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Autism Bink Family Parenting

Little Things

It was, in my home, an ordinary weekend morning. I rose before him, he before her, the felines were fed. I made three different kinds of tea, two prepared with stevia and soymilk, one with…

MelindaOctober 15, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Singing Spirituality

Someone posed the question: What is it that brings you untethered delight, especially when nobody is watching? I've a bouquet of such things in my heart, but the biggest flower right now would have to…

MelindaOctober 4, 2018

Art Bink Family Parenting Spirituality Writing

SHE and DOE

It was a few years ago that I found myself meandering in a quaint little town in western Massachusetts, about two hours east of home. I saw the…

MelindaSeptember 8, 2018

Autism Family Parenting Poem Poetry Women's Issues Writing

Mothering Outside the Lines

The Bus Stop Moms From my morning window I would watch as they huddled casually, tossed light conversation back and forth, an occasional eye towards their kids who played and laughed together, finding sticks, tracing…

MelindaAugust 1, 2018

Bink Meditation Parenting Spirituality Writing Yoga

NOT ZEN, BUT NOW

Being present is easy when the blue sky moment is trimmed with green grass, when temperate breezes blow your hair back gently from your bright, clean face. You can hop off the worry train quickly…

MelindaJune 6, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Poem Poetry Writing

Today’s Truth

We all have challenges, right? Bink has rocky periods, when her anxiety rises and OCD rears its particularly ugly head. There is no easy or quick fix for these times, though we try many things.…

MelindaMay 10, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Writing

Questions, Questions, Everywhere

When Bink was young, I didn’t know if she’d ever be able to ask questions. She had words at age three and four, five and six, but not in a conversational way. She didn’t…

MelindaMay 2, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Singing Writing

MORE AUTISM AWARENESS: RITUALS

AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH: DAY 18 Routines and rituals. Don’t we all have them? Under the best of circumstances, they can add order, meaning and beauty to our lives. For many people with autism, they go…

MelindaApril 18, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Poem Poetry Spirituality Writing Yogabilities™

Poetry, Autism, and Statistics, Oh My!

Hello! I'm happy to share that my poem, Autismville, won the Songs of Eretz Readers Choice Award Contest, and another of my poems, 7 AM, came in second! If you'd like to see the official…

MelindaApril 5, 2018

Autism Bink Family Parenting Poem Poetry Writing

Am I blue?

Hello, I'm re-posting this poem I wrote last year about Autism Awareness Day, which is April 2. If you know someone with autism, today is a great day to acknowledge them. Tomorrow works, too, or…

MelindaApril 1, 2018

Little Things

The Sings