Wheelchair Athletics
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Fifteen Years Later
Fifteen Years Later. A letter to my younger self. There you are sleeping not knowing the phone is about to ring and change your life. You’re about to learn some important lessons. It’s going to hurt. Really hurt. You’re not going to know if the decisions you make are the right ones. I suppose that’s one of the scariest parts of being a parent. That’s why I’m here fifteen years later. I want to tell you that when you pick up the phone your life won’t be the same. One thing I know for sure. What’s about to happen will make you a better person. I’ll explain. You’re thirty-three years…
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Adventure
I’m back from two weeks of traveling with my daughter. We flew to Switzerland and then to Los Angeles. What a wonderful, exhausting, and crazy experience it was. I drove a HUGE van in Switzerland! Yes, I’m the roundabout queen now. I can still hear Arielle yelling, “second exit, take the second exit!” I met Harrison Ford, slept in an airport, survived without my luggage for two days, and ate more bread and chocolate in two weeks than all year! Yum!
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Family Adventures
My grandmother always had a camera in her hand. As I spent her final years with her here in Florida one of her great joys was taking pictures and then anxiously waiting for them to be developed so she could show her friends or mail them to relatives. Even though I saw her every week she’d still have an envelope with my name on the outside and photos of our time together on the inside.
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Happy Holidays! The Inspiration Behind ELLE & BUDDY
ELLE & BUDDY will be out in March and I’m very fortunate to have a team of people working with me to help get ELLE & BUDDY into the hands of children. For years we’ve traveled with the racing wheelchair and I’ve watched kids and adults gaze at its bright colors, giant wheels, and sleek body. Muza and I have had a lot of fun creating ELLE & BUDDY in hopes of entertaining everyone and giving some information on the history of racing wheelchairs. Of course Muza has also added an extra exciting element to the story. Search for all the geckos and see how many you can find. She’s hid…
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Looking Back, Feeling Gratitude, And Moving Forward
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie Every night before going to sleep I think of the day’s happiest moments. My thankful moments. It could be anything from listening to my favorite songs in the car, hugging my son, to opening a Fed Ex package and finding the proof of my new book. I remember the good in every day. Doing this calms me and reminds me to be grateful. I’ve learned that the moments which give me greatest joy are the ones that bring an overwhelming sense of peace–peace knowing that love is within me and all around me. Just…
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The Inspiration behind Elle & Buddy
Little did I know in 2009 when I was advocating for my daughter, Arielle, to be a member of her high school track team ...
