TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Ep 14 — If paperwork and clutter are exhausting you, you’re not alone. Professional organizer Angela O’Brien, mom to a young adult daughter with Down syndrome,…
Early in our marriage, Peter and I learned—the hard way—that we do not process stress and grief the same way. We’re not alone. Parenting a child with disabilities amplifies the…
When our daughter Penny was born, I was a student at Princeton Seminary. I stumbled through the basic Greek of the New Testament and enjoyed the hours of theological debate…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Ep 13 — There's a myth out there that raising a child with disabilities will doom a marriage. But the data tells a different story. In…
When Penny was transitioning from elementary school to middle school, the school invited her to come in before the year started so she could walk the building, see where her…
I’ve been noticing how The Pitt portrays people with disabilities. As with most everything else, they do a good job. First, there are the disabled patients who come into the…
I recently flew to Chicago to the Covenant Church’s Midwinter Conference. I spoke from Luke 14 about Reimagining Church Life with Disability. I’ve now written or taught about that passage a…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST Ep 12 — What if inclusion in schools didn’t have to be a constant fight? Adrian Wood, PhD, shares what actually helped her son with autism…
Belonging is a bit of a buzzword, but I’m inclined to keep it in the lexicon because it speaks to such a core human need. We need to know that we…
Every year, Penny and I visit the Down Syndrome Clinic at Mass General Hospital. (Here’s a behind-the-scenes look(!) at one of our recent visits to the Clinic.) Penny is an adult now,…
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