Special Parent- Part 2
When you have a special needs child your life changes. (Ha ha….right?) The changes I have gone through have gone beyond what we experienced when my husband and I become first time parents. It isn’t about the stocked or decorated baby room and the excitement of a take-it-for-granted healthy, wonderful life ahead. For some of [...]
Use To Be
A few weekends ago I visited a girlfriend from college. We have been through a lot over the past 22 years. We sat in Subway catching up, sharing tears, and discussing the difficult yet very different places life has taken us. I noticed an older couple came in and sat down across from us. Then [...]
Special Parent
I remember shortly after I had my baby and the reality of all his life issues sinking in. He was tested and it was revealed that my baby had Di George Syndrom. As a parent I went through all the stages of grief. One being a weird mix of bitter denial, trying to imagine how [...]
Hope Rides
Levi, my 8 year-old son with special needs, wanted to start to ride a bike without training wheels this last November. Since we had an Indian Summer here in northern Michigan we were able to practice and work on his balance without snow covered roads and freezing temperatures. It was one of those things that [...]
Billboard Thoughts
I just saw a billboard that said: “If you voted for our current president in 2008 to prove you weren’t racist, please vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you’re not an idiot. Thank you…. Concerned Citizens of America” I hope people vote their smarts to rescue America this next election. And keep voting [...]
Hope
I heard something last week that is still tugging at my heart. Physiologically speaking we can only survive…. — 3 minutes without air — 3 days without water — 3 weeks without food — 3 hours without clothing — and 3 months without hope. Who will you give the gift of hope to tomorrow? Powerful, [...]
Living the Loss
Our Levi fell off his bike a week ago and we thought he broke his arm. I was reminded of the fear and worry I had seven years ago when he lay in the ICU at U of M hospital struggling to breathe. The doctors prognosis was dark. I was overwhelmed by the grief and [...]
Familiar Ground
I was driving past a cemetery this Spring and I saw something. A man standing at the edge of the cemetery shaking both his fists in the air. I immediately had a flood of emotions that ranged from pity…. mercy…. to desperate surrender. Now life is going relatively well for me. My marriage is great. [...]
I Like Your Christ…
I read a bumper sticker quote that grieved my heart the other day and it haunts me: “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” —Mohandas Gandhi Dear Lord, I pray for a revival among your people. And that I would be your follower in all [...]
Big Hats
I wanted to let you know about a ladies event I am helping to organize Saturday, May 7th at the Traverse City Golf & Country Club (1725 South Union Street) from 4:00 – 9:00 pm. It is a Kentucky Derby Ladies Big Hat Social! The Kentucky Derby has been a southern tradition for over 136 [...]
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