by Jolene | Dec 27, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Gift of Disability The gift of disability wasn’t on my Christmas list. But in early October, when I tripped and broke the fifth metatarsal on my right foot, I discovered God had moved temporary disability to the top of His list for me. The gift included 1...
by Jolene | Nov 27, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When Disability Reveals the Depths of My Dependence This year, I cooked Thanksgiving dinner in a wheelchair. Not to raise funds for my favorite disability organization. Not as a show of solidarity with my friends who get around in wheelchairs. Not in memory of my...
by Jolene | Nov 9, 2017 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Ten Handicapped Accessibility Lessons Learned in a Wheelchair I’ve been in a wheelchair for six weeks now, compliments of the malicious purse strap that wrapped itself around my leg, causing me to fall and break my foot. The doctor issued strict non-weight...