Did you know that Piper’s middle name is “Phoenix?” Six years old when he adopted my husband and me, Piper already had his first name, but we had the opportunity to give him a middle name, one that would sit between his history (Piper) and his future (our last name),…
I have had the same set of luggage for a very long time. My in-laws gave it to me for my birthday in 2011, the year before my vision loss. I was traveling constantly then for work, but its new wheels had just started turning when I lost my sight….
Attending a Keith Urban concert a few weeks ago (click here for Better Life), my husband and I sat through three opening acts before Keith took the stage at 9 pm. Before the first notes of Keith’s guitar, with each other performer and every song, I became more and more…
I am unable to see that a stranger is smiling at me, which is a shame. I am also unable to see if I am giving the wrong person a dirty look, which is an oops. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallybiind #sightloss…
Whenever you drive around a city full of historical landmarks, almost every other building that you pass begins to look as though it has been around for a very long time and surely has a story to tell. Such was the case when my husband and I were in Burlington,…
Whenever we watch Seahawks’ games at home and they score a touchdown, my husband and I each raise both our arms straight up in the air, the official signal for a TD, but adding twists back and forth, rather than loudly celebrating. We began doing this when we had our…
After eight days and 1,300 miles driven, it was time for my husband and me to fly back to Pennsylvania. As is usually the case, I was not ready. Other than missing Piper and anxious to see him, I was quite content to stay for awhile longer. But I remind…
It is not only fashion that seems to come back around, look at vinyl records and the Polaroid camera. Also, in our household, the drip coffee maker. To provide a bit of background, I LOVE coffee. But as far back as I can remember, it has ben difficult to brew…
Sister Rain’s Note: As I wrote the latest story in my series on Roadside Attractions, (click here for Such A Fine Sight To See – Part 7), I began to research the Butterfly House in Pacific Grove, California. It didn’t take long for me to discover that what I thought…
On November 19, 1776, British and Hessian forces invaded New Jersey. At the time, General George Washington and the Continental Army were in nearby Fort Lee, having just sustained multiple defeats in New York City. With the arrival of the enemy troops, the American militia began a retreat across New…
