My Learning Disability is not a Character Flaw
Image Description: A cracked face of a statue
Hello and welcome to the new home of Michelle's Mission! On this site you find information on my life with a learning disability through writing, podcast interviews, and photography. A great deal of my content is shaped by nature. I compare things in nature to my experience with having a disability. Photography is also a big factor in my life. I am unable to drive because of my disability and I get to snap pictures of flowers on my many walks. If I drove I would have missed this opportunity. I love sharing my story and photography with others. Be sure to check out my online store, where you can find prints and more.
10 Oct 2024 18:43
Image Description: A cracked face of a statue
17 Sept 2024 07:06
Image Description a shadow of a hand with it's hand on a light switch
9 Sept 2024 17:35
Image Description: A road with flowers and trees
17 Aug 2024 21:55
Image description: A person holds a bouquet of wildflowers
8 Aug 2024 21:15
Image Description 1: A blue plastic Easy Zipper with a rectangle hook. Image Description 2 A piece of paper telling about the Easy Zipper
5 Aug 2024 22:23
Image description black suitcase with pink and white peonies
26 Jul 2024 18:56
Image Description: Pink and white clouds in the sky
12 Jul 2024 08:30
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7 Jul 2024 21:24
Image Description: A person stands looking at the water with a purple and red sky
20 Jun 2024 20:43
One of my biggest passions in life is tea. I love collecting teacups and tea pots. I display many of them in my dining room. Each piece of the tea service has a story and evokes a loving memory of the person who gave it to me. I also have an overflowing cupboard of assorted teas in my kitchen. My husband and I like to drink tea together in the evenings. I also love having people over for tea parties. Ironically, I didn’t like tea the first time I tried it. I can remember my mom having me try a cup of orange peacock black tea. I didn’t care for it and was convinced that I didn’t like tea. Little did I know that there were many other flavors. Another significant part of my life is having a Learning Disability. Much like my first encounter with tea, I didn’t like having one.
20 Jun 2024 20:39
"A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is, until she gets into hot water." Eleanor Roosvelt
18 Jun 2024 19:33
I can remember when I was first diagnosed with a Learning Disability I did not consider it a gift that I wanted. As a small child I thought of it as burden and a hinderance to what I wanted to do. I was handed a package that contained a diagnosis that I wanted to take back. To my dismay I found that the gift had a no return policy. It felt like everyone else was opening the gifts I wanted such as doing well in school, making friends and being successful. Little did I know that having a Learning Disability would turn out to be a gift that would help me and others.