Norman Rockwell Museum: Illustrating Race
What do advertisements and illustrations and magazine covers tell us about who we are as a society? When does an image become sentimental because it conveys hope without sorrow? When…
Penny: Facts About Me That I Believe Are True
In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, I asked Penny to share some thoughts about who she is, what matters to her, and what she would like other people to…
Upcoming Events
Belovedness and belonging. Honesty, humility, and hope as movements towards healing. Bringing our brokenness under God’s blessing. In the next two weeks, I have four different speaking opportunities where I…
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Assume Your Body Always Has Something to Say
“Your embodiment is always telling a story.” –Hillary McBride, The Wisdom of Your Body What would happen if we assumed that our body is always telling a story? What if…
Two Picture Books (for Everyone) With Characters With Down Syndrome
On my quest for chapter books that include characters with Down syndrome, I received dozens of recommendations for picture books. We’ve featured some of those here recently, but there are…
IFS | The Sometimes-Painful and Always-Beautiful Gift of Raising a Teen with Down Syndrome
Is it different raising a teenager who has Down syndrome than a typical teen? Well, yes and no. I had a chance to write about this for the Institute of…
Down Syndrome and a Lack of Ego
When Heather Avis and I talked about being at Hope Heals Camp last summer, she mentioned that what made it so distinctive was the lack of ego present. Heather’s words…
S6 E4 | The Beauty of Life Together with Willie James Jennings
"The challenge is to trust again the beauty of life together.” Professor and author Willie James Jennings talks with Amy Julia Becker about the beauty, promise, and hope of…
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Peeking Behind the Cosmic Curtain
Prayer is like going behind the scenes with God, like peeking behind the cosmic curtain. We once had a chance as a family to go behind the scenes of The…
Ordinary Life With Down Syndrome
When it comes to Down syndrome, there are two extremes that get represented in our collective imagination most of the time. There’s the exceptional overcomer, and there’s the burden to…
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