By Tina Longoria
My name is Tina and I am a mother of three active children. Isreal 9, Jayden 6, and Lia, 23 months. Isreal, nicknamed “Izzy” is my special buddy who has been diagnosed with Epilepsy and Cognitive Delays.
Izzy’s father, Jesse, who was a Sniper Team Leader in the United States Marine Corps, is also [...]
By Heather Kurlinski
We have just received the most wonderful news: Oliver has been selected to receive a gift that will enormously and dramatically improve his quality of life: a seizure-assistance dog.
Oliver is four years old and has epilepsy. Imagine opening your eyes and you don’t know who or where you are. You are surrounded [...]
By Melinda Khan
We discovered things were different with our daughter, Sarah extremely early. As an infant her motor skills were behind, and yet at six months of age she started to talk. Her first words were “I’m cold,” and I couldn’t find where the sound was coming from. Sarah said it again, “I’m cold,” and [...]
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Guest post by William Hawkins
Have you ever heard or used certain sayings, and while you automatically may know the meaning, you’re not quite sure where the saying came from, or why others use that very same saying? These sayings are called idioms. Idioms are special phrases with figurative meanings that are different than their literal [...]
by Jeff Irwin
We have boy/girl twins who were adopted from Russia when they were 10 months old: Jacob Irwin and Jamin Irwin, age 12. We suspected there would be issues as they were born 10 weeks premature. Both are smart, fun-loving, silly kids.
Jacob’s challenges were apparent early on. Jamin’s challenges were not as obvious in [...]
By Kathleen Gerlach
My name is Kathleen Gerlach, and I am married to an incredible man named Jeremy. We have three children: Ally 5, Andy 3, and Alex 2. I knew something was off even when I was pregnant with Ally. I threw up constantly, and I just felt “off.”
Ally was born two weeks early [...]
Guest Post by Jill Whalen
I was speaking with a client the other day who commented on my home page, which talks about my tried-and-true SEO process. “Has your process changed much over time?” the client asked.
I stopped to think for a moment, and realized that while there have been plenty of incremental changes to my [...]
Are you one of the many bright people who speaks well but has trouble with the mechanics of writing: following those confusing rules concerning spelling, punctuating, capitalizing, etc.? Is a relative, co-worker or editor constantly whipping out a dictionary, style guide, or grammar handbook to point out mistakes in your writing, making you want to [...]
I spent all of junior high, high school, and two years of college in a marching band, with a French horn. Perhaps I’m biased, but this seems like an extraordinary group of people.
