I’m not sure why Rose, my next door neighbor when I was a girl, created this jar. She made all sorts of things but this was found in her house after she died. She placed a paper towel roll in the center, then filled the jar with faces pressed against the glass. It’s amazing. It’s…

“Home,” for me, will always be in the small town I grew up in called Rainbow, California. I got to show Elro animals and plants she had never seen before and it made me so happy. I miss it already!

I can see proof of my own successes all around me — my book, my wedding ring, a baby sipping milk. Despite some heavy stuff, I have shown up and conquered. We all have these things. You might have a diploma on your wall, own your own house, can complete crosswords in record time or…

Sometimes you NEED to see your therapist — but you have to wait. Maybe you just saw her, maybe your insurance doesn’t cover it until you wait a certain amount of time or maybe you’re waiting to see a new therapist. Whatever the reasons, you’re counting the hours. Obviously if this is an emergency –…

  For people who aren’t All-Things-Heather-Obsessed like me, could you explain some challenges you and your son have faced? Getting Jax the proper nutrition has been one of biggest challenges. He has a lot of food allergies and so it makes it very hard to ensure he is getting enough healthy calories, vitamins, minerals and…

::This is a guest post written by Rebekah Taussig.  After you read it check out her blog and instagram @sitting_pretty:: In the last couple of weeks, my four-year-old niece (aka, My Little Pumpkin Baby), has become curious about my paralyzed legs. “Do you use that wheelchair aaaaaall day long? Why don’t you walk down the…

Elro loves mobiles. She even seems stoked when the materials for a mobile come in the mail — but perhaps I’m projecting. A made a lot of braids in different colors of lavender and white, all the same length. It takes two pairs of braids to make a snail. (One braid is one half of…

Do you know when you get really really mad from a post on Facebook that you just want to scream? People are STILL telling people with bipolar disorder, the disorder I have and treat successfully with medication, that you can treat it with yoga and diet and freaking herbs. That medication will make you a…

I wanted to make something at least three feet tall and three feet wide out of felt, and since I had a ton of green felt, the decision was made. A cactus! But this time it is for my room, so I could make it a little more colorful and a little more muppet-y than…

Kenny Fries was my first advisor when I attended Goddard College to get my masters. When I walked into his office he smirked at me and said, “You can guess why we were paired up.” This was the first time I spoke to someone with a physical disability who knew I was disabled. It was…