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July 2011

July 25, 2011

Every Story Needs a Plot… Thoughts on A Good and Perfect Gift

Over the weekend, a friend asked, "What was the hardest part of writing A Good...

July 21, 2011

He Needs a Fence, and He Listens to Jesus: Who is this Kid?

Our children are always surprising me. There's William making "art" in the front yard out...

July 20, 2011

I’m Tired of Pop Culture Mocking Down Syndrome…

Sometimes I forget that most of the world isn't attuned to issues related to Down...

July 15, 2011

Babies Cry to Tell us Something, and Other Lessons in Communication

I used to think that communication was all about words. Spoken words. Written words. Whispered...

July 14, 2011

Explaining Judgment to a Two-Year-Old, and to Myself

A few months ago, Peter discovered an ancient songbook (circa 1960) filled with folk tunes...

July 13, 2011

When Do you Know that Your Book is Finished? Questions about A Good and Perfect Gift Part Three

I know the book is finished when the final deadline rolls around. Which, in this...

July 12, 2011

Time Alone in Marriage?

A friend and reader recently wrote: "Marriage question-- Is it offensive and/or helpful in the...

July 08, 2011

What Rachel Simon Told Me About Being a Sibling of Someone with a Disability

A few weeks ago, I reviewed Rachel Simon's new novel, The Story of Beautiful Girl....

July 07, 2011

Teaching Our Children to Sleep, Again

Penny and William are now sharing a room. We thought we had concocted a plan...

July 01, 2011

What I Learned on our Family Vacation

I learned that we can travel for thirteen hours in our Swagger Wagon without hurting...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Did You Miss Me?

Okay, that's about the most narcissistic title for a blog post I can imagine--sorry! But...

June 30, 2011

Gendercide: Over One Hundred Million Missing Baby Girls

I have a new post for her.meneutics called "The Lost Girls of India and China"...

June 23, 2011

College, Down Syndrome, and the Plans we Have…

It happens all the time. Friends talk about our children, their own children, their grandchildren...

June 21, 2011

Why This Cover? Questions about a Good and Perfect Gift Part Two

A year ago, my agent suggested I spend some time in bookstores looking at covers....

June 20, 2011

Profound Thoughts From Children…

We're trying to get William to sleep in the same room as Penny so that...

June 16, 2011

Retreat Report: Slow Down

I wrote earlier this week that I would be taking Tuesday and Wednesday as spiritual...

June 14, 2011

Note to Self: Read Your Own Blog

"You should read your blog," Peter said. "What do you mean?" I asked. I had...

June 13, 2011

Lessons from Losing Dessert

We aren't a dessert-every-night kind of family. In fact, we're more of a dessert-once-a-week-if-you're-lucky type....

June 09, 2011

Holy Disruptions and a Balanced Life

Anyone who reads this blog knows I'm someone who loves order and predictability and productivity...

June 07, 2011

Penny’s Prayers

Most nights before our kids go to bed, we have a family prayer time. It...

June 06, 2011

Being a Single Mom for a Night

Penny asks repetitive questions. So when, for instance, her dad was out of town last...

June 04, 2011

Interview About Disability, Faith, and the Gift of Every Life

Last week I was interviewed on the John and Kathy Show of Word FM, a...

June 03, 2011

Diapers, or When Your Values Don’t Line Up With Your Life…

I was changing Marilee's diaper today and I remembered that I had meant to try...

June 02, 2011

Jonathan Franzen, Penny, and the Nature of Love

We were sitting around the dinner table and Peter reached over and rubbed Penny's arm....

June 01, 2011

Resting on Sundays

Theoretically, I'm a big believer in "observing the Sabbath." I've read books about it, written...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Public Schools and Our Kids

For most of my life, I attended private schools. I grew up taking a bus...

May 31, 2011

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Is she ready? Penny is five years old. She is starting to sound out simple...

May 25, 2011

Overcoming Disability or Can She Do It?

My husband Peter is a runner. Five miles is a short run. He runs half...

May 24, 2011

Ballet Recitals, Carelessness, and Grace Part Two

Five years ago, I sat in a theater watching little girls in tutus with tears...

May 23, 2011

Ballet Recitals, Carelessness, and Grace Part One

Penny started taking ballet lessons in the fall. She learned the moves and the terms...

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