5 Things I Love Right Now {August 2024}
Here in Connecticut, it is still summer. I know there are parts of the country where kids have been back in school for weeks, but our kids are sleeping in…
Here in Connecticut, it is still summer. I know there are parts of the country where kids have been back in school for weeks, but our kids are sleeping in…
I want to celebrate aging. I’m 47 years old, and I want to embrace the signs of age—freedom to be in this face and this body. I want to get…
The cool thing about universal design is that you don’t even notice it. I’ve been attending Hope Heals Camp at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama for four summers now.1 I’ve heard people say that it…
I used to be afraid to set goals for our daughter Penny, who has Down syndrome. It felt like if we didn't meet those goals, we would be passing judgment…
William turned 16 last week. We ordered Indian food and ate ice cream cake and sang a song in his honor. The chorus (set to Taylor Swift’s Getaway Car) might…
As we head into another election cycle, I’m paying attention to the language politicians use to talk about people with disabilities. This is not a partisan issue. I’ve heard politicians…
Last year, after we returned from a week at Hope Heals Camp, I wrote that camp “is not a place where we lay out a message of salvation, but rather…
We asked our kids last week what metaphorical season they are in right now. All of them seemed confused. Literal summer also pretty much always feels like emotional summer to…
I couldn’t help but feel sad when LeBron James said in an ad for the Olympics that “being a winner is a curse.” He says it doesn’t matter whether you’ve…