Playing a Familiar Song

I sit wearing headphones, listening to Spotify and touch the appropriate keys on the keyboard forming words. Why? Usually, I sit down to write and I have a good idea what I will say. Today, I opened this up with no plan; no overwhelming feeling about one thing I need to get out of me. I am pretty sure there are multiple reasons for why I write including cleansing my soul, purging emotions, spreading the word on a topic that has touched me, and I know this might not make sense to some of you, but I feel God sends me topics. Check that. Several times, I have felt God using me as His instrument. 

I stole that "instrument" phrase from a conversation I had yesterday with my friend, Chris. We were discussing the outcome of a fundraiser for Wisconsin Independent Life College. Even though, Mike and I were not able to attend, I helped produce and edit a video that explained what WILC's purpose and mission  are. 

Now we are talking about a topic about which I can not say enough! Promoting, volunteering and taking part in realizing this vision has been a important part of my life recently. As big as it has been for me, there are many, many others that have come together to transform an idea into reality. Now that it has opened with a pilot program that includes 3 students, I dream about what WILC could be in the very near future. I hope that it will become a place where many of the students I come into contact with as a bus driver, will be able to go to progress much further toward independent living than they would have been able to before WILC.  I imagine Justin, Carlos, Maddox, Noora, Jack, Aggie and many others as young adults attending WILC. I think of all the possibilities WILC could open up for them. My hope for their future doesn't lie alone with WILC and it's continued success. On the contrary, even if WILC doesn't prosper as I hope it will, my hope and passion will continue on to find a better way to teach, train and integrate those affected with Autism and similar disorders. 

Anyway, I figured out what had to be said. Would you please take a look at the video I helped create and share it with others? Thank you in advance! 

WILC Video Link  

WILC  Staff and Students at the Ribbon Cutting