Julie Lyles Carr

(1 of 8, circa late 90’s) Heatherlyn asked yesterday, “You have multiple children involved with dance? Do you homeschool them all then? It is very difficult to keep up with all the dance stuff AND all the school stuff if children attend a regular school from 9-4.” Agreed, Girl. And it was actually this issue that led us on our…
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It’s the sweeps week of the dance season. The days leading up to Recital. Full dress rehearsals. Pictures.

This one headed to California yesterday, to see Da Boy. Oops. I’m sorry, Nick. I meant ‘The Man’. We agreed to change his handle to something more, ah, manly.

Oh, Honey. You just don’t even know what I’m about to do to you. And you won’t know whether to thank me or, um, not.

These two. My greatest teachers. They traffic in perseverance. Hope. Joy. They understand each other, these two.  They have both spent countless hours in therapy.  They both know the frustration of having to work around a physical challenge.  They both know that some folks see them as ‘different’. And they have both taught me that mother-love can be ferocious.  They have…
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