Original posts... my own writing :)

As my blog gets older, some of my favorite posts have been bumped into the archive and are often unseen by new visitors/readers. This page is designed to allow my readers direct access to my own original writing. I've listed them in order of my preference, with my favorites at the top. I hope you find each of these posts to be a blessing to your life!

How can puddles + a fat lip = peace & joy?
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-can-puddles-fat-lip-peace-joy.html

Adept at Adapting: ASD, dealing with life-altering change and the Boston Marathon
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2013/06/adept-at-adapting.html

Our "exclusive" club
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/04/our-exclusive-club.html

Could YOU do what WE do?
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/02/could-you-do-what-we-do.html

Lost Connections: grieving the loss of friendships
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/05/lost-connections.html

But, Lord, I'm not good at baseball: when life throws you a curve ball
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/07/but-lord-im-not-good-at-baseball.html

My series on identity based on Eustacia Cutler's lecture and book:
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-i-learned-from-eustacia-cutler.html
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/04/identity-way-i-see-it.html

Meeting Kerry Magro and his mom
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-award-strange-pizza-and-new-guiding.html

A not so happy holiday
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html

Proving all the "experts" wrong
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2013/07/who-will-you-listen-to.html

30 reasons why I wore blue for 30 days: in honor of our family's third Autism Awareness Month
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2013/05/30-reasons-why-i-wore-blue-for-30-days.html

Running in mud: when the world seems to zoom by
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/running-in-mud.html

Go ahead, rain on my parade! When things didn't go quite as planned...
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/08/go-ahead-rain-on-my-parade.html

Wearing 4 hats and tinted glasses: being both a parent and a professional
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/09/wearing-4-hats-and-tinted-glasses.html

Seed, flower and a pumpkin
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/11/seeflypunkin.html

Lump of clay
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/11/lump-of-clay.html

A poem
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/04/poem-about-us.html

Reflections through a kaleidoscope
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/11/reflections-through-kaleidoscope.html

Old Shoes: losing my creature comforts
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/09/old-shoes.html

In the shadow of His wings
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/in-shadow-of-his-wings.html

My husband: the ketchup to my fries!
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/10/ketchup-to-my-fries.html

Heartbroken for my son
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/07/heartbroken.html

Remembering the day my son was born and two lives began
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/03/day-two-lives-began.html

Not seeing the forest for the trees
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/01/not-seeing-forest-for-trees.html

A special prayer for some unbelievable women: a tribute to single moms of kids with ASD
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/08/special-prayer-for-some-unbelievable.html

Oh love (reprise): food, music and life as a parent of a child with special needs
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2011/09/oh-love-reprise.html

Living water in the desert
http://findingpeaceinthepuzzle.blogspot.com/2012/01/living-water-in-desert.html