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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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The Next Step Matters

  • Post published:May 2, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I used to hate setting goals for Penny. It felt like I was measuring her worth based on how quickly she achieved something I arbitrarily decided for her. I wanted…

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April 2025 Favorites

  • Post published:April 30, 2025
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Favorite books, essays, podcasts episodes, and more that I enjoyed in the month of April, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to… Books MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS BY OLIVER…

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Formation in the Wilderness

  • Post published:April 29, 2025
  • Post category:Faith
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One of the things Cara and I talk about in this podcast episode is an oversimplified version of Christianity. I’ve been reading through Exodus lately, and I’ve realized how often I think of…

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Church Camp: Belonging, Betrayal, and New Beginnings

  • Post published:April 25, 2025
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Parenting
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Roasted marshmallows, campfire stories, shaving cream battles—for some of us, Christian summer camp is where we felt most at home. But for campers at white Evangelical church camps in particular,…

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S8 E16 | Why I Haven’t Sent My Kids to Church Camp with Cara Meredith

  • Post published:April 22, 2025
  • Post category:Faith/Parenting/Podcast
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! For some of us, Christian summer camp is where we felt most at home. But for campers at white Evangelical church camps in particular, camp was…

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When Survival Mode Feels Endless

  • Post published:April 18, 2025
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I didn’t give a great answer to a question I received at an event a few weeks ago. During the question and answer time at the Church of the Incarnation…

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A Response to RFK Jr’s Statements About Autism

  • Post published:April 17, 2025
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability
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The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., recently made a series of false statements about autism. He said that autism destroys families. He called autism…

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On Eagle’s Wings

  • Post published:April 12, 2025
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I’ve been reading through the biblical book of Exodus this Lent, and nearly every day I learn something that helps deepen my understanding of God’s love. Today that was reading…

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Disrupting the Status Quo

  • Post published:April 11, 2025
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My friend Patricia and I spent two nights in NYC this past weekend. We walked a gazillion steps, ate a gazillion calories, spoke even more words, and gave thanks for…

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Honoring the Good, the Hard, and the In Between

  • Post published:April 10, 2025
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There’s something special about connecting with a person who not only lives in the small town where you grew up, but also shares a similar parenting journey. That’s how I…

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