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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article Body Prayer: Knees

Body Prayer: Knees

  • Post published:June 15, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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Sometimes I am afraid of the future. And afraid that my future will be harmed or diminished if my husband’s future goes well. One time, it was my knees that…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Learning About Uncoupling Dignity From Achievement

AJB Recommends: Learning About Uncoupling Dignity From Achievement

  • Post published:June 11, 2021
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Down Syndrome
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“I want to sever the connection between dignity and accomplishment altogether.” So says Justin Hawkins on The Lucky Few Podcast last week. Uncoupling Dignity from Achievement Even as a mother…

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Read more about the article Learning Science as a Teen in High School With an Intellectual Disability

Learning Science as a Teen in High School With an Intellectual Disability

  • Post published:June 10, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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Should Penny take Chemistry next year, as a tenth grader with an intellectual disability? This is the question set before us as we began to plan with Penny and her…

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Read more about the article Englewood Review of Books Podcast: Disability and Limitations

Englewood Review of Books Podcast: Disability and Limitations

  • Post published:June 9, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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"Limitations are so often what lead to love because if we can freely offer ourselves as both gifted and limited people, and receive other people in that same light, then…

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Read more about the article Body Prayer: Feet

Body Prayer: Feet

  • Post published:June 8, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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The bottoms of my feet just ached. At the time, things felt kind of shaky. It was early on in Covid, when there was so much uncertainty about the future.…

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Read more about the article Compassionate Anti-Racism

Compassionate Anti-Racism

  • Post published:June 7, 2021
  • Post category:Privilege and Race
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A lot of white people are afraid to get involved in anti-racism work. Many of us are afraid to claim association with #BlackLivesMatter. We’ve heard from friends or colleagues that…

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Read more about the article Have a Frustrating and Boring Summer!

Have a Frustrating and Boring Summer!

  • Post published:June 5, 2021
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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“So you want me to be frustrated, and Dad wants me to be bored?!? That sounds fun.” Yes, a boring summer! These were Marilee’s words last night when I was…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Resources About Critical Race Theory

AJB Recommends: Resources About Critical Race Theory

  • Post published:June 4, 2021
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Parents are worried about their kids learning Critical Race Theory in the classroom. Some are concerned about indoctrination. Some are worried about kids only learning the negative aspects of American…

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Read more about the article Body Prayer: Prayers for When Your Body Hurts

Body Prayer: Prayers for When Your Body Hurts

  • Post published:June 3, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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Over the past few years, I’ve experienced repeated physical healings that I have connected to body prayer. I’m not talking about healing from grave diseases or serious injuries. I’m talking…

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Read more about the article Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre 100 Years Later

Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre 100 Years Later

  • Post published:June 1, 2021
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In order to understand the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the destruction of “Black Wall Street” one hundred years ago, I needed both a history lesson and a math…

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