{"id":472,"date":"2010-12-27T09:06:16","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T09:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/12\/favorites-of-2010-i-want-to-be-like-penny.html"},"modified":"2010-12-27T09:06:16","modified_gmt":"2010-12-27T09:06:16","slug":"favorites-of-2010-i-want-to-be-like-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinplaces\/2010\/12\/favorites-of-2010-i-want-to-be-like-penny.html","title":{"rendered":"Favorites of 2010: I Want to Be Like Penny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/IMG_2282.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_2282.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/113\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/12\/IMG_2282-thumb-200x266-20501.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"266\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/a><\/span>As we approach the end of the year, I&#8217;ve chosen one or two posts&nbsp;from each month of 2010 to highlight as &#8220;favorites&#8221; of 2010. Happy reading, and Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From January, 2010:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/01\/I-Want-to-Be-Like-Penny.html\">I Want to Be Like Penny<\/a>&#8221; offers a reflection on the benefits of integrated classrooms and the fun of a 3-year old wearing sunglasses in the rain.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/01\/What-do-Medical-Students-think-of-Down-Syndrome.html\">What do Medical School Students Think of Down Syndrome?<\/a>&#8221; highlights an essay I wrote for the Christian Century about an encounter between our family and two medical students in which meeting Penny changed their perception of Down Syndrome.&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the end of the year, I&#8217;ve chosen one or two posts&nbsp;from each month of 2010 to highlight as &#8220;favorites&#8221; of 2010. 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