I’m Sorry Ella – How to be better than me.
It happened just last week. “It’s so retarded.” I stood there stunned for a moment. It went down like sour milk. My chest got heavy, I lowered my head and mumbled, “yeah”. I don’t even know what […]
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.
It happened just last week. “It’s so retarded.” I stood there stunned for a moment. It went down like sour milk. My chest got heavy, I lowered my head and mumbled, “yeah”. I don’t even know what […]
Most days, being a parent to Ella, is just like being a parent to Audrey or Jakob. Yesterday, I picked Ella up early from school so that we could pick up her brother before heading straight to tutoring. Ella […]
This morning, I walked particularly slow past Rachel Notley’s house (the Premier of Alberta and my local MLA). I pass it multiple times a week on my way to our neighborhood coffee shop and am always hoping that one day, […]
This morning, while Ella was taking her coat off and putting her backpack in her locker, I went into the class to ask her teacher a question. After my simple question was answered she proceeded to tell me about yesterday. […]
Tomorrow is the first day of school. I have no idea what class Ella will be going into nor what kind of support she will have. I had hoped the school administration would have come to a better understanding of […]