Recently my husband texted me a picture. It was our daughter navigating her way through our front yard on the riding lawn mower. Big deal, right? YES! It’s a celebration because it is yet another thing in the long list of what God has done to prove as He promised that this child is an…
Political games can be deadly… Elise Carmichael is a court sign language interpreter who reads lips all the time. As a widow with a young son who is deaf, lip reading is simply second nature, until the day she reads the lips of someone on the phone discussing an attempt to be made on a senator’s…
Each year I try to set apart time to raise awareness for Rare Disease Day. This year it is on February 29, cuz that’s rare, and the National Organization for Rare Disorders, NORD, has asked professionals and families to show their stripes. From NORD, “The zebra, with its distinctive stripes, is the official symbol of…
This happened a few years ago, but a bad day or an overwhelming sense of failure can take me right back. It was winter, and I had our youngest with me, running errands. She was pre-school age, and because of chronic health issues, was delayed in several areas. The pre-school component she was attending under…
Once the motherhood journey begins, there are so many labels. Nursing Mom. Bottle feeding Mother. Working Mom. Work-from-Home Mother. Stay-at-Home (but people, she’s working, trust me!) Mom. Tired Mom. Mad Mom. I’ve been many of these, more than once. Lately, deep down, I’ve discovered another part of my motherhood. I’m jealous. Sure, I envied the…
I clearly remember the night. While most people were out for New Year’s, I was staring at the little box on my laptop screen. Clicking the “Create Blog” box in my mind felt as tense as dismantling a bomb. It was my first act after promising God I was done with fear. Afraid of what…