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.
I am in a blogging desert. There are many contributing factors including sickness, discouragement and pure busyness. I have been moping around the house picking up snotty kleenex’s, despising the prolonged winter and stressing about the fact that I am […]
For just over a year after Ella was born I contemplated my role as an advocate. I knew that I needed to be one but I wasn’t really sure why. It is a logical response considering I have never felt […]
Written by Poppies Blooming…. Carrington Burman I don’t even know where to begin for this post. It breaks my heart to say this but the photo below may upset you. Also, if you have young children you may prefer to […]
Today, this article was brought to my attention. I am appalled. Never before have I read something so blatantly discriminatory or unapologetic of their position towards individuals with Down Syndrome. “He said the cheaper and quicker method of blood sampling rather […]
I say it. We all say it. And we say it without thinking about it. Our Geneticist said it when talking about what life would be like with Ella. But it hurts and it needs to stop. It is used […]
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.
