Thoughts from October 23-27, 2017
Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 "Anyone who has…
A Day in the Life with Down Syndrome
What is a day in the life of a kid with Down syndrome like? I wake Penny up at 6:30 on the dot. She squeezes her eyes shut tighter and…
The Screen Time Question: Is there a right answer?
The Screen Time Question: Is there a right answer? Anyone out there concerned about how technology is affecting us? Personally? As a family? For our children? We are asking all…
Why I Dropped the Label Evangelical
For those of you who are Christians, do you use another label to describe what type of Christian you are? I used to. I wrote for the Washington Post today…
How Observing Sabbath Frees Us From Anxiety
Marilee slept late this morning. At 7:30, I rubbed her shoulder as she lay curled up under the covers on her side. When she opened her eyes, though, I could…
Thoughts from October 9-13, 2017 on Anxiety, Sickness and Friendship
Once a week I compile the reflections I've offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Friday, October 13, 2017 I've written a…
Missing Out on Beautiful: New Free Ebook about Down Syndrome and other thoughts
Dear October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and I've created an eBook called "Missing Out on Beautiful: 7 Essays about Raising a Child with Down Syndrome" as my way of…
Thoughts from October 2-6, 2017
As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…
Thoughts from September 25-29, 2017
As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…
Thoughts from September 18-22, 2017
As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…
