Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
..."the Sunday School lesson for my children may have been designed by God for me." Read more
..."the Sunday School lesson for my children may have been designed by God for me." Read more
Snapshots, in words but mostly photos, of life in the Becker family as tears turn, mostly, to smiles. Read more
Last spring, I had the privilege of sharing some thoughts at the Q Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. I gave a talk about Penny, perfection, and prenatal testing. It’s only 9 minutes long, but it summarizes things that I’ve spoken and written about before, but if you’re interested, head over to For All People on the Q site and take a look. Read more
Why does the New York Times think it's okay to use the r-word? Read more
...the most rewarding part of writing a book is the emails and letters and one-on-one conversations with individuals who have responded Read more
A friend passed along an amazing article about the search and rescue of Robert Wood Jr., a young boy with autism, who was lost in a Virginia park for five days last October: Catch Me If You Can. It’s an amazing story, but what struck me most of all was that the man who finally found Robert had no connection to the search and rescue. He wanted to remain anonymous for the article, but he described waking up on Friday... Read more
I don’t think much about tax policy, job creation, teachers unions, national defense, or public health. And I suspect that neither Romney nor Obama spends much time thinking about chores and report cards and rusty minivans. I certainly hope they don’t. Read more
I think the low point came when William spit at me... Read more
Penny and I prayed, I cupped my hands around the gift of trust she'd given me, and I scheduled a meeting with her teachers. Read more
...the likely effect of tests likeMaterniT21 is to depopulate the Buddy Walks of the future. This isn’t a matter of evil, or prejudice; it’s just economics, and individual decisions adding up to social change. Read more
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