A Beginning...

Well, here I am, standing at the corner of Hope and Love, in Batavia Ohio.  Married, with four boys, working as a full time marketing and communications professional.  I've tried to do this many times before, and can't tell you why I'm actually going through with it now.

It could be the fact that my oldest son is heading to high school in the fall, or that I needed a good thing to do for my Lenten giving back.  I'm not sure, and you probably don't care. 

If you are looking for a blog that will be professionally written, funny and well thought out, this one isn't for you.  What I can promise is a real account of what it is like to be a working mother of four young and highly active boys - one who has a very high functioning form of Autism (PDDNOS - Persuasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified), and a wife, who fails miserably at all of it, but loves them and every moment we share!

I want to thank two young and very valuable friends of mine for providing the inspiration and encouragement that I needed to really begin.  They have no idea what they did or even that they were doing it.  They just asked me a few questions during a meeting, and two hours later, we were still sitting and talking.  They were listening to this crazy 40-something lady telling parenting stories and laughing.  Thanks to you both.  You provided me with two hours of kindness and therapy, which helped me find the courage to begin something I've wanted to do for more than eight years.  Encourage others, friends, families, and individuals with Autism, to do more, to be more.  

So there you have it.  If you've accidentally stumbled across this blog, I hope, and I pray, that this provides you a tiny piece of encouragement, from the corner of Hope and Love.