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Kicking Off Answers to Your Scholastic’s Learn At Home Questions
While so many people around the world respond with healthy ways to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Born Just Right and Jordan’s work were featured in two different lessons on Scholastic’s Learn At Home course work for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6+. Since we are included in Day 1, we are hearing from…
Read More +Find Jordan in American Girl Magazine
After years and years of enjoying her American Girl dolls, American Girl books and leading a huge campaign on Change.org to encourage American Girl to consider adding limb difference options to its Truly Me doll line, Jordan is now in the September/October 2017 magazine. A while back this summer, Jordan had a chance to tell…
Read More +What Happens After Your Kid Goes Viral
This past week was a bit nutty. I was finally home from a long month of travel, the kids had Spring Break and I was working from home when I came down with whatever evil germs the kids gave me. It was a nasty one. But while I was working on important work stuff in…
Read More +Sharing Born Just Right in the Newspaper
I am pretty excited to share an article about Jordan and our work here on Born Just Right. Not only have I had a chance to help Jordan grow and make connections in the limb difference world, I feel super blessed to be able to help many other parents of limb different kids… and even…
Read More +Sharing inspiration in the news
I’m making a big transition this week… After Friday, I’m leaving 17 years of working television newsrooms to work for the national AARP organization. I’m becoming the organization’s social media trainer and I’m thrilled for the opportunity. It also means some changes here at Born Just Right. I promise to get a t-shirt shop going……
Read More +Jordan really likes being on TV pitching Camp No Limits
Jordan and I had a chance to encourage other limb different families to attend Camp No Limits, reach out and find other families and maybe play golf to raise money for our favorite camp. The moment we were done with the segment (and Jordan pitched to break), Jordan asked me when she could go on…
Read More +Beauty and TSA
In my quest to keep up with the limb difference world, I realize I’ve missed the opportunity to write about two limb different women who recently were in the news for their beauty and limb difference. Kelly Knox won Britain’s Missing Top Model earlier in 2008. It’s a BBC show that gave disabled models a…
Read More +Super proud of our friend
This summer, the kids and I got to take part in our second year at Camp No Limits. We met many new kids, families and friends. One of those friends is a fantastic person named Josh Kennison. Josh was born without hands or feet and he hasn’t let that stop him one bit. He’s one…
Read More +Limb difference families unite!
I talk about offering support to other moms and dads of kids with limb differences. I use this blog as one way. Helping moderate the Sammy’s Friends listserv is another big way. I expanded this site onto Facebook and have had a chance to interact with so many other people. Jordan and I sometimes speak…
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