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July Introductions

Hi! For those of you who are new around here, I’m Amy Julia. This community grows almost daily, so here’s a short introduction. My husband,

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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! We’ve entered that phase of family life where we aren’t even all together on holidays anymore. Right now, Penny is at

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Life to the Full Series

Who do you follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter? I follow a host of other writers, parents of kids with Down syndrome and other disabilities, social

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Juneteenth and King: A Life

Today, people across the nation will celebrate Juneteenth—a holiday I only learned about in recent years. As Jemar Tisby writes, “Juneteenth may be the perfect

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Peter and young Marilee, William, and Penny laugh and smile on a beach

Father’s Day 2023

Peter and I both remember the dinner where we admitted to each other that we weren’t sure we ever wanted kids. We liked our little

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