We got a call one evening this week...one of my older cousins lost her grandma from the opposite side of her family. Matthew and I went over to watch her 2 boys for a bit. Its hard enough to lose a loved one, but I can only imagine what it must be like to explain that loss to your 5yr old...or your 12yr old who has Autism. How hard that must be.
I remember when Nenaw passed away. Matthew & I were watching the boys b/c my cousins had to go to this big conf. on Autism in Bloomington. Shane, their 12yr old, was taking it hard. I heard some commotion in the basement, so I walked downstairs. He was sitting there with tears streaming from his eyes...repeating phrases like "i want nenaw's cheese pizza" and "go to nenaw's house." I sat down next to him, cried with him, & squeezed his hand (something he likes a lot). That night gave me a small glimpse of what it must feel like to go thru that with one's own child...it might have been even more heartbreaking processing the loss with him than it was to process it on my own. Sometimes I think we underestimate how much people like Shane pick up on...how much the world around them matters...how much the people in their lives matter. We think that way b/c they don't always show it like we expect. But the people he loves are very important to him.
That memory sprang to life this week b/c of everything. Please keep Shannon & her family in your prayers this week as they go thru the loss of Doll, her grandma.
Alright...I have got to go finish the laundry & pay some attnetion to Caesar. He is practically on my lap. I expect he will be on my keyboard within the next couple minutes.
Tomorrow = autism awareness fair in New Albany, hanging out with Granny, and working around the house!
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