Category Archives: Parenting
Big Dreamers with Down Syndrome
In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month and the role Trisomy 21 plays in my novel, today I’d like to highlight some big dreamers with Down syndrome. Actors If you grew up watching Life Goes On, like I did, you …[ read more ]
• • •Adopting Faith Hill, the Girl They Always Wanted
In 1967, six years before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion and make it more accessible for the average woman, an unmarried girl named Paula got pregnant. When the baby was only three days old, a Christian couple named Ted and …[ read more ]
• • •Three People Who Passed On Steve Jobs
You probably know Steve Jobs co-founded Apple, Inc. and helped design the Macintosh as well as the iPod, iPad, and iPhone. Perhaps you know he was one of the primary pioneers of personal computers. You might even know he headed …[ read more ]
• • •Gabriel Network: When the Line Turns Pink
Imagine you’re a woman facing a crisis pregnancy. Maybe your boyfriend is abusive. Maybe your parents kicked you out of the house when they discovered you were expecting. Or maybe you just don’t have the money to provide for yourself, …[ read more ]
• • •“You’ll Be in My Heart,” Our Father-Daughter Dance
In June 1999, I moved to China, and Tarzan hit the theaters. Shortly after my parents said goodbye to their only daughter, they went to see Disney’s animated movie about a boy raised by gorillas. When Tarzan’s adopted mom told him …[ read more ]
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