Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoThe Waiting Game
Finally, a chance to breathe. I know. It snuck up on you, didn’t it? It came to call after you’d gone...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoA Call to Action Part Two
I am overwhelmed. I know, I usually write fairly positive missives about our family’s life with autism, but right now, at...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoA Call to Action
Editor’s note: I’ve written the following letter in response to an email I received from my son’s private school director regarding...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoA Story, a Song, and a Kiss
He stands hesitantly at the door, my littlest love, watching as Justin and I rock gently back and forth on the...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoChristmas Missives of Yore
Dear Family and Friends, I realize I’ve missed the window on the traditional Christmas missive, but since I’ve missed it for...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoNew Year’s Evolution
(Editor’s note: I run this piece every year, it just seems to sum up everything. I hope you enjoy it!) We...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoIt’s Up to Them
Recently I penned a piece about my youngest son Zach, who is on the milder end of the spectrum. I wrote...
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Brick by the Numbers
/ 8 years agoExhale
An open letter to Zach’s teachers, specialists, paras, principals, child study teams (and the gazillion other professionals who helped make him...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoThe Future
Remember how I said I was doing my best to live in the present, enjoy the successes and triumphs of my...
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Brick Life
/ 8 years agoGiving Thanks
Every year around this time I try to do a post where I list all the things I’m thankful for, then...