Thin Places-Faith, Family and Disability
My five favorite posts based upon life in our household in 2013 Read more
My five favorite posts based upon life in our household in 2013 Read more
Seven posts from 2013 written by others for my blog, all related to Down syndrome. Read more
Four of my favorite posts, written for PBS Parents, Chai Mamas, Huffington Post Parents, and the Atlantic, that I've written in 2013. Read more
"I'm not ready for Jesus to show up, and perhaps that's exactly as it should be." Read more
Down syndrome in ancient art, Jesus isn't white, men doing housework, and more... Read more
It's one of my favorite lines from a Christmas hymn, Joy to the World: Let every heart prepare him room… But my heart is crowded with the regular preparations for Christmas Read more
"But what I wish I had said, most of all, was, "Can you see my daughter?"" Read more
Faith: ow.ly/rv2h9 Making Jesus look good @kwpershey @ChristianCent#NadiaBolzWeber #BookReview #Pastrix Recommended site for #Advent: ow.ly/rv2OT#Christmas How much #money should we be #givingaway? nyti.ms/IWFoEQ @tarasbernard@nytimes #Donations #Charity What’s one subject you’d be willing to let go of for the sake of #church #unity?#BodyofChrist @kwpershey ow.ly/rCYOg Family: Is there ever a time when #abortion is medically necessary? ow.ly/rv4KS @nytimes#CatholicChurch #lawsuit Disability: Story behind the cell biologist who discovered “gene that turns off #chromosome responsible for #DownSyndrome” ow.ly/rv4py #Disabled‘ Mannequins Remind Us That#Beautiful Doesn’t Mean ‘Perfect’ow.ly/rAMBC @HuffPostStyle Should #men do more #housework?ow.ly/rD0Rs @StephenMarche @nytimes And other: Glued to #technology? Find out if you need to unplug... Read more
The anniversary of the Newtown shooting will always coincide with Advent, with the mournful, expectant waiting for Jesus' arrival. As it should be--a recognition of this in-between space, in which the glimmer of hope breaks into the darkness, and yet the darkness still sometimes seems to be ever-present. Read more
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