April is Limb difference awareness month and last year I wrote a couple of pieces about limb differences–Limb Differences 101 and another piece that happens to be a personal favorite about the lack of representation of the disability community and how that lack is felt by us personally. I recently asked my followers on Instagram to send me...
Hello! It’s so funny to be sharing part of our story here–I remember reading these spotlights years and years ago before I was a special needs mom, and now I see them all with new eyes. My husband and I have four kids with a fifth on the way–Finley (8), Braden (6), Keaton (4), Merritt...
In January I started working with Amber of Biceps after Babies to help achieve my goals of completing 10 pull-ups (which are actually chin-ups but since a lot of people are like, ‘What are chin-ups?’ I refer to them pull-ups) as well as to get a little leaner by increasing my muscle mass and at...
Jessica Smith is an accomplished speaker and MC. The former Paralympian represented Australia for seven years in the sport of swimming. Since retiring from international competition she has dedicated her life to raising awareness around Mental Health and Mental Illness with specific emphasis on body image and eating disorders. Her aim is to highlight that...
April is Limb difference awareness month and last year I wrote a couple of pieces about limb differences like Limb Differences 101. The other piece I wrote was a personal favorite that has to do with the lack of representation and how that lack is felt by us personally. It’s probably one of my favorite pieces...
Last Friday was a milestone for this little blog. Last Friday’s special needs spotlight was my 200th interview. Just so we’re all on the same page, that’s a lot of interviews. While I’ve never wanted to be known solely for my work on disability awareness–in fact my all time most popular posts are usually craft and DIY...
Hi! I’m Kate, wife to Rob, stepmom to Calvin (25), Riley (24) and Duncan (21) and mommy to Daniel (11), Desirae (11), Christy (10), Christian (10) and Michael (9). Yep, that’s two sets of twins, plus one more energetic boy! We live in Oklahoma in a small house filled to capacity, otherwise we’d probably add...
Hey, I'm Amy!
I'm an author, artist, and disability advocate. I live with my handsome husband and three beautiful daughters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Thank you for this. as I have said before, I really enjoy your blog. My friends son has a limb difference and is very involved in The Lucky Fin project!
Really enjoyed your post. And your daughter looks so much like you in the first photo!