I have a thing for new beginnings. Or more so fresh perspectives. I appreciate a chance to reflect on the old, but I most enjoy leaning into new experiences. This could just be my inner-curiosity talking. This year we have had the ultimate new beginning in our family. Our sweet Ollie girl was born at … Continue reading New Beginnings
It has been a while since we provided a meaningful update on Willa’s progress and overall health. So that’s what I hope to accomplish here–no profound life lessons included. When we received Willa’s ADSL diagnosis in August of this year, we said in Re-Evaluate Everythingthat the severity of ADSL patients is quite relative. There is … Continue reading A Brief Update: The Devil is in the Details
This quote has been pinging around in my mind recently like a pinball machine: “Suffering is a moment of clarity, when you can no longer deny the truth of a situation and are forced into uncomfortable change.” – Debbie McMillan. This notion of suffering within and its tendency to act as a seed for change … Continue reading Building a Body of Work
Today is meant to be a day of special consideration. A day to be thoughtful about what we value in our lives. To express that value through gratitude. If Thanksgiving were an equation, it could look something like this: Reflection + Awareness x Expressed Gratitude = Unrealized Happiness. It is important that we do this … Continue reading Feeling the Thanks You Give
This idea of resiliency is slowly tattooing itself on my mind. Some of you who have been following us on the journey with Willa might be clearing your throat right now to say, “Uh, Mark. Welcome to the party. That’s exactly what this is all about.” And perhaps that would be a rather easy thing to … Continue reading Taking Chances or Paralyzing Odds?
I want to talk about what happens to a marriage when life rears its ugly head, like when you receive life-altering news about your child’s health. It gets exposed. Continue reading Exposed
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” C.S. Lewis – Mere Christianity. This probably says more about me over the past decade than I care to admit publicly. It manifests its self in control. … Continue reading These Genes Fit Just Right: an introduction to relying on others
This post is a follow up to my two posts, Re-Evaluate Everything and Talking about an Early Exit. Many of you have asked to hear more details about the journey that brought us here. Many have also asked to hear Sarah’s perspective through it all. Well, she delivered. In a powerful way. To me, this is … Continue reading Broken Expectations
This is the sequel to Measuring Life and Using More Complex Sentences. I broke this piece up into two parts for, well, the sake of digestibility I suppose. If you have not read Part 1, you should do so first. You can find it here. I left you with these questions: Did you know the number … Continue reading Measuring Life and Using More Complex Sentences (Part 2)
How Will You Measure Your Life? So I told my boss about Willa’s condition. She was going to find out eventually. I tried to put myself in her shoes in receiving news like this. And therefore I didn’t expect much in a response. It has to be one of the toughest tasks as a leader … Continue reading Measuring Life and Using More Complex Sentences (Part 1)
Lessons Learned from a Brain Injured Child 