A Friendship “Pile-Up of Goodness” in Our House
Anyone who has read this newsletter or followed me on social media knows that I have been beating a drum of taking one small step1 at a time toward a good future.2 There are days when…
Anyone who has read this newsletter or followed me on social media knows that I have been beating a drum of taking one small step1 at a time toward a good future.2 There are days when…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E4 — What if real freedom doesn’t come from more self-esteem—but from self-forgetfulness? Amy Julia Becker and author and pastor Sharon Hodde Miller, PhD,…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E3 — What is the good life? Is it a life marked by money and success and achievement? Or a life marked by love? Author…
As I think about Halloween, I keep coming back to what makes it so magical for our kids—not just costumes and candy, but being part of a group, laughing down…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E2—What if disability isn’t something to fix, but a way to see God and one another more clearly? Theologian John Swinton joins Amy Julia…
It’s the middle of October, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and I have done nothing to acknowledge this fact. We didn’t walk in a Buddy Walk. We haven’t posted stories about…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST We all long to belong. But for many families experiencing disability, true belonging can feel out of reach. In this episode, researcher and advocate Erik…
I would like to wave a magic wand and make the pain and discomfort of this life go away. And yes, I mean that in some big and existential sense…
10 Dimensions of Belonging created by Erik Carter In a recent conversation, Erik says: Early in our research, we wanted to understand what it really means to be a community…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST Some people get paid to do what they love, but most don’t. How can we find meaning in everyday work that we don’t always love…