i had a dream last night about bloggers who write about their children with down syndrome. some are so famous...
Category: weakness
jordan almonds and jesus christ
i've been thinking about jordan almonds lately. and how the weakest among us take the brunt of our anger. and...
the ghosts of october
we drive from orchard to orchard, yellow leaves falling and we end up in a nursing home, cider and donuts...
i don’t know if there are harps in heaven
when winter was done, truly over, i noticed that i had an odd reaction to the signs of summer. every...
grandfathers and writing conferences
i left town last week. i'm leaving again on thursday. i couldn't leave soon enough when my children were small....
vulnerability and the grocery store
if there is any person out there expecting a child with a disability, i have this little piece of advice...
milkweed thanksgiving
it's late. we're under blankets in our cold bedroom. joshua's reading and i'm remembering the milkweed plant i saw in...
great lakes of time
she's arranging each tiny fish and making up a story. she whispers it quiet. these past weeks she's crossing a...
a trip to the store
where is a parent to take the daily frustrations of raising dependent, imperfect children? - the bar? - the confessional?...
o lord, make haste to help me
our help is in the name of the lord. our life, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of...