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As we move through these last days of summer, I think of all those special needs students who will soon venture out into another school...
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johannec189
- Aug 12, 2021
- 2 min
What Do You See?
I sat in my garden with a couple of friends surrounded by flowers, a birdfeeder and an arbor covered with years of wisteria that had...
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johannec189
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
New Vibrations
In 1964 I was nine years old. The Beatles had landed in America and we all watched history in the making as “I Want to Hold Your Hand”...
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johannec189
- Jul 15, 2021
- 1 min
Generations
Sixty-six years ago, my mother gave birth to six and a half pounds of me. I thought about my mother, her mother, those who came before...
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johannec189
- Jun 25, 2021
- 1 min
Words...
Fifty-five percent of all communication is nonverbal, words comprise only seven percent of the whole. Yet words are powerful. They are...
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johannec189
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
The Music Lesson
It was the summer of 2016. I had just returned home from a James Taylor concert held in Portland Maine. A friend had invited me to go on...
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johannec189
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
A Special Mother's Day Toast
Here’s to the mothers of children with special needs whose patience, perseverance and love make a difference every day in the life of...
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johannec189
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Flashback 1973
And there we stood, not yet 18, on the threshold of the unknown, of infinite possibilities. Childhood friends stepping out on a journey...
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johannec189
- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
CHOICES: The ongoing dilemma of families living with autism.
(original blog post written August 2015) While recently clearing the basement clutter and sorting through boxes of papers, I came across...
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johannec189
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Follow the Sun
I had just come off of six days of caregiving; a whirlwind between my son’s home visit and my mom’s unexpected needs. My house looked...
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johannec189
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
CHOICES
“CHOICES, why did you choose that title?” said the moderator addressing me. I was in the middle of fielding questions after a book...
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johannec189
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
The Value of Time
Ian 20 years ago on his 8th birthday. It was around this time last year that my son was due to be scheduled for his regular home visit;...
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johannec189
- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
The Universe: one song
We live in a time when we’re all asked to stay apart for our safety, for our family’s safety, for the safety of one another; we remain...
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johannec189
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Magic in Giving
It was a late August morning in 2019. As I ventured out on a walk down the bike trail, I saw a boy along the path. He was standing behind...
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johannec189
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
2020, a year that leveled the playing ground with a message loud and clear: we are all human. It shined a light on what is valuable in...
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johannec189
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Eyes Wide Open
I went to the beach at sunset last week. It was a freezing 32 degrees, but not much wind. One by one cars pulled into the parking lot to...
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johannec189
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Separation, Love and A Five-Minute Moment
I had a Skype call with my son earlier this year. He hadn’t been home since February. I wasn’t sure how he’d react to seeing me after...
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