Down syndrome is not a sickness After our third daughter was born we were told she had Down syndrome. Among other things, possible health threats bombarded our minds. Polly had her heart tested, her eyes, her ears, her thyroid, her spine. At two months old, she was forced to drink a chalky liquid for x-rays of her digestive track. Those first few weeks after her birth, I
Grab This Button October is Down syndrome Awareness Month Hopefully, if I can swing it, I’ll be posting every day here on the blog about Polly & Evie, Down syndrome myths, facts, pictures, and funny stories. I will also share some of my favorite posts about Down syndrome from the past, and point you to great resources and blogs also spreading awareness. Stop by and check it out! And if you have a question, ask!
Can a Christian be depressed? Sometimes when depression rears its ugly head, I find myself wondering how a Christian can be depressed if the joy of the Lord is our strength. But then God nudges me, and shows me that I am asking the wrong question. I shouldn’t be asking how or why a Christian gets depressed. Because I am a Christian. I get depressed. Why spend time deciding if it is right or not?
Watching my daughter with Down syndrome “get it.” This little light of mine … In 2009, we adopted our youngest daughter with Down syndrome, Evangeline, from Ukraine. “Why do you want to adopt her?” I was asked one bright, humid afternoon in the orphanage yard outside of Kiev. The worker looked me square in the eyes. Her words knocked over my soul. That morning, I blinked back tears while holding the worker’s gaze, and squeezed