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Why a Failed Shopping Expedition Was Still a Great Birthday Present

  • Post published:February 5, 2022
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Marilee turned 11 last Sunday. We drove to Brooklyn early to meet her new cousin, and we had already planned to see Wicked on Broadway with tickets that we had…

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Getting the Booster Is a Way to Love My Neighbor

  • Post published:December 23, 2021
  • Post category:Current Events/Faith/Healing
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This is me outside the pharmacy where I got my booster shot. I don’t want to get Covid, but honestly, the reason I got the booster is not out of…

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Read more about the article Loves Looks to Move Towards One Another

Loves Looks to Move Towards One Another

  • Post published:December 7, 2021
  • Post category:Disability
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My friend’s son was whistling in class. The other kids were annoyed. Another friend’s daughter drools a lot and other kids think it’s “gross.” Some kids smell bad. Others make…

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Meritocracy Is the Antithesis to Love | Plough Essay

  • Post published:December 2, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Meritocracy is the antithesis to love.  I first wrote those words almost two years ago, when we were traveling cross-country and we were taking regular hikes as a family. On…

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Talking About Disability

  • Post published:October 13, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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I remember this time, back when Penny was really little, when we were at a birthday party together and another mom was there with her child who also had a…

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The Bible Is Not About Behavior Management

  • Post published:September 14, 2021
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I often misinterpret the words in the Bible as behavior management, when they are really invitations to surrender to love. Jesus says: “Do not judge, and you will not be…

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Read more about the article On 9/11, We Remember That Love Is Stronger Than Fear

On 9/11, We Remember That Love Is Stronger Than Fear

  • Post published:September 11, 2021
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[If you are looking for my Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast, please go here.] Evil is always (and only) a distortion of the good. This world was created good,…

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Read more about the article A Reminder to Love

A Reminder to Love

  • Post published:September 2, 2021
  • Post category:Faith/Healing/Privilege and Race
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We are living in a time of dissension and conflict about almost everything—from Critical Race Theory to LGBTQ+ rights to wearing masks to who should be able to vote. It’s…

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Do You Want More?

  • Post published:August 26, 2021
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What if there is so much more life available to all of us than we even dare to hope or believe? What if we are drinking from puddles when reservoirs…

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An Accelerated Course in Love

  • Post published:August 16, 2021
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An accelerated course in love—“...every time I recognized the purity of my love for Penny, I was dying to an old part of myself, an old part that thought the…

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