Tag: ways to be supportive
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Cactus Blooms
This is one of those weeks where many unexpected things have dropped roots and sprouted up all across my schedule, and the rest of my unspoken for time has been dedicated to infection control aimed at providing the safest environment possible for those who work and live in our home. So this week, I am…
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Some Kindness, Great & Small
I know this is a stressful and painful time for many families right now, and my heart and prayers are with those who are suffering. As I write during this time period, I want to handle our own current events with a more impressionist hand, and hopefully leave a picture that casts more light in…
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Giving the Universe its Due
After I ended last week’s post by talking a tiny bit about some of my personal health history, I figured if I didn’t put up something quick each week some of you might worry I was sick or dead. While neither of those conditions currently apply, I am going to keep this shorter and perhaps…
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On Popularity & Being Selfish
During my early elementary school years, we moved around quite a bit. A year here, six months there, two or three years in the same place if we were very lucky. During one of these longer stretches, I had a couple of girls that I had become pretty close friends with. Jody, with her jet…
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Gratitude & Some Doing
To B.L., Mr. T.J., and Ms. S.J. Heaven knows this has been a long and stressful week, and all my artsy prose has failed me. I am left with whispy words of gratitude, but I give them to each of you none-the-less. THANK YOU, a thousand times over, each and every one of you for…
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Waking Up To The New Norm
This is a post where I feel almost as if a leaf-blower is swooshing through the folds of my brain, whisking away words like decaying leaves and leaving me uncertain how to best proceed. Originally, I planned for a different topic. However, I do think local events of the past week need to be addressed.…
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A Call to Action
This past Tuesday evening, I was privileged to briefly address attendees at the opening night of DDD’s Provider Rate Increase Forums in support of increased funding for music therapy, respite, and habilitation. I say that I am privileged because what allowed me to do so was a blessing some there did not have- I was…
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Voicing My Support for NMTSA
My loved ones and readers new to our blog, up until today I had planned to tie this month’s posts together with more information about dental care and sensory issues. However, early this morning I read a letter that left me struggling to keep the mascara from streaking discolored rivulets across my face. After taking…
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Redefining Romance
I got similar feedback on last week’s post from both my hubby and a dear friend from out of state (hey girl!), and while they both agreed on the emotion it evoked, it’s Ms. T’s e-mailed comment that I’d like to speak a bit about this week: “Well I just read your post: it made…
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Let’s Talk About Mrs. Smith Instead…
This past week, I was reading the news as I used the restroom (that is my dedicated time to peruse the headlines because even my bathroom time currently gets doubly committed), when I ran across a Rolling Stone article on Mrs. Smith. Normally, I don’t have time to do more than scan a few sentences…