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February 2014

February 07, 2014

The Best Book About Writing Ever (and other great reads)

I'm not sure if it's really the best ever, but I am LOVING Ann Patchett's...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Politics, Down Syndrome, and What I’m Reading

Articles worth reading about missionaries, money, embryo selection, and more...

January 24, 2014

What’s Your Favorite Spiritual Memoir? (and other reading notes)

Some book and article notes in a sec, but first: What's your favorite spiritual memoir?...

January 16, 2014

My “Successful” Bumbling Writing Journey

Some thoughts on how I got from there to here, with thanks.

January 10, 2014

What I’m Reading and Tweeting

What's the most interesting thing you've read this week?

January 03, 2014

Book Update and What I’m Reading and Tweeting

I've submitted my manuscript of Small Talk (hooray!) and here are some books and articles...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

What I’m Reading and Tweeting (and How to Find a Good and Perfect Gift)

Down syndrome in ancient art, Jesus isn't white, men doing housework, and more...

December 06, 2013

What I’m Tweeting

A few articles from this week that you might enjoy: A modern image of the...

December 05, 2013

Favorite Books of 2013

What were your favorite books of 2013?

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Are you Ready for Advent? (Plus What I’m Reading)

Advent is right around the corner. Here are my number one suggestions for adult and...

November 25, 2013

Talking Taboo: An Interview with Enuma Okoro and Erin Lane About Women, Faith, and Hot Topics

What "taboo" (which means off-limits but also means sacred) question or issue would you want...

November 15, 2013

What I’m Reading and Tweeting this Week…

Today I'm excited to be attending the Q Women Conference in NYC, with speakers such...

November 13, 2013

Should Men Be the Head of the Household?

An excerpt from my essay in Talking Taboo: American Women Get Frank About Faith

November 11, 2013

Our Children, Collectively (a guest post by Jennifer Grant in honor of National Adoption Month)

"When we adopt a child, whether she was born in a land far away (as...

November 08, 2013

Book News and What to Read this Week

Articles on messy stories and disability, marriage, money, and civil discourse. Plus news about books...

November 04, 2013

Announcing Small Talk (or, I Get to Write Another Book!)

Small Talk (to be published by Zondervan next summer) is a parenting memoir about the...

November 01, 2013

What Reading Material is on Your Bedside Table This Week?

What reading is on your bedside table this week?

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Are there any Christians who take a day of rest anymore? Some Reflections on Andy Crouch’s Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power

Andy Crouch's new book, Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, challenged me and encouraged...

October 25, 2013

Quick Reads for the Weekend

Articles on women, Down syndrome, motherhood for your reading pleasure

October 18, 2013

Where Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Can Agree, and other things I’m reading this week

My book review for Christianity Today, plus what I'm reading and tweeting this week.

October 11, 2013

“The Discipline of Place” and Things to Read this Week

The discipline of place, the books I'm loving, and a smattering of articles on faith,...

October 04, 2013

I Don’t Love Tina Fey and More Great Stuff to Read

Bossypants, Power, Ruthie Leming, and a host of articles to read, in all your free...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

What I’m Reading and Tweeting

Novels, memoirs, articles about faith, disability, and culture, and what I listen to on my...

September 20, 2013

What I’m Reading and Tweeting

The books on my bedside table and recommended articles from the past week...

September 13, 2013

What I’m Tweeting and What I’m Reading This Week

The tweets: What one mother learned from having a child with #DownSyndrome @SippingLemonadeow.ly/ozxpj #Family #Parenting...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

Reading Our Humanity: Some Thoughts on Intelligence, Disability, and What Makes Us Human

Does reading enhance our humanity? Why I agree, and why the idea concerns me...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Why I Write

On why I write, the authors who mean the most to me, and why stories...

June 13, 2013

Do Medical Textbooks Intentionally Offer Outdated Descriptions of Down Syndrome? and Other Questions for George Estreich

"Medicine is part of culture, and so culture, good and bad, is refracted through medicine."...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

The Unfinished Child, a Story of Down Syndrome, Love, and Choice (and a Book Giveaway) Part Two

Part two of Theresa Shea's interview about her new novel, The Unfinished Child. She talks...

May 30, 2013

The Unfinished Child, a Story of Down Syndrome, Love, and Choice (and a Book Giveaway)

Novelist Theresa Shea discusses her book The Unfinished Child, a story about two families struggling...

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