Adaptive Adventure · Family life · Through the Power of Sport

What Kids Teach Us About Ability: #WeAreAllSportsFans Part 2

Two boys in these photos.  One is wearing footie Batman PJ’s on a hot summer evening, and the other, his buddy Logan, is sporting more sensible shorts and t-shirt, along with a pair of crutches.  They are playing soccer in our back yard. Together.  For over an hour. Until it was too dark to see… Continue reading What Kids Teach Us About Ability: #WeAreAllSportsFans Part 2

Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Through the Power of Sport

#WeAreAllSportsFans

My second “public support and sharing of a hashtag” ever: #WeAreAllSportsFans.  The first being #endpianoviolence, which if you haven’t checked out Meredith Koch’s story, you ought to.  The goal of the #WeAreAllSportsFans campaign, launched by Mpower Sports and Recreation on Aug. 1, is to reach the international sports community and sports fans worldwide and have… Continue reading #WeAreAllSportsFans

Adaptive Adventure · Family life · Through the Power of Sport

Daddy, I Think God Must Use a Go-Pro…

I don’t always give Geoff enough credit when he has a GENIUS parenting idea, but this one set us up for 1300 miles of relative peace and quiet in the car headed west, which as parents of small children know is no easy task.  I also barricaded the space between them so they couldn’t physically… Continue reading Daddy, I Think God Must Use a Go-Pro…

Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Through the Power of Sport

Thinking about Independence on Independence Day…

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about personal independence and how it means different things for different people.  We’ve crossed this incredible turning point in our parenting development with Geoff being able to take our kids places alone without the threat of one of them running away or getting some place “inaccessible”where he might not… Continue reading Thinking about Independence on Independence Day…

Education · Local · Nature-Based Learning · Through the Power of Sport

Pat Summit: A Model for Grit and Resiliency

When I heard about the passing of legendary great Pat Summit, the most winningest coach  in the history of the NCAA, I reflected first on her courage as a human being thwarted by a devastating illness;  I obviously did not know her on a personal level, but I remember watching and learning from her tenacity… Continue reading Pat Summit: A Model for Grit and Resiliency