When Penny first received a diagnosis of Down syndrome nearly five years ago, I was worried. I worried that she wouldn’t learn and that her health would be compromised and that she would live a difficult life. Then I found out about Early Intervention, a program for children with special needs from birth to three-years…

I recommended the book God With Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas a few weeks back. The words and images within have been a welcome companion in these weeks leading up to Christmas Day. Yesterday, I was reading an entry by the poet Scott Cairns. He wrote about repentance, which is a central part of…

My friend and fellow blogger Margot Starbuck (Thoughts on Hair, Shoes, and Other Stuff) has a provocative post about her experience of the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall yesterday. Turns out all 36 of them were white. What do you think about that?  To read her post, click here. 

I’ve written already about my Christmas-with-kids dilemma (Santa or Jesus?). I have two little ones who can’t stop talking about Santa. William says he dreams about Santa. They want to read books about Santa. Every day, one of them asks, “Will Santa come to my house?” The Santa business is fun. It’s fun to hang…

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