“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself…You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and […]
Month: October 2020
Biobank dedicated to Down syndrome research a bright spot in 2020
Days after our daughter Lyra was born, my partner and I received her karyotype, or snapshot of her chromosomes. It showed she has a third 21st chromosome, which causes Down syndrome. We then spent the next few years rigorously studying the reality of a DS diagnosis — which can be fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking. Along […]
Learning new ways of teaching during COVID-19
“What did the Zen master say to the guy at the hot dog cart?” I texted to one of my students. “Mmm, I feel like it has something to do with wholeness. But I got nothin’,” she replied. “Make me one with everything!” I seldom text my students and when I do, it’s usually about […]