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The Best Of March 10 – 14

Posted in WONDER, tagged #livinginthepresentthroughthelensofthefuture, #signsof, #signsofspring, #thebestof, #thebestofmarch10-14, #thelifeguard, #weekoneoflent, help on March 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

As the second week of Lent is underway, the post of the week was about my first week … my first week (ever) of participating in the practice of sacrificing something during the season of Lent.

In Week One of Lent I share what I have given up.

Also this week were :

Living in the Present Through the Lens of the Future
(sometimes looking ahead helps us to live better now)

Signs of Spring
(the leading to the beauty of summer)

The Lifeguard
(when your dream does not come true)

Help
(learning about Autism from a real expert)

Blessings to you this day,
Carole

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Posted in WONDER, tagged #carlyfleishmann, #carlyscafe, #carlysvoice, #specialneeds, Autism, help on March 14, 2014| 1 Comment »

white computer keyboard with the red button help

Those four letters were her first words.

The words that opened the ears, the eyes, of those around her.

The words that opened the minds of any who have heard her story, her voice.

As an Educational Assistant in a Middle School, I often spend my days as an adventurer, a detective. I am always on the lookout for the key.

It is an invisible key that I am searching for, in a quest to unlock the door into the minds of students I work with, directly, or indirectly.

For some students the key might be simply taking tests in a quiet room, away from the classroom.

For some students the key might be to alter/adapt assignments and tests so that they only get one page, one question at a time so as to not overload their anxiety-laden minds.

For some students the key might be to have someone else scribe/write for them, or a keyboard to tap out the information they need to communicate.

For Carly Fleishmann, the skills she had learned on her keyboard, were the key to her voice. And what a bright voice she has!

Carly is a Canadian girl, from Toronto, Ontario. She is a twin to her sister. At the age of three, she was diagnosed with Autism. She is non-verbal, so technology, and education to use it, was required to give her the opportunity to express herself.

images There is so much more about Carly.

She, and her father (Arthur) wrote a book (right) about her life, experiences and Autism.

She has been interviewed on numerous networks.

But, what I really, really, really (get the point? I REALLY want this) hope, is that you will click on the link (below).

When you do you will open Carly’s Cafe … wait for the cup of coffee to fill.

There is a very brief video collection of Carly growing up.

Then, the rest of the video is from your perspective (Carly’s perspective) of life inside of the body of one with autism.

Did I say PLEASE?

Because I really, really, really hope that you will click on the following link :

http://www.carlyscafe.com/

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The Main Course

Posted in WONDER, tagged being, doing, doing verses being, hang on every word, hard-wired, help, Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha, praise God, Sustenance, the main course, To Do List on February 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

We humans are hard-wired to ‘do’ things. I wonder if that was the case in the garden of Eden? I wonder if Adam and Eve awoke with a mental list of all that needed to be accomplished in the hours that day provided to them? I wonder if they were goal-oriented individuals?

Can’t you just imagine it, Adam’s eyes opening as the sun creeps across his butt naked flesh, he stretches, stirring Eve. Adam then declares:

“Eve, I need to get up from this cozy lamb wool bedding, and praise God.
Then I will walk over to the animals, and praise God.
Then I will look at the trees, and praise God.
Then I will wade into the water, and praise God.
Then I will look up at the sun, and praise God.
What are you doing today?”

I am just not thinking that this is how it was before sin entered the garden, and all of humanity was banned from it’s perfect beauty. I somehow think 4fbaa0a968bbc5f72c0f50452a2524e7 that Adam and Eve were hard-wired differently. They were never concerned with existing, they just breathed the breath that God had given, and everything else that they needed was there, for them to enjoy.

It reminds me of my struggle with the story of Mary and Martha:

“As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed him and made him feel quite at home. She had a sister, Mary, who sat before the Master, hanging on every word he said. But Martha was pulled away by all she had to do in the kitchen. Later, she stepped in, interrupting them. “Master, don’t you care that my sister has abandoned the kitchen to me? Tell her to lend me a hand.”

The Master said, “Martha, dear Martha, you’re fussing far too much and getting yourself worked up over nothing. One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it—it’s the main course, and won’t be taken from her.”
Luke 10:38-42

I tend to relate to Martha … I would be inclined to be in the kitchen preparing the grub for the gang that has just descended on my house, unannounced. I would be fuming because my sister (no doubt a younger sister) was not helping me to prepare what might be served to the guests.

But my ways are not God’s ways … thank goodness!

The main course has nothing to do with food, but spiritual sustenance.

He only requires that we live a life relying on Him for sustenance for life.

He only requires that we sit at His feet, and “hang on every word.”

No ‘to do’ list required!

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