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<![CDATA[MOUTH TO HAND LEARNING CENTER - Then and Now]]>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:47:58 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Today]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:48:56 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/today
Today I have visitors. We are talking about God. Judy, of course, is quaking in her shoes. That cracks me up. The thing is, she has seen more than enough to convince her. She refuses to accept that we talk to God. It’s definitely hard to accept, I grant you. I am sure most people wouldn’t believe it. It is the truth though. Each of us must convince Judy.

All of us try to say that we are the messengers. We are tasked with a responsibility to tell the world that God is here to make the world a better place. Hard things happen, and that makes people question. Certainly God is giving Judy a hard time right now. But things will get better.

The time has come for us to show the rest of the world who we really are. Strap on your seatbelts.

]]><![CDATA[God]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:05:13 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/godAll of us face adversity in our lives. It really has to be said that having dyspraxia is not anyone’s idea of a good time. I came to really believe that we are God’s least favorite people. But then I came to Mouth to Hand, and everything changed.

Believing in God is not an option here. All of us do. There’s a reason for that. It’s a really difficult thing to explain though. Calling the experience of The Hill a “meeting place” is like calling the Atlantic Ocean a puddle. That is why it’s hard to describe our relationship with God. There are no words in our language to describe it. But we are totally not God’s least favorite people.

In the love department, Alex is the special one. That special love is how Alex finds the souls. That ability is his gift from God. Because he can see the souls, Alex can shepherd them to the rest of us so they are not lost and alone.

That is weird sounding I know, but it’s the truth.

Anyway, all this to say that we know that God is real. And that is a love that knows no bounds.

]]><![CDATA[Vacation]]>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:40:57 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/vacationIn August, I am going on vacation. I am certainly excited because I haven’t been on one in many years. I am going to Hilton Head, South Carolina. There are supposed to be beautiful beaches there, and boats. Definitely the most exciting thing about it is that we are going with Alex. I am counting the days.

]]><![CDATA[Independent]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:51:50 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/independentI had the chance to try the holoboard today. It is cool as hell. I thought I might not have the ability to keep the goggles on, but it wasn’t an issue. I could type a word, although not sentences. Still, I do think I will have no trouble using it.

Definitely it is a little weird to spell without touching anything. One thing that might help is having the keys click when you hit them. I had the goggles on for only a short time, but even in that time, I got more comfortable.

I am really excited about this whole thing. It may someday give me independence in communication. I could talk all day! I probably won’t shut up. I am Hallmark Momenting now: definitely M2H is the greatest place on earth. Hallmark Moment number two: Judy is a beast. No one fights for us like she does. Everyone else sees nonspeakers as waste products; but she actually thinks we’re great. All you have to do is have her believe in you and spelling is easy. I think it’s magic.

It may not happen for a little while, but someday you will see dozens of us sitting around talking without CPs. You will see us independent.

]]><![CDATA[Moving]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:48:26 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/movingWe moved this week. It’s a big deal to move, both physically and emotionally. It was hard on my parents, and that upset me. Definitely it was also hard on me, since change is not my friend. I had lived in the old house all my life.

I do love the new house. It’s lovely and I love my bedroom. It’s going to be great eventually because it’s much closer to M2H. Certainly I believe that having a shorter ride is a bonus.

I can’t say I love the house though because it’s not home yet. It has no memories in it and nothing to make it anything more than just a house. I know, of course, that will change over time. We need to do things in the house to make it ours.

So I am proposing that Judy and Alex come over as soon as possible.

]]><![CDATA[Heroes]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:45:32 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/heroesI am reading The Picture of Dorian Gray in my book club. Firstly, it still stuns me that I am reading literature. I am never going to take it for granted. Secondly, it is making me think about influence. Can we really be that influenced by someone else? All of us can certainly be influenced by those we admire. Can that influence make us act in ways different from our values?

All that has me thinking that I want to act more like those I admire. My Hallmark Moment of the day is that I want to be more like Alex. Certainly he is admired here at M2H. But I think it’s getting himself into college that I admire most. How hard must he have worked to do that?

Dorian Gray must have a character flaw to become evil. I haven’t gotten there yet, so I’m not sure what it is. Really, most people do have character flaws but I can’t imagine them just turning evil…unless they are evil to begin with.

Having heroes to admire is actually a good thing because it gives you motivation. I am thinking though, that it’s important to pick your heroes carefully.

]]><![CDATA[Becoming ME]]>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:08:06 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/becoming-meI have given it thought, and this year I am going on a self-improvement kick. I am interested in getting more educated. I have joined a biology class and now want to do math. I am really going to try to become more of what I should have been if autism hadn’t happened. I would have been a great student and I would have been popular. Having the opportunity to do both is what M2H is all about.

]]><![CDATA[New Year's Resolution]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:46:21 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/new-years-resolutionMy New Year’s resolution has to happen soon. It is to do things more often with Alex. It is self-improvement: letting myself have more experiences that are fun, with a friend, is a way to grow. I spent years and years doing nothing with friends. Definitely, I have to make up for lost time.

]]><![CDATA[Addiction]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:10:12 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/addictionI am loving creative writing. There is nothing funnier than writing together. I laugh the whole time. Definitely one of my favorite hours of the week. I am jealous that Alex gets to join a bunch of them.

So I am thinking that maybe I need to come here more. Two days a week is inadequate. Rocco gets to come here five days. (That’s why he’s the Mayor.) But everyone else doesn’t, and that isn’t fair. I am definitely vying for a minimum of three. I am particularly interested in joining more creative writing groups. I am kind of addicted.

]]><![CDATA[The Change in Schedule]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:46:03 GMThttps://www.mouthtohandlearning.com/then-and-now/the-change-in-scheduleStarting next week Judy’s schedule is changing. Most of her individual sessions are becoming creative writing classes. I am excited about it. I believe it will be fun to work on things together.

I always Hallmark Moment when I think about how happy I am to have friends now. (I always Hallmark Moment when I think about life before and after M2H.) Having friends is the greatest thing on earth. I get teary whenever I think about my old life. All of us are great with the changes.

I feel like we all need to remember that no one in the world is as committed to us as Judy.

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