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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article Penny’s First Year of College Three Weeks In

Penny’s First Year of College Three Weeks In

  • Post published:September 11, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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After three weeks of college, here’s how Penny thinks it’s going (scroll down for her video)! How was your first week of college?!? The first week of college was both…

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Read more about the article S8 E1 | Narrow Path, Spacious Life with Rich Villodas

S8 E1 | Narrow Path, Spacious Life with Rich Villodas

  • Post published:September 10, 2024
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Apple YouTube Spotify More! The ways we have envisioned success—whether it’s more wealth, social media followers, recognition, or power—might actually lead us away from an abundant, spacious life. Pastor Rich…

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Changing the Social Imagination (one photo at a time)

  • Post published:September 6, 2024
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The images that I saw of people with Down syndrome when our daughter Penny was born 18 years ago were largely black and white, grainy, medical images. They shaped an…

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2 Good Books, an Essay, and an Introduction to Season 8

  • Post published:September 6, 2024
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I love taking a break from all sorts of things in the summer, and I also love returning to the rhythms of the fall. I’m especially excited to return to…

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Introducing Season 8 of Reimagining the Good Life

  • Post published:September 3, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we envision the good life in a way that is hopeful and human and freeing and good?My name is Amy Julia Becker. I help…

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Our Story: Down Syndrome, Identity, and Love

  • Post published:September 2, 2024
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I was scared when I found out our oldest daughter, Penny, had Down syndrome. My husband Peter and I were 28 years old, and we weren’t prepared to welcome a…

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A New Way of Seeing Our Humanity

  • Post published:August 30, 2024
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My first traditionally-published book, A Good and Perfect Gift, tells the story of our daughter Penny’s early years after her diagnosis of Down syndrome. Even more so, it tells the story of…

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Read more about the article Penny Is Off to College!

Penny Is Off to College!

  • Post published:August 28, 2024
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Penny is off to college! She started her first year at Post University. I recorded a video with some of her thoughts over on Instagram. You can watch below.  …

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We Are Beloved: The Mindset Shift That Transformed Our Family

  • Post published:August 26, 2024
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I remember being at a retreat where there were a lot of children present who were around the same age as Penny, our daughter who has Down syndrome. I spent…

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Gus Walz and the Significance of Belonging

  • Post published:August 24, 2024
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Tim Walz took center stage at the Democratic National Convention and so did his son Gus, who has a nonverbal learning disorder as well as ADHD. Through their interaction, we…

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