Michelle Renee Kidwell
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Abled does not mean enabled. Disabled does not mean less abled.” ― Khang Kijarro Nguyen
Fighting to end ableism, one, poem, story, article at a time. Will you join me?
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When the Last Petal Falls
Dear Mimmi: It seems strange writing you a letter over seventeen years after you were gone. I have to be honest, it feels a little strange to write you over seventeen years after you traded your earthly home for your heavenly one. You weren't even thirty six, when you died, newly married with a nine year old son.
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in Humans
I Miss the Days
“Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much then a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things—new experiences, new emotions—and applying them like so many polished tiles to what would someday be the marvelously finished pavilion of the self”. –John Banville
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in Poets
Big Band Street Dance, A Celebration
The Columbia Street Dance began in 1995 as a way to commemorate Columbia’s 50th anniversary of becoming a State Park. This event draws people from near and far. It marked the twenty eight anniversary of the Street Dance, as well as the 78th anniversary of Columbia becoming a state park this year.
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in History
The Gifts You Gave
Dearest Nonna: The last memory I have of you, as reading the 23rd Psalm to you, before you passed, because I knew that was what you wanted. It was just eighteen days before my twenty sixth biethday, for almost twenty six years, I was blessed to have you in my life, so I have strong vivid memories of you, and I don't take that for granted.
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in Humans
A Most Giving Heart
Dear Nancy: The first thing people notice about you, is your giving heart, and your unwavering faith. You truly embody the wisdom of letting the least of these end, and you remind others that when things feel hopeless, hope is not dead, we have Hope in Christ and hope in people like you, who give of themselves until it hurts.
By Michelle Renee Kidwellabout a year ago in Humans
