Mikelle and I feel compelled to write about life with a disability, not just the challenges but the opportunities, the friendships, the innovations, and the brilliance of our communities in action as we share our everyday life living with a disability. With a little more information, motivation, we hope to share how our life is shining beautiful and maybe help you to shine beautiful, too.
Can You Speak Mikelle?
Get TechFit and TechStrong. If you don’t use it, you lose it. Areas in life, once strong become weak. It was a gradual weakening, one
Momma Mikelle….the Circle of Support Goes Both Ways
“When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom ‘Let it be’ And in my hour of
How Do Parents Teach Self-Determination?
As a young mom, I recall Mikelle’s sweet stretched out yawns, her gentle infant coos and the terrible fear of the dreaded baby swing that
Ninja Warrior Parenting…Can we go overboard?
As families with special needs, we develop almost ninja-like warrior skills in fighting for our kids. We are strong, even when we feel weak. We
Sometimes Love is Letting Go
DisAbility sends a family racing towards a destiny no one is ever prepared to have. Our lives cross over the line of “normal” into the
Love is Like a Box of Chocolates, Right?
“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”- Forrest Gump Valentine’s Day and chocolates
New Year Brings Big Changes and Sweet Memories
Brilliant oranges and golds break the gray morning sky, I settle down onto the well worn beige couch. I am waiting, like most mornings, for
What will this New Year Bring?
Mikelle, Taylor and I boxed up the last of the holiday decorations and sighed. Another year has passed, a somewhat challenging year at that. What
The Christmas Gift is You!
Soe Are you the gift under the tree? Imagine a small dollhouse on a post next to a big pine tree in a suburban front
Saying ‘Bye to One of Our Own
By Taylor Mason and Katherine Carol As the weather begins to turn wintry and the days grow shorter and darker, we prepare for the changing
Thanksgiving…a tribute to Veterans and Heros
November, the month before Christmas, is affectionately known as Movember where a guy can sport a mustachioed look and feel confident about it. November is
Wonder Wheels. Hello, Beautiful.
Wonder wheels mean accessible transportation to Mikelle. One becomes attached to an aging minivan for the vehicle equates to freedom. For the last seven years, “Silver Bullet” represented