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Gliding Soles: It’s Not About Barefooting, It’s About Life

A first glance, you might think Gliding Soles, Lessons from a Life On Water is a book about barefoot water skiing. It certainly looks like that, with a cover shot of two-time World Barefoot Champion Keith St. Onge gliding on … Continue reading →...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 8:21 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: barefooting, keith st. onge, karen putz, gliding soles, writing a book, patrick wehner, lessons from a life on water

Signing the Holiday Songs

If you saw me in the audience at Woodfield mall today, you’d spot my beaming smile from a mile away. I watched Steven and Lauren perform with the Traveling Hands Troupe from the International Center on Deafness and the Arts. The … Continue...

Published Thu, Dec 06 2012 7:21 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Raising Deaf/HH Kids, hard of hearing, deaf, ICODA, children, signing, performing songs in ASL, signing songs, woodfield mall

Neutral is a Shade of Color, Not an Organization

Eons and eons ago, Leeanne Seaver, the then Director of Hands & Voices issued me a challenge: start up the Illinois chapter of Hands & Voices. I hesitated. I had just completed four years with the team from West Suburban … Continue reading...

Published Tue, Nov 27 2012 6:04 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Raising Deaf/HH Kids, hard of hearing, deaf, hands and voices, hands & voices, non-profit organization, communication choices, choices, children, neutral, raising deaf and hard of hearing kids

I’m Fine, Thanks — Are You Really?

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to share my story of unwrapping my passion for barefoot water skiing after abandoning it for two decades. It was for a movie, I’m Fine, Thanks. Heck, I didn’t know Grant Peelle, the … Continue...

Published Fri, Nov 09 2012 1:46 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Inspirational Stuff, barefooting, barefoot water skiing, I'm fine thanks movie, grant peelle, kevin o'connell, man vs. debt, passions, making a movie, tom hart, adam baker, i'm fine thanks

Even Champions Cry

I sat in the boat last year unloading on two young barefoot water skiers. I was struggling on the water, trying to learn a new trick and it just wasn’t happening. My first tournament was just a month away and … Continue reading → Read...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 3:56 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, life lessons, Inspirational Stuff, barefooting, keith st. onge, karen putz, gliding soles, writing a book, inspirational

In Praise of Meditation

Every day, I spend some time meditating in quiet thought. I start with some gratitude, for I find it gets me in a good frame of mind. Then I spend some time “sitting for ideas,” a process I learned from … Continue reading → Read...

Published Fri, Oct 12 2012 11:16 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Inspirational Stuff, letting go, quiet time, Meditation, thinking process

More Praise for Tommie Copper

Early this morning, while flipping through the cable channels at a hotel, I came across the Tommie Copper segment and thought back to the first time I came across the company in the early spring: Discovering Tommie Copper To have … Continue reading...

Published Sat, Oct 06 2012 7:12 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: barefooting, Barefoot Sponsors, pain relief, copper infused, arm sleeve, healing, knee sleeve, tommie copper, no more pain

New Book: The Parenting Journey, Raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

It’s here, a brand-new book for parents of deaf and hard of hearing children: The Parenting Journey, Raising Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (Kindle and paperback). I actually started writing this book three years ago, but I didn’t get …...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 6:13 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, Raising Deaf/HH Kids, karen putz, raising deaf kids, raising deaf and hard of hearing children, the parenting journey

The New Stem Cell Research for Hearing Loss

Back in January, 2012, I talked to the research team at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Houston about the first human trials using stem cells to improve hearing. What follows is an article published in the Communicator: In my family, there …...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2012 7:53 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, hard of hearing, deaf, stem cell research, hearing loss, deaf gene, stem cell, improving hearing, valle gene

Financial Peace University with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Folks

Last night, Joe and I discovered something new about each other. I’m the “Free Spirit.” He’s the “Nerd.” I’m the “Spender.” He’s the “Saver.” And it was time to learn some Financial...

Published Tue, Sep 18 2012 10:03 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: hard of hearing, deaf, Inspirational Stuff, dave ramsey, financial peace university, budgeting, classes, finances, fpu

Skiing in the 2012 Barefoot Nationals

The 2012 Barefoot Nationals were held in the same place as last year at the Barefoot Ski Ranch in Waco, Texas. Even the heat was the same as last year, hitting 108 on one of the days. Since the doctor … Continue reading → Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 6:59 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: barefooting, keith st. onge, barefoot ski ranch, barefoot nationals 2012, kwtx, putz

Mary Clark, Missing Her Smile

a href=”http://deafmomworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120825-082817.jpg”> The first thing I noticed when I met Mary Clark 23 years ago was her smile. We were in one of those dull, never-ending meetings which involved advocacy of...

Published Sat, Aug 25 2012 6:30 AM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: People You Should Know, Mary Clark, association of late deaf adults, ALDA

Would You Trade Passion for Hearing?

“I don’t know what it’s like to be deaf, but I do know what it’s like when something is important to a person,” a new friend wrote. “I have a question for you, if God or man came up with … Continue reading →...

Published Thu, Aug 09 2012 2:33 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: hard of hearing, deaf, Inspirational Stuff, hearing, restoring hearing, why going deaf was a blessing, passion, being able to hear again

Speaking at the Social Media Breakfast in Madison

I had the pleasure of speaking at the Social Media Breakfast in Madison, Wisconsin this morning on the topic of Social Media in a Specialized Niche. A great group of people there! (Photo courtesy of Anne Rubens) Here’s a summary … Continue...

Published Wed, Jul 18 2012 6:23 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: Uncategorized, barefooting

Top Ten Deaf Folks on Twitter

Of course Marlee Matlin is number one! What fun to be among this cool group of deaf folks: To Ten Deaf Folks on Twitter Bookmark me! More » Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 7:26 PM by A Deaf Mom Shares Her World

Filed under: It's All About Me, deaf, Twitter, top ten deaf on twitter

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