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When Fear Holds You Back

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” This quote by Eleanor Roosevelt is something that I remind myself of every now and then. Fear is often the emotion behind the reason we hold back. “What if…” One of the hardest...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 7:18 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: hard of hearing, deaf, Inspirational Stuff, barefooting, football, fear, overcoming fear

The Kronewitters– A Blast from the Past

I drove to Huzzy lake last week with great anticipation. I had connected with the Kronewitter family via Facebook and for the first time in about 25 years, I was going to see them again. The family was celebrating Andy’s birthday and I brought along...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 2:20 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Christie Lake Adventures, Christie Lake, water skiing, karen putz, pyramid

Turning 45 and Celebrating

Last year’s birthday and this year’s birthday– quite a difference! Last year, I sat in the pontoon and had a moment of looking back on my teen years and crying. At the age of 44, I figured the best years were over with. No one was barefoot...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 2:00 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Christie Lake Adventures, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, karen putz, barefoot water skiing, world barefoot center, birthdays, barefoot worlds

Grabbing the Last Bit of Summer

It’s that time of the year again. The “winding down” days of summer. Summers at the lake are measured by the number of days that the pier stays in the water and as my family gets older, it seems like we take the pier out earlier each...

Published Sat, Aug 07 2010 1:05 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christie Lake, barefooting, family, wakeboarding, lake

Bloggers Unite for People with Disabilities: Attitude

It’s funny, I don’t consider myself disabled– that is, on most days. Then every now and then, life will knock me upside the head and remind me that I can’t access the world sometimes. I was born with hearing in the so-called “normal”...

Published Sun, Jul 25 2010 3:40 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: karen putz, people with disabilities, bloggers unite, Advocacy efforts

The Honor of Attending a Water Birth

I was sitting on the couch up in Michigan when the phone rang. It was 10:30 p.m. “It’s your friend,” said my Dad. “She’s in labor and wants you to come now.” I grabbed my bag and jumped in the car. It was a two hour...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 3:00 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, homebirth, doula, birth, midwifery, water birth

The Ghost at Christie Lake

From the time I was seven, I spent my summers at Christie Lake, a small lake located in Lawrence, Michigan. On the weekends, I would go up to the lake with my friend Chris, whose family owned a cottage. Most of our days were spent lazing on the water...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 8:23 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Christie Lake Adventures, Christie Lake, ghosts

Hey, Slow It Down, Girl

Every once in a while, life hands over a slap upside the head. This weekend was one of those moments when life said, “Hey, slow it down, girl.” I left for Michigan with the boys in tow. Lauren was down in Texas with Sarah and Joe was still...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 5:24 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Christie Lake Adventures, cancer, joy, relationships, weekends, connecting

Karen Putz Chosen as a “Hidden Pearl”

I’m proud to be among 20 amazing Deaf women chosen as “Pearls” by The M Project: The Pearls, by The M Project Next year, June 4, 2011, I will have to the opportunity to meet them all in Studio City, California. I’m looking forward...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 12:17 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, deaf, karen putz, deaf women, pearls, the m project

Old Lady, Judy Myers, Qualifies for Worlds

Earlier this year, 67-year-old Judy Myers decided that she wanted to qualify enough points in barefoot waterskiing to compete in the World Barefoot Championships in Brandenberg, Germany in August. To qualify, she needed to score 500 points in a tournament...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 9:07 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Christie Lake Adventures, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, People You Should Know, barefoot water skiing, tournaments, competition, world barefoot center

ZVRS Reveals VRS with iPhone4

Over 200 folks gathered at the Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia on July 7, 2010 for a private event hosted by ZVRS. Tim Rarus took the stage and talked about the history of video relay service. “In the old days before the TTY,” he explained...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 2:59 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: zvrs, Uncategorized, ASL, relay, communication access, iphone4, video relay

Barefooting, I Mean, Butt Riding

I spent most of the July 4th weekend on my butt instead of my feet. It was frustrating challenging. Andy, my nephew, brought his boat up Saturday so I decided to try some deep water starts behind his boat. Andy had never pulled before so I knew I was...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 3:23 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christie Lake, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, barefoot water skiing, joann oconner, kneeboard

Putz Household Celebrates Clean Sink

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago– The Putz Household is celebrating tonight. For the first time since January 15, 2007, the Putz family has found the bottom of their sink again. “It’s a miracle,” exclaimed Karen Putz, head of the...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 4:13 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, shiny sink, flylady

Goodbye to Chicago Moms Blog, Hello to The Chicago Moms

For the last two years, I have been writing for the Chicago Moms Blog, a network of blogs owned by the Silicon Valley Moms group. When I first came across the blog almost three years ago, I said to myself, “I want to write for them someday!”...

Published Tue, Jun 29 2010 11:22 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, writing, blogs, chicago moms

Embracing My Deaf Self

It is eleven o’clock at night and my house is filled with the sound of eight teenagers sitting around my family room chatting and laughing. Some of them are signing, some of them are animatedly talking. Some of them are deaf, some are hard of hearing...

Published Sun, Jun 27 2010 10:28 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized

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