• Find Amber Haines' and Seth Haines' new collaborative book, The Deep Down Things here.
• Ivanka Demchuk's icon of young Mary receiving the angel can be found here.
• Click here to view Caravaggio's "The Incredulity of St. Thomas."
• And see his "Madonna and Child with St. Anne" here.
• Erin Lane writes extensively about the concept of "mothering" as a verb rather than a noun in her book Someone Other Than A Mother.
• Read Mary's song of liberation in Luke Chapter 1.
• If you're interested in learning more about prayer using icons, Henri Nouwen's book Behold the Beauty of the Lord is a great place to start.
• This reflection and practice were also published this week in The Slow Way Newsletter.
• Find a transcript of this episode here.
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• Micha's other (award winning!) podcast, The Lucky Few, is all about Down syndrome advocacy. She cohosts it with Heather Avis and Mercedes Lara.

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