tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879643641069334952024-03-08T01:33:54.971-05:00A Life Like MINES™Through this Blog, see the views of me, Pam Mines; a mom and wife with three children. One is typically developed (Michelle) and two have special needs (JP and Sydnee). I don't consider myself THE VOICE for the special needs community but, A VOICE for the special needs community. Having a loved one with special needs is not what you pray for; it's what you're CHOSEN for! I'm so glad, #GodChoseMe to have ... #aLifeLikeMINES! ~Matthew 22:14 - For many are called, but few are CHOSEN.Pam Mineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126853069004715583noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487964364106933495.post-50630899470753179632012-03-17T01:19:00.000-04:002012-03-17T01:19:10.651-04:00It's Amazing What God Will Give You PASSION for, WITHOUT Your PERMISSION!!<br />
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“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.5pt;">In response to that I would say, “that’s a
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anything related to Autism, Advocacy, Special Needs, Awareness, Volunteering,
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about it because you are directly affected by it because of a family member, a
friend, your neighborhood, your upbringing, your childhood, your experiences,
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things that bring you joy and happiness easily.
For me, having a positive affect on the Special Needs Community and the
families affected by Special Needs (including my own), brings me joy. <i><b>It’s what God gave me Passion for, without my
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<span style="background: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.5pt;">My outlook on my son’s autism and how it affects our family
and friends is that <u>God Chose Me</u>. This is
not just a phrase; it’s a way of life, OUR way of life!! It’s our way of thinking. It’s how we cope. It’s what we believe. It’s what is
TRUE!! Having a child with special needs
is not easy; we just make it look that way.
Teaching a child with special needs is not easy, but the talented
teachers that do (and have worked) with our son; make it look that way. The <u>God Chose Me</u><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>book and message was given
to me by God because it needs to be said boldly and fearlessly; and that’s who
I am…Bold and Fearless. It is a
heartfelt message that will some day help millions. <i><b>It’s what God gave me Passion for, without my
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<span style="background: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.5pt;">Friends, family and acquaintances are helping me fulfill my
goals for the Differently-Abled community and have afforded me many
unforgettable moments. Most of the time,
(without even asking); they have helped me spread this message of acceptance
and advocacy by notifying me of events, recommending me for speaking
engagements and arranging celebrity introductions. My passion for God Chose Me is GENUINE. Those who recognize it are moved and want to do
all they can to be a part of this powerful message. I truly believe that everyone I have spoken
to about God Chose Me, will not forget what the book is about, that my sons autism
inspired it, that my daughter is the illustrator or that my husband is our
strength. Because, <i><b>It’s what God gave me
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to do it so you can have that happiness. Don’t make your passion, MY passion;
make it YOURS. Your passion may be
shopping, cooking, dancing, exercising, organizing, cleaning, etc. Make what you love your hobby. After that, make what you love your job. Then,
“if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life”. Find YOUR Passion, I know mine; <i><b>God gave it
to me without my permission, and I’m so glad he did!! </b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">Today I want to talk about Advocacy and being an Advocate. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">Webster defines <b>Advocacy</b> as “the
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in favor of <span style="background: white;">or supporting a cause or proposal</span>”
and it defines an <b>Advocate</b> as “one
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do publicly, to promote Autism awareness, Special Needs awareness, legislative
changes, sensitivity from the able-bodied community, sensitivity from the differently-abled
community, and educational inclusion; Advocacy does not have to look the way it
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">You can
advocate from home, from work, on the phone, through the mail, through the
internet or in person. In my mind,
advocacy means that you are standing up for what is right based on what YOU
believe. My passion is Autism and Special
Needs, but that may not be what you are passionate and advocating for. It doesn’t really matter because Advocacy is
Advocacy; you are standing up for what you believe. Don’t compare what you do as “not enough” or “too
much” for your cause, based on what you see someone else doing or not doing. Advocacy comes from your heart and does not
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">I got an email
from a friend the other day that made my heart smile. It read, “<span style="background: white;">I
don't know if you hear this enough but congrats on all the wonderful things you
are doing to support Autism. We are all advocates for all children of
Autism and not just our own child but all children, but we can't all get out
there to the public and do it as you can. So from all of us Mom's that
are doing it from our hearts and home, we thank you for speaking out for our
children. I don't believe our children have special needs, they are just
SPECIAL in our hearts.</span>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">It made me think about all those parents of children with special needs
who are out there advocating for their children in their homes daily by working
with them repeatedly on tasks that may seem simple to others but are hard for
our children. By keeping in touch with
teachers constantly on their child’s progress, and what to work on next. By calling and emailing legislators to make
their concerns, known about pending laws that may affect their children. By explaining their child’s different-ability
to neighbors, friends, and family member so that they are educated on the
condition; and in turn create more advocates through them. By spending thousands of dollars to get their child
the services they need (some paid by insurance, some not). By educating themselves so, they can better
teach their child. By doing all kinds of
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<span style="background: white; color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">So to all you parents, family members, friends, teachers, therapist and
legislators who are advocating for what you believe in; I thank you for making
your opinion known, in whatever way you are doing it. Your voice is heard through your
actions. Therefore, I say to you all of
those advocating for children with Autism and Special Needs, the same thing my girlfriend
said to me “I don't know if you hear this enough but congrats on all the
wonderful things you are doing to support Autism/Special Needs.” So Glad
God Chose Me to appreciate your advocacy and you being an advocate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Olympics-Young Athletes class this weekend.
