We live in a society that believes Down syndrome is something to be prayed away or feel sorry about. A society that questions the value of people with disabilities. Listen in as Heather Avis and Jen Jones describe how people with Down syndrome reflect the goodness of Jesus and what makes them ‘the lucky few!’
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The Lucky Few: Finding God’s Best in the Most Unlikely Places by Heather Avis
Different: A Great Thing to Be by Heather Avis
Scoot Over and Make Some Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs by Heather Avis
💕 02:57 – Heather’s realization that people with Down syndrome are the image-bearers of God
💕 05:25 – How God shifted Jen’s perspective on Down syndrome and taught her that her daughter, Addie, reflects the goodness of Jesus
💕 08:11 – How Heather built The Lucky Few to create more inclusive spaces and introduce the world to people with Down syndrome
💕 13:48 – Why Heather stopped ‘hustling to monetize’ to focus on the storytelling aspect of TLF
💕 16:13 – How TLF connected Jen and her family to the Down syndrome community
💕 20:58 – How TLF encourages Addie to celebrate being different
💕 22:16 – The themes of faith, advocacy and embracing differences that emerge in Heather’s books
💕 25:44 – What Addie taught Jen about having the confidence to ignore what other people think
💕 30:52 – Heather’s plans to capture 300 stories of people with Down syndrome in a 6-week tour of the US
💕 38:41 – The importance of connecting with people who are different from you but equally valuable
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