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 threw her into a startle so severe she thought she would fall to the ground. I remember the many attempts to help her learn to sit. Valiantly, we attempted to […]
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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 Mikelle to call out for me. For her to signal she is awake and ready to start the day. Many days she lays awake waiting for the doorknob to turn
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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 will this year bring? A stutter or a stop? Shall we resolve or maybe we are just simply full of irresolution. What about you? Has your New Year started with
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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 independence . We adopted the name because Mikelle loves darting all over town. Many drives drives ended in a afternoon trip to Washington Park to watch the ducks and geese float on
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By Taylor Mason and Katherine Carol Three times a week, Taylor receives this message. “Where are we meeting today?” “Cheeseman?” “How about Starbucks on Colfax?” She replies. “Sounds good. See you at 10:30.” Is the answer. Three times a week Martie and Taylor (or Martie and one of Mikelle’s other support team) have this conversation.
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Nightmares of Plumbing A guest blog for the Shining Beautiful Series by Taylor Mason. It has been two weeks. Two weeks since the ceiling of MIkelle’s bathroom bubbled and burst, like some twisted water park ride gone wrong, spilling gallons upon gallons of water into her room. Mysterious in its origin, we watched helplessly as
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Right now, storytelling is powerful as Colorado thunderstorm broiling off the Rocky Mountains in summer. Powerful, landscape changing, storytelling can changes lives. Why? Storytelling, if done well, gets past all the noise in our minds striking like lightening through our busy lives. We are struck by the powerful glimpse into another’s world. Our hearts are
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Every day we learn to love more. We await what comes from an unpredictable day, daring myself to fall into an uncertain moment on the side of love, not fear. I dare myself to step into the vulnerabilities of an open heart. It takes courage to open a heart broken not once, but many times.
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The World is Singing in Perfect Harmony, at least in Mikelle’s home. Tonight, the air not filled with the sharp notes of political banter decrying division, worry, and missteps, but the sound of champagne bubbles of laughter. Mikelle’s delightful joy erupts from her toes and traverses up her curved mountain road spine and punctuates through
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I left Mikelle home as I took my sandaled feet this November evening to the weather worn outdoor couches at the local Starbucks, also known as “The Beach” for its expansive patio, fire pit, and overhead warming lamps. Not a snowflake to be found. Although, Starbucks is doing its best to ring in the holiday
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