Dear Reader, I hope you're doing well today, but it's possible that you're not. Perhaps you’re facing something pretty tough right now. Maybe it’s grief. Disease. A painful setback. Or even a disability—physically or emotionally. If so, this post is for you:Taylor Davis was born with a disabled right arm, yet incredibly, she played D1 softball at [...]
I try not to dwell on past regrets because it wastes energy. You can’t change what you did (or didn’t do) in the past. But you can learn from it. And so can others. So I’ve decided to share one of my regrets as a mom in hope that it will help someone do better [...]
BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC: February 1975—“Daddy, do you really think I can ski?” I said as I weighed the risks of downhill skiing. My father put his arm around me and said, “I know you can.” “But what if I fall?”“Oh, you’re gonna fall,” he said, nodding decisively.“Will it hurt?”“Falling might hurt, but trust me: I [...]