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.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! As we begin this new year, I am aware of two things. One, I am getting older. Two, the world is changing
Holiday Harmony
Many of you, who came of age in the 1970s like me, remember being inspired by a television commercial. It was a Coca Cola commercial,
Holiday Blessings
Bless our hearts. The heart, our capable and vigorous organ pumps our life force throughout our body. It pumps while we wake, slumber, worry, laugh,
Feeling Out of Balance?
Whoa! Does the world appear to be a little off-balance these days or what? Let’s be real. Most of what we knew growing up no
Jim Warne, Ogalala Lakota film producer meets Mikelle!
Recently, Mikelle and I had the honor of interviewing Jim Warne, film producer of the documentary, 7th Generation. I met Jim at the Washington Initiative
Welcome, Sunshine!
Why is it important to announce a new team member? For one thing, we love to share the sunshine in our lives! Take a look,
Clock In/Clock Out
Electronic Visit Verification is raging across the country. See how two families are dealing with it in Colorado.
Stitches in Time
To Mom on your 90th Birthday. Your life made mine and mine have shaped Mikelle’s and has sewn into the hearts of many to live
Saying Sayonara
Saying Goodbye to Liz… By Taylor Mason, Shining Beautiful Team Member When you work with an individual as unique as Mikelle Learned as long as
Mom to Mom. The Importance of Having a Vision.
From the time our children are born, we worry about where they will live when they become adults. What will their lives be like? We
Writing an Ad that Works.
Writing an ad that attracts the right people to work with your family member who experiences a disability. Choosing a title, using keywords can both
Finding the Right Tech Fit
Hello! Have you heard? The Shining Beautiful Series has a new podcast featuring technology and everyday life. Every Tuesday we post a new episode with