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Read more about the article Sabbatical Announcement and Learning to Rest

Sabbatical Announcement and Learning to Rest

  • Post published:November 21, 2019
  • Post category:Faith/Family
  • Post comments:2 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Our family is walking away from the daily routines of life and learning to rest. What's behind our sabbatical announcement and learning to rest? Here are the details about our…

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Read more about the article Gratitude and Grief

Gratitude and Grief

  • Post published:November 19, 2019
  • Post category:Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

At its best, gratitude is a way to live in the midst of a world of pain and grief, not a way to cut ourselves off from that grief. Gratitude…

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Read more about the article Gratitude and Grumpiness

Gratitude and Grumpiness

  • Post published:November 18, 2019
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As easy as it is to rattle off a gratitude list, it's just as easy to rattle off a list of things that cause grumpiness. How is gratitude the antidote…

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Read more about the article Love Is Stronger Than Fear

Love Is Stronger Than Fear

  • Post published:October 16, 2019
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
  • Post comments:4 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

[If you are looking for my Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast, please go here.] When our daughter Penny was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, fear felt incredibly powerful.…

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Read more about the article 5 Bible Passages for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome

5 Bible Passages for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome

  • Post published:October 15, 2019
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Parenting
  • Post comments:8 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I’ve written several posts (like this one) on themes related to disability recently in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month. WORKSHOP I'd also love for you to check out my…

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Read more about the article In Her Own Words: Penny on Church and Faith

In Her Own Words: Penny on Church and Faith

  • Post published:October 14, 2019
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Faith/Family
  • Post comments:1 Comment
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Penny has grown up going to church with our family. She’s also grown up with parents who pray, read the Bible, and offer sporadic attempts to include their children in…

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Responding to the Immigration Crisis with Your Head, Heart, and Hands

  • Post published:September 18, 2019
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Privilege and Race
  • Post comments:2 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

This post, one in a series about my time in El Paso (check out the other posts here and here), offers ways that you can respond to the immigration crisis,…

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Read more about the article How the Spiritual Imagination Moves Us Towards Hope

How the Spiritual Imagination Moves Us Towards Hope

  • Post published:September 12, 2019
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

There’s a lot of goodness in learning how to be present, how to sink deeply into this moment, how to let go of the regrets of the past and the…

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Read more about the article Good Samaritan – Welcome the Stranger

Good Samaritan – Welcome the Stranger

  • Post published:September 11, 2019
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Privilege and Race
  • Post comments:4 Comments
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

The United States’ immigration crisis is on the forefront of my mind after a recent visit to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. In this post (the first of a…

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Read more about the article Back to School for the Becker Family – Fall 2019

Back to School for the Becker Family – Fall 2019

  • Post published:September 9, 2019
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

We celebrated going back to school last week with a dinner out at our local tavern. I used to ask the kids pretty regularly how they've grown in their bodies,…

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