Hijinks and hilarity...

A friend sent me this link that originated from another blog. Check it out only if you want to laugh hysterically. These similies make me ponder that one day soon these will be the professionals from whom we bank, receive medical care, legal advice. scary.

http://bethanyamandamiller.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/the-56-bestworst-analogies-written-by-high-school-students/

Power Points to come...

Perhaps I'll put together a Power Point (or Keynote) slideshow on Reactive Attachment Disorder and Separation Anxiety Disorder (you know, when I have some free time).

I also want to put a plug in for Dr. Curt Thompson's book Anatomy of the Soul (2010). It is an amazing and clearly-defined look at neuroscience, how God created the brain, and how we long for connection with others more than anything else. You won't be sorry you took the time to read it. I do recommend going through it slowly enough to absorb the nuances and how it speaks to you on a personal level. Very worthwhile.

Children and Separation Anxiety Disorder

I am currently working on a paper for my Psychopathology class on Separation Anxiety in children. This is on the heels of a paper I did last week on Reactive Attachment Disorder. Both of these speak to the basic needs of children to have secure attachment to their caregivers; conversely, how destructive an insecure attachment can be in their understanding of themselves and the world around them. It is heartbreaking that there are parents who abuse their children; the effects of which last typically into late adolescence and adulthood. This is in stark contrast to those married couples who try but cannot have children for one reason or another, who can understand the value of human life at a potentially deeper level (than those who take life for granted). I am friends (and know of) several couples who have either adopted because they could not have children of their own, or those who already had other children but decided to adopt, too. I am so proud of those who open up their homes to those who need to know what it is to be loved; to know that they are love-able; to know that they matter, are safe, and from whom they can develop a secure attachment. God can redeem the years that have been lost in their young lives.

Snow

I awoke to the unique sound of the snow plow on the frontage road outside my window. As of last night, the forecasted precipitation was less than an inch today. While I'm so thankful for the trucks and salt, I can still see grass peeking out from the dusting of snow. They seem a little eager. Come March, they aren't as eager and one wonders how much snow has to fall to warrant a plow/salt truck. I do have to add, though, that this winter is getting an unusually slow start--for which I'm thankful. When will our first real, heavy snowfall (defined as 6" or more) be? Any "predictions"?