Letting Her Worship Her Way…
With all of her cognitive delays, I have often wondered if Julia truly understands that there is a God who created her and loves her. I got a relieving bit of clarity as I watched her connect at tonight’s Good Friday service.
“Is it worth it?” Right Question. Wrong Day.
It’s a great day to celebrate our friends with Down syndrome! Communities gather, selfies are taken – and hopefully that puts some gas in the tank for the seasons when it’s tougher…
Christmas Greetings
A reflection on the hope of Christmas revealed itself in the last seconds of a middle school girls’ basketball game, and some in our community (myself included) may never be the same.
The Day I Doubted Would Come…
Julia’s graduation from fifth grade is the fulfillment of a lot of hard work and dedication by a lot of people. But I had wondered early on if it would ever happen. Those fears – and the fears of the future – were answered in a peculiar way.
Reading, Writing & The Art of Human Kindness
It’s World Down Syndrome Day! For all of Julia’s delays and the hard work that is required to come to terms with it, there is beauty that she excels at that needs celebration right along with reading, writing and arithmetic.
One Year Later…
I asked one question about the state of American politics a year ago and it turned into kind of a mess. Here are some thoughts a year later…
Let’s Finish 2020 With a Hug
You can learn a lot by watching friends who’ve been apart finally see each other again…
Safe Spaces – Safe People
We are all experiencing stress and pain that we would never have imagined a year ago. What if entering into a simple rhythm of intentional grieving could help?
COVID-19, Meet Trisomy-21
Even in the craziness of a pandemic, Julia and our friends with Down syndrome have a lot to teach us.
#StuffSheTeachesMe ~ Connection Matters Most
For all of the things we work so hard on to teach Julia about how to navigate this life, I’m finding she has a thing or two to teach us.