This is the story of our amazing son, the challenges that we have faced as a family, and the hope that we have for his future.

Every parent dreams of their child’s future. When you hold a precious newborn baby in your arms, you are flooded with the “what ifs” and the hopes and dreams for this lovely child. For many years, we waited for this “child.” When the time arrived, we felt so fortunate. God had blessed us with not just one, but THREE children. In June of 2003, we were blessed with the birth of our triplets. 2 girls and a boy! Noelle, Meredith, and Kirby. We thought then that our lives had changed forever. Little did we know what was in store for our family. At the age of 2, our precious son Kirby was diagnosed with Autism. Our whole world changed on that day. We were told to adjust our goals and dreams for Kirby, that most likely he would never leave home, and that we would have to “settle” for what his limitations would be. We were devastated. We felt that there was no hope. All of our dreams for our son seemed to vanish, all because of one word, AUTISM. Driving him home that day, we just felt so hopeless. It seemed like our family would never be able to do the things that we had dreamed of doing together. We wanted to cry, and in the days to come, we did cry. We knew that the statistics for those affected by Autism are quite bleak.