The debate rages on. A few weeks ago biologist Richard Dawkins caused the Down syndrome community to go into full attack mode. In response to a woman’s hypothetical question about whether to carry to term a child with Down syndrome, […]
Yesterday, I posted a blog “The Hardest Place for us to Take Our Special Needs Child? Our Church.” This was my Facebook introduction of the link: “While our family has overall had very positive church experiences, we have had some […]
Today will be an unremarkable day for most people. For me it is a very remarkable day because on this day 25 years ago I married my best friend and love of my life. Really, it doesn’t seem like 25 […]
High school started a week ago today. Over the course of the past week, I have been able to see the tangible benefits of inclusion in action during Rachel’s first week of high school. Don’t know what images you have […]
A dear friend gave Rachel a wall hanging for her birthday. It quotes Joshua 1:9. I know that verse but hadn’t thought of it much until the gift. As I kept seeing it, I realized that God intended the gift […]
Saturday morning I awoke and thought “what to have for breakfast?” I had some blueberries to do something with and crescent rolls. I have some recipes using those but I wanted something new so I went to the internet. I […]
Yesterday I spent about 30 minutes with one of Rachel’s high school teachers. She had met with Rachel’s former teacher of the same subject matter and wanted to know if we could meet. I love teachers who reach out like […]
We just spent a few days in my hometown of Rose Bud, Arkansas. Technically, I’m from the suburb of Joy. I usually say that we didn’t have a post office or a school at Joy so I just say I’m […]
Crazy huh? I know it does sound a little crazy but don’t be too fast to dismiss this idea. Consider this: the ABLE* Act (H.R. 647, S.313) (Achieving a Better Life Experience) has 370 House Cosponsors and 74 Senate Cosponsors and […]
Six years ago about now I curled up in the fetal position on the floor of an office in Memphis, TN. I sobbed. My heart ached. Even now as I write this I tear up thinking about it. It was […]