{"id":478,"date":"2010-12-30T12:05:25","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T12:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/12\/favorites-of-2010-diagnosing-down-syndrome-and-do-kids-make-you-happy.html"},"modified":"2010-12-30T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T12:05:25","slug":"favorites-of-2010-diagnosing-down-syndrome-and-do-kids-make-you-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinplaces\/2010\/12\/favorites-of-2010-diagnosing-down-syndrome-and-do-kids-make-you-happy.html","title":{"rendered":"Favorites of 2010: Diagnosing Down Syndrome and Do Kids Make you Happy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before I offer favorites from July of 2010, I have to mention that today is Penny&#8217;s 5th birthday! I will be writing more about this day next week. For now, Happy Birthday Penny!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Two posts of note from July:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/07\/diagnosing-down-syndrome.html\">Diagnosing Down Syndrome<\/a>,&#8221; a post about what doctors should say when they are delivering a diagnosis of Down syndrome.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>and<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thinplaces\/2010\/07\/do-kids-make-you-happy.html\">Do Kids Make You Happy<\/a>?&#8221; reflecting upon the ways our children bring challenges and joys into my life.&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I offer favorites from July of 2010, I have to mention that today is Penny&#8217;s 5th birthday! I will be writing more about this day next week. For now, Happy Birthday Penny! 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