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Read more about the article To Be Made Well and Disability

To Be Made Well and Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 27, 2023
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Healing
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When we look at the stories of Jesus with people with disabilities in the Bible, it can seem like a really simple equation. Disability=bad. Curing=good. But one of the things…

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Read more about the article Disability and Respect: Look Her in the Eye

Disability and Respect: Look Her in the Eye

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 21, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I’m so grateful for the technician at the eye doctor appointment who assumes that Penny can speak for herself. I’m also aware of how surprised I feel that this young…

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Read more about the article False Message: Disability is a problem to be fixed.

False Message: Disability is a problem to be fixed.

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 13, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Every day, we encounter images and phrases and assumptions and false messages about disability that shape our way of perceiving people with disabilities. Many of these depictions and assumptions are…

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Read more about the article Overheard on the Trail: Best Brother

Overheard on the Trail: Best Brother

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 7, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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“You’re my only brother. But you’re the best brother.” We took a hike as a family over the winter break. It was mostly up a small mountain, and Penny struggled…

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On Pointe, Step by Determined Step

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 20, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Penny performed on pointe in the Nutcracker this past weekend (video below). And maybe that doesn’t seem like a big deal or something to write a post about, but I…

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Read more about the article Santa Can Be Tough For Kids With Disabilities

Santa Can Be Tough For Kids With Disabilities

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 14, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Penny and I stood in front of Town Hall last Saturday night, listening to Marilee and her school choir singing Carol of the Bells. Then the mayor announced that Santa…

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Please Don’t Call Anyone Low-Functioning

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 14, 2022
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I’ve been trying to figure out why it bothers me to hear people described as “high functioning” and “low functioning.” The other day, a friend of mine mentioned that a…

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Read more about the article And You Will Be Blessed

And You Will Be Blessed

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 3, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Disability and blessing. I preached on that topic from Luke 14 last Sunday, and I wanted to share that with you here. As many of you know, Penny was diagnosed…

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Read more about the article How God Thinks About Disability

How God Thinks About Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 31, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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As we come to the end of Down Syndrome Awareness month, I had a chance to preach at church Sunday about the theology of disability.  It sounds like a heady…

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Read more about the article Mother.ly | My daughter has Down syndrome, and her siblings are better for it

Mother.ly | My daughter has Down syndrome, and her siblings are better for it

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 29, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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People often ask me what it is like having a sibling with Down syndrome for our two younger children, Marilee and William. Is having their 16-year-old sister, Penny, in their…

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