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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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7 Things I’m Loving Right Now

  • Post published:April 27, 2023
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1. Shrinking Peter and I started watching Shrinking on AppleTV. We are only two episodes in so far, but we love the characters and the story and have laughed out…

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Read more about the article What an Assessment of My Daughter’s Life Tells Me About Us

What an Assessment of My Daughter’s Life Tells Me About Us

  • Post published:April 26, 2023
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Every few years, Penny goes through a series of tests to determine the extent of her disability and, therefore, what services she is eligible to receive. I am tasked with…

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Read more about the article Making Hard Decisions With Love, Not Fear
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Making Hard Decisions With Love, Not Fear

  • Post published:April 25, 2023
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Every day brings with it little hard parenting decisions. And every day I’m not sure at all that I get them right. Recently, I’ve decided to let Marilee bring her…

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Some People Are Awesome

  • Post published:April 24, 2023
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We’ve encountered our fair share of subtle discrimination over the years. The people who talk to me as if Penny isn’t present. The professionals who have predicted her future in…

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Read more about the article Family Hikes Are Like Family Itself

Family Hikes Are Like Family Itself

  • Post published:April 22, 2023
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At least one of them complains every single time. Whether it is a stroll by a river or a hike up a mountain or something in between, the thought of…

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Read more about the article Living in Spiritual, and Therefore Material, Reality

Living in Spiritual, and Therefore Material, Reality

  • Post published:April 21, 2023
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It can seem as though the spiritual world and the material world are in tension. That we can have one or the other. We can’t serve both God and mammon,…

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3 Things I’m (Still) Learning About Down Syndrome

  • Post published:April 20, 2023
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Penny was on spring break last week. Our original hopes for a quick trip to Jamaica never materialized, but we did get to spend two nights with Penny’s friend Rachel…

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The Narrow Way to a Spacious Place

  • Post published:April 19, 2023
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I’ve always felt a bit uncomfortable with Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to…

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Read more about the article S6 E17 | Questions for a Life Worth Living with Matt Croasmun

S6 E17 | Questions for a Life Worth Living with Matt Croasmun

  • Post published:April 18, 2023
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What should you hope for? What’s worth investing your life in? How do you define and create a flourishing life? Matt Croasmun, co-author of Life Worth Living, joins me to…

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Economics of Disability

  • Post published:April 17, 2023
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As taxpayers, we pay for lots of stuff. Our taxpayer dollars pay for teachers and firefighters and road repairs and mayors and tanks and bombs and surveillance and food and…

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