Some of the best ideas in my life have not been born in conference rooms. They have been born in places that feel more like the wide sweep of Montana and Idaho than fluorescent lights and folding tables — places where the wonder of brainstorming in natural settings opens something in us that agendas never […]
Where the Sparks Fly. Friendship, Families and the Discovery of Customized Employment Read More »
February arrives quietly, carrying the language of love into a world that still feels unsettled. This is not the easy love of cards and flowers, but the steadier kind—the love that stays when systems strain, when grief lingers, and when the news refuses to soften. In traumatic times, loving ourselves becomes an act of resistance
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Every November, when National Family Caregivers Month rolls around, I feel a familiar tug in my heart. It’s a mix of gratitude, exhaustion, pride, and—if I’m honest—a little worry about what lies ahead. Because caregiving isn’t abstract for us.It’s daily. It’s personal.It’s the rhythm of our home. As many of you know, my daughter Mikelle
Behind the Care: Families, Employment & the Hidden Cost of Possible Budget Cuts Read More »
Where does Art Live? Some people think art hangs quietly on a wall, waiting to be admired. But in Mikelle’s home, art hums in the air—it’s in the soft clinking of beads as she threads a bracelet, in the swirl of color on her iPad screen, in the laughter that comes when a design takes
The Art of Living: How Creativity Shapes Mikelle’s World—and Ours. Read More »
We at the Shining Beautiful Series are rethinking our entire way of providing support for Mikelle to define a new and vibrant rhythm to life in a world that changes daily. Over the years, we have engineered, refined, and established a remarkable way of supporting Mikelle, effectively maximizing her self-determination and control over her life.
Rethinking, Reimagining, and Resolved to be Resilient. Read More »
