Rethinking Disability

Do you realize how much of your world is filled with people who are a lot like you? I know that's true for me.

A few years ago I started working at Elim Christian Services, where there's a lot of people who are very different from me. Okay, I do have a speech impdeiment, but everybody at Elim has some kind of significant developmental disability.

Most people look at a place like Elim and assume it's a place of sadness, but it's not. It's become a source of joy and blessing in my life. But it's not because of Elim, it's because of the people there.

They have revealed to me a powerful statement: God's strength is made evident in weakness.

We cannot hide from weakness or struggle or pain. It eventually finds us one way or the other. This blog, I hope, will become a place where you can see and celebrate stories of success over disability, success despite pain, and even success because of pain - I believe all three are evident every day. In fact, I believe that we can and even should challenge our definitions of success.

How's that ? Vague enough for you? Well, every journey begins with one step. Maybe every blog begins with a really bad first entry. We'll see if they get better. Thanks for stopping by.