—Brian— Last night I watched my son get baptized. It capped off a week of what we are calling a “renewal week” for us. He had told us that morning that he wanted to be baptized at our church’s event that night, but it wasn’t until I watched him go under the water and back […]
Tag: Knox
Some Thoughts on Change
—Anna-Marie— My favorite grocery store closed last week. This is a big loss to the community and a big loss to the employees who lost their jobs. It’s also a big personal loss to me. Not because of the plethora of organic and environmentally-friendly products, not because their core values were about community and giving […]
Wounds
—Anna-Marie— Tobin goes to school year-round. This means that during the summer, Knox joins us on our trips to the city. We love our summers together. They are sacred days where we get one-on-one time, and we are in a place with so many things to learn and do and so much diversity and culture all […]
Tobin and I
Our eight-year-old, Knox, is an “old soul.” There is just a knowing that he has… like he can feel people and situations. He’s still an eight-year-old, full of laughter and fun and light, and he still makes mistakes… he’s not perfect but he is so Good. He’s been through heavy himself, and heavy with us, […]
It’s Not About the Scene. It’s About the Story.
—Anna-Marie— Last year, for Autism Awareness Month, our then seven-year-old son Knox and I worked on a video project as a way of trying to spread awareness of autism during the month of April, along with shining a light on our sweet Tobin. We worked together from the start. I interviewed Knox and recorded the interview. Then […]