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October 2013

October 15, 2013

Why Down Syndrome Matters to You

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

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Small Acts of Gratuitous Love: Friendship House in Durham

"Our life together has already been filled with quite a bit of joyful gatherings: cookouts,...

September 12, 2013

Perfectly Human: This is What it Means to be Included by Tim Fall

Can a courtroom give us a glimpse of heaven? Guest blogger Tim Fall thinks so....

May 2013

May 09, 2013

Perfectly Human: Gifts from a Declining Mind by David Hilfiker

How an Alzheimer's diagnosis has brought great and unexpected joy.

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Blessed Imperfection: A Girl Learns to Jump and Her Mother, To Take Her First Steps by Kristina Robb Dover

"Catholic theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar has said “perfection consists in fullness of [life’s] journey;”...

January 2013

January 09, 2013

When Your Twin Has Down Syndrome and You Don’t (Perfectly Human by Vicki Vila)

"...what does it really mean when your missing puzzle piece, your twin, has Down syndrome,...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

Christmas and the Broken Ballerina

This is a guest post by Nancy Jo Sullivan, author of Small Mercies. I will...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Perfectly Human: My Pirfect Life by Nancy Jo Sullivan

One mother reflects on the pirfectly imperfect life of her daughter, Sara, who had Down...

November 08, 2012

Perfectly Human: One Wonderful Life by Lisa Woolsey

With global developmental delays, you might expect Nora to be described as disabled. Her mother...

July 2012

July 05, 2012

Reflections from Jill’s House

Jill’s House steps in to provide a weekly or monthly overnight break for parents, celebrating...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Jill’s House: How One Girl’s Disability Is Transforming Hundreds of Lives by Cameron Doolittle

Jill’s House is the only facility in the United States that provides these amazing families...

May 2012

May 25, 2012

Seeing Delane as One of Us

I received an email from a reader of this blog a few weeks ago. Lois...

May 15, 2012

Isabel and Sam: Friends without Labels

A few weeks ago, I ran a series of posts about the possibilities for friendship...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

His Life Was Marked by Love, a Father’s Eulogy for his Son

I've had the honor of trading a few emails with Aaron Cobb recently. He shared...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

Perfectly Human: Learning from Corinne by David Di Sabatino

There were no trumpet fanfares to mark the occasion or festoon of flowers dropping from...

March 08, 2012

Perfectly Human: “The Look” by Karen Jackson

Long time readers of this blog may remember that I used to run a weekly...

June 2011

June 22, 2011

Perfectly Human: I Am Only Human by Mey Lau

When I was younger and I heard the word disabled, I never really felt that...

June 08, 2011

Perfectly Human: All for the Good… by Kelly Wendel

I was only five years old when my cousin Ben was born. I do not...

June 01, 2011

Perfectly Human: What Really Matters by Sarah Messner

When I was little, my big sister Katey carried, snuggled, cooed at, tickled, and pushed...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

Perfectly Human: We Are All Glorious Ruins by Mary Frances Giles

“Mary Frances, what is wrong with your hair today? It looks so weird, you really...

May 18, 2011

Perfectly Human: Trusting God in Times of Grief by Taylor Martin Wise

When the doctor delivered the news that my ten-month old daughter Bette was hearing impaired,...

May 11, 2011

Perfectly Human by Margot Starbuck: Movie Night, The “R” Word and True Confessions

“What? Since when did tard become politically incorrect?” I felt confused when I heard these...

May 04, 2011

Perfectly Human: An Impossible Goal by Jessica Bigby

My friend Jessica Bigby has offered a Perfectly Human post before: "Walking Toward Freedom." In...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Perfectly Human: Harm and Healing by Jill Miller

Last month my husband Paul and I went to Israel to celebrate our 40th anniversary....

April 20, 2011

Perfectly Human: This Is Community by Karen Jackson

As the parent of a child with special needs, I write of faith communities from...

April 13, 2011

Perfectly Human: Celebrate by Gary Bender

To read more about the Perfectly Human series, click here. Today we hear from Margaret...

April 07, 2011

In Memory of Francis or Outgrowing Their Clothes

A little boy died on Monday. His name was Francis, and he had Down syndrome....

April 06, 2011

Perfectly Human: Becoming Aware of Beauty by Mica May

"Perfectly Human" is a series of guest posts that runs every Wednesday afternoon. Today Mica...

April 04, 2011

Welcome to Thin Places

Although I have been writing this blog for a few years now, today it has...

April 04, 2011

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