Spread the Word to End the Word
Friends, I need to talk to you about something very important. It’s about the R-word. But I want to start by telling you about Juliet. Juliet is a beautiful little girl in Ella’s class. She has a lively spirit and […]

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.
Friends, I need to talk to you about something very important. It’s about the R-word. But I want to start by telling you about Juliet. Juliet is a beautiful little girl in Ella’s class. She has a lively spirit and […]
I kept glancing back as she tried to climb up the snow bank. The other children all climbed around her and I could tell they were beginning to become impatient with her careful step and misstep. She will often engage with […]
Before we have children, we often harbour ideals of who that child will be, what they will accomplish and what parenting will look like. These ideals however, are often completely uninformed. I had to learn this the hard way when […]
Read it. That’s all there is to it. I loved this book and would recommend it not just to those closest to our daughter Ella, who also has Down Syndrome, but to anyone looking to become a better person. In […]
Halloween. In some neighborhoods it is a bigger deal than Christmas. I live in one of those neighborhoods. Almost every house is adorned with tombstones, spiders, ghosts, and skeletons. We know which streets to hit up, where the wine is […]

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.