THE MYSTIFYING LIFE OF JOSEPHINE

OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES

  • JOSEPHINE AND QUIET LIGHT OF WINTER

    ✨ Josephine and the Quiet Light of Winter ✨ Josephine had always believed the holidays were supposed to shine — soft lights in windows, warm laughter spilling out of crowded rooms, the kind of joy you feel more than you… Continue reading

  • THE LIFE I NEVER EXPECTED

    Today, I live the kind of life I once believed was impossible. I have my own home—not alone, but independently supported by family, friends, and a few amazing PCAs who help with my day-to-day needs.I built a life that works… Continue reading

  • HOLD MY HAND, LET ME GROW (SONG)

    (Verse 1)They placed me in your trembling handsSaid I might be hard to understandA little fighter in a world so wideBut you saw beauty on the harder side You whispered softly, “We’ll take it slow,”You held my hand, you let… Continue reading

  • The day was dark and dreary, full of tears and sadness. A sadness that felt like it would last a lifetime.

    With each passing year, that dark and dreary day gets a little brighter when I look up. The memory of the young kids we once came rushing back. But unlike that gloomy day long ago, a smile now crosses my… Continue reading

  • A Day That Lives in Sunflowers: A Lyrical Tribute to a Special Friendship

    Some days carry a weight that never fully lifts.For me, there is one day—dark, dreary, soaked in tears—that once felt like it would shadow my entire lifetime. But somehow, as the years passed, that same day began to change. When… Continue reading

  • The Separation Society Doesn’t Want to See

    Throughout the disability community, one recurring issue often goes unnoticed: society’s tendency to group individuals with physical disabilities together with senior citizens. While both populations may experience limitations, their lived experiences are fundamentally different. Aging naturally brings decline, while physical… Continue reading

  • The Strength Within Her Challenges

    Author’s Note Every challenge carries a piece of strength within it. Sometimes we just need time, courage, and self-compassion to uncover it. May Josephine’s story remind you that even in your hardest seasons, there is strength waiting to rise. There… Continue reading

  • A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

    Owing Who You Are, No Matter What Life Brings This week, I decided to write a letter to my younger self — the version of me who was just beginning to understand what it meant to live with cerebral palsy.… Continue reading

  • The Music That Carried Me

    The music in my head has carried me through some of the loneliest times of my life. Whenever life didn’t feel fair, I would put on my headphones and disappear into my own world—a place where I didn’t have to… Continue reading

  • SHE WALKED THROUGH SHADOWS

    Verse 1:She was a girl with a quiet smile,Watching the world from the corner awhile.Her legs moved slower, her hands would shake,But her heart held dreams they couldn’t break. Whispers in hallways, eyes that stared,They didn’t know how much she… Continue reading