Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9, 2021, and I am flooded with memories of my first Mother’s Day with Catherine – May 14, 2006. A week prior, she had undergone heart surgery and was in critical condition. Doctors had placed her in a medically induced coma to manage her challenges with pulmonary hypertension. Celebrating Mother’s Day […]
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National Siblings Day was officially on April 10th, but I think it should be celebrated every day, which is why I’m excited and a bit biased about our featured profile this week. From the moment Catherine was born, Christina has been a loving and devoted big sister and I thank God every day that I […]
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In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, we’re featuring, Nadia Hamilton, founder and president of Magnusmode, a company that provides assistive technology to people with autism and cognitive disabilities. I’m so excited Nadia was able to stop by and share her story. Lillian Magnusmode’s origin story dates all the way back to the late eighties […]
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As we continue to move through what seems like the fourth quarter of this challenging pandemic, we must answer to the year that has asked so much from us. What did I learn about myself? The quarantine at home allowed me to evaluate how I used my time on a daily basis. My answers really […]
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It’s here…World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st! We’re celebrating as a family that has lived with Down syndrome and we’re thankful for the opportunity to bring awareness of this naturally occurring condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome. Most individuals have 23 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 46. […]
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What did you learn in 2020? This is an important question to ask of ourselves. It is so vital to answer so you can create a path forward. We all had challenges that can lead to outcomes with long–term positive impact. Here are three things I learned from the world around me. Gratitude We took […]
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“There are years that ask questions and years that answer,” from author Zora Neal Hurston, is suitable for the season we are in right now. It was this time last year where we began to see our lives convert into what some may describe as the twilight zone. A pandemic emerged and engulfed our lives […]
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Catherine is 15! I am still pinching myself and I cannot believe how fast the time passed. Where is that little girl who barely weighed 10 pounds at a year old and struggled to survive in her very early years? Well she’s still going and enjoying the milestones of life.Her birthday falls on the last […]
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Please tell us your name and a little about yourself. My husband, John, and I live in Raleigh, NC where he is the Director of the Raleigh Rescue Mission. The RRM is a ministry that seeks to Rescue, Renew and Restore homeless individuals to a relationship with Christ and move them on to full employment, […]
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Providing care for a loved one is a huge responsibility. As our loved ones age or circumstances warrant, it may be increasingly important to invest wisely in supplementary care. It is even more daunting when you have to consider a home care agency. When preparing to make the decision to hire someone to care for […]
