Searching for the Good
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Leilani Haywood for a summer series highlighting great writers who focus on disability. “D’Andra, you need to get dressed to get on the bus,” I said for what seemed the 500th time. She smiled and continued to write...I Used To Cry On His Birthday
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mardra Sikora for a summer series highlighting great bloggers who focus on disability. I cried when he turned one and I knew heart surgery was on the horizon. I cried when he turned five and we were fighting with the public...
I Don’t Like People With Down Syndrome (SET #4)
SET= Search Engine Term Once in a while I like to look at the search engine terms that bring people to my site. Some of them are so puzzling that I dedicate blog posts to respond to those searches, since, you know, it landed those people on my blog. I might as well...
I Cannot Go Back, But I Have Today
My youngest daughter has Down syndrome, and when I say she has blessed my life I’m not simply using a cliche, the significance of those words flow through me along with the blood that runs through my body, giving me life. She has been an agent of change in my heart,...
If You Only Know One Thing About Children With Disabilities, Know This
Sometimes I forget two of my children have disabilities. My youngest has Down syndrome and although it’s physically obvious, I don’t look at her and think, Down syndrome. I mean, I know she has Down syndrome but I just see her – my daughter – the seven...
Ellen Stumbo writes and speaks about finding beauty in brokenness with gritty honesty and openness. She's passionate about sharing the real – sometimes beautiful and sometimes ugly – aspects of faith, parenting, special needs, and adoption. Ellen’s writing has appeared on Focus on the Family, LifeWay, MomSense, Not Alone, Mamapedia and the Huffington Post.