Untitled

Untitled as a post title is ridiculous. The moment I keyed it in I realized that Untitled is the title.

Sunday night. I am sitting in my living room with my grandson, my granddaughter a couple of cats and I am as relaxed as I am able to get these days. We are all on an IPAD or laptop. My granddaughter is, in truth, my step-granddaughter. She is 18 years old and she is autistic. She is wonderful and she is absorbed in a world of anime on her IPAD. I am learning to communicate with her in what I hope is a comfortable level for her. She rocks back and forth talking gently to herself and watching anime characters. When she talks to me about it I am fascinated at the intricacy of her anime world. The characters, their names, their family historys and what is to come in the future of that world absorb her. 

My grandson is sitting in a rocking chair with my IPAD playing Minecraft...  

Monday night. Danielle spent two nights with us. I am certain it  has everything to do with internet service. She spends an entire day with her ipad and her anime friends. It is the first time I have spent any time with a young person who is autistic. I did some reading and understand that Danielle responds in true statements with very little fluff, if any, involved. I find that intensely refreshing. The answer is either yes or no, like or dislike. Today she spent the entire day in my room absorbed completely in her own world. Tonight she had to go home as I will not be here much of tomorrow. There is, currently, no internet at her home so she was completely unhappy. I promised to pick her up tomorrow when I get off work and bring her here. I am not sure if she understood that concept fully. I believe her thoughts are rather in the moment and future promises have no true value. What a privilege God is giving me to learn how to communicate with someone who thinks completely different from my way of thinking and what a privilege to have the opportunity to relieve her distress by providing something as simple as wi-fi. After brief reading I accept that our relationship is based almost entirely on the practical need for wi-fi. It suits me just fine. One more person God has placed in my life for me to love and to have love me in her unique and honest way.

Yay, God!