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 […]
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 […]
Lately, I have seen a lot of posts with titles like, 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Parent of a Child with Down Syndrome, or 20 Things You Should Never Say to a Parent of a Child with […]
This is one of the hardest posts I have had to write. This is in part because it addresses some of the people who are closest to me and I know love Ella deeply. I know that in them using […]