Advise you to be careful about this portrayal of disability. Would not necessarily pass sensitivity checks. Could fall into the...

I am a writer whose subject matter sometimes horrifies people. Yet, there are no guts, weapons, or gore in my essays and stories. My...

I have chosen to release my list of hopeful things in several installments. The first and second parts describe the positive...

Before I had JJ, I never thought much about hope—at least not in any profound way. To me, it was just another verb to slip into...

This creative non-fiction essay won first prize in the Memoir/Inspirational category of the Kansas Authors Club state-wide writing...

A few weeks ago, I posted the first installment of my list of hopeful things. It is meant for everyone to enjoy, but particularly...

The first time I became aware of breaking points as a special needs parent was when I was sitting in the dentist chair one month after my...

When we first learned that my youngest daughter, JJ, had Rett Syndrome, I felt like I had stepped into a nightmare world. I gathered...

When we found out my youngest daughter, JJ, has Rett Syndrome, the genetic counselor who helped deliver the news told me that the...

Most parents of a four-year-old know a good deal about their child—everything from favorite colors and television characters to...

Since my daughter’s diagnosis many things in my life have transformed. It’s not only my hopes, dreams, and plans for the future that are...

I am in a writing group with three other women. The genres we prefer are very different, but our stories have one thing in common: They...

Christmas cards are an inescapable fact of life these days, especially if you have young children. Like us, most of our friends have...