It started out just like any of the other of the dozens of conversations I have had with young children about Christian. "Where are his eyes?" "Can he see?" "Why are his eyes so red?"Some people might cringe hearing their kids ask questions like these about my son, but it doesn't bother me. If they already knew the answer to ...

Choosing Grace

Christian & Chris UlmerMy family was honored with a special opportunity this past weekend. We got to meet Christopher Ulmer with Special Books by Special Kids  and be interviewed by him! Christian did a great job being interviewed and Chris really captured Christian's joyful spirit and laughter! (You can watch that interview here.) The video got over a million views in ...

Picking Playdough Out From Under My Fingernails /

We were getting dressed for a fancy, red carpet event. We had been invited to a benefit concert where Christian would go on stage, adorning bow tie and all, and play piano for the crowd. The show was a fancy ordeal, and it was important that we dress well and look put together. My friend was hosting the concert and ...

Esther - A Woman of the Bible - And What God Intended to Teach Me

Esther is a very popular book of the Bible among Christian women. That's probably mostly because most of the Bible figures are males, or at least most of the time spent in telling stories in the Bible tells of men; but the book of Esther is a story with a female heroine who saves the day.Esther was a Jewish orphan ...

If it Was Easy

Last week we visited Tennessee School for the Blind. This was a trip that I have been hearing about for about a year. I’ve known it was coming, but I had no idea what to expect. There was some anticipation with a touch of dread mixed in about this trip. The purpose of this visit was an evaluation. That single word ...