He was </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">a little over stimulated at first because there were a lot of
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hands over his ears and standing in a corner) he soon warmed up and was
comfortable with his surroundings. I
asked him and Michelle if they wanted to play with a Hula Hoop. They both said “Yes,” and immediately
Michelle took it and started to Hula.
She was doing a great job and Hula-ing for a long time. JP was desperately trying to imitate her, but
was quickly getting frustrated. I saw how
annoyed he was getting and told him to “keep trying.” He kept trying and all of a sudden I heard
him yelling, “Mommy-Mommy, I got it….I got it.
I can Hula Hoop------ I found my wiggle”!! Hahahaha, he sure did, he was very excited
and got better and better as the class went on.
Needless to say, virtual Hula Hooping on Wii-Fit will no longer keep him
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial;">Website -> <a href="http://www.godchoseme.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #774c00;">www.GodChoseMe.com</span></a></span><span style="color: #774c00;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>Pam Mineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126853069004715583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487964364106933495.post-86362947566237530842012-01-14T13:48:00.000-05:002012-01-14T13:48:02.127-05:00A Life Like MINES™: Positive "Pam-isms"<a href="http://alifelikemines.blogspot.com/2012/01/positive-pam-isms.html?spref=bl">A Life Like MINES™: Positive "Pam-isms"</a>: Hello Everyone and Welcome to 2012, In 2012 I'm looking for PLENTY of "Red Light Good News". Ohhhhhhh, let me explain this Pam-ism (m...Pam Mineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126853069004715583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487964364106933495.post-77758544024709276142012-01-14T13:44:00.000-05:002012-01-14T13:44:35.246-05:00Positive "Pam-isms"<br />
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">In 2012 I'm looking for PLENTY of "Red
Light Good News". Ohhhhhhh, let me explain this <b>Pam-ism</b> (made up
words/phrases OR real words/phrases that I use often). Whenever I get a
new text, email, Facebook Notification, Twitter Notification or Voice Mail, the
light on my phone blinks Red. When I see the Red light blinking, I get
soooo excited, because I always think its good news of some kind, hence the
term <b>"Red Light Good News"</b>. You have to think
positively and that's why I get excited when I see the red light blinking.
I never think its an advertisement, junk mail or just regular email.
I ALWAYS think it is SPECtacular news that is going to change my life or
give me that "<b>feel good feeling</b>". I always expect good
things to happen so they do. On the same note, because I am positive and
expecting good news, I also expect satan (in all lowercase because he gets no
power) to try to derail the good news because he knows all of what God is doing
or about to do. Am I a hypocrite if he succeeds and puts doubt (and possibly
negative thoughts) in my mind, if only for a minute? No, because my spiritual
mind is always on God and what he can and will do. As long as I have faith the
size of a mustard seed, satan will be defeated. <b>Praising God and being
positive is what makes you a target to satan but; Praising God and being
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things as though they were</b>. You have to see what you want, in order
to get it. I've heard this for a while
and I thought I was already doing it, until I seriously started
"seeing" myself where I wanted to be and applied this thought process
daily. When I truly began to see things as though they were, my SDSF4L (SupaDupaSistaFriend4Life)
Tracy and I were chosen to be in the Oprah Show Bestie's Audience, and Oprah
gave the entire audience of Bestie's a Spa Get-A-Way in Tucson, AZ. I was
chosen as one of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Richmond</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Virginia</st1:state></st1:place>'s Top 40-Under 40. Toni Braxton,
Holly Robinson-Peete and Jodi Gomes received a copy of God Chose Me and tweeted
about it. I met Ron Devoe (member of BBD and New Edition) backstage and gave him
a signed copy of God Chose Me and got BBD’s autograph. I met Earnest Pugh and was able to give him a
signed copy of God Chose Me and get his autograph. My daughter
Michelle got an autograph from President Barack Obama on the "Barack Obama"
book she bought to his speech at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename w:st="on">Richmond</st1:placename></st1:place>. And, my husband Perry and I met First Lady
Michelle Obama, I was able to give her a signed copy of God Chose Me, we took a
PIC with her and we got her autograph beside President Obamas in our daughter's
book. These things happened because I saw them happen first.
