For about the first five years of Mari’s life she wasn’t one to openly give a hug. It really wasn’t her thing. We all know why. It was due to her autism. We all understood that.

Then I became a customer of this wellness company and after a couple of years I started to give Mari an antioxidant that this company sells. Approximately within two weeks from the time she started to take this antioxidant Mari’s started to change. She was able to concentrate for longer periods of time. She gave better eye contact. She started to openly give hugs and kisses.

It was almost like our little girl had somehow come out of her shell, or at least part of the way. I still remember the day where she actually got excited to see Grandma and Grandpa as she ran into their arms and gave them a hug when they came to visit us. Or one time when we were in to visit them, she not only sat on her Aunt Amanda‘s lap but she stay there. This was unheard of as she was constantly on the go all the time. It was amazing the turn around this little antioxidant did for her.

So I can remember fondly the many hugs she gave and feel blessed I was one the lucky recipients.

I is for Independent

April 10, 2014 Mommy's Angel in Heaven 0

Little Miss Independent is what we used to call Mari. She had a very big independent personality. She preferred to play by herself, watch movies by herself, just about anything by herself. I could sit there, sometimes, and just watch her playing on the floor with whatever it was she…

H is for Hook

April 9, 2014 Kristena Tunstall 4

The hook. One of the most important aspect to an entire book is the hook. You have to hook the reader from the first sentence, first paragraph, first page, first scene, first chapter, and even at the beginning of each scene or chapter. It's what catches the reader's attention and…