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 …
Very Carefully New friends ask me, “Being blind, how do you put on your make-up?” My answer is simple: I do it carefully. After living with complete blindness for 33 years, I often forget my limitations. But trouble comes when getting ready to go out. I pry myself from endless tasks. At the last minute, …
June 1, 2018 “And you can now get mature manure,” the radio announcer said, “and you’ll have the greenest grass ever.” Mature manure? Who ever heard of that? But as odd as its name, so was its effect. It turns out that when you put this product on your grass, it protects it and produces …
May 4, 2018 The move to America. In 1964, my family and I left our hometown in Bolivia and arrived in St. Louis on a cold winter day. With expectations and excitement, we had packed our suitcases with hope for a glorious life in the United States. But the adjustment was bumpier than the …
April 20, 2018 High Heels vs. Tennis Shoes Some months ago, a friend came to pick me up. I opened the front door, she came in and paused, “What’s with the high heels,” she asked “Why not?” “Because we’ll be doing a lot of walking in those airports. You need comfortable shoes.” She stomped …