By Heather Honaker On Monday, March 8, Arkansas’ Governor Asa Hutchinson expanded 1B COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At long last after a year, adults with disabilities and their families are resting a little easier knowing that this population can now find some protection against a virus that has…
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Back to School
Ready or not, here we are. Back to School. It’s the time of year I have been dreading since spring. Do you know what is easy right now? Nothing. There are no easy decisions, no easy solutions; even things like procuring groceries are hard right now. Everywhere I turn, another opinion on what I should…
Grace is power, not just pardon.
Ellie’s birthday is next week. She will be two years old. I feel like she has been here for a million years. I think it is because of the amount of attention she requires. I keep hearing that she will grow out of this or that medicine or physical restriction, and I find myself wishing…
Quarantine Olympics
Operation Shelter in Place: Day 498,234(Ok, ok. Really it’s only been 26 days.) About an hour after all of the kids wake up in the morning, Ben and I start a daily physical fitness test. Moving around the house with all of the kids’ toys and activities spread around can be challenging and by the…
Words Matter
Obviously, I believe that words matter. Language is a tool that can be used to paint a picture to convey a message. It can be written or spoken. Singing is as old as humanity and can speak to hearts when spoken words can’t’ be heard. I hear a lot of words about what is happening:…
Worry. Worry, worry, worry, worry.
Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone.– Ray LaMontagne I am worried. That is not news. My standard operating baseline includes a level 8 out of 10 in worry. My motto seems to be “If I am not worrying about it, then who will?” It is no surprise that in this time…
