Today is the last day of Down Syndrome Awareness/Acceptance Month. Yesterday, we registered Rachel for classes at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Seventy-five days from today Rachel starts her classes at Missouri State University in Springfield. She will be […]
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Down Syndrome Acceptance: Real Friends
I have blogged about the ups and downs and hurts and joys of all friendships. This is Down Syndrome Awareness/Acceptance Month, but I haven’t written too many original blogs. Today, I want to provide encouragement in the form of a […]
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It has been almost 20 years since we entered the world of Down syndrome. In that 20 years, I have a complied quite a list of phrases, comments, assumptions that I find ridiculous, ignorant, stupid (sorry but sometimes it just […]
Continue reading »America’s Workforce Includes Rachel!
“Thank you Jesus that my mom and dad come see me work at the Olive Garden. I love my job at the Olive Garden.” – From Rachel’s morning prayer earlier this week. “No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts […]
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