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Twenty-Four Year Old Goals
Twenty-four year old goals. Arielle Rausin is the featured writer for this month’s VOICES post! I’m excited to announce that Arielle and I are working on a novel together! She’s always been my go-to person for all my scenes involving a character using a wheelchair, and finally, I’ve convinced her to be my writing partner. She’s used to me motivating (nagging) her to get things done so it will be just like old times! Arielle’s also working on some great interviews for future VOICES posts. You can subscribe at the bottom of this post, and you won’t miss them. Can you tell I’m a proud mama? Look out Kai Rausin!…
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A Letter To My Daughter
“Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering, ‘I will try again tomorrow.” -Mary Anne Radmacher Dear Arielle, Yesterday when you told me you didn’t make the team my heart broke for you. I knew it was your dream. I’ve watched as year after year you practiced twice a day putting your training before all else. I knew the lessons you were learning through dedication to your sport were life lessons few got the opportunity to learn, but I also knew that life lessons were not what you were after; PR’s were what mattered.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold
“Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view, That stand upon the threshold of the new.” Edmund Waller WordPress has a weekly photo challenge. I’ve decided to give it a try because taking pictures slows me down and helps me see every day beauty. This week’s theme: Threshold. Threshold moments are those moments when you come to the realization that everything is about to change. I remember standing alone in a hospital bathroom trying to figure out how to get the tiny gown around my huge belly while also wrapping my head around the fact that I was on the threshold of motherhood. Eighteen years later, I stood in the doorway of my…
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Graduation Craziness – Florida State Track Meet
Part Two. If you missed Part 2… Click Here. The next day we drove to the University of North Florida track. Arielle threw shot put and took first place. I was excited to use my new camera to take pictures and I stood out in the Florida sun snapping away. And…. learned a very important lesson. When track coaches say to keep hydrated because it’s ninety degrees outside… listen to them. All the teens did. Unfortunately, I didn’t. I learned something else too. Heat exhaustion can sneak up on you quick. One minute I had my camera ready to take a picture of Arielle getting her medal and the next I was sitting…
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Wheelchair Road Racing
This year is a year of reflection for me because Arielle will leave for college in 26 short weeks. Some days I feel nothing and can easily utter the words, “Yep, she’s going to Illinois for college.” (Denial) Other days the weight on my heart is so heavy it feels as though the words are smothered with sadness and won’t come out. For the past six years Arielle has completed the Edison Festival of Light 5K. It’s one of the most popular races in our area. Thousands of people line the streets of Ft. Myers to cheer on the runners and then watch the parade. It has always been one…
