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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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3 Practices to Follow Jesus and Cultivate Love

  • Post published:September 28, 2023
  • Post category:Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

If you are curious about the spiritual life, and about following Jesus, here are three practices that can help you begin or deepen that journey: Lectio Divina. This is the…

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Read more about the article Homecoming and Belonging

Homecoming and Belonging

  • Post published:September 27, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

As a mother of a child with a disability, school events can be rough. I’m talking about everything from dances to sports to eating lunch in the cafeteria. I don’t…

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Anxiety Is a Signal

  • Post published:September 26, 2023
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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One night this summer, I had an anxiety dream (that’s what I call it). I don’t have them often, but in this particular dream I'm looking at a city that…

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Read more about the article Using the Spiritual Imagination as a Vehicle for Hope

Using the Spiritual Imagination as a Vehicle for Hope

  • Post published:September 25, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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A few months after Penny was first born, I realized that I lacked an imagination for a good future for our family. What little understanding I had of life with…

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September Introductions

  • Post published:September 22, 2023
  • Post category:Family
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It’s time for another round of introductions as this little community continues to grow. I’d love to hear from you about who you are and why you are here. Here’s…

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From Safety to Health for Our Kids

  • Post published:September 21, 2023
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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I feel a twinge of fear whenever Penny uses a sharp knife in the kitchen. I could pretend my fear is simply a product of her disability. But I feel…

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RNS | Why do I still go to church?

  • Post published:September 19, 2023
  • Post category:Faith/Writing
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READ THE RNS ESSAY: Why do I still go to church? For many Americans, going to church has become outdated, impractical, and in some cases even a sign of oppression.…

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Read more about the article S7 E2 | Anxiety: A Doorway to Your Best Self? with Curtis Chang

S7 E2 | Anxiety: A Doorway to Your Best Self? with Curtis Chang

  • Post published:September 19, 2023
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Do you wrestle with anxiety? Are you plagued with worries? Do you think you’ve conquered anxiety? Curtis Chang, author of The Anxiety Opportunity, joins Amy Julia…

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New Rule: No Crying on Date Night

  • Post published:September 18, 2023
  • Post category:Family/Healing
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Peter and I have a new rule: No crying on date night. We’ve been married for close to a quarter of a century, and we’ve been pretty religiously going out…

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Festival of Faith and Writing April 2024

  • Post published:September 15, 2023
  • Post category:Speaking/Writing
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I can more or less measure the timeline of my writing career through the Festival of Faith and Writing. In 2008 I saw an ad for the festival in a…

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