question, what do I believe the true spirit of Christmas is? Well, with my faith in Christ I already believe the true reason for Christmas is Jesus. I have full faith that the first Christmas was when Jesus was born to the