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    I am the wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence. Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome.
    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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Dance like no one is watching…

September 24, 2012
From the moment a dancer becomes a mother, they dream of the day they will slip pale pink slippers onto the feet of their daughter and watch her find herself. They imagine the journey of expression, the building of confidence and the development of poise through discipline.

But when a mother finds out that her child has Down Syndrome, when everything is unknown, it is one of the first moments they mourn along with the day she goes to university, the day she marries the love of her life and the moment she too, becomes a mother.

There is so much that we do not know in those first moments and first days. How deceptive the world has been to make us believe that our children CAN NOT. To make us believe that our children are dis-abled and un-abled.

Last week Ella proved them wrong again and made a dream come true…

No, she probably will never dance with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet or receive a distinction on an RAD exam. What she will do however, is learn to love her body, and the way that it can move. She will be a part of a class, with other children. She will have fun. She will learn how to function within a very structured and regimented class….

and until she does, I will be for the first time in many years, assisting a ballet class 🙂

Because truth be told she does need a little extra help. She can’t yet run as fast, or jump as high or twirl as controlled but she will and until then, I will be there, teaching her, helping her, encouraging her. And that’s okay too.

Because secretly…I have been keeping my ballet shoes tucked away at the back of my sock drawer for just this moment.

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  • About Me

    Hi, I’m Krista.

    Strategic communicator and storyteller.

    I am the wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence. Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome.
    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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