Have you ever met someone who instantly softens your heart? Their presence, their tone. The way they move. The words they say and the way they say them. Without knowing it, this is one of the powers that every human who has Down syndrome has – at least in my experience. It’s in Leah’s soft-spoken … [Read more…]
“I was heartbroken. But I didn’t want to tell mom that.” This month our world has laughed in the face of projected timelines. Calendar dots continue to be re-arranged, re-scheduled, and the toughest of all, cancelled. Mark and Leah manage a long-distance relationship. Mark lives in Texas and Leah in Nebraska. Their eyes are always … [Read more…]
And the greatest of these is love. L-O-V-E. The heart of life. It’s all we need, according to the four wise men: Paul, John, George, and Ringo. We have arrived at the culmination of the Forever Love series: The Ceremony. As you can imagine, summing up the biggest day of your life is quite a … [Read more…]
Happy World Down Syndrome Day (tomorrow)! We love being a part of a thriving community. When I met with Leah this week to discuss writing about her Bachelorette, she responded, “well, I don’t really think that I watch that show.” She can always bring the biggest smile to my face. We squared away the confusion … [Read more…]
When it was around the time to go to do Dress shopping for my Forever Love Ceremony I went to a place called David’s Bridal. I went shopping with my Mom and two sisters Megan and Lindsay. At the store there was a lot of beautiful dresses all around and we start to look and … [Read more…]
As we are making this post, our world is currently turning upside down. A “normal” day cannot be defined and each moment seems to bring more information that is confusing and scary to navigate. Our prayers are with all of the tough decisions that everyone is facing. We pray that creative solutions arise during this … [Read more…]
Before we launch our Forever Love series, we want to take a moment to embrace Women’s History Month. This past Sunday, the world experienced an outpouring of support for women. The lifting up was being held and propelled by a melting pot of humans: friends, husbands, daughters, business owners, and beyond. To me, International Women’s … [Read more…]
After a brief 2+ year hiatus, the dynamic duo that is Upside Down (Leah and Lindsay) are thrilled to announce that we have dusted off our notebooks and are writing again! What better day than World Inclusion Day (in a world where divisiveness too often wins) to re-launch and shift perspectives? We’re here for it. … [Read more…]
One thing I want to write about is about when I went to stay with my sister Lindsay for a couple of days in Kansas City, Missouri. The thing that I want to write about in this Blog post is that I went to Lindsay’s work at Operation Breakthrough to visit for half of a … [Read more…]
I know, I know… We kept you all waiting to hear about the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that I said I would post on Sunday. Well, a 5AM flight (WITH Leah) and catching up on life (and sleep!) later, have no fear, the announcement is here. As you know, Leah and I attended the World Domination Summit … [Read more…]
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