Before Proceeding to Business
Five weeks into the Constitutional Convention, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin wisely advised, “I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of ...
7
Sep
5
Sep
Caught not Taught
When Amy was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she took up the fight for her life with strength and passion. At the time, her daughter Elly Grace, was only a year ...
1
Sep
Prayer for Harvey Victims
Like you, Ken and I are stunned by the shocking images of Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters not only sweeping through neighborhoods, but swamping the halls of nursing homes and residential facilities ...
29
Aug
Abby Goes the Extra Mile
Some people have a gift for learning languages… especially unusual languages like Arabic. I’m thinking of Abby Booher, a volunteer I met this summer at Family Retreat. Abby told me ...
26
Aug
Square Dancing with Jeremy
Even though it has been awhile since I returned from Mission Springs Family Retreat, there is one memory that still brings a smile. It happened during the wheelchair square dance. ...
23
Aug
Our Hummingbird
In our back yard, we have two hummingbird feeders that Ken is constantly filling with sugar water. We love our tiny flock of dive-bombing birds; they're so much fun to ...
20
Aug
A Little Remodel
Lately, Ken and I have been looking at our kitchen, and it’s clear we need new cabinets—they came with the house back in the late 70s. Of course, talk then ...
18
Aug
Iceland’s Near Eradication of Down Syndrome through Abortion
Over 25 years ago when I served on the National Council on Disability, we responded vehemently against a report from the National Institutes on Health which listed abortion as a ...
17
Aug
Ten Thousand Things
A few weeks ago, I was going through a tough season of pain. Every morning I awoke with searing hip pain. My get-up girls tried to ease my suffering with ...
14
Aug
An Elaborate Graduation
When I hear stories of people serving the disability community with extravagance, I rejoice! That’s just what The Fox Five TV Surprise Squad did at John F. Miller Elementary School—a ...