221 ViewsThe Honors Lot. (Cue the 20th Centruy Fox Big Movie of The Week music) It’s the legendary, closest to the school parking lot at our high school. Our school of 2 trillion kids (possible exaggeration) is one of those palces that looks more like a junior college, with a huuuuuuge building set on a massive amount of acreage. The …
That Day Some Chicks Were Chatting About Me…
115 ViewsWomen tend to talk about other women, don’t we? I will admit, right here, right now: I’m one of them. Yep. I admit I talk about other women. And some guys too. At least once a week for hours I talk up a storm about people. ON A PODCAST! Ha! Did you know that one of the 957 hats …
The Dilemma Blind Workers Face When Seeking Employment
76 ViewsKirk Adams is CEO of American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), one of the largest blindness advocacy and support non profits in the United States, dedicated to changing the way the world sees blindness. I interviewed Kirk for my recently released book Thriving Blind because he is a successful blind adult and has extraordinary insight about parenting blind children. …
My Social Media Post That’s Making Lots of People… Happy
108 ViewsBelow is a post I recently did on Instagram and Facebook regarding the fact that everyone keeps telling me how happy I seem lately. I’m often smiling – it’s kind of my thing. But people are noticing a deeper happiness. After I posted this I got so many comments, phone calls and emails that I thought I’d share here …
I Heard The Worst Sentence For A Mom’s Ears: “Mom, I Sit Alone At Lunch”… And I Didn’t Do Anything About It
941 ViewsThis is one of the hardest posts I have ever typed. If you have ever sat alone at the school lunch table, or your kiddo has been there, you know that my heart is in my throat and my gut is twisted in about fifteen or so knots. This is a topic that was heart wrenching to go through …