Tate, You Make Me Better
Ten months ago, I met someone who would quietly, profoundly, and beautifully change the very core of who I am. His name is Tate. He arrived on November 8th, nestled in my arms, swa
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 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
The Glance
There I was, the day after Thanksgiving, in 2014. A 2 ½ year old and a 6 month old in tow. Downtown Minneapolis. Knowing that Chris would be gone coaching in Wisconsin that
Drop the puck, Jack!
We had an awesome night celebrating Jack’s Basket at the hockey game on January 14th! The Blaine Bengals Hockey Booster Club chose Jack’s Basket as the organization t