When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. -Psalm 94:19 I return to this over and over — We need each other. Life is better when we share it with people. We learn how to love, how to forgive, how to walk through the expected and...
What does it feel like… To rise from the bed and stretch without someone lifting your body or moving your arms for you… To open the front door and go for a run or bike ride with thoughts of no one else… To hop in your car and go somewhere by yourself...
Facing my limits isn’t something new for me. However, life with a physical disability looks and feels different as an adult in a way. I’m not hopping on a school bus every day. I’m not interacting with many of the same people I knew in childhood....
I have to be honest. I almost missed writing this post today. I’m tired. I’m low on energy. I’m wishing for the sunshine to come back and stay for days. I don’t do well with endless clouds and rain. But I saw a glimpse of the sun this...
Last week we started this series by asking and answering the question: “What is normal?” My normal is this — I am limited. And I need help. All the time. The list is rather long if I were to name everything, but here is a sampling of tasks I...