Steadfast In Trial: A Blog For Weathering Life’s Storms
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Back To School
The past few weeks have been a reminder that my disability is not the only difficult part of life that my wife has to overcome. Preparing to take one of the kids back to school made it clear that our life has normal aspects, like sending one off to college.
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When Disability Shapes Personality – Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Have you ever wondered how a disability impacts someone’s personality? Or perhaps, how your personality dictates the way you view disability?
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Lessons Learned
When the relationship between Steve and myself started to get serious, one of my biggest concerns was how it would affect my children, who were 9 and 14 at the time. I think that is the case with most parents when “someone new” comes into the picture. For me, that was increased substantially because of…
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Married With Wheelchair and Disability
The concept of marriage has been heavily scrutinized over the past 20 years, but no matter what you personally believe, the basic ideas remain true. One definition states that marriage is the combination or mixture of two or more elements. When you combine elements in chemistry and study the behavior, you notice that the elements…
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Vacation With More Than Sunblock and Bathing Suits
For many of us, some of our best memories are made on family trips. Whether you go to the beach, amusement park, or perhaps a cruise, this is an exciting time, one that is met with great expectation. And the best part is, everyone gets along so well and there are absolutely no problems at…
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Facing Fear
An old friend reached out to me this past week to share his ongoing battle with Osteoarthritis. Daniel told me that, as a result of his condition, his feet and ankles have essentially collapsed. He is using braces and canes to get around