less than 3 weeks away! you're invited!

Join us at this celebration where Our Time will pay tribute to David Seidler, the Academy-Award-winning screenwriter of The King's Speech. Mr. Seidler's film demonstrates that there is no limit for people who stutter, as long as they believe in themselves and the value of their voices. The King's Speech, like Our Time, illuminates the importance of finding support through friendship, gaining confidence, and addressing the emotional impact of stuttering. The 4-time Academy Award winning film is promoting widespread awareness about stuttering, which is central to Our Time's mission.

"If you can survive a childhood of stuttering you can survive almost anything. It changes you forever. You know in your heart you survived something wretched, and it didn't kill you.

Indeed, quite the contrary, it made you determined to be heard, to have a voice.

Whether you control your stutter fully or just a bit, you know you have the right to be heard and you insist you will be heard. That's a great victory. No one can ever take it away from you. It will always give you a beacon of light in hours of darkness."

-- David Seidler

For more information, and to buy tickets to the event, click here. I hope to see you there!

Finding Their Voices

In case you missed it, here is the piece that aired today on CBS Sunday Morning.

I feel so proud of the courage and openness of the Our Time kids, who are so inspiring in their willingness to confront their fears and turn challenges into triumphs.

I am deeply moved by the response of friends, family, and readers to this piece.

Obviously, I am completely, madly, head-over-heels in love with my husband, who created this sanctuary of acceptance and love that is Our Time. He bravely and brilliantly turned his biggest obstacle into a path for healing for himself and countless others. I have no words to describe how much I admire him. I am such a lucky woman.

And I absolutely cannot believe that after three and a half years of avoiding blogging my children's names, they are rather dramatically outed on national TV. Too funny, but totally worth it. Thanks, Mo Rocca ;)