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Read more about the article Thankfulness or Toxic Positivity?

Thankfulness or Toxic Positivity?

  • Post published:November 27, 2020
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Many of us are away from family and friends at a time of year when we usually gather together. I don’t want to be too relentlessly upbeat about this sad…

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Read more about the article Pointe Shoes and Developing Perseverance

Pointe Shoes and Developing Perseverance

  • Post published:November 24, 2020
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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Penny got new pointe shoes last week. For a long time, I thought pointe—which requires strength in both the feet and ankles that I didn’t believe Penny would ever have—would…

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Read more about the article My High Schooler’s Independence

My High Schooler’s Independence

  • Post published:November 18, 2020
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I was recently reminded of my high schooler's independence. Last week I left the girls home alone together while I went to the grocery store. Before I went, I suggested…

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Read more about the article Amy Coney Barrett, Down Syndrome, and Abortion

Amy Coney Barrett, Down Syndrome, and Abortion

  • Post published:October 27, 2020
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Parenting
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I have a new essay about Amy Coney Barrett, Down syndrome, and abortion (really light topics with no controversy!) up at the Religion News Service site today. I’ve been thinking…

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Read more about the article How Beauty Brings Peace, How Peace Brings Beauty

How Beauty Brings Peace, How Peace Brings Beauty

  • Post published:October 22, 2020
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William took these photos the other day as a part of a year-long project he’s doing at school where he’s planning to learn how to identify local trees and plants…

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Read more about the article Dreaming and Planning With Our Teenager With Down Syndrome

Dreaming and Planning With Our Teenager With Down Syndrome

  • Post published:October 8, 2020
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We had a planning meeting last February for our teenage daughter, Penny, who has Down syndrome. Penny invited friends, family, and teachers to join her for this conversation. Dreaming and…

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Read more about the article Human Suffering Is Not the Only Point of Connection

Human Suffering Is Not the Only Point of Connection

  • Post published:October 7, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Privilege and Race
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I am so much more interested in human connection than human division.  But where does that connection come from? How does it happen?  I spoke with a former English teacher…

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Read more about the article Big Feelings and Growing Up with Marilee

Big Feelings and Growing Up with Marilee

  • Post published:October 5, 2020
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What do you do with a child with big feelings? Especially if you are a parent who has never had similarly big feelings? Yes, I am the parent with feelings…

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Read more about the article My Daughter With Down Syndrome Helped Me Understand Racism

My Daughter With Down Syndrome Helped Me Understand Racism

  • Post published:October 1, 2020
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How did disability help me understand racism? I am white, married, educated, and affluent. Our daughter Penny was born into many of these same categories, and yet she was also…

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Read more about the article Privilege and Planning

Privilege and Planning

  • Post published:September 14, 2020
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Today, all three of our children are going to school, in person, for a full day. (Last week, they had a variety of half days and phase-in days, which is…

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