It stung when the teenage girl hung her head, blonde curls falling into her eyes, "I wanted to talk to someone older about it," she said, "but I really don't have anybody." Days afterward, I was still thinking about what a tragedy that was. She was part of a church. How is it possible for ...
Cane You Believe It?!
If the house were on fire, I know what I would take with me on the way out. I would reach for my cane. Truthfully, if I didn't, I would probably fall flat on my face somewhere by the front door. But that is not the reason I would take it with me. I would take it because my ...
An Open Letter to Joni Eareckson Tada on Her 65th Birthday
Dearest Joni, I do not usually struggle to write. Yet, I've wrestled with these opening sentences more than I want to confess. I just can't find the words or the way to thank you for your influence. When I was twelve years old, I met you in the tear-stained pages of Joni. I guess most of the ...
What To Do When You Fail a Test in College (Even in Grad School)
Everyone else in the room was smiling when they looked over their mid-term exams. I wanted to cry. I had never imagined failing a test in graduate school. Failing a test for my second master’s degree, no less. I mean, I thought I knew how to do this. Just stop and breathe, I thought. Don’t panic. ...
When Helping Isn’t Helping at All
The elevator doors opened on the second floor. There were four people in the elevator, and I was the only one who had a visible disability. Maybe that is why everyone turned to me suddenly: They wanted to know if I needed to exit the elevator first. Actually, I needed to leave the elevator last. In ...
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