Good Things For Gwendolyn: Being One of the Gang at Preschool

These last few months at preschool have flat out been a blast. For Gwendolyn. And for us. Gwendolyn attending school has never been so much about learning her A-B-Cs or mastering her 1-2-3s -- she's picked those up regardless of preschool. For us, it's always been about being social. It's about...

So You Want To Join Team GSF?

Wow! Wow! Wow! We are once again floored by all of YOU! Since we posted this post about Bill, Gwendolyn and I running the Santa Barbara Half Marathon, we have received such an amazing response. And we love it! We love the enthusiasm and we love how many people immediately said, "I'm in, too!"...

Team Callie Raises $5,100 for Team GSF

This is sweet Callie Golden. Blond. Big brown doe eyes. Almost three years old. Cute as a button and even cuter when you hear her sweet Southern accent. I think it is fitting that Callie's last name is Golden because she is -- she radiates all that is good. Callie has SMA.

Slumber Party in Monterey

This weekend we headed north to Monterey for a little get-a-way with the Calafiore family -- Jennifer, Chris, and sweet Hayden. I love Monterey. It is one of those places that seems to hold special memories for a lot of people. For us, we had a special trip with Gwendolyn there after her SMA...

End of Year Giving Awesomeness

Over the last several weeks we have been simply overwhelmed by the many generous donations we've received from companies and organizations through their end-of-year programs. Checking the mail has been a daily dose of speechlessness. From Fortune 500 companies to small businesses who even in a...

I’ve Been Inspired. I’m running the Santa Barbara Half Marathon for theGSF—and so is Gwendolyn!

I'm not a runner. NOT a runner. I was the lame girl who always had an excuse during the "Mile Day" in school. In college I learned to stop hating it and used to jog through my college campus or when I was home I'd run/walk the LA canyons and parks with my dad -- back in the days when I had energy...

Call the Tooth Fairy—Gwendolyn Lost Her First Tooth

Gwendolyn lost her first tooth! The bottom middle. And she is P.R.O.U.D. When we told her about the Tooth Fairy, she pretty much lost her mind with excitement...

Sister Time For The New Year

While Bill and Gwendolyn were awesomely charting new territory and running the paths of Santa Barbara, I was sipping champagne with my sister on the East Coast -- and it was perfect. Starting the year out by doing something that at one point I thought was not possible feels great. It makes this...

Running With Gwendolyn

On Monday, Gwendolyn ran with me. Yup, you read that right. For the first time, Gwendolyn ran with me. And it was awesome. Simply awesome.

This was a long time coming and I had planned months ago during my Marathon training to start running with her. But for this reason (training injuries, lack...

{New Program} Project Mariposa: Granting 50 iPads in 50 Weeks

We are beyond excited and thrilled to announce theGSF's newest initiative: "Project Mariposa." Project Mariposa has a simple mission: to make the world more accessible to those with severe disabilities through targeted technology product grants. Project Mariposa will initially focus on granting...