One of our local magazines, Ocala Magazine, featured a story in Septemer about Stirrups ‘n Strides Therapeutic Riding Center in Citra, Florida.  They have programs specifically for people with disabilities of all ages where they are able to ride and learn about horses.   It wasn’t that article that caught my attention.  It was a short [...]

This week, my sister turned 32-years-old.  It’s quite difficult to believe that the little girl I once took care of on a regular basis is all grown up now.  However, since I, too, am getting older, it only seems appropriate.  At times it’s just hard to imagine those with developmental disabilities getting older.  You see, [...]

How I came to work daily with and for the developmentally disabled didn’t happen overnight.  It isn’t just a job, and it wasn’t my first career of choice.  However, it is something that actually started in me when I was just a child living with a developmentally disabled sister of my own.  She made me [...]