Prairie Girl Especially hereI am at home. My soul inhales,long and slowand my eyes strokethe impossible horizon,as my heart undressesunder the expanse. The Prairieis vulnerability, an entranceto etern...Read More
It doesn’t matter what kind of trip I’ve taken, there’s always been some sort of stress. Truth be told, I’m not terribly fond of travelling. I like the idea of it and the desti...Read More
The last time our family went on a vacation together – all of us, Caleb spun into a self-injurious behaviour cycle. That cycle was number three or four, but believe me, we wanted to do everythin...Read More
Advocacy has never come easy for me. I don’t like to be the squeaky wheel. My ability to see another’s perspective and another’s need gets in the way of pushing the needs of my child...Read More
Families with children with Disabilities — or Exceptionalities or Challenges or whatever is becoming the politically correct term, but more importantly, the term that encourages the most progres...Read More
Emma recently ‘graduated’ from High School. I say ‘graduated’ but of course she didn’t really – that term is awarded rather specifically to one who has earned the h...Read More
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This morning I read an old journal of mine written in the days before my son Caleb was born. It contained my thoughts, anticipations and fears about what it would be like to be a mom. I wrote but was ...Read More
About six years ago when I was about to quit my job because I was burnt out and needing to restructure life for the sake of family and sanity, a longing rose up in me. I wanted to walk. It was a hunge...Read More
I bought a new book a few weeks ago, by an author I appreciate very much, Belden Lane. I read his first book, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes, as if it had been written for me. When I saw this new bo...Read More