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Learning the language of love
By
Linda G. Howard
Often people with intellectual disabilities may have a language barrier. Even though she is high functioning and can do almost any job, Teena’s language is muddled and confused. She speaks her word-phrases backwards. For most of her life, she has remained mutely silent because she understands that people can’t always interpret the twisted way her…
Helping the Wounded
By
Linda G. Howard
A few days ago a Special Gathering volunteer came to me and said, “I believe that the Lord has shown me that to help Valerie, I must simply love her. She is hurting and that is why she is so impossible to everyone.” It’s true. Varerie has recently lost her mother and father who were…
Opening gifts
By
Linda G. Howard
I am a real believer in delayed gratification. In fact, as much as I love gifts, I love the anticipation even more. As a child, I gave up the Christmas gift hunt. The annual childhood adventure wasn’t hard in our house, because our home was small and there weren’t many hiding places. But I loved the wait.…
Happy Birthday to me
By
Linda G. Howard
I woke up at 6AM with the familiar beep-dong of my iPhone that tells me that I have a message on Facebook. I was a bit startled because I don’t EVER get messages that early. Then I remembered it was my birthday. I repositioned myself under the warm quilt and went back to sleep. By…
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