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Read more about the article In the “Woods” of Disability

In the “Woods” of Disability

  • Post published:August 23, 2021
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"It wasn’t as if a doctor would ever say about her extra chromosome, 'It was touch-and-go for a while there, but now we’re out of the woods.' No, the woods—as…

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Read more about the article Giveaway! Books About Down Syndrome

Giveaway! Books About Down Syndrome

  • Post published:August 20, 2021
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome
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G I V E A W A Y !!!!!!!!! I've teamed up with some awesome authors, and you can win 7 books all about Down syndrome🙌🏽📚   🎉This giveaway is…

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Read more about the article What Our Bodies Are Like in Heaven

What Our Bodies Are Like in Heaven

  • Post published:August 19, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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What will our bodies look like in heaven? To push the point a little bit, what will the bodies of people with disabilities look like in heaven? What will our…

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An Accelerated Course in Love

  • Post published:August 16, 2021
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An accelerated course in love—“...every time I recognized the purity of my love for Penny, I was dying to an old part of myself, an old part that thought the…

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Clenched Fist or Open Palm

  • Post published:August 10, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Writing
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“It was as if I started off with my fist clenched tight around a vision of a child and, as Penny grew, I slowly opened my fingers. The bits and…

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Read more about the article Blurring the Lines of Disability

Blurring the Lines of Disability

  • Post published:August 9, 2021
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I love that at Hope Heals Camp several weeks ago, people with disabilities served as volunteers. And lots of able-bodied people came as campers (who had family members with disabilities).…

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Dance Like Everybody’s Watching (and Celebrating What They See)

  • Post published:July 29, 2021
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On the second night of Hope Heals Camp, there’s a Talent Show. And on the last night, there’s a dance party. From babies to grandparents, from adults in wheelchairs to…

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Read more about the article Emotional Disability

Emotional Disability

  • Post published:July 26, 2021
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Is it possible that many adults in America have an emotional disability? That we have been taught to repress our feelings and rely on our rational minds instead of our…

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Read more about the article How My Lack of Faith Got Us to Hope Heals Camp

How My Lack of Faith Got Us to Hope Heals Camp

  • Post published:July 24, 2021
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Back in December, Marilee and I were snuggled on the sofa, internet shopping for Christmas presents. We picked out a few ornaments from Hope Heals. I explained how Katherine Wolf…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Kids’ Books About Disability

AJB Recommends: Kids’ Books About Disability

  • Post published:July 23, 2021
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If you’re looking for some books to read with your kids that introduce them to characters with disabilities, here are my top three for upper elementary and middle-school-aged kids (And…

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