


Right the First Time
I come from pretty particular stock. My dad uses the phrase, “measure twice, cut once” frequently. And my mom is a detailed person herself. When I worked with a group of eyewear technicians at a former company, they had a similar mantra of “right the first time” for...
Things That Matter
“But this much I can tell you, that if you do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of...
Everyone’s looking at me!
My job is to go to the homes of kids with special needs, and I write articles about the lessons I learn from those kids (or, in this case, their parents). I work with a 9-year-old girl—let’s just call her Dot—who is unable to speak, but she is able to let you...
It’s a Very Common Condition
I have the opportunity to work with kids with special needs. One particular kid, let’s just call him Mike, has a condition that is unpronounceable, unspellable, and unthinkable. His mom tells me it is a “white matter disease.” Now this itsy bitsy kid is...
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