As our Gracie grows …
I find that watching her is one of my most wonderful blessings. The years seem to have flown by and now, she is just a couple of months shy of her fifth birthday. She can do whatever she tries to do,...
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changed my life, as well as the lives of many, many others. Five years ago, my youngest niece was born with Down’s Syndrome. She was a tiny, fragile thing who looked as though she would break with...
View ArticleWhere is that thing …
the TV remote, that is. My niece Gracie came over for a visit today and the very first order of business for her was to turn on the TV. She turned it on by the power button on the set (what a concept)...
View ArticleLearning from Gracie as she contines to grow …
is an experience in humility. She has Down’s Syndrome, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to or watching her. She runs, plays, swing, argues, wrestles, loves, hugs, manipulates and somehow ends up...
View ArticleStanding outside in the snow …
is one of the most freeing of experiences. I liken it to standing in the midst of a summer rain while nature falls all around, touching, caressing, permeating my very being and making me one with its...
View ArticleMy nieces …
are remarkable. Each of them brings me unspeakable joy. Sophie, the oldest, was my first. I watched her being born and captured the first photograph of her. She became, that photograph did, anyway, a...
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