By Dawn Graczyk, Sunshine Mom Orlando is a dream for my girls. They love the rides and the excitement. They are pulled in by the smell of hot popcorn and overpriced theme park ice cream. Anneliese is enamored with the adrenaline of roller coasters. It has...
Riding on Sunshine
Four Simple Ways to Support Someone Who Uses a Wheelchair
By Dawn Graczyk, Sunshine Mom I don’t know what it is like to feel my body failing. I’ve never been in a wheelchair. On occasion I may trip over a word or two, but I have never been unable to control the rate and volume of my speech. As short as I am, I have never...
How We Journey through this Terrible, Beautiful, Crazy Life
By Dawn Graczyk, Sunshine Mom As the night winds down, I find myself in awe of the intentionality of my Father, who has indeed worked all things together for a purpose and for my good, whether or not I understand it. The Beauty of God’s Divine Orchestration...
“One Day at a Time” — How People with Disabilities Live Out this Cliche
By Dawn Graczyk, Sunshine Mom “I don’t know why you are surprised at impulsivity in your children. They are, in fact, just like you. Whatever comes to your mind, it just flies right out. If you decide to take a trip, you just go.” Impulsive? Me? No. ...
God Sent Hairstylists
“Do you by chance have a secret talent for cutting hair? I really want my hair cut on this trip.” I’d just met Diane for the first time in Nashville, and I was hoping she’d say yes. She assured me she had no secret talent in that area. But on our very next...
Three Small Steps
It’s just three steps. Three small steps. It could have been the Great Wall last night. A year ago, I didn’t worry about ramps and handicap accessibility. Only a year ago, but it’s also a lifetime. I simply assisted her up, had her hang on to the...