Mr. Michael

<p><span style=font-size: 12px;>The birth of a child can bring indescribable joy and eager anticipation</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>to a couple but what happens when time reveals that the child has an</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>irreversible disability? What does the couple do and what becomes of the</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>child? How does God break through the disappointment to reveal himself</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>in such a situation? Mr. Michael: Journeying with My Special Son draws</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>upon the diffi cult yet joyful road the author traveled raising a child with</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>autism. The book takes the reader into her defi ant struggle from despair to</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>acceptance and fulfi llment for her and her son.</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;><br /></span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>The heartwarming story is written with the Church in mind but everyone</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>can benefi t from reading it. With autism becoming more prevalent in the</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>society today Christian families are not exempt from being touched by this</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>disability. The book is intended to raise awareness in the church family</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>whose members can learn to be supportive of parents facing the reality of</span></p><p><span style=font-size: 12px;>physical brokenness in the form of autism.</span></p>