writing

  • 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

  • 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 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

  • THE HEARTBEAT OF THE PUZZLE

    All their lives, they felt as if a section of their life puzzle wasn’t complete. There were piles of puzzle pieces all over the coffee table. When they started building the frame of the puzzle, every corner was coming together… Continue reading

  • THE SHAME WITHIN JOESPHINE

    Josephine looked at her reflection, wondering if she could be enough for this life. Life was so scary for her. She knew that no matter what life would bring her, she would always have to face challenges, no matter how… Continue reading

  • POTENT

    Don’t let your disability have the power. Give the power to who you are. Who you are will never be your disability. Use the power you have to show your disability that you are more than a word. The power… Continue reading

  • SHE WANTS SOMEONE TO CALL HER OWN…

    The strength within Josephine wasn’t always so positive. The strength of not understanding herself came at a price. Her ups and downs led her to roll the dice on life. Life wasn’t as black and white as she dreamed. Josephine… Continue reading

  • GRATEFUL LOVE

    The strength within Josephine wasn’t always so positive. The strength of not understanding herself came at a price. Her ups and downs led her to roll the dice on life. Life wasn’t as black and white as she dreamed. Josephine… Continue reading