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Blessing | Life to the Full
Jesus made this famous set of odd statements about those who are blessed. He started out with these declarations: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom…
To Tell the Truth on the 4th of July
"He thought enough of this country to tell the truth," writes Esau McCaulley about Frederick Douglass' 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" McCaulley goes on:…
Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July! We’ve entered that phase of family life where we aren’t even all together on holidays anymore. Right now, Penny is at Camp PALS and Marilee heads…
What Breaking a Record Has To Do With Responsive Parenting
I love stories that remind me of the power of building on strengths rather than focusing on deficits. In disability circles, it’s really easy to pay attention to what our…
There Can Never Be Too Much Delight
Marilee and I were driving to soccer practice the other day (alternating between the Taylor Swift Eras Tour setlist and The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder audiobook), when she said,…
No One Is Excluded | Life to the Full
America is supposed to be a “melting pot” or a “salad bowl” in which lots of different types of people live together and intermingle. Still, many of us live within…
Down Syndrome Is Not Like a Car Crash
I hear the comparison all the time. When people want to explain that the unexpected can happen to any of us, and to any of our children, at any time,…
S6 E22 | Why Stories of Hope Subvert Racism with John Blake
Is racism baked into our nation’s DNA? Is there any hope for change? John Blake, a CNN journalist and author of More Than I Imagined, explores the personal and social…
3 Ways to Find an Ordinary Church
We need to go back to church. I feel like a little old lady wagging a scolding finger when I write that, and the last thing I want to do…
Saying Goodbye to their Childhood Home
On Monday, we said goodbye to our home. It was always on loan to us. Our house comes with Peter’s position as a Head of School. In a few months,…
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