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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 22

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 22

  • Post published:March 27, 2021
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What does it mean for God to be with us? For God to slow down, enter into our pain and suffering, enter into our whole lives, so that we can…

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Read more about the article Girls’ Day With Marilee

Girls’ Day With Marilee

  • Post published:March 26, 2021
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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Marilee and I had plans in March of 2020 for a girls' day over her spring break. She had a gift certificate to a local spa and one to a…

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Read more about the article Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and My Feelings

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and My Feelings

  • Post published:March 25, 2021
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I’ve been reading Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero, and wow is it helpful. I’ve known for a long time that I have trouble feeling my feelings as feelings. That…

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Read more about the article Celebrating Penny on World Down Syndrome Day

Celebrating Penny on World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post published:March 24, 2021
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family
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This year, we invited Penny to suggest how we should celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. She decided our day of celebrating Penny would include a walk by the river, takeout…

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Read more about the article S4 E10 | Why Christians Should Welcome Immigrants with Briana Stensrud

S4 E10 | Why Christians Should Welcome Immigrants with Briana Stensrud

  • Post published:March 23, 2021
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How should Christians welcome immigrants and respond to the divisiveness surrounding immigration policies in the United States? Briana Stensrud, director of Women of Welcome, talks with Amy Julia about her…

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Read more about the article Fasting from Busyness (Waiting for God)

Fasting from Busyness (Waiting for God)

  • Post published:March 22, 2021
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I don’t like waiting. I don’t like waiting in line. I don’t like waiting for the water to boil in the tea kettle in the morning. I don’t like waiting…

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Read more about the article Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day

Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post published:March 21, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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As I type, our daughter Penny is downstairs on her phone. She might be commenting on an Instagram post or texting with a friend or sending a video message on…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 1

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 1

  • Post published:March 20, 2021
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Do you ever get overwhelmed by the injustice in the world? Or feel uncomfortable by the word justice? Or feel paralyzed at the thought of doing anything to undo injustice?…

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Read more about the article Hello and Welcome!

Hello and Welcome!

  • Post published:March 19, 2021
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Privilege and Race
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Hi friends and welcome. Some of you are new around here, so I wanted to pause and introduce myself. So first of all, I have a double name. Amy Julia.…

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Our Unexpected Sunday School Teachers

  • Post published:March 17, 2021
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For the past five years, I’ve been in charge of organizing the Sunday school teachers at our church. It’s always a little tricky to fill every slot, but for the…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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