This Autism Journey

Hello! It’s been a while. I just wanted to pop by and see how you are doing?! Summer is in full swing and we have dealt with holidays, birthdays, hellish heat, new therapies, bored days at the pool, potty training, a visit to the ER, job placement not working out, sickness, lack of sleep and now ESY (extended school year), and it’s only July. All my plans I had for Summer are not working out. Jokes on me for planning! Maybe it’s the universes way of saying, “Heather, just chill, it’s Summer!”. Whatever universe!

Hope, where did you go?

I had hoped that this summer would be THAT SUMMER where all the dots connect and we move on to another stage of life. I was filled with hope and excitement now that everyone is older (myself included), and the new skills acquired during the school year had me believing that this would be our time to move forward, take that leap, and land firmly on our feet. Perhaps I was too idealistic. We are still moving forward it’s just been with a lot of head wind.

Choosing Hope

I recently read a political newsletter about Abraham Lincoln. Despite his propensity towards depression, the loss of his mother and sister, an unloving father, the death of two of his children and the Civil War, he chose hope when the circumstances were hopeless. Lincoln did not wait to feel hope when the country was ripping itself a part, he chose to believe that it would unite once again. Hope for him was not a feeling but a choice.

So, like Abraham Lincoln, I am choosing hope. I am choosing to believe that all this tedious ground work will one day sprout seeds and grow. I am choosing to see that a set back is just a temporary glitch and I will remain hopeful that change will come.

My hope is that whatever happens the rest of the summer sets us up for a great school year in the Fall. If it doesn’t then I will choose hope and believe that it is coming. If not, I will heed the universes words and just chill.

Take care,

Heather

*I haven’t written since mid-June and had planned on writing periodically this month before taking time off again in August when the kids are home full-time. Since I need to have eyes on them at all times, it doesn’t leave much time for writing. I hope to get back in the groove once the school year starts. Thanks for reading my posts and I hope you will come back to see what’s new.

Here’s a link to the article about Abraham Lincoln that inspired me http://www.thepreamble.com . It’s titled “With Malice Toward None”.