By Sarah Little If Someone Needs a Friend, Be a Friend
“If someone needs a friend, be a friend” it’s the running joke in our family. My husband will say the…
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By Brittany Marie God Doesn’t Make Mistakes, Even When Motherhood Doesn’t Look Like You Planned
I see you trying to keep your head above water every day, trying to juggle all of your responsibilities, have…
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By Maria Koser I Love it When You Smile at Me
I gained a bit of insight today. We were walking past the checkout at the store this afternoon when we came upon a…
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By Heather Bird Teach Your Kids to Be Kind to Those Who Are Different from Them
On the eve of Zeke starting kindergarten, I have many hopes for my youngest child, mostly that other kids treat…
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By Lisa Bonnema Older Kids with Special Needs Can Get Overlooked, and it’s Lonely
Middle school is tough. I have three girls—two of them now teenagers—so I know firsthand how tween insecurities can quickly…
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Victoria’s Secret is Finally Featuring Real Women—And I Had No Idea it Would Hit Me So Hard
Victoria’s Secret has never made me cry before. I haven't shopped there in years, and I steer away from their…
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Being Able To Buy Adaptive Clothing in Stores Like Target and Kohls Means Everything
“Are you ready to go back to school?!” is everyone’s favorite question to ask these days. My son Whit usually…
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By Brynn Burger There’s Something Different About the Cast of the Netflix Original Christmas Movie ‘Jingle Jangle’—Why it Matters
But something happened last night and I CANNOT shake it. So, here I am to tell you the whole truth.…
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By His View From Home 1% Better Every Day—What We Can All Learn From the First Ironman With Down Syndrome
It's always refreshing to come across a sports story that pulls at the heartstrings and restores your faith in humanity,…
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Crayola Lauches a Skin-Colored Box of Crayons and it’s Perfect
“I’m finished with my picture, but it doesn’t really look like me,” the boy looked up at me with big…
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By Bailey Beasley Let’s Raise Kids Who Make a Seat at the Table For Everyone
Today I happened to walk past my girls in their room playing Barbies. They were pretending there was a little…
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By Sheelagh Lucas This is the Generation of Inclusion
If my son, Alek, had been born in my parents' generation, he would have been locked in an institution. If…
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