Another trip around the sun and here I am, excited for another Thanksgiving Day. I love this time of year. I love the preparation, the hunkering down, the deep sigh as you cozy up your home and wait for winter to really settle in. I love to decorate my house for this holiday (including a […]
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My Faith and Down Syndrome
This week’s assignment is to write about our faith as it relates to Down syndrome. I wrote the following post a year ago and it still rings true. **** The following was in my DayBook for September 2: “The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is […]
How it All Began
Five years ago today, I married hubby. If you would have told me the day I met him that I’d end up marrying him, I would have told you that you were nuts. He was so shy, so unfailingly polite, and you could barely hear him above the roar his friends created wherever they went. […]
At the Top of My Lungs
So much good has happened in the last week. Rowenna has all of a sudden exploded onto the scene here. She’s always been perky and pleasant, but it’s like someone flipped an awareness switch in her brain. In the last week, she has started to initiate interactions with us. If I’m on the couch and […]
Naw Rúz 2011
I haven’t talked about my faith for a little while. It’s a routine part of my life and I sometimes forget to give it the attention it deserves. March 21 is Naw Rúz, the Bahá’i new year, and is always cause for celebration – especially since it marks the end of a 19 day fast. […]
Big Beautiful Eyes
Rowenna had her first ophthalmology appointment today. There is a strange feeling that goes along with parenting a child with Down syndrome. It’s sort of this “waiting for the other shoe to drop” thing. There are a lot of health concerns that can come with this extra little chromosome. There’s really no way to know […]
Wisdom of Winter
Brr…it’s cold! It’s just about this time of year when I think back on the conversation with hubby that went something like this: Me: “Hubby, this is the furthest north I will ever live.” Hubby: “Well, this is the furthest south I will ever live.” Me: “Oh. Well, then you’re responsible for shoveling the driveway.” […]
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I’m going to brag on hubby for a little bit here. It’s his birthday and we’re doing the usual – presents and cake. But I wanted to take it all a step further and share just how wonderful this man is. Hubby is patient and calm. His words are few but when he does speak, […]
Well Baby
Today Rowenna had a well baby doctor appointment. Baby girl is lookin’ good! Ya Baha’u’l-Abha! I am totally in love with her pediatrician. It hit me today how absolutely lucky we have been to have her pediatrician and her cardiologist. I have heard absolute horror stories about how little ones with Down syndrome are treated […]
What I Know – December 2010
I’ve been inspired by something I read in an online forum for parents of kids with Down syndrome. Someone posted a list of things she knows for sure in light of all that is uncertain in her life right now. Since I can absolutely relate to that feeling, I thought it might be helpful for […]
