The Most Beautiful Woman in a Hundred Years
January 16, 2019, by Todd Neva A paragraph in The Princess Bride caught my eye. Before I get to that paragraph, let me explain that the book is different from…
Category: Inspirational
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Fabric of Life
June 11, 2018, by Kristin Neva Eight years ago today our lives became divided into before and after. Before the diagnosis, I took a lot for granted. We had the…
Now This is Humbling
December 18, 2017 by Todd Neva I chatted with one of the white haired ladies at church on Sunday. We have much in common. She was glad to see me,…
Expanding our World to Cope with ALS
September 19, 2017, by Kristin Neva Someone recently asked me how I cope. “Prayer? Devotions?” I think she was expecting a more spiritual answer. But I’ve found three basic things…
Keweenaw Sweetness
July 17, 2017, by Kristin Neva The Strawberry Festival is over, but fortunately the Keweenaw is still producing the little red berries. It’s some solace in a summer that’s slow…
Beauty in Brokenness
March 1, 2017, by Kristin Neva “The burden of grief is heavy, like the snow that crushed that old barn out in the field, but spring will come and the…
Some Dreams Don’t Die
November 28, 2016, by Todd Neva Since she was a child, she’s wanted to be a writer — an author — and not just an author of a memoir, but…
I’m In! Thank You.
October 15, 2016, by Todd Neva What a way to celebrate my 46th birthday. First, let’s start with recognizing that I made it to 46. Diagnosed at age 39 with…
Mr. Mayor
I am Mr. Mayor. Isaac places a Lego minifigure in my useless, supinated palm. I announce, “Hello, Lego City.” (Hear in your mind Robin Williams’s voice from Good Morning, Vietnam.) Play begins, usually…
I’ve Lived to See My Son’s Graduation
June 11, 2016, by Todd Neva In our memoir Heavy, Kristin described a dream she had months following my ALS diagnosis on June 11, 2010. “God called to me and said,…