You know you are an amputee when…Part III …You wanted to participate in Karate as a kid but were sent to the Partial Arts center instead …You randomly scratch your head and say “I think I’m missing something” …Your friends tell you to “hop in the car” you quite literally hop in …Anytime you goContinue reading “You know you are an amputee when…Part III”
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Waiting to Live?
Waiting to Live? Lately I have felt led to volunteer at a local Retirement Home. I have been playing piano for the retirees and then visiting with them after. Nearly every resident that I speak to seems to feel the harsh reality that end of life care can bring. The reality that there really seemsContinue reading “Waiting to Live?”
Living in Longing – The freedom of living in the present
I would like to talk for a bit today about longing. There are so many things that we can long for and it creates this absolutely guttural feeling within us and an aching that resonates through our entire being. There are things that we each long for and have a persistent desire and craving forContinue reading “Living in Longing – The freedom of living in the present”
Chaos Free Circles – Operating from a place of peace
It is my desire today to write about chaos. Chaos is all around us and affects us in so many ways. For several years I heard from a therapist, “I don’t do chaos” and one day I finally asked her what this meant. It makes sense that we try to stay away from drama andContinue reading “Chaos Free Circles – Operating from a place of peace”
Courage to Break it Down
Courage to Break it Down – Ashly P. Ash It seems in our society more and more that we tend to excuse our fears and tiptoe around them rather than facing them. We rationalize that doing certain things are “just not for me” or “I just don’t have that personality”. Sometimes we even just nodContinue reading “Courage to Break it Down”
Is Walking a Right?
~I wrote this poem today. I had driven two hours to see my prosthetic provider and was a little early. As I sat in the car dreading the moment of walking in and going through the emotional trauma yet again this came pouring out of me onto the paper I managed to gather from aroundContinue reading “Is Walking a Right?”
A Box of Left Shoes?
Last year we had a fire in the apartment next to us. The fire didn’t come through the wall but we did lose a lot of things to smoke damage. When the fire restoration girls came through they were going to pack up all of our belongings and take them for treatment. After they wereContinue reading “A Box of Left Shoes?”
He Gives and Takes Away
He Gives and Takes Away Harvest from one of our gardens “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” Job 1:21 This is a concept that has been very dear to my heartContinue reading “He Gives and Takes Away”
Memory Lane
Memory Lane – Ashly P. Ash Today I strolled on down the lane Was filled with pain to my disdain Physically I was so distraught As each and every step I fought But there with me was a precious child One so sweet, meek and mild I knew that I must carry on But inContinue reading “Memory Lane”
Skeleton Leg in the Closet
Back when I first starting dating my husband I was a single girl with my own apartment. I had just started using a prosthesis again and it was one that I had to plug the electronic knee in to charge it up each night before using. It was still the metal and no cover soContinue reading “Skeleton Leg in the Closet”
Crutchprints in the Sand 