He struggled to eat, to sleep, to crawl.
Then...to play, to imagine, to interact.
And then, as he grew, he even struggled to behave...
This collection of true short stories centers around the theme of raising a child on the Autism spectrum. Written in first person from a mother’s perspective, these stories are snapshots of a real family encountering the challenges and triumphs of a developmental disability.
The nine chapters showcase separate narratives, which are connected as Ephesians 3:20-21 (“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask…”) is gently woven throughout the book. A sense of raw humanity is revealed by encompassing moments of deep pain, isolation, and even despair. Yet the focus continually brings hope through an abiding faith in God’s presence and purpose.
The content of this piece is specific in nature, but its impact is intended to reach far beyond the Autism community to touch those experiencing hardships of all kinds, even the ones that cannot be easily remedied—the very hardships that tend to leave the fragile human soul with mere scraps of faith and the honest, humble plea: “Now to Him…"