As a family, we’ve found it’s easy to share our triumphs with each other, the things that went well in our day. But it has been such a meaningful practice,…
A garden grew where they crucified Jesus. I was reading the story of Jesus' death in John's Gospel today, and I noticed something I had never seen before. John writes,…
Today I turned 49 years old. Happy birthday to me! It’s been a year of feeling my age. I notice the sun spots on my face and arms. I wonder…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E20—Does your child struggle to understand who they are in a world that sees disability as a deficit? Renee Dollenmayer, founder of Even If Ministries, shares…
When life feels too full for one more thing, especially for parents of kids with disabilities, spiritual practices don’t need to be complicated. Here are simple ways to slow down,…
Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of March… BOOKS Flourish by Daniel…
On Saturday night, Peter and I went with Penny to the Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut’s World Down Syndrome Gala. We were jet-lagged, and I didn’t want to get dressed…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E19—Many parents of children with disabilities carry deep spiritual questions and have very little space to process them. Amy Julia Becker talks with Pam Harmon…
I watched Emily Longino work with individuals experiencing disability last year at Hope Heals Camp. I realized how easy it is to subconsciously categorize behavior into “good behavior” and “bad…
“I would start tomorrow if I could,” Penny said, after our visit to Clemson University. (You can watch a short highlight clip of why she loved Clemson here!) The ClemsonLIFE program…
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