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November 2013

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...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

What Does it Mean to Be Healthy? John Swinton on Down Syndrome, Shalom, and Medicine

Professor John Swinton "The most hedonistic, intellectually astute athlete can be ill and in need...

October 29, 2013

My Suspicions About “Curing” Down Syndrome

Alison Piepmeier explains her suspicions about new research related to Down syndrome: "My description that...

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

A New Story for Down Syndrome

"I wonder if there's any hope of entering an age with a new story, a...

October 23, 2013

Missing Adam: One Mother Reflects Upon Her Son with Down Syndrome

Stephanie Brock reflects on her son Adam and Down syndrome: "...we want to cure Down...

October 21, 2013

Best Play Date Ever: Down syndrome, fear, friendship, and hope

Why has my fear that Penny wouldn't make friends continued all these years?

October 17, 2013

Sam Was a Gift to Us: A father reflects on medical advances, trisomy 18, and human fragility

Philosophy Professor Aaron Cobb reflects on the life and death of his son Sam, who...

October 16, 2013

When Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact: Reflections on Flowers for Algernon and my Daughter

"Does anyone have the right to change who people are intrinsically, to change a person’s...

October 15, 2013

Why Down Syndrome Matters to You

What effect would a "cure" for Down syndrome have on our culture at large? What...

October 14, 2013

What I’ve Learned About God from Singing to My Children

What have your children taught you about God?

October 09, 2013

Down Syndrome Research, Hope for My Daughter

Mother and blogger Leticia Velasquez considers whether she would use gene therapy to mitigate the...

October 08, 2013

On the Possibility of Curing Down Syndrome by Lisa Morguess

Blogger Lisa Morguess considers whether she would chose therapeutic interventions to mitigate the effects of...

October 07, 2013

My Exceptional Child

It is my privilege as a mother to be the one who knows why and...

October 02, 2013

The Damaging Language of “Cure” and Down Syndrome

Once again we’re hearing news of a breakthrough in research on drug therapies to enhance...

October 01, 2013

Should We Try to Cure Down Syndrome?

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, a series of posts to address the problems...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Five Reasons I’m Glad My Husband Went Away for Twelve Days

I didn't yell at my children during the twelve days my husband was away. It...

September 25, 2013

“Laughter is Carbonated Holiness”

Anne Lamott said it, not I, but I know the truth of which she speaks....

September 23, 2013

His Face is Aglow with Hope: How the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Shaped Our Difficult Day

It is Sunday. Peter is away for the night. It has been a hard day....

September 18, 2013

Some Thoughts on Trying to Become a Super-Mom

"It feels very strange, to be this mom who thinks ahead and offers relatively healthy...

September 17, 2013

How My Children Have Helped Me Become Perfectly Human by Andi Sligh

"When I became a mom, I thought my job was to mold and shape my...

September 16, 2013

Will and Kate Help the World Imagine Possibilities for People with Down Syndrome

Why it matters that Will and Kate accepted a painting by a woman with Down...

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...

September 13, 2013

Books for Spiritual Formation and Encouragement

My recommendations for spiritual reading for the whole family...

September 11, 2013

The Particular Griefs of September 11

Perhaps it is that relationship between the particular and public nature of grief that our...

September 09, 2013

What a New Guinness Ad Has to Do with My Son and the Word Include

William asked me what it meant to include his friend. Sometimes I'm not so sure...

September 04, 2013

Do Your Kids Practice Yoga?

Should yoga be banned in public schools? I joined two other writers to try to...

September 03, 2013

The Days are Long, but the Years are Short

Are you happy or sad that your kid has gone back to school?

August 2013

August 05, 2013

Learning to Love Summer (see you after Labor Day!)

Why I have decided to take the rest of the month off from blogging, even...

August 02, 2013

Who I’m Reading: an Introduction to Micha Boyett on Spirituality, Family, and St. Benedict

Today I'd like to introduce you to another writer I love, especially when it comes...

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