Mari didn\'t expect to have a son on the Autism spectrum.
Mari. org, because every person deserves a platform from which to showcase their talents. org, which is dedicated to raising Autism awareness, and has launched a theatre company called the Carmel Spectrum Players, carmelspectrumplayers.
She is the founder of the Jacksonville Foundation, jacksonvillefoundation.
Mari lives in Carmel, Indiana, with her husband of twenty-six years, Ed, their children Betsy and Jack, and two bichon frises, Charlotte and Dash.
To see.
The boy who taught me to notice.
But at the same time, I recall the golden-haired boy with clear, cornflower blue eyes who captured my heart & changed me.
As Jack passes me up in height and his voice deepens, I\'m in awe of the man he is becoming.
It sounds delightful." He looked at her and said, "I\'ve gone to Jacksonville, and you\'re not invited." When deciding on what to call this book, the answer was quite clear.
Mari and her husband would often joke and say things like: "They must have inflated the bounce houses in Jacksonville" or "The ice cream truck must be in Jacksonville." They never thought he noticed until one day when Mari asked, "Jack, what are you pretending? I want to go there.
When he was little and became enchanted with the story in his head, he would gallop around the house humming with a terrific smile of his face.
Why Jacksonville? Jack has a beautiful imagination.
If this book can help one parent of an autistic child feel that they are not alone she will consider it a success.
Read Jacksonville and travel the Journey with her.
But it did not happen overnight.
From fear, sadness, and desperation came acceptance and hope.
Read about her Journey and see what she learned with regard to God\'s faithfulness, the importance of community, and the inner workings of pipe organs.
Until is was impossible to ignore.
Like a little girl who didn\'t get her way, she held this truth at bay and pretended that it wasn\'t so.
And yet that is part of her story.
Mari didn\'t expect to have a son on the Autism spectrum
