Caught between Heaven and Earth, Autism
I am watching this incredible film and I wanted to share an insight I had while listening to it. "A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism" is about children with autism and how their families relate to this. My husband and I have been teaching art to disabled adults since the end of this February and I have often asked myself why we are doing this. What does God want me to do to help these people.....how can I help them? But I am learning from them and I am learning about myself and more about God as well. The people we work with are adults but are very childlike. Some have down syndrome, some have brain injuries, some have autism. But, they are always reaching for something that they do not have. Comfort, answers, light, recognition, memory, flight to a different life. There is pain for them, unhappiness but often fleeting happiness. I feel terrible sometimes that my life is normal. But is it that I am normal in this life?? What I am wondering after watching this fi...