Surrendering Time: When Our Strength Becomes Our Struggle
My life is messy right now. I can’t keep up with laundry or groceries or deskwork or email. I’m late on sending my sister a birthday gift. I’m late on…
Reimagining the Good Life – What’s Next? {Season 10}
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST What makes a life good? In this new season of Reimagining the Good Life, Amy Julia Becker invites listeners into thoughtful conversations about faith, family, disability,…
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Why Naming Grief in Community Makes Hope Possible
Why does naming grief in community make hope possible? We often imagine hope as something we generate internally, but so much of hope is actually formed in relationship. It emerges…
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Regret, Gratitude, and Middle Age: Learning to Receive the Life You’ve Been Given
No one ever told me that middle age would be marked by regret. I didn’t know the “choose your own adventure” of my upper-middle class existence would come to an…
After Diagnosis: Grief Isn’t the End of the Story with Dr. Curt Thompson
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E21—As the mom of a daughter with Down syndrome, I have felt my fair share of complicated emotions over these past twenty years. And sometimes,…
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The Garden at Golgotha: Finding Life and Hope in the Midst of Death
A garden grew where they crucified Jesus. I was reading the story of Jesus' death in John's Gospel today, and I noticed something I had never seen before. John writes,…
Why I’m Choosing Pro-Aging at 49
Today I turned 49 years old. Happy birthday to me! It’s been a year of feeling my age. I notice the sun spots on my face and arms. I wonder…
Simple Spiritual Practices for Parents of Kids with Disabilities: Finding Joy in Everyday Life
When life feels too full for one more thing, especially for parents of kids with disabilities, spiritual practices don’t need to be complicated. Here are simple ways to slow down,…
Disability and Simple Faith Practices for Exhausted Parents with Pam Harmon
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E19—Many parents of children with disabilities carry deep spiritual questions and have very little space to process them. Amy Julia Becker talks with Pam Harmon…
Why “Special Needs Ministry” Isn’t Enough with Rebecca Wall
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E17—Is your family welcome at church? If Sunday mornings leave you more exhausted than encouraged, you’re not alone. Rebecca Wall, Executive Director of With Ministries,…
