Peculiar Children Indeed

The Boy is "fearfully and wonderfully made." He is peculiar, indeed. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJuly 21, 2016disability, mosaic

The Insidious Tyranny of GPS

We knew we were right, but hearing that little, insistent voice in our ears at every turn was confidence-shaking.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJuly 19, 2016GPS, disability, driving

My Tribe Makes Me Uncomfortable

This is my tribe. They are my tribe by circumstance, and my tribe by inclination. So it would be silly if I didn’t let them be my tribe by choice.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJune 9, 2016softball, disability, hospitality, wheelchair, uncomfortable, tribe

Getting Over the Rough Places

Powerful video on the need for -- and impact of -- wheelchairs in the developing world.

Through-the-roofGuest UserMay 13, 2016disability, wheelchair, video, accessible, missions

Best Use of Resources?

Is it right for me to hope that other people will donate so many of their resources to meet my family’s needs? I wonder ...

Through-the-roofGuest UserFebruary 26, 2016basketball, Upward, disability, grace, skiing, ski, accessibility

Scars

Doesn’t matter if the damage is the result of a broken bone, broken relationship or broken promise. The hurt is real. And it demands a response.

Through-the-roofGuest UserFebruary 11, 2016scars, surgery, wounds, grace, mosaic, disability, wheelchair

Safe or Independent?

How’s The Boy going to feel that great sense of accomplishment if he’s always closely supervised?

Through-the-roofGuest UserDecember 10, 2015disability, safety, opportunity, danger, accomplishment, Cerebral Palsy

5 Stages of Disability Attitudes

Here's pretty terrific tool to help individuals, families, and churches identify their attitudes with people who have disabilities. And disability in general.

Through-the-roofGuest UserNovember 27, 2015disability, accessibility, attitudes, stages, friendship

Spike ma ‘do

So now that The Boy is 11, we’ve entered a whole new world. One involving hair product.

Through-the-roofGuest UserSeptember 30, 2015disability, mosaic, teenager, youth

No Pity

These kids in Haiti don’t deserve more because they have handicaps. They deserve more because they are created in God’s image. Just like The Boy. Just like me. And just like you.

Through-the-roofGuest UserAugust 13, 2015Haiti, disability, Gertrude, ministry, missions, pity

Recommended Video: How my daughter taught me the meaning of courage

Excellent article and video from England's "Daily Telegraph" website.

Through-the-roofGuest UserAugust 3, 2015links, video, disability, birth story

Twice-Exceptional

"Not everything is a problem that needs to be fixed. The Boy isn’t a problem that needs to be fixed."

The Clown Bag of Inappropriate Stuff

So it was just The Boy and me in church the other day. Well, us and the whole rest of the congregation. But I was managing things solo for our family.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJune 30, 2015worship, distraction, disability, PT/OT, sermon

Singing About Disability

I was so happy when a friend pointed me to this awesome hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. You may know the tune as "Though I May Speak"

Through-the-roofGuest UserMay 27, 2015church, disability, worship, inclusion

An Unwanted Perspective on Groceries

Spending just half an hour at The Boy’s level was profoundly uncomfortable. And the problem was about 50% accessibility and 50% psychological.

Through-the-roofGuest UserMarch 4, 2015disability, accessibility, wheelchair

Going Downhill Fast

I expected skiing to be good family time; what I didn’t expect was the sheer joy of doing something with The Boy on equal footing. Out on the slope, anything seems possible.

Through-the-roofGuest UserFebruary 11, 2015disability, accessibility, mosaic, ski, adaptive

Traveling Blues

9 hours travel time each way. Nothing like extended time in close quarters to shine a spotlight on our challenges.

Through-the-roofGuest UserJanuary 21, 2015travel, mosaic, disability, wheelchair, family

Third Church