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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Five Sweet Gifts That Delight

AJB Recommends: Five Sweet Gifts That Delight

  • Post published:March 5, 2021
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This week I stumbled across three essays, a podcast, and a video that each brought me deep delight and gratitude. I wanted to share these gifts that delight here with…

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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

  • Post published:March 4, 2021
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December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…

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Read more about the article Every Kid Deserves a Community of Support

Every Kid Deserves a Community of Support

  • Post published:February 26, 2021
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Earlier this month, I shared about the PATH process we participated in with Penny, in which we dreamed about her future. It’s been amazing to see the difference that meeting…

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Read more about the article S4 E6 | The Reunited States: Love Big Enough to Heal with Erin Leaverton

S4 E6 | The Reunited States: Love Big Enough to Heal with Erin Leaverton

  • Post published:February 23, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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Erin and David Leaverton sold their house, loaded their three, young children into an RV, and traveled the country for a year. Their family’s journey is part of the documentary…

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Read more about the article How Community Promotes Flourishing

How Community Promotes Flourishing

  • Post published:February 13, 2021
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Where do you want to be in five years? Who do you want to be in five years? What do you want to be true of your everyday life in…

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Read more about the article S4 E3 | How Brokenness Brings Healing with Katherine Wolf

S4 E3 | How Brokenness Brings Healing with Katherine Wolf

  • Post published:February 2, 2021
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Can God truly heal, redeem, and transform brokenness? Katherine Wolf, coauthor of Suffer Strong and co-founder of Hope Heals, talks with Amy Julia about the reality of disability and pain,…

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Read more about the article S4 E2 |  Where Is God When the Pain Won’t Stop? with Liuan Huska

S4 E2 | Where Is God When the Pain Won’t Stop? with Liuan Huska

  • Post published:January 26, 2021
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Liuan Huska, author of Hurting Yet Whole, talks with Amy Julia about chronic pain and illness, experiencing wholeness while living in suffering, and the relationship between community and healing for…

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Read more about the article Pointe Shoes and Developing Perseverance

Pointe Shoes and Developing Perseverance

  • Post published:November 24, 2020
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Penny got new pointe shoes last week. For a long time, I thought pointe—which requires strength in both the feet and ankles that I didn’t believe Penny would ever have—would…

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Read more about the article My High Schooler’s Independence

My High Schooler’s Independence

  • Post published:November 18, 2020
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I was recently reminded of my high schooler's independence. Last week I left the girls home alone together while I went to the grocery store. Before I went, I suggested…

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Read more about the article Inviting God Into My Constraints

Inviting God Into My Constraints

  • Post published:November 12, 2020
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This is a season of constraints. Remote learning at home. Social distancing. Celebrating holidays during a pandemic. Navigating a contentious election. This week, our kids were home for three days…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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