One Important Tip for School Success – Mentors

Today is high school registration. I believe Rachel has a normal range of emotions about high school. She is excited but she has acknowledged she has some anxiousness about certain things. I think that is typical. I am excited for […]

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A Bright Side to Baseball

Along this journey, we have had some incredible experiences. We have met many remarkable people. One remarkable family is the Smith family. Sean Smith, dad, is a Special Education Professor at the University of Kansas. His expertise is technology, and […]

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@Rachelspinkhous Comes to Twitter!

Rachel’s first venture into social media is her twitter account  Please welcome her by following her @Rachelspinkhous. Perfect name don’t you think? We’d been discussing her staring to tweet when we got some good news yesterday about the ABLE Act. […]

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Dance Honors Rachel, Benefits Great Cause

Hey Friends, This is from our friend Lisa Redlich’s daughter Marina! We have been friends with Lisa for almost 25 years and Rachel and Marina are the same age. They met when they were small and see each other on […]

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Rachel Pledges to Change Perceptions

As my daughter would say, my brain is full today.  What a week!  We met up with old friends, eternal friends. We attended the National Down Syndrome Congress conference. It is a giant family reunion. I met many folks I […]

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Red, White and #passtheABLEact!

Have you noticed, it’s been awhile since I’ve said anything about the ABLE Act.   Independence Day reminded me that I need to remind all of you and more importantly, Congress that is time to get this bill passed. Congressman […]

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4th of July Breakfast Pies

This is a fun, easy little breakfast recipe for your family or guests. It looks festive with the red and blue berries! I call it Breakfast Berry Pies. You could also make these for dessert and serve with ice cream […]

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Inclusion Done Right: Church Camp

Last week our church youth participated in Centrifuge (Fuge) Camp on the campus of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. Fuge Camps have been around for about 30 years and are operated under the umbrella of Lifeway Student Ministries. In […]

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Blame it on Special Needs

I’ve been busy so this will be short. Just keep thinking about this though.  A few weeks ago we had dance recital. Rachel has always taken dance at a typical dance studio. We love the studio where she dances. They […]

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Friends of Rachel in the Workers Comp World

My husband Jonathan forwarded this blog to me earlier this week. I was surprised and honored. I shouldn’t have been because Jonathan meets a lot of interesting people in his work for Sedgwick. And Rachel. Well, Rachel hooks a lot […]

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