On Thanksgiving, I turned 40 years old. The next day, my five-year-old son and I began coughing. We coughed well into the night and the next day. When I couldn’t take it any more, Little Boy and I headed to an urgent care clinic. The “sleep and drink lots of fluids” recommendation didn’t settle with … Continue reading
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A Tribute to My Dad, the Police Officer
When I think of heroes, a quiet, gentle man with a police badge comes to mind. I was three months old when my dad entered law enforcement. Over the years, he served as a lake ranger, patrol officer for small towns and large cities, sheriff deputy, and chief of police. This month, my dad, who … Continue reading
Want to be My Motivation Partner?
A long time ago, I began writing the sequel to my first book, Lip Reader. With the first draft half complete, my laptop locked up and died. I thought the sequel died with it. Then I found an email I’d sent to myself, and it had the manuscript attached. My book had been saved. But … Continue reading
Come to Kansas, Home of the World’s Coolest Deaf Cultural Museum
I love visiting museums. Don’t you? Lipreading Mom is fortunate to live in the same state as the United States’ only Deaf cultural museum. The Deaf Cultural Center and William J. Marra Museum (DCC) in Olathe, Kansas, houses artifacts from the Kansas School for the Deaf (located across the street) and much more… State and … Continue reading
Do You Blog? Join the Lipreading Mom Book Blog Tour in April and May
To celebrate the recent launch of Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom, I am going on a book tour…a cyber one. During the months of April and May, I am asking all my blog followers who have a blog of their own to consider hosting me as a guest on your site. This would consist … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: Broken and Beautiful
I am not so sure I like what I see today. Sags under the eyes, a mass of hair twisted into a low ponytail, my ears completely exposed. It took me two years before I’d let this much of myself show. My bottle blonde hair and palette of cosmetics usually help me blend in with … Continue reading
Did You Miss the Lipreading Mom Online Book Launch? Here is a Transcript
I’d like to start by confessing something to you. It’s kind of embarrassing, but…here goes. Writing Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom was like giving birth to an elephant baby. You see, I never intended to sit down and write a book about all my issues. I can go to my counselor for that! I … Continue reading
Lipreading Mom Invites You to Online Book Launch Event March 22
You are invited to participate in the live web event, “ConfessionsBookParty,” March 22, 2013, 9:00-10:00pm Central Time. Join Lipreading Mom (a.k.a. Author Shanna Groves) as I read from and answer questions about my new book, Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom (CrossRiverMedia, 2013). Click here to attend this free event. Click here to read more … Continue reading
Faith, Friendship, and Hearing Loss – By RJ Thesman
By RJ Thesman / LipreadingMom.com Guest Blogger Our bylines appeared in the index of the best-selling anthology, “A Cup of Comfort Devotional for Mothers.” Still, we did not meet until we read our devotions at Homer’s Coffee House in Overland Park, KS. After the reading, she came forward to greet me and I knew then, … Continue reading
Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom Available March 22
In Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom, I explore the roller coaster ride of progressive hearing loss, which was diagnosed two months after my first child was born. I was 27. Three healthy kids later, my hearing loss has accelerated. Sounds I once took for granted – the doorbell, smoke alarms, baby cries – are … Continue reading
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