Defining my own limits
I often hear others discussing people with disabilities and the vision they have of us living beyond our limits. Implying that having limitations is a bad thing or makes us…
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Triggering scenarios
Recently, I was at a restaurant and went to use the restroom. I was in my wheelchair. Things were going smoothly, someone held the door for me, so I did…
A letter to my college graduate
Dear Luke, In the blink of an eye, you are a college graduate. The boy who made me a mom. As a mom often does, I marvel at you and…
The great outdoors
This past Mother’s Day weekend in Noblesville was a stunner. To me, it was the perfect weather. This brings joy to so many people, including me. Being outdoors is the…
Humbly Courageous is on the road again
On Saturday, May 2, team Humbly Courageous took on the iconic 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in downtown Indianapolis. My husband had run this race solo once, but we had not yet…
Leave the “dis” in my disability
Something that frustrates me is that many people want to change the word disability or try to call it something else. I have not always had this opinion, but I…
What if . . .
Most of my life was built on a hope that someday I would no longer be disabled. Many of those years hung on a prayer that my “unidentified” disease would…
Wilderness moments
Last week my sister and I visited my boys at Purdue. She wanted to know where her nephews live and explore the campus. It was such a fun and beautiful…
For life
Some disabled people are born with their disability. Some are not and become disabled later in life due to an accident, illness, late onset genetic condition, or aging. At each…
Strengthening my mom muscle
I often talk about how my disease affects my muscles and causes certain parts of my body to be much weaker than others. I recently realized that one of my…