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Down Syndrome

Read more about the article Thoughts from February 9-16, 2018

Thoughts from February 9-16, 2018

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:February 16, 2018
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Weekly Thoughts

Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Friday, February 9, 2018 The cynic might…

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Read more about the article What I Gain from Having a Child with Down Syndrome

What I Gain from Having a Child with Down Syndrome

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 12, 2018
  • Post category:Down Syndrome

I had the privilege of talking with a mother who has received a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome with her third child today. I told her about my child with…

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Read more about the article When Fear Becomes Gratitude

When Fear Becomes Gratitude

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 3, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Parenting

When Fear Becomes Gratitude A few weeks ago, Penny and my mom had a conversation where Penny shut down. It happens every so often. We aren't sure whether she gets…

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Read more about the article A Day in the Life with Down Syndrome

A Day in the Life with Down Syndrome

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 27, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family

What is a day in the life of a kid with Down syndrome like? I wake Penny up at 6:30 on the dot. She squeezes her eyes shut tighter and…

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Read more about the article Thoughts from October 9-13, 2017 on Anxiety, Sickness and Friendship

Thoughts from October 9-13, 2017 on Anxiety, Sickness and Friendship

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 13, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Weekly Thoughts

Once a week I compile the reflections I've offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Friday, October 13, 2017 I've written a…

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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: New Free Ebook about Down Syndrome and other thoughts

Missing Out on Beautiful: New Free Ebook about Down Syndrome and other thoughts

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 9, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Down Syndrome

Dear October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and I've created an eBook called "Missing Out on Beautiful: 7 Essays about Raising a Child with Down Syndrome" as my way of…

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Thoughts from September 4-8, 2017

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 9, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Privilege and Race/Weekly Thoughts

As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…

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Read more about the article What Going to Middle School Taught Me about Love

What Going to Middle School Taught Me about Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 1, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting

Today is day five of middle school for Penny. She has weathered it better than I have--great attitude, tremendous excitement about the prospect of hot lunch (which wasn't available daily…

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Read more about the article Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love

Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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Read more about the article What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?
Penny and her family at Epcot, or what love and knowledge together look like

What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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