Hello All! This is Colleen Kelly, the Chief Financial Officer, for KenCrest. I am happy to be Marian’s guest blogger for the month of August. My blog series will be sharing…

I was given the honor once of introducing the writer, Rachel Simon. She had just written the book Riding the Bus with My Sister. I had read about Rachel and…

I can’t tell you how often I have heard, “I didn’t know.”  It is most often followed by, “If I had known, I would have __________ (fill in the blank).” …

Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a bit of a rebel and a person with a disability. She was an English poet of the Romantic movement, and as a child, she developed…

 Years ago, I had a few stress-relieving, somewhat guilty pleasures. I binge-watched “Say Yes to the Dress.”  I am already married. I cannot imagine spending 10,000 dollars for a dress.…

Recently, I was stunned to hear that there are societies that wish to eliminate the possibility of giving birth to children with Down Syndrome. I understand that having a child…

I have heard the phrase “you/he/she won’t amount to much” more than once in my life. I know that is a strange expression, but it comes from an interesting place.…

As a kid, I learned what it meant to be different. That was not the easiest thing in a small town where most of the people were similar. We were…

Even after more than 50 years together, my husband continues to make me laugh. Last night, he was sitting and eating two small brownies. I asked him why he had…

I was reading about trauma, and some important information struck me. Since reading and learning more about the impact of trauma, when I see someone doing something unusually and alarmingly,…

When spring flowers appear, I get very excited. While l like the chilly, not-too-cold days at the end of winter, spring reminds me of the power of hope and expectations.…

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to welcome state government officials and elected representatives at our Smarter Living Home. The meeting’s purpose was to advocate for removing the lifetime…