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Thoughts from January 8-12, 2018

  • Post published:January 12, 2018
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Weekly Thoughts
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Monday, January 8, 2018 I can't remember why we were talking about the Garden of Eden last night at dinner, but in the midst of the conversation Marilee said, "Can…

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Thoughts from December 17-22, 2017

  • Post published:December 22, 2017
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Weekly Thoughts
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Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Sunday, December 17, 2017 This past week…

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Love Shows Up on Christmas

  • Post published:December 22, 2017
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

How do you know that someone loves you? Whole books have been written on this subject, but I think it's pretty simple: the people who love you show up when…

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Digging into my Family’s History with Native Americans

  • Post published:November 18, 2017
  • Post category:Family/Privilege and Race
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My family has been in the United States since before the United States existed. Distant relatives on both my mother's and father's sides arrived in Massachusetts and Connecticut in the…

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Read more about the article A Day in the Life with Down Syndrome

A Day in the Life with Down Syndrome

  • Post published:October 27, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

What is a day in the life of a kid with Down syndrome like? I wake Penny up at 6:30 on the dot. She squeezes her eyes shut tighter and…

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How Observing Sabbath Frees Us From Anxiety

  • Post published:October 17, 2017
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Marilee slept late this morning. At 7:30, I rubbed her shoulder as she lay curled up under the covers on her side. When she opened her eyes, though, I could…

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Thoughts from October 16-20, 2017

  • Post published:September 20, 2017
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Once a week I compile the reflections I've offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Marilee slept late…

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Read more about the article What Going to Middle School Taught Me about Love

What Going to Middle School Taught Me about Love

  • Post published:September 1, 2017
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Today is day five of middle school for Penny. She has weathered it better than I have--great attitude, tremendous excitement about the prospect of hot lunch (which wasn't available daily…

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Read more about the article The Gift of Reading
January 2015

The Gift of Reading

  • Post published:April 21, 2017
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Books/Family
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Reading has been a gift to our family. It's a gift when the kids read on their own! But also when we get to snuggle up together and enjoy a…

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Read more about the article What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

  • Post published:December 22, 2016
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I was grumpy for a few years. Maybe not every day. But most days. And at the core of my being, deep inside my heart, lay a stone, a slowly…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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