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From Waterskiing to Barefooting

Ann C wanted to know, how does one go from water skiing to learning how to barefoot: As a kid, I’ve water-skiied and slalomed on water to the point I could do a quick turn-’round and jump the wakes, also slalom with eight other ppl on ski’s, weaving in...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 4:53 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, barefooting, world barefoot center, how to do a deep water start, how to barefoot for the first time

Driving a 1952 John Deere Tractor

I was winterizing the jet ski when Dad came out of the garage. “What happened to your trailer?” he asked, pointing to the wheel crank. The handle was bent. “I jackknifed two years ago when I backed it up for the first time,” I...

Published Sun, Sep 19 2010 2:44 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Christie Lake, Inspirational Stuff, I Can Take Pictures!, learning to drive a tractor, tractor, 1952 john deere

Officially a Mom of Three Teenagers

Today’s a big day. This is the day that Steven turns thirteen. It’s official. I’m a mom of three teenagers. How did the time go by so fast? I can remember his birth as if it was just yesterday… When I was pregnant with Steven,...

Published Tue, Sep 28 2010 7:03 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Raising Deaf/HH Kids, homebirth, birthday, teens, VBAC, teenagers

Writing for the Chicago Tribune TribLocal

The email came out of the blue. It was titled, “DeafMom Tweets.” It was from Amy Alderman, a staff reporter and producer from the Chicago Tribune TribLocal. “Dear Karen,” she wrote. “I just wanted to write to say I really...

Published Sat, Oct 02 2010 5:45 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, barefooting, karen putz, writing, chicago tribune, triblocal

Aspire–Are You Living Your Life’s Purpose?

The friend notification appeared like so many others. “Kevin Hall wants to be friends on Facebook.” Kevin Hall? The name wasn’t familiar to me. I went on the internet to find out more. A short time earlier, I connected with Chad Hymas...

Published Wed, Oct 13 2010 5:21 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, life purpose, destiny, genshai, aspire, kevin hall

Women’s Barefoot Week at the World Barefoot Center

Way back in March, when I first met Judy Myers, she casually mentioned that she was going to organize a Women’s Barefoot Week at the World Barefoot Center this fall. “We never do anything for the ladies in barefooting, so we’re going...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2010 7:08 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, barefoot, barefoot water skiing, world barefoot center, barefoot wine, david small, vibram five fingers, joann oconnor

Life is Too Short to Pout All the Time

Many years ago, I began writing for a website that produced product reviews and I had to come up with a personal tagline or quote to reflect something about me. Mine was simply: “Life is too short to pout all the time.” That line came to me years ago...

Published Thu, Oct 21 2010 7:23 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Raising Deaf/HH Kids, Inspirational Stuff, kids, motherhood, pouting, hectic days

Happy Birthday to My Girl!

A little over 15 years ago, the ultrasound tech said, “It looks like it’s a girl.” “Are you SURE?” I asked. “I’m about 90 percent sure,” he said. “There’s always a little possibility that it’s...

Published Sun, Oct 24 2010 4:52 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized

Innocent and Behind Barbed Wire

I stood in line with all the others, waiting for my turn to go inside the building. Reaching into the pocket of my jeans, I fingered the brass disc with the number 43 on it. I was visitor number forty-three that morning. A young woman stood in front of...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 3:20 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized

Women’s Barefoot Week, Day One and Two

I headed to the airport to pick up Val Shinn and we arrived at the World Barefoot Center in the late afternoon on Sunday. We quickly changed into our suits, grabbed our wetsuits and headed out for the boat to join the other gals–Sharon, Judy, Joann...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 4:57 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, keith st. onge, world barefoot center, women's barefoot week

World Barefoot Center Day Three and Four

I’m blown away. The gals who are at Women’s Barefoot Week at the World Barefoot Center are nothing but phenomenal. A *** cancer survivor/dentist who does a front-to-back effortlessly. A gal with a broken neck who’s back on the water...

Published Thu, Nov 04 2010 5:20 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, It's All About Me, Inspirational Stuff, judy myers, keith st. onge, world barefoot center, david small, women's barefoot week

Women’s Barefoot Week, Day 5 and 6

Women’s Barefoot Week at the World Barefoot Center flew by way too fast. Day Five dawned cloudy and a bit on the cool side in the morning. We drew names out of a cup and this time, I joined David Small’s boat. “It’ll be good for...

Published Sun, Nov 07 2010 4:34 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Inspirational Stuff, barefooting, keith st. onge, barefoot water skiing, david small, women's barefoot week, world barefooter center

An Entire Week of Lipreading

At the ZVRS booth on Saturday, the Z Team showcased a water ski video that had some clips of me barefoot water skiing in it. One by one, customers began coming up to me and asking questions about barefooting and my trip to Florida for the Women’s...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 3:03 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized

Barefooting with Karen Putz, by Judy Myers

Judy Myers, my mentor and inspiration who got me back on the water, asked me if she could do a guest post for the blog. This post made me cry. Thank you, Judy. You’re awesome and you ROCK! Karen Putz first contacted me last spring when she saw a...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 12:32 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Inspirational Stuff, CSDVRS, judy myers, barefooting, keith st. onge, barefoot, barefoot water skiing, world barefoot center

Happiness Inside Guest Post

I am guest posting this month over at Happiness Inside. I love the community over there– happy folks who share a lot of wisdom! The site is run by Gordon Simmons and Tracy Brown who had a vision when they first created their online community. Their...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 6:59 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized

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From Waterskiing to Barefooting

Driving a 1952 John Deere Tractor

Officially a Mom of Three Teenagers

Writing for the Chicago Tribune TribLocal

Aspire–Are You Living Your Life’s Purpose?

Women’s Barefoot Week at the World Barefoot Center

Life is Too Short to Pout All the Time

Happy Birthday to My Girl!

Innocent and Behind Barbed Wire

Women’s Barefoot Week, Day One and Two

World Barefoot Center Day Three and Four

Women’s Barefoot Week, Day 5 and 6

An Entire Week of Lipreading

Barefooting with Karen Putz, by Judy Myers

Happiness Inside Guest Post