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A Good and Perfect Gift

Read more about the article A Good and Perfect Gift Turns 11!

A Good and Perfect Gift Turns 11!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 1, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Eleven years ago, A Good and Perfect Gift was published. I still hear from readers regularly who have discovered this book and reach out to tell me the way it…

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Read more about the article What’s Wrong With Having Down Syndrome?

What’s Wrong With Having Down Syndrome?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 16, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family
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What’s wrong with having Down syndrome? It was a question I asked many years ago, when our daughter Penny was first diagnosed with an extra copy of the 21st chromosome.…

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Read more about the article Happy Book Birthday, A Good and Perfect Gift

Happy Book Birthday, A Good and Perfect Gift

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 1, 2021
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome
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One of the things you’re supposed to do when you write a book is master your elevator pitch. How can you convey the essence of this story in the time…

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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 4, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Writing
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December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…

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Read more about the article 5 Things I Wish I Had Known when Our Daughter Was Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

5 Things I Wish I Had Known when Our Daughter Was Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 31, 2019
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
  • Post comments:10 Comments

On December 30th, 2005, our firstborn daughter came into the world. It was an easy delivery—a little early, but not premature, no signs of distress or trouble, just a shock…

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Read more about the article Love Is Stronger Than Fear

Love Is Stronger Than Fear

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 16, 2019
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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[If you are looking for my Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast, please go here.] When our daughter Penny was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, fear felt incredibly powerful.…

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Read more about the article Letter from Penny to a New Mother of a Baby with Down Syndrome

Letter from Penny to a New Mother of a Baby with Down Syndrome

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 30, 2019
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family
  • Post comments:12 Comments

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month! Over the course of the next month, I’ll share my own thoughts about Down syndrome and the ways having a child with a disability…

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