I love an inspiring story as much as the next gal. Always have. Since my vision loss, there is more poignancy and gravity in everything that touches my life. Learning of a person rising above their obstacles now speaks to me in a way it never could have before my…
Consider This Blog A Teenage Boy’s Bedroom
Well, Raindrops, here’s the thing. I was going to tell you about some of the work I have been doing behind the scenes to improve this blog but then it hit me. “Behind the scenes” is code for we’ve got a real mess on our hands and we don’t want…
They Once Were Lost But Now Are Found, I’m Blind But With Them I See
My ten-year-old nephew plays on several baseball teams and my husband and I go to as many games as we can. Since the sudden death of my father-in-law, we feel it’s even more important than ever for us to be there to cheer him on. PopPop and my nephew were…
Cirque du Strappay
The only thing determining whether you can pull yourself up by your bootstraps is the strength of the bootstrap. And guess who’s the strap?
The Doctor’s Office Of The Brave
I decided to finally have my knee looked at by an orthopedist. He examined my angry patella area and x-rays were taken. And then the doctor gave me the results: You have arthritis. I didn’t cry.It’s significant. I didn’t cry.It’s in both knees. I didn’t cry. He gave me a steroid…
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Blog
I like to think of my readers as dear friends and using the term “Dear Readers” is so impersonal. I think you deserve a name a la Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters and the Seahawks’ 12th Man. Actually you deserve monetary compensation for coming here but you’re going to have to settle…
Game Changed, Rage Same
For my birthday I received an iPad Pro from my husband. It is 12″ iOS in size which helps me see content so much better and there are many options available in Settings for those of us with low vision. When he handed me this gift, my husband said. “I…
