I want to talk about how I been doing with the virus and the new things with it and how I take care of my love Mark with it. It is a little bit confusing and hard right now to know about the TV Shows that I love to watch like Ellen and The Kelly … [Read more…]
Has anyone else found themselves looking more intently at spring that is blooming around us this year? Each sunrise feels more brilliant than the last. Every tree seems to be bursting with more blossoms in brighter colors than I recall. Our moments in nature feel more like a sanctuary than ever during this quarantine. In … [Read more…]
When most people hear the name Bridges associated with Hollywood, the name Jeff precedes it. You know, “The Dude” from The Big Lebowski…that Jeff Bridges. This is not the case for Leah. For Leah, the Bridges brother that shines in her mind is Beau. I’ve mentioned several times about our Today Show appearance. Today’s post … [Read more…]
Have you ever met someone who instantly softens your heart? Their presence, their tone. The way they move. The words they say and the way they say them. Without knowing it, this is one of the powers that every human who has Down syndrome has – at least in my experience. It’s in Leah’s soft-spoken … [Read more…]
“I was heartbroken. But I didn’t want to tell mom that.” This month our world has laughed in the face of projected timelines. Calendar dots continue to be re-arranged, re-scheduled, and the toughest of all, cancelled. Mark and Leah manage a long-distance relationship. Mark lives in Texas and Leah in Nebraska. Their eyes are always … [Read more…]
And the greatest of these is love. L-O-V-E. The heart of life. It’s all we need, according to the four wise men: Paul, John, George, and Ringo. We have arrived at the culmination of the Forever Love series: The Ceremony. As you can imagine, summing up the biggest day of your life is quite a … [Read more…]
Happy World Down Syndrome Day (tomorrow)! We love being a part of a thriving community. When I met with Leah this week to discuss writing about her Bachelorette, she responded, “well, I don’t really think that I watch that show.” She can always bring the biggest smile to my face. We squared away the confusion … [Read more…]
When it was around the time to go to do Dress shopping for my Forever Love Ceremony I went to a place called David’s Bridal. I went shopping with my Mom and two sisters Megan and Lindsay. At the store there was a lot of beautiful dresses all around and we start to look and … [Read more…]
As we are making this post, our world is currently turning upside down. A “normal” day cannot be defined and each moment seems to bring more information that is confusing and scary to navigate. Our prayers are with all of the tough decisions that everyone is facing. We pray that creative solutions arise during this … [Read more…]
Before we launch our Forever Love series, we want to take a moment to embrace Women’s History Month. This past Sunday, the world experienced an outpouring of support for women. The lifting up was being held and propelled by a melting pot of humans: friends, husbands, daughters, business owners, and beyond. To me, International Women’s … [Read more…]
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