JANUARY 5-ON-5

Another month gone, another month without my starting line-up camera :( Unfortunately, 10 weeks later I still do not have my main gear, but I am hopeful the necessary part will be shipped in the next month?

In the meantime, I've been able to document two of three (or more!?) amazing and unique nights. Last year, a group of women gathered at a conference in Texas and made a decision to get matching tattoos to signify their tribe-bond as parents of kids with Down syndrome. Since then, many more have joined "The Lucky Few Tattoo" following. This month, I joined 40 women for a tattoo night (just over half actually getting the tattoo). We had so many other moms in our local tribe wanting to join us that we created a second night of tattoos the following week. That night, about 70 were tattooed and the local news came to report on the story. Another night is in the works for next week.

So what is the tattoo and what is the meaning behind it? For me it represents three arrows, signifying the 3 copies of the 21st chromosome present in Down syndrome. The arrow is because sometimes God knows we need to be pulled back, maybe even held in place for a bit, before we can move forward. But, oh, when we are stretched, we can soar so much higher! And we all have similar tattoos because we are all part of the same tribe.

Check out Stephanie's awesome work for the last month here!!