Do you think we should go back, Carrie? It seemed like an innocent question. A few weeks ago, a colleague and I were talking about the 2015 Youth Gathering in Detroit. The Gathering was a whirlwind. We left Nebraska at 6 a.m. and drove to Des Moines. We picked up...
Watching Drew, you’d never know what he’s been through the last few years. Drew has battled cancer. Twice. He is now in remission. Because of his health, Drew’s mother, Christine, was skeptical about moving Drew from his Mosaic group home to a host home with Julie and...
Late last week, The Des Moines Register ran an article about a young man named Louis, whose health care services were drastically cut with little notice, and it broke my heart. According to the article, Louis has severe disabilities and requires substantial support to...
Today we celebrate World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day. More than just an awareness day, today is an opportunity to celebrate and express pride in the lives and achievements of those with CP. The World CP Day manifesto reads, in part, “We share the same hopes and dreams....
It’s Tuesday afternoon in mid-August at Maple House, a group home serving adults with intellectual disabilities in Nevada, IA. I am elbow deep in making barbequed meatballs and sweet potatoes for supper when I hear the familiar words of the Lord’s Prayer coming from...
At times I have heard direct support professionals (DSPs) say things like, “I’m just a direct support associate.” There is no such thing as “just” a direct support associate. More appropriately, they should say something like, “My job makes the lives of people with...
Warm, delicious, homemade cinnamon rolls. The anticipation. The smell. The taste. Mmmmmm. This week is a good opportunity to share just a few of the things people served by Mosaic do for others, such as serving homemade cinnamon rolls. That’s what Daniel does as part...
What does a bold person look like?All month long we’ve been talking about the bold lives of the people Mosaic supports for National Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.A coworker and I were having a conversation about the word “bold” and I had...
By Mosaic standards, Monnie is a celebrity. He has been featured in at least three videos over the years and his photo has been in our magazine many times. While his full name is James Hall, at Mosaic, his quasi-celebrity status puts him in the rarified air of those...
