Happy 21st Birthday Zack!
Today is Zack’s birthday! 21 years old. An adult. He can now legally drink alcohol. But the way he tends to guzzle pop, we’re sticking…
Second Day, Last Year of School
And so it has begun … the last year that Zack will attend public school. After this year, then what? It feels like we are…
Pacific Beach Family Vacation
We just got back from our family vacation at Pacific Beach on the Washington Coast. The weather was perfect, and the beach is one of…
Barber Manatee and other miracles
Part of Zack’s ABA therapy is focused on “wh” questions. For example, Danielle, his therapist asks, “When do you eat breakfast?” and he has to…
The King of Chairs
Last Monday, Zack was the King of Chairs at Hope Place, our weekly volunteering gig. Here’s a photo series showing his progression in putting one…
Volunteering with Zack
Tomorrow will be Zack’s and my fourth time volunteering at a women’s recovery program run by Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. We help with the dinner…
Year Three and Missing Camp Burton
This summer would be Zack’s third year at Camp Burton, if he were going. Instead, he is doing ABA therapy five days a week, three…
Neuroplasticity and ABA Therapy
I watched a Tedx Talk recently during which Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want. It…
New Doors Opening with ABA Therapy
Is it happening? Is the ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy that Zack’s been doing for three weeks really opening new doors in his brain? I…
A look back at Zack’s graduation from high school
It’s graduation time! Congrats to everyone who completed a school program this year. Taylor earned his degree at Central Washington University and his cousin graduated…