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I knew Born Just Right’s Facebook community was special… But I had no idea how special until I found out late last night at it is nominated for a really cool award. Members of the Facebook page nominated it for About.com’s Favorite Special Needs Online Community Award and now it’s a finalist!

You can help vote for this awesome award. All you need to do is click on the link once a day to vote from now until March 21st. The winner will be announced on March 30th. Thanks again for your love and support of the Born Just Right community! You rock.

About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Awards

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Important prayers

by Jen Lee Reeves on February 22, 2012 · 1 comment

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Last night I had to tell the kids their Grandma is very sick. We said many prayers. At bed time Jordan asked if she could say a special prayer for her grandma before she went to sleep. She tried to get me to say it for her, but I encouraged her to say it on her own terms. It was so sweet, I have to paraphrase it.

Dear God,
Please help my Grandma feel good. I really really like her and I want to see her again. Please God, help her get better because my Poppy shouldn’t be alone. He really should have her with him. God, I love her very very much. Amen.

She needs prayers and thoughts of comfort as she struggles with an infection and doctors try to help her. She is physically weak but I know by watching my aunt power through incredible years of cancer betters, it is possible to get better. Thanks so so many people who have already included her in prayers. People who live around the world. I am incredibly grateful.

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Let the app fun continue

February 18, 2012
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I’ve proved it time and time again… I’m a bit of an app geek. So… Let me introduce to you a new iPhone app that I had to play with. It’s called Cinemagram and I tried it out with Jordan’s princess wave: It’s so silly and fun. Oh – and since I updated this, I [...]

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Limb Difference Ryan Gosling – For the Smiles

February 15, 2012
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I love laughter when it comes to any situation in life. No matter how tough it is, if you can’t stay positive, what is the use? I try to stay positive as often as I can… and when I feel down, I seek out opportunities to smile. That’s why Jordan has owned a “Dude, Where’s [...]

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Love is in the air

February 14, 2012
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Love is in the air at our household. In between the time when the kids are bickering at each other, I feel like we’re in a very special time where both kids are sweet and cuddly and are so loving. There’s something about the range between six years old and almost ten years old that [...]

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Before SXSW, I need your help (If the tech world could help special needs)

February 12, 2012
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I’m on a quest. It’s been a long standing quest to use technology and help the special needs world. My relationship with the tech world started long before Jordan was born. But thanks to my comfort inside this space and the growing ways to communicate with you, it helped me build Born Just Right. In [...]

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Broken is actually good

February 10, 2012
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It’s hard to celebrate a broken helper arm… but having it break is a sign that Jordan is using her arm a lot more at school. Yesterday she was playing on the playground when she fell down and broke her helper. I got a call from the office asking if I knew how to fix [...]

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Share the love

February 7, 2012
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I share a lot about our family… so I wanted to share this. Jordan’s Grandma isn’t feeling very good… So she needs prayers and love in whatever form you can think of. We love her very much and hope she feels better very soon.

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This is just the start

February 4, 2012

I’m so happy we had a visit with three families during Born Just Right’s first Google+ hangout. I’m planning to do this often so more of us can meet in person. Along with just meeting, I’m thinking about having some topic-specific meetings so we can ask questions and look to each other for possible answers. [...]

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Let’s meet in person with the help of Google+

February 4, 2012

I’m all about technology. It’s what has helped me grow as a parents and an advocate. This website has been an important part of my connection to the limb difference and special needs communities. I also happen to be a geek when it comes to social networks. I train people on how to use them. [...]

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The give and take

February 1, 2012

I’m feeling the pull of life in so many directions these days… I feel the pull of my career sending me in so many different ways. I feel the pull of my children who need my time, attention, love and guidance. I feel the pull of my students who are looking for assistance and knowledge. [...]

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Making mommy proud

January 28, 2012
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This week was the yearly chance for Jordan and I to meet with her pediatrician and see how much she’s grown in the last year.  It’s a chance to us to check in while Jordan is healthy and can just show off her helper arm and talk about all the great skills she’s gained in [...]

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No whats

January 25, 2012

It really seems like the only thing I talk about is swimming but I have a little story that I think is worth sharing. Our community has a really cool indoor pool. When the kids were younger, we were members of the community recreation center that includes the cool pool. I moved to a different [...]

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Getting back to swimming (Video)

January 25, 2012

I love trying to stay healthy and help my kids build healthy life skills… I run as often as I can and I love taking a Body Combat class when it fits within the kids’ schedules. Jordan has shown interest in distance running with me… And slowly she and I are learning ways to run [...]

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Can I Show Them My Arm?

January 19, 2012
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Jordan went back to dance class Wednesday… it’s the first class since we missed her big holiday recital because we were in Chicago last month building her newest helper arm. When Jordan got to class today, her teacher told me the dancers all couldn’t stop asking about Jordan’s arm. Near the end of class, she [...]

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