They couldn’t be any more different. Coach and my son. Coach spends his afternoons and weekends coaching, instructing, and developing high school athletes into skilled baseball players. It’s his passion. He spent so much of his own life on the baseball diamond fueling his own competitive aspirations. He was drafted right out of high school by the Atlanta Braves. He was … [Read more...]
The One Choice That Matters Most
Dear new special-needs dad, Your world just turned completely upside down, didn’t it? You don’t know what to feel right now. You’re not even sure you feel anything, and if you did, you are hesitant to express it in words. Your thoughts are swirling around in your head and heart in a violent pattern you don’t really understand yet. Some days you are teetering on the edge of … [Read more...]
Words of Life and the Fig Tree
He was shuffling around in the parking lot as I pulled into the office early one morning. Before I got out of the car, he wandered over and was standing by my door, obviously waiting for me to get out of my vehicle. I nodded to him and said hello as I headed to our office’s front door. He followed me curiously and noticed our name on the door. He asked me “What is Rising Above … [Read more...]
She Opened Her Door
“How many doors will suddenly close as we go down the hall today?” “How many stares will we get along the way?” “What if he stops to squeal, make his loud noises, or stomp his feet so forcefully every few steps?” “Oh God, please let us make it out of the building today without any hurtful incidents.” Our son’s Comprehensive Development Classroom was at the very end of what I was convinced was … [Read more...]