I knew I had made it as a mountain mother the day all five of my children could carry their gear to the slope. At the end of each ski day they would be hot and want to take off their helmets and gloves. We always got home with five helmets but getting home with…
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Touch it Once
Like most college students, I had limited storage space. My sweaters were stacked on top of the shelf above my hanging clothes in the closet. I can actually visualize the sweater I was attempting to get one day. It was a cabled cardigan in a muted pink color. I had a thought, “Go get the…
Her Name Is Bonnie
What adults can’t get away with, children can. Adults don’t stare at my wheelchair and ask me what is wrong. . .even if they really want to. However; children do both. They’re not offensive, they’re just curious. Frequently, they circle the wheelchair with their eyes trying to take it all in and you can see…