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FREE books to celebrate down syndrome awareness month!
A few months ago I asked myself: What is something new I can do to help promote Down syndrome Awareness, inclusion, and community engagement? Last year I self-published the children’s book I Am Me. About the book: A heartfelt and honest work that acts… Continue Reading “FREE books to celebrate down syndrome awareness month!”
I Am Me – Team Super Jay
Each year, Down syndrome Associations across the country gather together members and the local community to celebrate and raise awareness. Super Jay Brand is committed to giving back annually. Although we are not sure if this annual fundraising event will take place in person… Continue Reading “I Am Me – Team Super Jay”
One in a Million Award(s)
Super Jay Brand is part of the One in a Million movement by Multiplying Good x2! Check out the award for the book I Am Me and the award for Masks with a Mission. About the awards: For nearly fifty years, Multiplying Good has… Continue Reading “One in a Million Award(s)”
2020 Reading List
With all that is happening in the world at this moment in time, I find myself looking to the comfort of a book to imagine, explore, and pull myself out of my day-to-day more and more. Maybe you feel the same, maybe you don’t.… Continue Reading “2020 Reading List”
Locked Out
In the moment, something unexpected feels heavy, scary, and stressful. We undergo a rainbow of emotions, a plethora of thoughts, and seconds or minutes of total blankness. But when the episode is over and the fog thins, there’s little left to do but breathe,… Continue Reading “Locked Out”
Mommy and Me Gymnastics
Jameson is in a Mommy and Me gymnastics class that meets once a week for about 50 minutes. This is our second round in the class after taking the month of January off due to illness (Ben and I were down for the count… Continue Reading “Mommy and Me Gymnastics”
A book reflection – tinkers
An insightful passage from tinkers, by Paul Harding. This is a book I picked up at Readers World Bookstore in Holland, MI. A Pulitzer Prize winner and amazingly brilliant read. A book, like some others, that I will surely read again and again and again and… Continue Reading “A book reflection – tinkers”
World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), March 21st, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The date for WDSD is March 21 each year and selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the… Continue Reading “World Down Syndrome Day”
Our Diagnosis Story
To answer the big question that plagued us throughout my pregnancy, how will we do this? We just do. We take every day as it comes. We love fully. We allow Jameson to be Jameson.
Recap – October 2019 Down syndrome Awareness Month Part II
Continued – I committed to posting a story, fact, or support note on Facebook each day during October 2019 in honor of Down syndrome Awareness Month. I’d like each post to live in one place, so here they are for ease of reference. October… Continue Reading “Recap – October 2019 Down syndrome Awareness Month Part II”