The pride I feel
I pick up my daughter who has Down syndrome from school, she sits by her teacher, waiting for me. “Nichole had a great day!” her teacher says, “I wrote you a note about it, but I have to tell you now.” My daughter is in Kindergarten, she is six...
31 facts about Down syndrome
Every day during the month of October I posted a Down syndrome fact on my Facebook page. Here are 31 facts about Down syndrome. Want the 31 Facts About Down Syndrome as a PDF? Click this button! 1. People with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes instead of the...
What to say or not to say when your friend’s baby is diagnosed with Down syndrome
Down syndrome is the most common genetic variation present in the womb. It is estimated that Down syndrome occurs in 1 out of every 691 births . Almost eight years ago, our friends received their first-born daughter into the world, and she was born with Down syndrome....
My Huffington Post debut
As a writer, getting published by the Huffington Post is a big deal. When I got an email from the editor saying they wanted to publish one of my essays, I cheered, I jumped, I clapped. The best part is that my daughter with Down syndrome – the one the article is...
Sun Shine Down: a memoir about Down syndrome and a giveaway
Please welcome my friend Gillian Marchenko for a Q&A. Gillian’s memoir, Sun Shine Down, released last month, just in time for Down syndrome awareness month. I loved her book. Gillian is also a pastor’s wife, and in this memoir she shares the raw...
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.