http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle Lynne Seagle's Blog Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:18:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I will never forget that day in 1995 that over the telephone intercom I heard “Eunice Shriver on line 2 for you) I stared at the phone dumbfounded and like a dream when I picked it up and said this is Lynne I was still not sure who was ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=43 The Art of Hope Over twenty-five years ago the Ghent Arts Show, conceived by and benefiting the Norfolk Free Clinic was the premier outdoor show of our area. The funds raised from this event were a significant part of the budget the clinic used to provide medical treatment for those ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=42 The Czech writer and politician Vaclav Havel said, “hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out”. The disability system and the various components of which people Hope House supports must interact with holds ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=41 "A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation." - H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) This week in the Virginian Pilot an article by Elizabeth Simpson appeared on the subject of waiting lists for Medicaid Waivers in the State of Virginia for people with disabilities. I know Elizabeth and respect her ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=39 I am in Chicago amongst a blanket of snow. This is the first time in distance memory I have seen a landscape like this so near to the 25th of December, ah the sweet warmth of southern living. No chance of blizzards of ice and snow near my ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=36 When I began my employment at Hope House Foundation many years ago I remember how exciting it was to help people leave large state institutions and move in to 8 and 10 bed group homes in the community. In those days we were so focused on getting people ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=35 I like rules that make sense. Rules are good for me when they are simple and voluntarily agreed to by those expected to follow them. This of course is very different than laws and regulations which are typically established without input, conversation or the slightest involvement by ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=34 I painted all the chairs on my porch, well not technically, my friend Sam actually did most of the painting but I was there. It was a great day visiting with my friend and watching chipped and rusted chairs become bright and shiny, nothing like a new coat of paint ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=32 “My gripe is not with the lovers of the truth but with the truth herself. What succor, what consolation is there in truth, compared to a story? What good is truth, at midnight, in the dark, when the wind is roaring like a bear in the chimney? What you need ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=29 Last night, once again in an airport bar, Philadelphia this time, and again a flight delay. She came to clean my table, a woman with Downs Syndrome, pretty smile and so efficient as she cleared the glasses from previous road warriors. I thanked her and asked her how long she ... http://www.hope-house.org/lynneseagle/?p=28