Category Archives: 2019 Thinking Moms’ Authors

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Autism and The Church: Part II

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Thank you to everyone who responded to my previous blogpost “Autism and The Church”. As a result of that article, I have been offered the opportunity to attend the Orange Conference Special Needs Track in Atlanta next week. This conference will have workshops designed … Continue reading

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Thinkers and the Media

The Media. Yeah, we’ve been burned by them, we know where the revenue comes from. We KNOW what the mainstream media is all about. Me, I figured it out when I was about 22 and I anchored my local hometown … Continue reading

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Autism and The Church

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If you are the parent of a child with autism, do you take your child to church?  I don’t know the statistics, but if I had to guess, I would say that most families with autism do not attend worship … Continue reading

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Blaze’s Excellent CDC Adventure: Part 2

After I spoke it was lunchtime.  As the crowd started to mill around, I was approached by Peter Bell, VP of Autism Speaks.  We have a history of communication…I email him, he tries to call me at my house.  I’ve … Continue reading

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Blaze’s Excellent CDC Adventure: Part 1

Hey!  Blaze here.  I’m an autism mom.  Before that?  A silly party girl with only the next get-together of like-minded good-for-a-laugh tomfooleries on the calendar (usually those were on all days that end in “y”). But something changed in me … Continue reading

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Stuck Between Two Worlds

There are times in our lives where we find ourselves grieving.  An intense sorrow over a particular event is typically what comes to mind.  You know the ones, grieving over a departed loved one, a house fire…lost memories that cannot … Continue reading

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Fight or Flight?

I remember learning about basic human responses to crisis when I was in school. Do you? When faced with something scary, people generally do one of two things: stay and fight, or RUN. I think about that all of the … Continue reading

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Thinking Moms, Thinking Daughters

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When you’re preparing for a revolution, what do you do first? Get your banner and posters ready of course! This Thinking Mom decided to make a homemade poster, unfortunately arts and crafts are not my forte. Not to worry, my daughters … Continue reading

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