Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

4 weeks ago | creators.com | Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Last weekend I visited my aunt and uncle. Their 30-plus acres tucked into the foothills of Appalachia has been my place of refuge for more than 20 years. It's where my husband proposed to me, and it's where we return to again and again with our son. Last weekend, we enjoyed the birds and played in the garden, weeding, mulching and identifying the green sprouts emerging for the season. Two early bachelor's buttons had already bloomed after reseeding from last summer.

4 weeks ago | journal-news.net | Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Last weekend I visited my aunt and uncle. Their 30-plus acres tucked into the foothills of Appalachia has been my place of refuge for more than 20 years. It's where my husband proposed to me, and it's where we return to again and again with our son. Last weekend, we enjoyed the birds and played in the garden, weeding, mulching and identifying the green sprouts emerging for the season. Two early bachelor's buttons had already bloomed after reseeding from last summer.

1 month ago | creators.com | Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

When you know where you belong, it's easier to be yourself. As an adult with autism, Sara Lamb's search for belonging has been a long road, which is why I wanted to talk to her. Sara described herself as "quirky" and "shy." When she attended public school as a child, she felt like a "lone wolf." She said, "I just didn't have a lot of lasting friendships." Sara was homeschooled in high school and wasn't diagnosed with autism until she was 16.

1 month ago | creators.com | Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

When Patty Mitchell wanted to design a product around the abilities of special needs workers, the response she got was, "These people will never make anything anybody would want to buy." That shortsighted attitude plays into the social construct that limits people with intellectual or developmental disabilities to employment workshops that pay below minimum wage and rarely foster community belonging.

1 month ago | fredericknewspost.com | Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

We live in uncertain times. It’s a phrase we keep hearing, whether we’re talking about climate change or politics. But aren’t all times uncertain? We could time-travel to declare uncertainty during the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and the COVID-19 pandemic. Uncertain times are just called life, which is why I wanted to talk to Allison Carmen. She has learned to thrive in uncertainty by making the word “maybe” her friend. kAmr2C>6? :D 2?