STRENGTH
“What do you mean there is no hope?”I can still see Chris’ reaction as he came around the cor
Dear Jack
Dear Jack- It’s been five years since we met you on March 25, 2013. Your labor was much quicker than your older brother’s and I couldn’t have been more thankful for that.
You are not alone. (Guest post)
The following is a guest post from Heather K., a parent volunteer that delivers Jack’s Baskets to new families. Read her perspective of seeing families soon after they have rec
You make me better.
Honestly, I don’t even know how to start this blog post. In the past three weeks, I think I’ve felt every emotion possible and I can’t really articulate what triggers each
Bring your brokenness, and I’ll bring mine.
Bring your brokenness and I’ll bring mine. I have always felt like music has the power to comfort and heal and a song by Francesca Battistelli titled, If We’re Honest, has be
Thank you for believing in me.
“Thank you for believing in me.” I have been an educator since the fall of 2003 and I’ve come to realize that we teachers get the privilege of being “Chief Encouragers” t
I’m thankful they weren’t wrong.
Chris had just handed Jack over to me. It was the first time I had laid eyes on my new baby. After a few tears about how the delivery went, little did I know there would be mor
Our 1st Jack’s Basket Annual Fundraiser Event
“Ultimately if you think about it, Jack’s Basket shouldn’t have to be. We shouldn’t have to remind the world that we should be celebrating these babies wi
I’m a person, not a diagnosis.
*This is the best way for me to formulate a brief response to the recently published story by CBS News and eliminating Down syndrome in Iceland. The weight of this has been so emot
How will you respond to your child when he asks about my child?
How will you respond to your child when he asks about my child? Luke came out of his bedroom, shoulders shrugged, head down, fireman pajamas on, and filled with feelings of hurt