On the sun splashed afternoon in late September. They parked and climbed into the van for a short drive. Up the hill they wound toward an old mansion positioned to overlook the bay. In the distance, downtown Seattle could be seen, with its majestic skyscrapers perched on the hill overlooking Elliot Bay. Off to their … More A Wedding in September: The Wedding
The brick building stood in a sun-drenched evening. It was a fall Friday night just outside Seattle. Another family was gathering for their rehearsal dinner. Two young people were planning to recite their vows the following afternoon. This evening would involve reacquainting with family and friends. Relatives who had flown into Seattle from different parts … More A Wedding in September: The Rehearsal
In many ways, we relate sports to life. The quote titling this post was from watching the British Open a couple years ago. It was a narration about golfers who had almost won the golf tournament. Many players’ have lead the tournament, when beginning play on the final few holes. During that final stretch things … More Thou Shalt Finish
Flying might always cause me nervous energy. It was an emotion keeping me from flying for ten years. Missing out on trips with family and friends. Finally, traveling to a destination wedding broke the cycle of fear. Medication was found to help calm my anxiety around flying. Taking the anti-anxiety pill before reaching the airport … More Growing with the Fear to Fly
After we concur fear, doing it again becomes challenging. Similar to an athlete or team in any sport. When they prove to themselves great performances are within. The test would be completing another good performance. Following years of fear with flying, breaking through was exciting. To fly again opened all kinds of possibilities. Maybe going … More Continuing Flight
Flying seems to be something causing many of us discomfort. For some people the notion of flying on an airplane can be downright scary. My fear of flying kept me grounded for ten years. What does the fear of flying have to do with cerebral palsy you might ask? Well, my fear of flight seemed … More Learning to Fly
It was up the coast again to Turtle Bay. For the second year, we made the hour drive to the North Shore. The Palmer course at Turtle Bay had been calling our name for a year. When we played the course a year ago, it was impressive. A course which had hosted the Champions Tour … More Welcome Back
Playing golf can often be about the people around you. Sometimes we play the game with someone we wouldn’t have met otherwise. On our trip to Hawaii this year, we were joined by a gentleman. We found out early in the round that he was from Calgary. There often becomes apprehension on my part when … More Sandie From Calgary
Every so often we get one of those moments. You know the ones, where everything seems to click into place. Things are different than they were before. Many times, you might look around questioning if you’re the only one feeling this. Odds are if you feel something more positive, someone else does too. Christmas was … More It’s Family
New couples are formed every night. Two people meet under different circumstances. Giving each couple their own story to tell. It might have been a blind date at the basketball game. Or she needed a ride home from college, then a ride back to college. The greatest things can happen because of a simple road … More Dreaming of Perfection
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 