By Helen Royal (Mother of Christian) I got the chance to talk to Helen when I interviewed her about her son’s beautiful pottery. We shared such an instant connection that when it came time to write, I had to create two…
read moreI’m sure you all know by now that Josh’s favorite singing group is Celtic Thunder, right?!?!? Well, if you didn’t, you do now. 🙂One year ago tomorrow THIS happened: Josh’s Mom (Karen),Your Tweet got a reply! @GDonaldsonCT @RyanKellyMusic @neilbyrne_CT @laursadurrant@DeclanODonoghue It’s World Down Syndrome Day ~ A RT…
read moreIn March 2014 the theme on The Road was stories. In this post, originally shared 3/19, Mardra shared a few of the stories she shared with professional service providers who work with developmentally delayed adults. Speaking of Stories… I’m sharing the mugshot, I mean…
read moreGuest Post from Susan Holcombe (A.K.A. Rion’s Mom) I’m THRILLED to be able to share a story for “social” month from Susan Holcombe. You may remember her son Rion from the video “Rion Holcombe gets a special letter in the mail.” (It’s…
read more“SOCIAL” ~ What does that word mean to me? I guess the first thing that pops into my head when I think of the word social is “relationships.” Josh has had so many over the course of 18 years, it’s really difficult to decide…
read moreIn 2011, Josh’s older brother, Tim (my oldest son) and his long-time girlfriend, Steph, wanted to adopt/rescue a third dog from a shelter in Arkansas. Not just any ol’ dog, but a deaf dog. The owner of the shelter denied their request stating…
read moreBy Stephanie Holland I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “legacy” today. It seems so incredible to me that we could be talking about Ethan – someone I knew – someone’s child, grandchild, nephew, brother – someone the same age…
read moreWhere to begin? Josh was born in May of 1995, feels like five minutes ago in some respects and a lifetime ago in others. How does this happen? Where did the time go? How did we get here? A blink of an eye! Every good story has to provide…
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