5 Posts You May Have Missed

It hit me earlier this week… This website is FULL of stories and experiences. Way more than anyone can just sit and read through. I should try to go through old posts and help newer readers jump in and learn some of the lessons I’ve already learned inside the special needs and limb different world.…

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Playground Playtime Inclusion

I often think back to when Jordan was a newborn. My head would fill with all of my worries. You know, the regular worries you have for your baby but also the new worries about how a limb difference might affect her life. I often would think back to playing on the playground in elementary…

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A changing view of special needs

For many years, Jordan has expressed little interest when I’ve introduced her to other kids with limb differences or any other type of physical challenge. Most of the time she would react with little to no emotion and focus on just about anything other than the cool difference I was point out to her. Lately,…

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I didn't cry this year, I swear

She’s officially a first grader. We took our pre-school pictures, walked to school with our neighborhood and sent Jordan to sit with her classmates outside her new classroom. Last year, as I watched her sit there, I worried. But this year, I’m confident in Jordan’s ability to thrive at school. I talked to her teacher…

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First grade, here we come!

I haven’t even had a chance to go through all of the pictures I took from our long wedding weekend in North Carolina… First we have to prepare for first grade! Jordan’s first day is tomorrow. We had a chance to meet her new teacher: The same woman who taught her brother four years ago!…

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I'm running for Camp No Limits

Last December, Jordan and I launched our first ever fundraiser for Camp No Limits. In about a month, Jordan was able to celebrate her birthday knowing we raised enough to send six kids to camp. She’s incredibly proud. So this year, I hope to raise even more for a number of reasons. First, we want…

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So many memories

We’re finally home and I’m able to upload more pictures and share this year’s super fun slide show from the 2012 Camp No Limits Missouri experience. It was super special and incredible to see a camp that started out with four limb different kids had SO MANY people attend just four years later. One of…

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Camp No Limits 2012

We’re attending our fourth Camp No Limits Missouri this week and as usual, it’s awesome. I’m going through HUNDREDS of photos taken by so many parents who are here with the 25 kids attending this year. It’s amazing to see. Only four years ago there were four families with maybe nine kids… It was tiny.…

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Celebrating Jordan's birthday for Camp No Limits

Jordan’s birthday is 46 days away! I know that sounds silly for us to start counting down so early… But Jordan and I were talking about her birthday and the many things we could do for it. She’s never had a real party at our house since we’re often out of town for the holidays…

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