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I hated my Introductory Philosophy class in college. My Birkenstocked professor held forth on topics deemed boring by my ignorant young mind. Does God exist? What is truth? If a tree falls down in...

“How much trouble he avoids who does not look to see what his neighbor says or thinks or does, but only what he does himself, that it may be just and pure.” Marcus Aurelius...

“Part of the problem with the word disabilities is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what...

Got a doctor’s appointment coming up? Oh my friend, I feel your pain! Being Jack’s mom means my dance card is filled with such activities. Through trial and error, I have gotten better at...

“Things are as they are, we suffer because we imagined different.” Rachel Wolchin “To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.” Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Have you ever experienced a...

In my last post I mentioned the importance of reaching out to your local county resources sooner rather than later. Now let’s just assume you’ve done that, pat yourself on the back. Good job!...

In my first post, I wrote about the initial moment I knew my life had changed. The pediatrician told me Baby Jack had special needs. Perhaps this is where you are right now. If...

A tough beginning When I found out my 1 year old son Jack had “global developmental delays,” I thought my life was over. It was 2003 and I had felt a creeping sense of...