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We All Need to Know We Are Beloved

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 17, 2022
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Speaking
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Healing is so tender and scary and so very beautiful. Over the past two weeks, I have been reminded of these truths through a flurry of speaking engagements.  From the…

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Read more about the article Please Don’t Call Anyone Low-Functioning
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Please Don’t Call Anyone Low-Functioning

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 14, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I’ve been trying to figure out why it bothers me to hear people described as “high functioning” and “low functioning.” The other day, a friend of mine mentioned that a…

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And You Will Be Blessed

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 3, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Disability and blessing. I preached on that topic from Luke 14 last Sunday, and I wanted to share that with you here. As many of you know, Penny was diagnosed…

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Down Syndrome and a Lack of Ego

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 19, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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When Heather Avis and I talked about being at Hope Heals Camp last summer, she mentioned that what made it so distinctive was the lack of ego present.  Heather’s words…

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Read more about the article S6 E3 | Down Syndrome and Belonging with Heather Avis

S6 E3 | Down Syndrome and Belonging with Heather Avis

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 4, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Podcast
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“You belong here, as you are, who you are. Come be in this place with us.” Down syndrome advocate and author Heather Avis joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about…

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Read more about the article Communion: The Simplicity of Abundant and Generous Love
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Communion: The Simplicity of Abundant and Generous Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 26, 2022
  • Post category:Faith
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In these pandemic-cautious years, I’ve missed taking communion in the front of the church. Now we sit in our pews and pass individualized cups and little baggies with bread inside.…

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Penny’s Take on Hope Heals

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 29, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Okay, this is my final (for now) post about Hope Heals Camp last week. I started out planning to tell you all about it in one post, and here we…

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Hope Heals Camp: When We’re Seen

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 28, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Family
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Seen. That was the word written underneath my plate at the Hope Heals banquet.  Other people had words like beloved, cherished, known. All three of our kids picked up their…

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Read more about the article Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

Hope Heals Camp: Belovedness and Belonging

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 26, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Hope Heals Camp exists as a place where families affected by disability can receive rest, resources, and relationships. As Jay and Katherine Wolf, co-founders, say, Hope Heals seeks to “disrupt…

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We Are Beloved. What If We Believed This?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 9, 2022
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"Jesus says that we are beloved before we do anything right, and after we’ve done everything wrong." - To Be Made Well This quote might just speak for itself. What…

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