Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day
Penny, March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. It’s a day to celebrate the lives of people like you, who were born with Down syndrome. Can you start by telling…
Welcome! So Glad You’re Here!
It is always fun to have new faces around here, and this week we’ve welcomed many of you. I wanted to introduce myself, and I’d love to hear a little…
An Embodied Lent for Kids and Grownups
Penny and Marilee accompanied me this year for the Ash Wednesday “stations” at our church—an embodied Lent for kids and grownups. Each station contains an activity, a prayer, and a…
The Deep Truth Within Encanto
I’m one of the few parents on the planet who only just saw Encanto. I’ve sung along in the car to “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Pressure,” but…
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Love Looks Like Fish Tacos
Sometimes love comes in the form of fish tacos. I’ve been eating as a pescatarian for a few weeks now. Our family knows this, but we haven’t really changed our…
The Shared Delight of Wordle
As a mom, I’ve found that I want one thing I share with each kid that is just for the two of us. With Penny, it’s creating our family photo…
Why a Failed Shopping Expedition Was Still a Great Birthday Present
Marilee turned 11 last Sunday. We drove to Brooklyn early to meet her new cousin, and we had already planned to see Wicked on Broadway with tickets that we had…
Responsive Parenting
When Penny was three months old, and we were so very new to all things parenting and all things related to disability, we attended a conference for parents of children…
Anticipating Joy
“Anxiety is anticipated terror. Hope is anticipated joy.” I heard theologian Jürgen Moltmann say this to fellow theologian Miroslav Volf on a podcast a long time ago. For some reason,…
The Temptation to Withdraw Rather Than Engage
In our household, we have to fight the urge for each of us to withdraw from one another on our individual devices. We have to challenge ourselves to move our…
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