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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article Delta Surprises Penny Before Her First Solo Flight

Delta Surprises Penny Before Her First Solo Flight

  • Post published:July 14, 2026
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Independence doesn’t mean doing everything alone. It means having the support you need to take the next step. Penny, our daughter with Down syndrome, prepared for her first solo flight…

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Read more about the article How to Prepare for a Solo Flight with Down Syndrome: Advice from Other Families

How to Prepare for a Solo Flight with Down Syndrome: Advice from Other Families

  • Post published:July 14, 2026
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

As we prepared for Penny's first solo flight, we received an outpouring of advice and support from fellow parents. We asked Chat GPT to take ALL these comments and distill…

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Read more about the article Love, Guilt, and Care: A Sibling’s Disability Story with Brian Trapp

Love, Guilt, and Care: A Sibling’s Disability Story with Brian Trapp

  • Post published:July 14, 2026
  • Post category:Disability/Family/Podcast
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST When a child grows up with a sibling with a disability, what defines their childhood? Author Brian Trapp reflects on life with his twin brother…

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Read more about the article Who Belongs? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Nazi Germany, and the Meaning of Human Dignity

Who Belongs? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Nazi Germany, and the Meaning of Human Dignity

  • Post published:July 12, 2026
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In Nazi Germany, two very different answers emerged to the question: Who belongs? Brian Brock describes how one answer took shape at the Bethel sanatorium, which Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German…

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Read more about the article What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: July 2026

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: July 2026

  • Post published:July 11, 2026
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Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of July… {Get my favorites…

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Read more about the article More Than a Summer Job: Employment for People with Down Syndrome

More Than a Summer Job: Employment for People with Down Syndrome

  • Post published:July 9, 2026
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I never expected to walk into an ice cream shop and see Penny, our daughter who has Down syndrome, sitting behind the register, putting in orders. But there she was—on…

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Read more about the article Who Counts as Human? with Brian Brock, PhD

Who Counts as Human? with Brian Brock, PhD

  • Post published:July 7, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E8—Difference often exposes our tendency to rank people as “better” or “worse.” Theologian Brian Brock, PhD, joins Amy Julia Becker to explore a life…

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Read more about the article Celebrating Milestones: Anniversary, College Dreams, and a Graduation Blessing

Celebrating Milestones: Anniversary, College Dreams, and a Graduation Blessing

  • Post published:July 2, 2026
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This past week, Peter and I celebrated our 27th anniversary with two nights away in Mystic, CT. We are BIG fans of short vacations close to home, and Mystic did…

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Read more about the article Rejection and the Voice of Love: Announcing Everyone Matters
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Rejection and the Voice of Love: Announcing Everyone Matters

  • Post published:July 2, 2026
  • Post category:Disability/Writing
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One of the things that comes with being a writer is rejection. Earlier this spring, I received another rejection for an essay I had written, alongside a series of polite…

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Read more about the article Why Forgiveness Isn’t the First Step with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

Why Forgiveness Isn’t the First Step with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

  • Post published:June 30, 2026
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REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E7—Saying "I'm sorry" isn't enough to repair personal or institutional harm. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of On Repentance and Repair, joins Amy Julia Becker to…

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