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The first time I read the article, The Last Children of Down Syndrome, I had the same visceral gut reaction as many others who may have just skimmed over it, “What?? Don’t the people of Denmark know the blessings that … Continue reading →

I was seventeen, a senior in high school and flying cross country to visit my dad and stepmom for Christmas vacation. I had a layover in Chicago. The times were so different then, no TSA, people milling around the airport … Continue reading →

Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. The truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s … Continue reading →

They come, just like the ubiquitous hot flashes of middle age springing out of nowhere. They are as unexpected as the minutes of intense heat- rising and burning away the dross of guilt, regret, mistakes made during the childbearing years. … Continue reading →

The yellow legal pad is open on the table. The opening paragraph seemed pretty good, rough, but I had what I thought was a good opening line. “What are you afraid of? My spouse practically yelled the words at me … Continue reading →

There is a lot of talk these days about the definition of marriage. Even Supreme Court justices have been confused as to its meaning. Perhaps, like light, it can never be fully defined. Is it a wave or is it … Continue reading →

I don’t remember the first time I heard the words, “Play nice,” but I am sure it was when I was toddling around the house. I vaguely remember being told to “Be kind” while playing with cousins in the sandbox. … Continue reading →

It begins with an eye roll and a loud sigh, followed by an excuse for why it can’t be done then an incentive is given to make sure it will be done. Eventually an agreement for a time frame is … Continue reading →

I hear it before I see it or feel it. It is the sound that wakes me in the morning now, Before the sun comes over the mountains, it’s ahead of schedule, in the same way Christmas music on the … Continue reading →

   They are most often conceived in that hour between morning and night, between light and dark, between rational and ecstasy. With a soft moan they spring forth from other dimensions where time, money, talent and energy are of no … Continue reading →