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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Family Game Time: The Name Game

  • Post published:September 4, 2021
  • Post category:Family
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

We’ve had a little more family time to play games this summer, and we’ve enjoyed hearts and charades and backgammon and kickball and a special version of hide-and-seek we learned…

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A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 4 | Braiding Sweetgrass

  • Post published:September 3, 2021
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

So yesterday, I spent the day cleaning out my parents’ basement after five feet of water rushed in and flooded all the Christmas decorations that Mom has collected over the…

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A Reminder to Love

  • Post published:September 2, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Privilege and Race
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We are living in a time of dissension and conflict about almost everything—from Critical Race Theory to LGBTQ+ rights to wearing masks to who should be able to vote. It’s…

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Read more about the article Happy Book Birthday, A Good and Perfect Gift

Happy Book Birthday, A Good and Perfect Gift

  • Post published:September 1, 2021
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome
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One of the things you’re supposed to do when you write a book is master your elevator pitch. How can you convey the essence of this story in the time…

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Read more about the article Introducing Season 5 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear

Introducing Season 5 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear

  • Post published:August 31, 2021
  • Post category:Healing/Podcast
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It’s been a rough year. Protests, political division, a global pandemic. And our bodies ache. Our friendships feel strained. We’ve had too much to drink. We haven’t exercised enough. On…

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I Know to Expect Penny To Be Human

  • Post published:August 30, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I look back on these words I wrote about Penny so many years ago in A Good and Perfect Gift, and I think, Yes. That’s it. I was no longer…

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Welcome! (And Some Random Facts About Me!)

  • Post published:August 28, 2021
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It is so fun and encouraging to watch this community grow. I love learning from you all and hearing where you’re coming from. Recently, we’ve had hundreds of new people…

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A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 3 | Podcast Episodes About Healing

  • Post published:August 27, 2021
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I guess it makes sense that I have healing on my mind right now. I’m not actively working on To Be Made Well for the month of August, but I…

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Do You Want More?

  • Post published:August 26, 2021
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What if there is so much more life available to all of us than we even dare to hope or believe? What if we are drinking from puddles when reservoirs…

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Read more about the article Is Disability (or Down Syndrome) Abnormal?

Is Disability (or Down Syndrome) Abnormal?

  • Post published:August 25, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Is disability abnormal? After Penny was born, we were told she had a genetic abnormality because she had an extra copy of her 21st chromosome. The doctors implied that “abnormal”…

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