The “New” Joseph House As one of the top builders in the world, Habitat for Humanity knows a thing or two about building houses–the most important being that if the people who are going to live in it help build it they will live in it with greater dignity and appreciation. Why should people with intellectual…
“10K and a quarter a day”
Maria, Mike, & Marci at Family Day Today was Family Day. We invited the families of our Ranchers out to meet new staff, hear a “State of the Ranch” address, and learn more about the roller-coaster we suspect we’ll all be boarding sometime in the next 2-4 years as our nation confronts the fact that we’re–oops–out of…
Across the Universe: Down Syndrome and Autism
When you have a baby with Down syndrome, life suddenly gets very complicated. You feel like you’ve been kicked out of one universe and somehow wound up in another. But after a while the tears dry up and the fears die down and life begins to resume a patina of normalcy. The baby? The baby’s adorable. He’s…
I Don’t Postpone
Margret A few weeks ago I was sitting in my office in the barn and the phone rang. “Hello, Judy. This is Margret Hofmann. I’m 85 now and I don’t postpone things. So. When am I going to see you?” We settled on a date. I told Margret I’d pick her up and bring her…