Much to my surprise, a few weeks before I turned 40, we found out that I was expecting! I was both...
Human Dignity
Charlie Fien-Emlen: Passionate Advocate for Those with Down...
In many ways, Charlotte Fien-Emlen is a typical young woman. When I first spoke with her, she was...
A New Kind of Christmas
Nine days before Christmas, I strolled along the mall corridor enjoying the carols from the piped...
Jack’s Basket Celebrates Babies Born with Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition diagnosed in the United States, but since...
God Comforts Us So We Can Comfort Others
I’ve always been a kid person, even as a kid! At five-years-old, I longed to be a mama. I played...
Denying the Undeniable
Karl Stern’s The Flight from Woman, published in 1965, is not only a masterpiece of intellectual...
National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
September 10, 2022 It has been said that you are truly forgotten after the last time someone speaks...
Rachel Weeping
Statues are not silent; they tell a story. Sondra L. Jonson’s “Rachel Weeping for Her Children”...
What It Means to Be ‘Old’
To many of us, “old” is not a good word. People dread the idea of getting old, of wrinkles and...
One More Chromosome
Did you know that having one extra chromosome can change everything about you? That single...