There is such beauty in parenting a child on the autism spectrum. Everyday, I get the privilege to share in little victories as SDK discovers a new SuperPower. Today at 9 years old, SDK told his first joke... Although I think SDK is hilariously funny and makes me laugh often, joke were not a concept he readily understood. One characteristic of autism is understanding information very literally. I have to explain jokes and idioms to SDK. So today while making his breakfast, SD

After school conversation... Me: Guess what! SDK: What. Me: My birthday is tomorrow!!! SDK: I knew that already. Me: Do you know how old I'm going to be? SDK: 26. Me: 😃😉😍😃😛😘 ‪#‎SoSmooth #ForeverYoung‬ ‪#‎ILoveMySuperKid‬

SDK is my greatest teacher... Even on his birthday, he gave me the gift of a beautiful and powerful lesson. I love parties... I like to plan them. I like to attend them...and I have always made a very big deal of SDK's birthday parties. SDK's parties have always been very well attended... But the families present were generally an extension of SDK's parents' relationships. I always kept a pretty hearty group of mommy friends so birthday parties were a yearly rotation of my fr

I woke up this morning with tears in my eyes at the realization that I never got the opportunity to place SDK's little brothers or sisters in his arms...that I never got the opportunity to buy him a cute little "I'm a Big Brother" shirt...that I will never hear the sound of my children playing together. And I was sad... Then I looked at my phone and I saw congratulations from friends for KinderJam's newest business owner in Africa and thought... "My God is Just. My God is Fai

I know it is Labor Day... But for me it is the First Day of School Eve... A day filled with reflection, preparation, and prayer... My Baby is growing...once a heartbeat and a prayer...now a 3rd Grader, tall and strong. Laying out his new clothes...talking about his new teacher...and the SuperKid decisions I expect him to make throughout the year... Praying that God watches over him while he is outside of my care and touches the heart of all who come in contact with him... But

I stand in constant amazement of SDK... He is a "Seize the Moment" child. Today when we were leaving the Sprayground, the attendant was giving the 15 minutes to closing call on the megaphone. Fascinated by the loud sound...SDK walked over to the attendant... SDK: Hey, what's that? Guy: A megaphone. SDK: What did you say? Guy: I told everyone we will be closing in 15 minutes. SDK: Oh, can I tell everybody? Guy: No...its for us to use... (He turns to go in the building t

There is a trailer floating around the internet for a comic book, Raising Dion...about a little boy with Super Powers and his widowed mom. Several of my friends have either tagged me on posts about or sent me the trailer...because the trailer reminds them of SDK and me. What an absolute blessing that so many people see my child and connect him to a story of a mom raising a Super Hero. Some years ago I met Johnny Earle, Founder of Johnny Cupcakes, and I told him I had a son on