This post is a thank you to all the people who have helped make this blog possible and to celebrate 200 blog posts. I hope you all will indulge me in these thank you’s and know I mean them from the bottom of my heart. The first goes to God: thank you for my life
Category: Family
Since the start of the pandemic, my immediate family and I have had to be really careful about what we do. We do our best to stay out of crowds as much as possible and still wear a mask when we go out most places along with being fully vaccinated and boosted. All of this
My Aunt Judy’s transition to Heaven got me thinking how do we honor those we love who are no longer here. I have several ideas because I want to make my life count in honor of Aunt Judy, Kirk, and Granny. Living in a way that makes them proud is important to me. I also
Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day. I didn’t know this day existed until a few years ago. When my oldest friend and chosen sister told me, I balked immediately uncomfortable. We need a day for this, I asked incredulously. I’ve spent my whole life needing to work harder and rise to challenges, so people take
Tomorrow will be two years since I pushed launch on this blog. I won’t have an opportunity to write this tomorrow. This post is a thank you to all the people who have helped make this blog possible. I hope you all will indulge me in these thank you’s and know I mean them from
One morning as a senior in high school, one of the special education teachers asked to see me. This wasn’t unusual. First period for me was being a senior peer helper in the special education department. What she had to tell me before first period was unexpected, however. She had arranged for a person from
I want to address something I’ve written on before, but I keep getting asked in some form. “Where does your positivity come from? I don’t know how you are.” First things first: I do have bad days. Sometimes, I have a bad week. Usually, when that happens (as is life now and then) I won’t
This is a very special blog post. I hope you’ll indulge me. Today this blog’s social media accounts combined hit a big milestone. Over 2,000 people follow this blog through various social media accounts. I honestly feel like crying happy tears. This is the kind of milestone I could only dream about when I started
I’m crying happy tears. My personal Facebook page memories, today, remind me my blogging adventure has God’s fingerprints all over it. I had no idea I used the word thriving to refer to how I deal with my CP. It wasn’t conscious. It’s just what I try to do. My chosen brother/journey partner kept encouraging
I come from a line of strong women. I have made connections and friendships with strong women who became part of my family as well. This blog post is a salute to all of them. My mama is the strongest woman I know. She has made so many sacrifices for me and taught me exactly