Author: Laurel Archer
Advent Series – 2017
Welcome to Toward Christmas, the Advent Blog of Four Parts Hope, I can hardly believe that it’s the end of November already, yet, here we are! I’ve been looking back through past years and... Read More
A Day to Remember
There is something deeply satisfying about knowing you belong, that you fit somewhere. I believe we can feel this so deeply because it is likely we’ve also felt the lost, left out and forgotte... Read More
Cheerful Chaos II
I’m a mom who raised two non-verbal kids with autism. The skill set I learned through the kid years was shaped in a particular way: practiced to observe, gather subtle clues, make logical and ... Read More
Cheerful Chaos
I haven’t posted for awhile. That’s what happens when stuff gets added to your schedule. So what’s been added is a part-time temporary position at CLAkids. I haven’t work... Read More
Run-on – final summer sentence
Bringing this project to a close is a mixed bag because beyond the writing (which has honestly been hit and miss; this form didn’t fit my poetic mind very well) Emma and I had a really good summ... Read More
Bling – summer sentences
What kind of courage is it that releases a child to be precisely who she is? What sort of selflessness must be mustered to discover the sometimes unconscious desire to press her into your image, whi... Read More
Talking like leaves – summer sentences
With non-verbal children there is often some confusion with communication – at least there is with mine. I get pretty good at piecing the elements together, using context and intuition to fill... Read More
Healing – summer sentences
The smoke seemed to be clearing a little and I had a guest visiting, so I wondered if there would be much to see from the small mountain where Westminster Abbey makes its home. There is a viewpoint ... Read More