Pipecleaner Dreams

"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar." - Helen Keller

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Wash Your Mouth Out

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How do offensive words become part of our general conversations? What is the process for a word like bitch or whore to move from something ...
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Friday, April 20, 2007

Mother Knows Best

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Ashley learned her ABCs, both uppercase and lowercase, in first grade. By the start of the second grade, she was reading 10 sight words in ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Shattering the Security

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I worry constantly about my children with disabilities. The worry never goes away, and it encompasses everything about their lives – Are th...
Saturday, April 14, 2007

Touch, Smell and Lick

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How do you choose which foods you want to eat and which you prefer not to even try? For me, appearance is key. I would be much less likely...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

"But I'm a good person..."

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Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never b...
Monday, April 9, 2007

Send in the Calvary!

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A few weeks ago I wrote about how draining it is to constantly have to fight for the rights of our children with disabilities. The battles...
Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Front Porch Biology

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Mother Nature left a biology lesson on our front porch this week, and I decided it was time to discuss the birds and the bees with Ashley – ...
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Ashley's Mom
Richmond, Virginia, United States
I am Ashley's Mom and the luckiest person in the world. I've often heard that if one is 'good' in this world, they will receive their rewards in the next. But, I have already received my reward - I have been given the privilege of raising this beautiful child. I'm a single parent of 5 children, 4 of whom have significant disabilities. They are all so very special and each has their own piece of my heart.
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