One of my
FAVORITE blogs right now is
Ana White's, "putting the
make in homemaker". I can not tell you how much I enjoy this blog. Ana is a woman after my own heart. She has her own tools and she knows how to use them!
One of her recent
posts about a woman named Stephanie really inspired me. You see, in spite of being a quadriplegic, Stephanie decided she was going to build a farmhouse bed for her daughter and she did it! With a little help from an auto hammer (I really must get one of those!) and a little help here & there, it came out beautifully.
She says that "Sometimes in life we need all we need to do is TRY". And try she did. Please take a moment to read Stephanie's
awesome story and check out the beautiful bed that she made.
Although my disability is very different, sometimes doing woodworking projects is hard for me, especially during times when the sjogren's syndrome flares and my hands are weak and painful. Like Stephanie, I am not allowed to use power tools unless there is an adult home, in the same area that I am working and armed with a cell phone in case I have an accident.
As I have always said, "My disability doesn't stop me, it just slows me down. Sometimes."
3 comments:
That's awesome and inspiring!
noel--
thank you for you kind words! i appreciate you taking the time to blog about my story and posting a link to my site. i like your quote...i may have to borrow it, because that's the truth! i am so slow!! my next project will be a farmhouse table for my dining room or a washer/dryer pedestal for the laundry room--we'll see!!
steph
You are very welcome Stephanie.
Too many people let their disability stop them from doing things that they want to do, so when I see someone else who just views it a speed bump, I try to recognize them.
I can't wait to see the farmhouse table!
~ Noel
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