Tornadoes Suck
Tornadoes suck, as does nearly everything that goes along with them. Over the last several days we’ve had to worry about several tornado watches/warnings. One had us driving North at midnight to keep...
View ArticleBeing Understanding in this Digital Age
This has been an interesting week for me. I’ve worked every day from a hospital room. To try to keep a very long story somewhat short, my grandma was in the ER Sunday, the experience was bad and they...
View ArticleVenous Abnormality or Where Have You Been?
For the last six months or so, Christen has been suffering from debilitating headaches that have been accompanied by nausea and dizziness. She’s had migraines since she was twelve or so, and at first...
View ArticleFire Puts School for the Deaf in Desperate Need
Three years ago my in-laws, Doug and Peggy Combes, moved down to Mexico to work at a school for the deaf called Rancho Sordo Mudo (RSM). It was and is an absolute passion project for them. They raise...
View ArticleMens Pants Sizes and Our Need to Feel Good
My waist is a 30. That is to say, it measures roughly thirty inches around. I used to be able to buy pants in size 30/31 or 30/32. It was pretty easy, which is a good thing for someone that doesn’t...
View ArticleGrandma – My Memories
My grandma passed yesterday. We’ve been expecting it for a while and yet for some reason it still felt unexpected. I suppose there are some things you simply can’t actually be fully prepared for. I got...
View ArticleSeventeen Years
Christen & I, seventeen years ago, having just been pronounced married. Yes…we were just kids. Seventeen years ago today, I married my amazing wife. Many don’t know, but when we married at only...
View ArticleExperiencing American Airlines as a Person with Mobility Challenges
My wife, Christen, doesn't always have to be in a wheelchair, but it's also not uncommon. Between her Fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, Chronic Epstein Barr, and hypermobility (to name a few), she...
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