Disability and Relationships – Time!
It is time to go on a trip and your husband says, “Are you ready to go?” You say, “Let me use the restroom real quick”, and 15 minutes later (12 minutes of that was just getting your clothes up and down) you emerge and you are now staring into...Guest Blogging Today – Disability and Sexuality
I had the honor to guest blog for Sheila Gregoire today over at To Love, Honor and Vacuum. I have read her blog for a few years now and she has always helped me. She has a candid and humorous look at sexuality in our marriages and she is very fair to both the guys and...Disability and Relationships – Remembering
One of the greatest things I hear from my friends is when they say, “I don’t even think about you being in a wheelchair. I forget!” It shows me that they are focusing on Alicia – not on her disability. That proves what quality loved ones...Disability and Relationships – Understanding
I had only been paralyzed a few months and was so bogged down in how unbelievably different my life was. Not only in how things were done, but I felt different. Like I was in some sort of identity crisis and did not know who I was or what role I played in life. I...Disability and Relationships – Introduction
I have been asked to address this topic by a few individuals and so I thought I would turn it into a small series. When a disability is part of a relationship, everything you thought you knew and understood goes right out the window. In many ways, the principles of...A Little About Me
In March of 2009, while expecting my 6th baby, I contracted Transverse Myelitis - a rare illness that left me paralyzed from my chest down. It has changed my life in many horrible and wonderful ways. I love to talk about it all. The good, the bad and the ugly.
It is always raw and real around here as I share my work in advocacy and accessibility, my heart for the spiritual lessons learned, music that speaks my soul, work and ideas that keep my family fed and my love for my precious blessings.
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