by Sharing DS Team | Nov 1, 2023 | From My Heart to Yours
”NEVER GIVE UP!” Dear Sharing Families,Every Thanksgiving, I think about all the blessings of my life. I’ve been married to a really good guy (Curt Johnson) for the past 49 years, and God has blessed us with seven wonderful kids and thirteen grandkids.When our David...
by Sharing DS Team | Oct 9, 2023 | From My Heart to Yours
“If apples were pears And peaches were plums, And the rose had a different name. If tigers were bears, And fingers were thumbs, I’d love you just the same. (Author unknown) Dearest Sharing Families, Happy (belated) Down Syndrome Awareness Month! You know...
by Sharing DS Team | Sep 4, 2023 | From My Heart to Yours
Say hello to my friend, Tyler! My Dearest Sharing Families, I don’t feel old, but when I look at these pictures, I must confess I may have changed a bit from the day I met Tyler 18 years ago or when I started this nonprofit over 33 years ago. This past June, when I...
by Sharing DS Team | Aug 3, 2023 | From My Heart to Yours
“True friendship begins when one person looks to another and says, “What? You too?!” ~ C.S. Lewis Dearest Beloved Friends, Nearly 39 years ago when I was trained by Betsy Trombino and Kathy Pastores to serve as a “Pilot Parent” (Now called Raising Special Kids) we...
by Sharing DS Team | Jul 24, 2023 | From My Heart to Yours
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Dearest Beloved Friends, Ever since I joined my church, 49 years ago, our President, Spencer W. Kimball, encouraged us to keep journals. He said not just to write as if life is perfect, but that we should tell of the joys and the...