Holly Bonner is a Staten Island based psychotherapist and Director of Education & Training for IlluminArt Productions. A wife and mother of two daughters, Holly became legally blind in 2012 after battling breast cancer. She navigates motherhood relying on help from modern technology, a white cane, and her sixth sense provided by eyes in… Read More »
Orphan Sunday and Starbucks Red Cups
Yesterday was one of those bizarre social media days for Christians. The evangelical movement around the country recognized the day as Orphan Sunday (not my favorite term, but it is what it is) and I was happy to read accounts of children being sponsored for food and education, raised awareness of vulnerable children everywhere, foster… Read More »
Are you teaching your child to avoid children with special needs?
Back in the day when I had one child, I instructed an adaptive swimming class for children of various abilities. Often my then 5 year old daughter would sit on deck and observe the class as children were lifted from their wheelchairs and experienced the buoyancy of the water and the ability to move their… Read More »
Charleston and Forgiveness
I know this post will not come across as eloquently as I want it to. It’s impossible to write with the depth of emotion I am feeling right now as much of it is still waiting to surface. Fear, anger, disbelief and grief are just a few emotions rising. The Charleston massacre and its aftermath… Read More »
Update on Our Girl
This week, I have hesitated posting about our current medical journey. There is that delicate balance between privacy and being an advocate. Things also feel more real once they are written down, so I have hesitated to write. In the end, I want to always share the joy and the hard of our life. And… Read More »
CP and Epilepsy Awareness
This week we acknowledged two awareness days that are a daily part of our lives. March 25th is World CP Awareness Day and March 26th is Epilepsy Awareness day. We wore green on Wednesday and acknowledged the struggles and triumphs of our little one living with Cerebral Palsy. We saw friends wear green and post… Read More »
How to Talk to Your Children About People with Disabilities
In honor of Cerebral Palsy awareness month, I am guest posting at Kelli’s Thoughts On Things about a topic that many parents struggle with. If you don’t have a differently abled person in your family, you may get curious questions from your children (usually in front of strangers). Here are my thoughts on how to… Read More »
The Box I didn’t Check
Today is another #AdoptionTalk Thursday Link Up! Every 1st and 3rd Thursday we will share adoption topics from international adoption, domestic adoption and foster care adoption from various viewpoints. Today, Anything Goes and I am excited to read what everyone has decided to write about. Please make sure you follow all our hosts: Erin, Tamara,… Read More »
Disability Views in China
Today I am glad to share another guest post in the series: Disability Views Around the World. I have asked people from different countries to talk about how people with different abilities are viewed and what their daily life is like. Some write because they are differently abled, some are parents and some… Read More »
Poverty and Adoption Ethics
Today is another #AdoptionTalk Link Up Thursday! I am so glad to introduce a new co-host, Madeline who blogs at Our Journey To You Today’s topic is Ethics, which I hope will be educational to those just starting their adoption journeys. Please link up your ethics related adoption posts at the end of this… Read More »