A focus on sports and fitness

Fitness is something we think about a lot in Jordan’s world. We learned a long time ago that with a limb difference, it’s super important to keep her core strong. If your core is strong, your body will not have as many long term issues due to a limb difference. So sports and fitness is…

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Spending time with the Wounded Warriors

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Jordan is less than two weeks away from an amazing opportunity. She gets the chance to work on her softball skills and get to know the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team. It’s incredible. We are flying to California to spend a week with the team and 19 other kids and their parents. Jordan will have…

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A new level of softball

Game on! Jordan’s softball season kicked off last night and she was very excited. She has the new baseball shoes, the cool pair of shorts, new hat, shirt and a batting glove. Even better? She is focused to do her very best. Her team launched into their first year of machine pitch softball and it…

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A new one-handed basketball season

“That little girl with one hand can really play,” exclaimed a man sitting a few seats down from me during Jordan’s first game of the season. I was beaming with pride. Jordan is a basketballer. She really is. And I’m proud of how she played in her first game of the season. Jordan worked to get…

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A cross country learning experience

I try to be in town for the most important things in my kids’ lives. But since I took a new job almost two years ago, I have missed a couple band concerts and a few school events. But most of the time, Randy is in town to help capture the moments so I don’t…

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Learning to play from limb different coaches

This summer was jam-packed with a combination of family and work trips. It’s a bit overwhelming to think all of the adventures we’ve enjoyed in between the times I’ve focused on my teleworking job. Since we are so busy every summer, I wasn’t able to schedule Nubability Athletics‘ summer camp. Until this year! Jordan has focused…

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Softball Season Returns with Speed

After a few weeks of practice and a rain delay, Jordan finally had a chance to play her first softball game of the season. She’s playing for the coach pitch Dragonflies team. If she sticks with this, next year is the start of kid pitch. (That’s when things get serious.) Jordan loves this sport. She…

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Taking Risks All the Time – Top Five Favorites

Over the past week, Jordan returned to softball practice and it made me think back to a bunch of different times when Jordan has surprised me by taking risks with her activities. Why not share my top five favorite risk taking moments so far in Jordan’s life? Here you go. Number 1: Rock climbing Jordan…

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Learning to Say Thank You

We are an active family. There is dance and sports and piano and travel and all kinds of little things in between. I rarely stop and think how our family might look to others watching. The families we see each week who also attend dance class. Or the families attending a sports practice or game.…

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Shooting Hoops with One Hand

This weekend is Jordan’s first ever official basketball game. Snow and illness has prevented her from playing on previous weekends. She’s playing with all kinds of girls around her age. None of them have a ton of experience playing basketball so it’s super awesome to watch them play. Basketball is probably the most challenging sport…

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