My latest thoughts on
faith, family, disability,
privilege, and healing
Thoughts from August 24-September 1, 2017
For eight years, I blogged regularly. It started as a once a week post about our family. In time I moved to Beliefnet, then Patheos,
What Going to Middle School Taught Me about Love
Today is day five of middle school for Penny. She has weathered it better than I have–great attitude, tremendous excitement about the prospect of hot
AJB Recommends: Unseen by Sara Hagerty
One of the perks of being an author is that people send me books for free. I have a stack on my desk right now
Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love
I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New
What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?
I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New
When Facts Fail – Reflections on Love and Knowledge
I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New
The Gift of Reading
Reading has been a gift to our family. It’s a gift when the kids read on their own! But also when we get to snuggle
On World Down Syndrome Day, Some Thoughts on Beauty, Vulnerability, and Love
Dear friends, Last week I told our kids that today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day across the globe to celebrate the lives of
Give Your Kids the Gift of Absence
I have a new post over at Christianity Today. Click here to read my latest piece, “Give Your Kids the Gift of Absence.” “When we
When God Doesn’t Clean Up the Mess in Your Life
There are two ways for light to shine. There is overpowering light. Like the light of highbeams on a road at night. The light
What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)
I was grumpy for a few years. Maybe not every day. But most days. And at the core of my being, deep inside my heart,
When You Want to Say “&%$!” to God (Or: Advent Reflections on Hope)
I was reading from the early chapters of Luke as a part of getting ready for Christmas, and I came to the moment when the
14 Books to Give This Holiday Season
Are you looking for books to give to friends and family? Here’s a list of old and new titles worth considering (and of course I
What I Learned When I Tried to Stop Drinking So Much Wine (or, Advent Reflections on Peace and Overcoming Anxiety)
In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg describes the way habits change. You don’t really break a habit, according to Duhigg. You just replace it
Advent Reflections: How Love Transforms Us
How Love Transforms Us Love. Peace. Hope. Joy. We will see these words a lot in the next four weeks—in scrawling fonts, in red green,
Thought on the Election of Donald Trump: Trust Your Love Instead of Your Fear
“Trust your love instead of your fear.” I first said those words in a conversation with a woman who had received a prenatal diagnosis of
If There Was a “Cure” For Down Syndrome – Podcast Wisconsin Public Radio
In August 2016 I wrote an article for Vox titled My daughter has Down Syndrome. Would I “cure” her if I could? I was then
