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Read more about the article Hope Heals Camp: When We’re Seen

Hope Heals Camp: When We’re Seen

  • Post published:July 28, 2022
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Seen. That was the word written underneath my plate at the Hope Heals banquet.  Other people had words like beloved, cherished, known. All three of our kids picked up their…

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Screen Guidelines for the Summer

  • Post published:July 23, 2022
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Last summer I wanted to show our kids that we weren’t against screens. Rather, we were for activity and nature and friendship and learning. So I told them as long…

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Read more about the article We’re at Hope Heals Camp

We’re at Hope Heals Camp

  • Post published:July 18, 2022
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Last year, we took a big trip out west to Utah and Wyoming. In the past, we’ve taken our kids to Martha’s Vineyard and met up with friends in Virginia…

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Read more about the article Welcome! I’m so Glad You’re Here!

Welcome! I’m so Glad You’re Here!

  • Post published:July 16, 2022
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About once a month, I take a moment to introduce myself. Social media platforms are funny places to try to make meaningful connections, but, hopefully, these introductions offer a little…

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Read more about the article New Haven Racial History Tour

New Haven Racial History Tour

  • Post published:July 12, 2022
  • Post category:Family/Privilege and Race
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We’ve traveled down south with our kids to learn the history of racial injustice there. But how do we narrate the reality of northern complicity in racial injustice?  We started…

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Read more about the article 5 Things I Learned on Family Vacation

5 Things I Learned on Family Vacation

  • Post published:July 8, 2022
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As I return to this space after a few weeks of vacation, I thought I’d start by sharing 5 things I learned: 1. Everyone eats tacos differently. We had a…

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On Vacation

  • Post published:June 30, 2022
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I’ll be away for the next week or so. Away in real life, at our family’s beach house on the Connecticut shore, with my stack of books and a bin…

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Read more about the article 8th Grade Graduation: Who They Are Becoming

8th Grade Graduation: Who They Are Becoming

  • Post published:June 20, 2022
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William graduated from eighth grade last week. He’s headed to boarding school next year, so this day marked the end of an era in multiple ways for our family. He’s…

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Read more about the article Happy Father’s Day 2022

Happy Father’s Day 2022

  • Post published:June 18, 2022
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Peter and I were married for six years before we had kids, and we had been dating for five years before that. We both remember distinctly the dinner where we…

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Read more about the article Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

Stubbornness and Down Syndrome

  • Post published:June 13, 2022
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“People with Down syndrome are stubborn.” I’ve heard it from the time Penny was born. From therapists, teachers, doctors, and other parents.  It has always struck me as a negative…

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