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Child, Motherhood
June 12, 2019
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I Carry Him

I carry him. I know it looks silly, his toes dangle past my knees. He’s getting tall and heavy, too. It sometimes hurts my back to lift his frame,…

Inspiration, Kids, School, Teen
September 29, 2018
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This North Dakota Homecoming Queen is Capturing Hearts Everywhere

When Paula and Kevin Burckard’s third child was born, she arrived with a little something extra the North Dakota couple never saw coming. …

Faith, Kids
July 26, 2018
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Why God Gave One Son a Miracle But Not the Other

This is the tale of two brothers, each born with separate life-threatening medical conditions. I am their mother. I prayed day and night for God to…

Kids
May 30, 2018
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Dear Special Needs Mom, I See You

Dear special needs mom, I want you to know that I see you. I see you running your child to therapy when your friends are running their kids to Little…

Journal, Kids
December 26, 2017
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My Son with Down Syndrome has a Higher Intelligence

We’ve been through a lot of big life things in the last year. They are the kind of hardships we will look back on, look at each other,…

Journal, Motherhood
September 26, 2017
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The Biggest Thing You Need To Know About Down Syndrome

Stop generalizing. Yep, that’s it, the one thing that I wish everyone knew about Down syndrome. You see, Down syndrome came into my life…

Kids, Motherhood
September 6, 2017
4 Minute Read

Please Talk To Your Child About My Daughter

My husband and I were blessed with our first child, Bailey, on July 24, 2009. After she was born, and about 10 minutes after I was rolled to…

Child Loss, Kids, Motherhood
August 15, 2017
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Decreased Down Syndrome Numbers isn’t Science, it’s Murder

“Iceland is on pace to virtually eliminate Down syndrome through abortion,” the CBS News tweet read. It was an effective tease: I clicked…

Health, Kids
January 19, 2017
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I Worry About Changing the Affordable Care Act – And This is Why

Eleven years ago we had our first, typical daughter who was 6, our son with Down syndrome who was 3, and had taken permanent guardianship of our…

Kids, Motherhood
September 30, 2016
6 Minute Read

That Beautiful Extra Chromosome

To me, October not only signals that fall is upon us and the trees are turning. It’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Respect For…

Down Syndrome

I Carry Him

This North Dakota Homecoming Queen is Capturing Hearts Everywhere

Why God Gave One Son a Miracle But Not the Other

Dear Special Needs Mom, I See You

My Son with Down Syndrome has a Higher Intelligence

The Biggest Thing You Need To Know About Down Syndrome

Please Talk To Your Child About My Daughter

Decreased Down Syndrome Numbers isn’t Science, it’s Murder

I Worry About Changing the Affordable Care Act – And This is Why

That Beautiful Extra Chromosome

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