A rare Sunday blog with a message from Rachel. Tomorrow morning I’m headed to Capitol Hill. I’m honored to be part of the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) advocate entourage heading to DC for the House Vote on the Achieving […]
Happy Thanksgiving 2014! This is a reprint from last Thanksgiving. As you read you will think, are you sure? Yep -still waiting on the ABLE Act to pass. We’ve made progress though. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has assured […]
I have blogged about the value and really the gift of good mentors in Rachel’s life. As I prepare to cook some Thanksgiving favorites, I am reminded of one of the great role models in my own life. My seasoned […]
Did you know it is American Education Week? Happy week and I hope you will join me in celebrating the gift of teaching. I often say I believe teaching is the highest calling, and I do. Take a minute and […]
Here I am again talking about that famous pink house. That would be Rachel’s Pink House and not John Mellencamp’s. There’s a solution to my obsession: Congress can just Pass the ABLE Act. When last I blogged about Rachel’s Pink […]
Wow! You guys like social inclusion tips. Many of you reached out and wanted to share the first five tips and some of you even wanted to use them in newsletters! This is one of my main purposes in blogging […]
A few months ago Rachel and Savanna were invited to present on Social Inclusion. I was invited to share a little from a parent’s perspective. In one of my many past lives where I did presentations on Buddy Walks, fundraising […]
Rachel had ear surgery yesterday so she is home with me today. She is checking her twitter and she exclaimed, “It is Election Day mommy!” I wish all Americans were as excited as she is. Today is Election Day. I […]
This past weekend we had the opportunity to be a part of the Techniques for Success Conference. They (the collective efforts of Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County (DSNMC) and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. of Frederick) do an incredible job with this event, […]
I have several workshops I do about inclusion. I have done them in a variety of settings. A couple of years ago I decided I was going to add a new opening. It goes something like this: “This workshop is […]