Tag Archives: walking

Walk Beside Me

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Before I started taking growth hormone in fourth grade, I topped out at about 4’2″.  I spent most of my time looking up at faces and dangling my legs off of kitchen chairs and school desks. I was tiny.  Then, … Continue reading →

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Disability, Forrest Gump, and the Absurdity of Individualism

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

Disability is a blessing.  It sounds like a cliche from all the many uplifting and inspirational movies and books that we have all seen and read. Think Forrest Gump.  The feather hammocking down to the ground and landing at his … Continue reading →

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About Falling

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

I fall more than any adult I know. And I’m talking about the epic kind of falls.  The ones where there’s first involuntary stutter-stepping, and then there’s the realization that all the stutter-stepping isn’t helping, and then there’s the third … Continue reading →

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Reflections On Strength

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

We had just arrived in a small remote village two and a half hours out of the city of La Esperanza. Thirteen of us from Three Chopt Presbyterian Church on a mission trip together to Honduras. Once we arrived, one … Continue reading →

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