by Debbie Mason | Jun 30, 2021 | Spring 2021, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2021/Natalie Vecchione “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:14 My name is Natalie Vecchione, and I am blessed to be a treasure finder. Our family has been living in...
by Debbie Mason | Jun 16, 2021 | Graduate 2021
Graduate 2021/Sandra Peoples My teenager who has dyslexia started out as a homeschooler, went to public school for a few years, and has returned to homeschooling for high school. In the early years, it was easy to ignore the benchmarks and milestones and work at a...
by Sandra Peoples | Nov 3, 2020 | Fall 2020, GREENHOUSE
Fall 2020/ Sandra Peoples One fall Friday night during my senior year of high school, I cheered for my friend Wes who was playing tight end. “Go 98!” I yelled. My friend in the bleachers next to me said, “Who is 98? There’s no 98 on the...
by Sandra Peoples | Jun 17, 2020 | Graduate 2020, GREENHOUSE
Graduate 2020/ Sandra Peoples My sister, Syble, was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome in 1977. Just a few years later, my mom was thinking about what my sister would do as an adult. Our small town in Duncan, Oklahoma, didn’t have a lot of resources at that time in...
by Sandra Peoples | Jun 9, 2020 | Spring 2020, GREENHOUSE
Spring 2020/ Sandra Peoples There are times that I let my son’s autism hold us back. We make decisions based not only on what would be easier for him, but also what we want to avoid (like stares and unhelpful advice from others). But last year I turned forty. One of...
