Ella’s Birthday in Photos
Happy Birthday Ella!!! We started the morning off right with chocolate chip pancakes and presents. Of course, her brother was eager to help and she was thrilled with her gifts. In lieu of a party we decided to go to […]

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.
Happy Birthday Ella!!! We started the morning off right with chocolate chip pancakes and presents. Of course, her brother was eager to help and she was thrilled with her gifts. In lieu of a party we decided to go to […]
Dear Ella, Tomorrow you will turn three years old. Oh, how time has flown by. My mind naturally goes back to the night that you were born. I knew something was different and I knew that that difference would bring […]
The other day as I walked into the public library I passed a young man with Down Syndrome standing at the entrance. I didn’t give any concern as to why he might be there waiting and remembered to smile on […]
It’s called Ella’s story and yet I realized today that all I have done is talk about me. And I am ashamed…. He managed to turn the baby and with a push and a pull, we finally met our sweet […]
Sometimes, as I lay in bed with my daughter drifting off to sleep beside me I am plagued by an irrational fear that holds me hostage until I too, slip off to sleep. And while I have come to acceptance […]

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.