Archives for November 2017

“You look so beautiful today, Mom.” My 9-year-old daughter said these words to me day after day following the amputation of my foot.  One evening as the family gathered around the dinner table to yet another delicious meal brought by a friend, I rolled into the room in my wheelchair and looked across the kitchen at my children. I was wearing pajamas, no makeup, and my hair most certainly looked like a bird’s nest.  In a confident display of kindness and courage, my daughter said, “Mama, you look … [Read more...] about The Day I Realized I Am Not My Body

When I was a little girl, my Papa often took me to the railroad tracks to lay pennies on the rails.  We would return a few days later to find our flattened pennies scattered by passing trains.  I loved walking the rails and imagining how many cross ties must lie between where I stood and the length of track stretched for miles before me.  I would hop from one cross tie to the next until I eventually found myself much farther down the track than I realized I had traveled. Today, I visualize … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Keep Moving Forward