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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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An extra chromosome …
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...
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Where 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)...
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Learning 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...
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Standing 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...
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My 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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