Hudson's Journey
Hudson’s Journey: EXTRA Audibles
The word “audible” automatically makes us think American football; I can hear Peyton Manning yelling “Omaha” as I am typing. Actually, calling an “audible” can be …
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It has been in the news a lot about promoting abortion for disabled babies, even in the State of the Union Address. A lady in Texas crossed the border to secure her abortion of her disabled daughter, …
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Acts of Kindness
March is here and the old saying, “out like a lion, in like a lamb” may be true about the weather; but it’s also about everything that was cold finding a new warmth. Blooming, …
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Alert: PURPLE
As a parent, we fear so many things while raising our children. We understand the underlying risks in most of our daily adventures, but we always think “not us” and we choose to live. We all do our best to teach our children to be safe in a world where bad and dangerous exists; it comes…
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Kisses at Midnight
Happy 2024! As we all plan for the coming year, the possible and impossible resolutions made, the highest hope for a better tomorrow, I know whose hands our future falls in: Our children. Linda Creed wrote the lyrics for the mega hit that originally was recorded by George Benson and later by the…
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Silent Nights
During this Christmas season, we all get overwhelmed with all the “things to do” to have the most “perfect” Christmas. “Perfect” is subjective, …
Read MoreEXTRA Charming
When you try something new, there can be hesitation. Like riding a bike. It’s exciting, but when your dad lets go and you likely will fall. You get up and try again. The reward of independently …
Read MoreEXTRA Hope, EXTRA Healing
Happy October! To all our extra amazing friends, Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month!
This month has all the feels to mommas like me. We …
Read MoreEXTRA Steps
October is quickly approaching, and for moms like me, that means it’s almost “Buddy Walk’ season. The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) kicks off every year with a walk in New York City; this is the original location of NDSS’s Buddy Walk and it began in 1995. The Buddy Walk program was established to promote…
Read MoreHudson’s Journey: EXTRA Big Dreams
This morning, I am writing this from the seventh floor of the Marriott in Orlando, in the quiet of my room; however, this weekend has been anything but quiet. The theme surrounding this years National Down Syndrome Congress Conference was “Dreams do come true…”. At each and every turn we were all witnesses to…
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