Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
I don't know how to explain Easter to my children, but perhaps that because it's a mystery I'm still trying to figure out myself. Read more
I don't know how to explain Easter to my children, but perhaps that because it's a mystery I'm still trying to figure out myself. Read more
How growing up in Edenton, NC has shaped me... Read more
In an interview with Bonnie Rochman of TIME, I discuss the problems with outlawing selective abortion and the possibilities for educating doctors, women, and families about prenatal testing and disability. Read more
"You think Down syndrome means tragedy, and people will compare your experience to that of losing a child in a car accident or to cancer or some other horrible fate. And though you will experience a sense of loss, you will realize eventually that you have lost a hypothetical child, and that the child right in front of you, this child, with her sparkling eyes and crooked teeth and warm soft hand, this child is a blessing. In time, because of the privilege of knowing and loving her, you will realize that your grief has turned to gratitude and that your worry has turned to wonder." Read more
"Penny is the beloved one who loves in return." Read more
One mother's story of having two children with Down syndrome in Monterrey, Mexico: "Sometimes things do not happen the way we want. Sometimes it happens better." Read more
An interview with a mother of a child with Down syndrome in Zambia in honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Read more
The beauty of an artist with Down syndrome, a guest post by Joanna Puciata, in honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Read more
"Throughout the gospels, Jesus not only does not retreat from those his culture considered other, he beelines toward them!" Author Margot Starbuck challenges us to consider following Jesus by embracing the "other..." Read more
How can I put into words the beauty I see when I look at my daughter? Read more
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