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Whom Do You Follow?

  • Post published:May 21, 2022
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In the weeks leading up to William’s confirmation at church, we talked a lot about what it meant to stand up in front of a group of people and profess…

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A Mom’s Circles of Grace

  • Post published:May 7, 2022
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On Thursday, I got in the car at 3:20 to pick Penny up at school and take her to dance.  Then I came home to pick Marilee up and take…

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Read more about the article Easter 2022: Sweatpants, Social Distancing, Sickness, and Hope
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Easter 2022: Sweatpants, Social Distancing, Sickness, and Hope

  • Post published:April 20, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Healing
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I tested positive for Covid on Sunday morning. Penny had tested positive a few days before. Forty-five people were planning to come for lunch after church.  So I went to…

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TIME: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family

  • Post published:April 16, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family
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I wrote an essay for TIME that came out today: How Disability Changed What Easter Means to My Family. As I write in this essay, when our daughter Penny was…

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Read more about the article Overcoming Perfectionism for Us and for Our Kids

Overcoming Perfectionism for Us and for Our Kids

  • Post published:March 26, 2022
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Overcoming perfectionism is hard. Our kids all struggle with perfectionism of different kinds. I won’t go into all the details, but it’s hard for all of us to take risks,…

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Interview With Penny for World Down Syndrome Day

  • Post published:March 21, 2022
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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…

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Welcome! So Glad You’re Here!

  • Post published:March 12, 2022
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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…

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Read more about the article An Embodied Lent for Kids and Grownups

An Embodied Lent for Kids and Grownups

  • Post published:March 5, 2022
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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…

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The Deep Truth Within Encanto

  • Post published:February 25, 2022
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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

  • Post published:February 23, 2022
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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…

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