by Mary Tutterow | Jul 24, 2017 | aging, autism, burn out, cancer, caregiving, disabilities, isolation, loneliness, Mary Tutterow, special needs, Uncategorized
“Be_________ so that you can be loveable.” We send this message to our children, our neighbors, the people we hire, our spouses, etc. Be a certain way so that I can love you, employ you, marry you, etc. That’s the criteria we use to make decisions. I will choose it if...
by Mary Tutterow | Dec 14, 2015 | aging, autism, burn out, cancer, caregiving, disabilities, isolation, loneliness, Mary Tutterow, special needs
This is an old photo of my daughter, Mary Addison, and her friend Joseph. I love this photo for many reasons – mostly because our dear friend, Joseph, always saw angels and now he is with the angels. But this story is about an encounter Mary Addison had with a...
by Mary Tutterow | Sep 22, 2015 | aging, autism, burn out, cancer, caregiving, disabilities, special needs, Uncategorized
Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Matthew 26:38 (NIV) Jesus’ words here resonate with me. There have been so many times when I just wanted to scream “I feel so...
by Mary Tutterow | Sep 7, 2015 | aging, autism, caregiving, disabilities, special needs
I went to visit my most favorite teacher ever – my third grade teacher, Mrs. Hasell. I had not seen her in over 40 years, but fate brought us back together on this steamy Saturday afternoon. She seemed like she was 103 years old when she taught me, but she...
