“Autism Became the Teacher”
November 2010 crept in and then out again quietly. The previous November was not so quite for Rebekah Pope and myself as photographer and producer/author, respectively, of From Heartache to Hope: Middle Tennessee Families Living with Autism. Featured...
Hitchhiking with Larry David: A Review
In Hitchhiking With Larry David, author Paul Samuel Dolman spends a sultry summer in Martha's Vineyard nursing a heartbreak, which he subsequently distills and slathers onto the pages of his second book in a unique healing balm of words ripe and rich with humor,...
How to Love a Person with a DisAbility
"Dear Family, On Wednesday, we had a bowling match against David Lipscomb. I won 2 of my 3 games! The second game was really close… I only beat my opponent by 5 pins! Ms. Amanda was on the edge of her seat. The girls on the other team were nice, and most of them...
It’s Been Two Years
Mother. I miss you. Seems as if I do more now that time has gone on. Two years since your exit from our world here, December 2008. It's funny how you'll come to my mind. Like last week when I grabbed your old cosmetic case to use it for Grace. When I opened...
Fair Game: A Review
I did not want to see this movie. When the blaring previews subsided and the film began, I constructed a plan to slip out of the theater and go to the movie I thought Husband 2.0, I and our friend had agreed to see. The one that Husband 2.0 and I'd...
Mother Angst. Mother Peace
(l-t-r: Tori Taff of Baby Bloomr, Jamie of Blonde Mom Blog, me.) We'd air kissed and said our goodbyes, but before I crossed the threshold, she grabbed me by the wrist. Her blonde locks fell forward as she leaned her head intently in my direction. Fast...
Blended Family Benefits
Photo: Complete Organizing Solutions, Tanna Clark Some folks just don't get it. They don't get what we're trying to do here in our household. It's not as if what we are doing is new. Once upon a time before the invention of plastic and the revolution...
