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Welcome to Dave's Awesome Marriage Podcast. Today on the podcast, Welcome the hashtag Awesome Marriage. Welcome to Dave's Awesome Marriage podcast today on the podcast. Welcome Carla. Carla's an author.

She's speaker. She's mother of five children, including twin sons with autism.

She holds a bachelor's degree in special education from Western Governors University and a doctorate

in Christian education from Kingsway

Theological Seminary. She has nearly 40 years of teaching experience. Today we're going to talk

about her most recent book, A pair of miracles, a story of autism, faith, and determined parenting.

It's a story of triumphs and mistakes as she walked alongside her autistic sons. This book is a

powerful tool for any parent of a child with autism.

Carla, thank you so much for taking time to join us today on the podcast.

Oh, thank you for having them.

I'm excited to be here.

Oh, it's great to have you here.

So let's just kind of kick things off and tell us about yourself, your family,

and how your family came together.

Well, my family came together.

It all started in 1982 when I met my husband.

And we got married that same year.

Actually, we only knew each other a couple of months when we got married.

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