99 ViewsDreams. We have big ones for our kids don’t we? I can remember when I was pregnant with each of my kiddos; as my belly grew, so did my dreams for them. I was envisioning baseball pitcher, football quarterback, Valedictorian! But when I got the news that two of my three babies are blind, my dreams were extinguished. And …
How a Martha’s Vineyard Sunset Fueled My Family’s Fresh Start After A Devastating Blow
A conversation with my children after my divorce shined a light on how to handle life’s challenges.
Stressed to Blessed: How I Learned to NOT Dread the First Day of School for My Blind Sons
364 ViewsHere we go again. New school year. New school. New teachers. New people to meet. For most parents, this is a time of excitement and optimism for a great year ahead… and likely a lot of relief that the “I’m so booooorrrred” days are over and schedules are back in place. But for many parents, this is the worst …
Hopeless Kindergartener Transforms to Extraordinary Graduate: Expectations Matter
1,097 ViewsI’m an ordinary girl living an extraordinary journey. Some people call it luck. Others say I’m very blessed. I believe both of those things to be true. But they aren’t the main ingredients in my secret sauce of climbing out of the hopeless pit and into a hope fueled journey. Let’s explore, shall we? First, let’s talk ordinary. I …
If life is handing you crap, what did you expect?
242 ViewsI have always had a healthy (arguably unhealthy) amount of optimism. I tend to be deliriously optimistic most days. It is not always a good thing – just ask the folks that I have kept waiting because I was so optimistic that traffic would be light. But in terms of life goals and moving forward despite the BS that …