September 14, 2018 The other day I got busy changing our bed sheets. Although I have no sight, it’s an easy task except for the fitted sheets. The challenge is matching the right corners. And this particular time, no matter how much I turned the sheet, stretched, pulled and yanked, the corners just wouldn’t …
August 24, 2018 I fought the tears. “I can’t believe it,” I wrote as a reply to a colleague of mine some years back. “Yes,” she said, “the company is downsizing and is laying off all in our level.” My stomach cramped. My job as an over-the-phone interpreter wasn’t actually “work” for me; it was …
August 17, 2018 “Ready for a game?” I called out to my ten- and eight-year old grand-kiddoes. They dashed to the couch and snuggled beside me. “What are we playing?” Each game I invent has strange rules and quirky turns. As I give the instructions, I emphasize what they cannot do or what they …
August 10, 2018 Could you help me please? In one of my trips to Mexico, an airport escort guided me into the airplane. As we turned the corner to head down the aisle, a flight attendant handed immigration forms to each passenger. “One per family please.” With form in hand, I headed to my seat. …
August 3, 2018 It’s a crazy sight. Without a second thought, I push my Mom on a wheelchair. No blind person should be pushing anything at all, much less a ninety-year-old sweet lady. But this past week, I did just that. I held on to my Mom’s arm as we entered the store. She spotted …
July 27, 2018 Questions We all want to know. What will happen? How will it happen? Will I be around? Yikes! What if I am! Or what if I’m not? “We’re seeing the signs, aren’t we?” a preacher asked recently. Some would agree. Others would cringe, shaken up with that realization. And yet, others, dog-paddling …
July 13, 2018 Some friends and I sat at a table in a local restaurant. “Hi Amy!” I said looking in the direction of my friend’s three-year old little girl. “Did you like your visit to Disney World?” She didn’t answer. “Honey,” her mommy said, “Mrs. Eckles can’t see. You have to say yes …
June 29, 2018 Where’s my bag? If you’re like me, while traveling, your mind wonders with possibilities. Unable to see, I sometimes think about someone walking away with my bag or me grabbing someone else’s suitcase. Despite those thoughts flashing through at times, I still travel with no worries. But, on one trip, that very …
June 22, 2018 I sat on the stump, like a fool, shaking and wondering… While perusing messages in my inbox several years ago, I was just about to press the delete key when I decided to read the following story. Once I read it, an itchy, nagging kind of feeling tugged at me. Here’s why. …
June 15, 2018 “May I take that out of your way?” S-L-O-W S-L-O-W S-L-O-W I hate when the waitress asks that question. That means those with whom we’re having dinner have finished their meals, and it’s a sign for me to hurry. Tough to do because chances are I’m still munching away and have a …