I didn't know when, or how, but I knew it would happen. I also know in my heart of hearts that God
Chose Me will be known worldwide and will change Zillions of lives, (that's
right Zillions...that's what I see lol). When that happens, I will be
able to give away more money, gifts, resources and services than I can imagine
to those families in need. </span></div>
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you cannot speak things as though they were without doing work to make it happen, <b>faith
without work is dead</b>. Nothing will "magically" happen, you
have to do what you can to make it happen, you have to put out there what your
desire's are, you have to pray and you have to ask for help; <b>you have
not because you ask not</b>. Right now,
I am typing this post on a laptop that was GIFTED to me because I asked if
anyone had one they weren't using. Had I not asked, I wouldn't have.
If you do those things, what you "see,” will "be".
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the person you need to meet to help make a difference in your life. From
life's-little moments to life's life-changing moments. Maintaining
relationships is so very important. Without relationships, none of the
things I saw to be, would have been. Not because I know a lot of people
but because the people I do know, I have a good relationship with. They
know my intentions and the things I want to make happen for myself and why.
They know my passion, my purpose, and my heart. They know me as
genuine (because that’s what I am). In
your life be a good person, be positive, be genuine, don't use people, don't
gossip, and form your own opinions not just follow the opinions of others.
Be an addition to people's lives, don't take away from lives with
negative thoughts, conversation or drama. If you are a positive person,
doing positive things, people will want to positively impact you and they will
want to be around you because of your positive energy. <b>Good people, know Good people. </b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Lastly, <b>laugh loud</b>. Laughter
is the best feeling in the world for me. A good belly, make you cry,
can't catch your breath laugh is my favorite kind of laugh. In our home,
in our life we laugh loud and often even when we have to deal with some of the behaviors
that come with my son JPs autism, or as I call it "<b>tism</b>".
When we can laugh, we do and we don't do it disrespectfully by laughing
"at" my son, we do it together and laugh "with" my son.
Because of our laughter and the time we spend together as a family, our children
are very happy, they smile, they laugh, they make jokes, and they have a sense
of humor. With everything my son may
have to deal with in his life because of his Autism and, the things my daughter
may have to deal with because of his Autism, they need to know and understand
humor. And more importantly, they need to know when its appropriate. Autism is not all of what we are about, but it is a BIG part of
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Laugh Loud Christmas Story-->As most of you
know, my son JP has autism, and because of his autism, there is a delay in some
of his areas of understanding. In 2011, for the 1st time JP met
"Santa", gave him his list, and took a PIC with him. For some
you may not understand the significance of this but at 7yrs old, for the first
time, JP was excited about opening gifts, and understood that some of the gifts
under the tree were for him. He was excited and screamed with every gift
he opened saying, "Ahhhhhhhh, it's a ____________". The thing
is, JP screamed for every gift he got, even if he didn't really want
it or if he didn't know what it was, he just figured he's supposed to scream
when he opened his gifts. He opened one of the gifts that was really
meant for me, from my little cousin Sydnee, and he didn't know what
it was so he screamed "Ahhhhhhh, it's a --- it's a --- it's
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is funny, and when it is, we have to laugh. Everything
that happens in "A Life Like MINES" isn't funny, but when it is, we LAUGH LOUDLY!!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Take Care and I'll Blog you soon!!! <span style="background: white;">Laugh Loud, Think Positive and Dream Bigg!!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #774c00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Website -> <a href="http://www.godchoseme.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000cc;">www.GodChoseMe.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Pam Mineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126853069004715583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487964364106933495.post-31792676319106333682011-12-29T22:56:00.000-05:002011-12-29T22:56:27.919-05:00Pam Mines will start Blogging in January 2012!!<br />
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Hello Everyone,<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In January 2012, I
will start Blogging about the things that happen in my life, with my
family and in my circle. You should start following now so you can get a head
start. I'm looking forward to 2012 being off the charts, so I figured I
should at least chronicle all that happens and what I'm thinking (otherwise
you wouldn't believe it lol). Some things you will
expect...some things you won't believe. This Blog will be full of Pam-isms and
ways that I cope and deal with my LIFE, because its MINES!!!<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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You will laugh,
you will cry, you will be inspired, you will be amazed, you will be educated, you will be empathetic
and sympathetic and prayerfully you will "Get It" and understand that having a special needs child is not easy, I just make it look that way.</div>
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If positive thinking and optimism bother you, please do NOT follow this Blog; because everything that happens is expected because God says so. Good times/Happy times create a testimony...Bad times/Sad times create a testimony; so either way I have plenty to TESTIFY about. </div>
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Get ready to read about the thoughts and reality that is .....A Life
Like MINES!!!<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Blog to you soon,<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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