Hearing Spanglish Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is my first post on my new blog! Life is about living in community and relationships with each other. Challenges in life are what makes us stronger and who we are. My hearing loss has been my greatest strength in life and …
Whistles, Skinny Pop, and Soccer
What do whistles, Skinny Pop popcorn, and soccer have to do with a cochlear implant? Curious? Read on!!! Our family has been full force into the high school soccer season. I am incredibly grateful that both of our high schoolers have been able to play and have a full season amidst the 2020 pandemic. I …
What’s Your Life Story?
Humans are drawn to each other by the stories we dare to share. We create deeper roots with family, friends, and community through the art of storytelling. The other day I decided to read back through my #hearingspanglish blog posts and discovered that what I am doing is telling my “life story” and discovering the …
The Oceans Roar is Music to the Soul….author unknown
Where is your favorite place to get away? Mine is hands down the beach. Last week we traveled to Ocean Isle beach with our vacationing neighbors. We treasured a week of quarantine at a beach house where we picked up groceries, cooked great meals, and stayed put. We did not have to leave our house. …
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Masked Out and Exhausted!
Photo by Anshu A on Unsplash COVID 19 has changed the way communication happens. I am 100% in support taking measures to protect others and myself by social distancing and wearing face coverings. I understand that this is a novel virus and there are researchers, infectious disease specialists, and front-line workers who continue to learn …
Staying Put
STAYING PUT Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Staying put has been the theme of many of our lives over the past few months. For some, being quarantined has sparked creative projects and solutions. I love seeing pictures of homemade gifts, a “new” furniture upcycle, a fresh coat of bold paint in a room, and …
fearLESS
I have not sat down to write for a while #hearingspanglish. I cannot believe I am 4 ½ months post activation!! My last appointment for mapping/programming was right before the state of Ohio went into the Stay at Home order. COVID 19 has sent a ripple of change into how we all do work and …
Joy
Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay A few weeks ago I was reading through a leadership blog and the word Productive Paranoia jumped out at me. This word struck a chord with me and I decided to investigate and find the source. Jim Collins in his book “Great By Choice” describes a triad of core behaviors …
STOP
Photo by Luke van Zyl on Unsplash Last week I had another checkup for my cochlear implant. Each time I go I am anxious to know how I might be performing during the speech discrimination testing. This is a list of 50 monosyllabic words (consonant-vowel-consonant) recorded words that are played that is typically used clinically …
Working Out!
When I decided to pursue the cochlear implant, I knew that it was going to take time to train my brain to listen with it. Many people continue to ask me what I think of the CI. At this point in the journey, I say that I continue to make progress, new discoveries, and understand …
New HEAR Growth Goals
What are your New HEAR Growth Goals? Whether you have normal hearing or have hearing challenges, we can all experience growth in our listening skills. God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. We should be spending twice as much time listening than talking. Why? When we listen we learn and grow …
