Thank you Community Contributors. I am so grateful for the families that opened up and shared their lives with us on the blog this year! It is always so touching to hear what they have dealt with and overcome. It builds our community, helps us know we are not alone and gives hope for each of us in our circumstances. I have pulled out an excerpt from each of our 2022 contributors that blessed us this year for our last blog of 2022. As we begin 2023, I hope you will consider sh

You know the feeling. You were doing something in one room and then moved to a new room. You intentionally went into the new room to get something, but suddenly you cannot remember what it was you were retrieving in the second room. Were you looking for a box of tree ornaments or was it your reading glasses? You are lost. Or you did not turn your map device on for your phone or on in your car. You are approaching a familiar intersection, and suddenly what you thought was the

I have been busy the last few months working behind the scenes on something really big and I am so excited to finally get to share it with you all! My dream has always been to carry out Robert's legacy by helping to increase access to care, support emerging Inclusion Initiatives, and seeing more clearly the needs of children and adults with disabilities. So when my dear friend, Christina Martinez, suggested we host a golf tournament to benefit a charity that was focused on th

Christmastime is my favorite time of the year. There are many reasons, not the least of which is because it is the traditional time for gift giving. While receiving gifts from others is not my primary “love language,” giving them to others is. I keep my eyes peeled year-round for just the right birthday and Christmas gifts for friends and family members and purchase them on the spot if they’re a great fit. Why, you ask? Too many times when I have hesitated and then gone back