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2013-01-15T19:52:28-05:00

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One Thing You Can Do About the Orphans in Russia

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 7:52 pm By Amy Julia Becker

I wrote yesterday about the grave situation of orphans in Russia, particularly those with special needs. If you want to take action to petition President Putin and President Obama to work to ensure that orphans already in the adoption process can continue, please consider contacting your Senator and/or Representative by NOON tomorrow. Read this Action Alert for more information on what to say and who to address. Read more

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2013-01-15T10:02:22-05:00

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Why I Don’t Think Random Acts of Kindness are all that Great

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 10:02 am By Amy Julia Becker

Solitary random acts of kindness don't ask nearly enough of us. Read more

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2013-01-14T10:25:46-05:00

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When Turning Four Means a Death Sentence: Russia, Adoption, and Down syndrome

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 at 10:25 am By Amy Julia Becker

Our friends are trying to adopt a boy with Down syndrome from Russia, but he may end up in an institution and doomed to an early death. Is there any hope? Read more

2013-01-10T10:00:28-05:00

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Mommy, What Does Forgive Mean?

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 10:00 am By Amy Julia Becker

How fighting with my son and a murder case in Florida helped me understand more about God's grace. Read more

2013-01-09T09:34:05-05:00

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

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 9:34 am By Amy Julia Becker

"...what does it really mean when your missing puzzle piece, your twin, has Down syndrome, and you don’t? This will either be a most irrelevant question in my young daughter’s life or a most important one, and I may never know which." Read more

2013-01-07T11:21:13-05:00

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What Penny’s Birthday and Epiphany Taught Me About Who We All Are

Last updated on: January 7, 2013 at 11:21 am By Amy Julia Becker

I look forward to the mystery unfolding before me in each of my children Read more

2013-01-03T11:17:34-05:00

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Summarizing 2012, or Not…

Last updated on: January 3, 2013 at 11:17 am By Amy Julia Becker

Some lists of good reads from the past year, and my Q Talk on prenatal testing was selected as an editors' pick for 2012! Read more

2012-12-23T16:24:15-05:00

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Christmas and the Broken Ballerina

Last updated on: December 23, 2012 at 4:24 pm By Amy Julia Becker

This is a guest post by Nancy Jo Sullivan, author of Small Mercies. I will be celebrating Christmas with my family for the rest of this week, so please check back in next Monday for more. During my first pregnancy, I dreamed of having a little girl. In my imagination, she wore a pink tutu and a sparkling smile. She was always dancing. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a boy or a girl…” I told God. But whenever I’d pray,... Read more

2012-12-23T16:36:52-05:00

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For Those Who Mourn This Christmas

Last updated on: December 23, 2012 at 4:36 pm By Amy Julia Becker

I have had a number of people ask me how I respond to the Sandy Hook shootings from a theological perspective. I’ve written a few responses over the past week, and I suspect I will write more. There is a time for mourning, for silence, for crying out to God, for refusing to accept easy answers or trite consolation. I tried to express some of these thoughts immediately after news of the shooting reached me when I wrote Where Is... Read more

2012-12-21T10:23:01-05:00

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Joy All Year Long, and Even in the Midst of Sorrow

Last updated on: December 21, 2012 at 10:23 am By Amy Julia Becker

"...this year, of all years, I want to celebrate the birth of love within our broken world." Read more

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