Image credit: Photo by Bekah Stargazing on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons My son Austen, like many other autistic individuals, does not like (or understand the purpose of) many of society's little pleasantries. He balks at words like hello, goodbye, please, sorry and thank you; anything that can appear in a conversation as part of [...]
Posts under ‘gratitude’
Safe from the Rain
Image credit: Photo by (((((i))))) (((((see))))) (((((you))))) on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A few months ago, my husband and I sat in our car in an empty parking lot. We'd gotten the kids settled with a babysitter, although it had taken longer than usual, and had driven to a place we knew we could [...]
Words on the Bathroom Wall
Image credit: Photo by Malingering on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons The women's restroom in the basement of the Student Union was everything I dreamed college would be. The first time I used it, taking a tour of campus before my freshman year, I fell in love. At a glance, there wasn't much to love: [...]
Light in the Darkness…
Image credit: Photo by Rickydavid on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons What I love most about winter is that nearly everyone has some way of celebrating by bringing light to the long nights. So, whether you are celebrating Christmas today or lighting a Hanukkah candle tonight or celebrated winter solstice this past weekend, I wish [...]
Getting Honest about Blogging
Margaux at Love in the Time of Addiction tagged me with this award/meme by virtue of my (say this in a Wizard of Oz voice, please) scrupulous and honest honesty. I'm supposed to share 10 honest things about myself and then tag 7 others. I usually do these kinds of things in haiku, but I [...]
I’m Thankful for You!
Image credit: Photo by Jennifer13 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It's Thanksgiving here in the US. I can smell my pie baking and hear my kids playing (or rather, not actively fighting) and it's about time for me to get out of my flour-covered sweats and into something more presentable. But before I go [...]
A Gift for my Husband
Since Mark took my inventory last week, I only felt it was fair to do the same for him. Image credit: Photo by aussiegall on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Dear Mark, Someone asked me recently what has changed in my marriage since I discovered your sex addiction, and I gave her an answer -- [...]
A Gift from my Husband
Image credit: Photo by geofana on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons My husband and I have a special association with the weekend that marks the end of daylight savings time (or rather the weekend that used to mark the end of daylight savings time, since the powers that control such things have moved it around [...]
A Little Communication Goes a Long Way (in Life as in Haiku)
Inside the backpacka yellow piece of paper:a class newsletter. Mrs. Fontaine writesdetails of my son's progress,delivered weekly. Wait, seriously?She's keeping me updated?Is she real? Pinch me.
Love You All
Image credit: Photo byjosef.stuefer on FlickrLicensed under Creative Commons This sentence from a post by Hope over at A Song Not Scored for Breathing really resonated with me, and reminded me again how grateful I am for all the sharing that goes on in recovery: The best part is how much bigger my God is [...]
