I just had to share this, even though it's not craft related...
It's probably hard to read the text in the green frame so it says:

"Oh, so you're telling me she'll never do normal things?
Never hug. Never cuddle. Never climb on my back?
Never smile. Never giggle. Never make a friend?
Never go to college. Never have a job. I'll never walk her down the aisle?
Next thing you'll be telling me she 'll never kiss me on the cheek.

I got news for you."

In the spotlight: Erika, artist, loving mother and autism advocate....

If you visit my blog, chances are you know Erika Martin!

When I met her through Life Journal last spring, I was just starting to have an interest in stamping and scrapbooking... Seeing her work sure inspired me to just go for it, and I bought my first serious stamps through her...

She is a talented artist and a free spirit, and also a loving mother and autism advocate.

This last days she posted scrapbook pages on her blog : http://stampinmama.typepad.com/) that she made about her son Zach, who is 9 years old and autistic.

Those pages are beautiful (and the pics of Zach are stunning!), but they also tell a story.

They are bursting with emotion and love, and made me cry a river because of course I could hear myself in Erika's words. They highlight so well what life with autism is, the hard times and worries of a mother, and the awe we feel for our kids who never cease to amaze us and teach us something new every day!...♥

Go check them out: http://stampinmama.typepad.com/stampin_mama_a_mama_that_/2008/02/post.html

And http://stampinmama.typepad.com/stampin_mama_a_mama_that_/2008/02/my-heroa-scrapb.html

When I see her pages it makes me want to publish a book of scrapbook pages made about autistic children, and sell that book to raise money for autism! Who knows, maybe we could do this one day?....