We Never Stop Learning, Sometimes We Forget To Open Our Eyes and See

March 15, 2009

I started this project back in June with no real sense of what I wanted to accomplish. I knew I wanted to increase awareness of AMC and help share stories with others going through similar experiences. But that was it. There was no great plan in place, I just jumped in without looking.
Now months later [...]

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Challenge: 40 Days, 40 Random Acts of Kindness

February 28, 2009

Lent is starting and everyone is talking about what they are giving up. I was raised Catholic and still consider myself Catholic. It always struck me odd that giving up caffeine carries the same significance as say the son of God dying.
Until Owen was born, I probably wouldn’t have paid much attention to Lent. [...]

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25 Reasons Why I am Blessed to Have a Special Needs Child

February 3, 2009

The “25 Things You Didn’t Know About Me” is making the rounds on Facebook and it has taught me a lot about the people I thought I knew well. I wanted to expand on that concept and share some thoughts about having a special needs child.
I love my three boys unconditionally and have equal unique [...]

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Losing Sight of the Most Important Goal

January 28, 2009

I have been struggling the past few weeks. I have a tendency to try and make everything I touch perfect. As a result I am never satisifed and end up being my worst critic. I have filmed 7 interviews to date and have roughly 50 more in queue. I lost sight of what I was [...]

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Diving into Grant Writing and Corporate Giving for Documentaries

January 21, 2009

I took the day off today and spent most of it at the local community college. They have a philantrophy program at the library and an expert on hand.
Not only was I able to access multiple databases and research various grants and corporate donations, but I pulled past recipients and their awards. I never knew [...]

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15 Steps to Video Pre and Post-Production

January 14, 2009

You know the saying “making a list, checking it twice”? I finally took the time to write up a process for the documentary. I hate procedures and worse yet I hate taking time to write things down. That being said, it really does make things go much faster. Plus it helps tweak my mind when [...]

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