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You Can Be the Person Who Makes a Difference

  • Post published:February 23, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I walked into the gym a few minutes late. Penny was perched on the sidelines along with the other cheerleaders. The boys’ basketball team had taken a slight lead. I…

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Read more about the article Finding Places Where Everyone Belongs

Finding Places Where Everyone Belongs

  • Post published:January 28, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Where everyone belongs. That’s the dream. That’s the hope. That’s the space and the community and the future we long for. Sometimes we catch glimpses of it.  Penny and I…

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Read more about the article Disability and Respect: Look Her in the Eye

Disability and Respect: Look Her in the Eye

  • Post published:January 21, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I’m so grateful for the technician at the eye doctor appointment who assumes that Penny can speak for herself. I’m also aware of how surprised I feel that this young…

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Domestic Monastery

  • Post published:January 20, 2023
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Faith/Family/Parenting
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“Raising small children, if it is done with love and generosity, will do for you exactly what private prayer does.” -Ronald Rolheiser, Domestic Monastery I just read this whole (very…

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Read more about the article Interdependent Healing

Interdependent Healing

  • Post published:January 18, 2023
  • Post category:Faith/Healing
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My new year has started off with heavy news from multiple friends. One whose husband moved out. Another who lost her job. Another whose sister is heading to a treatment…

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Time and the Luxury of Ethics

  • Post published:January 9, 2023
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“Ethics becomes a luxury as the speed of our daily life increases.” - Judith Shulevitz talking to Ezra Klein (Episode: Sabbath and the Art of Rest) This conversation on the…

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Read more about the article The Insidious Racism of Assimilation
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The Insidious Racism of Assimilation

  • Post published:November 21, 2022
  • Post category:Healing/Privilege and Race
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Assimilation is an insidious form of racism and sexism and ableism and all the other isms.  It’s subtle, because it comes in the form of an invitation, not an explicit…

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When the Sink Breaks, You Call a Plumber

  • Post published:November 2, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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“When the sink breaks, you call a plumber.” I was describing a friend who had been struggling with anxiety for months, and who finally decided to see a psychiatrist. She…

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Read more about the article An Invitation to Healing

An Invitation to Healing

  • Post published:September 19, 2022
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If you are in a place of brokenness and heartache right now, the invitation to you is to be honest about that pain and humble in asking for help from…

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Healing Meals

  • Post published:July 30, 2022
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As if it wasn’t enough for us to experience abundant love and goodness at Hope Heals Camp last week, we also got to visit a local non-profit called Healing Meals…

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