I stood backstage overwhelmed with emotion as my son with Down syndrome, who was 23 at the time, stood on a stage and received a standing ovation from over 4,000 Young Life Leaders. I remember watching in tears thinking 'Gosh, I wish I knew about this moment when Jeffrey was born.'

In fact, there is so much I wish I would have known when I got his Down syndrome diagnosis. I wish I would have known he would bring the house down in Orlando.