What Our Summer Vacation Taught Me
Over the summer we took a family vacation in Europe. It was a wonderful trip where we met up with old friends in a simple cottage on the coast of…
Over the summer we took a family vacation in Europe. It was a wonderful trip where we met up with old friends in a simple cottage on the coast of…
A few days after the Presidential election of 2016, I wrote this post. Looking back on it now, it seems like a great introduction to my writing and thinking, so…
I've read a few comments over the years about how parents stop writing about their kids with disabilities once they are out of the elementary years. Some people suggested…
May 14, 2018 This video is another 6-minute take on Luke 15, the story of two sons who don't understand their father. Greg Boyle, author of Tattoos on the Heart…
The word "buddy" comes up a lot in programs for people with disabilities. When Penny was a toddler, our church said they'd like to get a "buddy" in the classroom…
Once a week I compile the short reflections I've offered on my Facebook Author Page into one blogpost. If you benefit from these thoughts, please pass them along to your…
Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, April 16, 2018 Such a wonderful…
Penny and Marilee and I had a girls' day yesterday. They had a friend sleep over, which involved milkshakes and making up dances and watching High School musical. We all…
Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, March 19, 2018 Penny and Marilee…
Decades ago, people with intellectual disabilities went to institutions on a regular basis. Life expectancy was short and quality of life was low. In the 1970s, more and more parents…