World Down Syndrome Day is recognized every year on March 21 or 3-21 because Down syndrome is created when a person has three copies of the 21st chromosome. People and organizations around the globe will celebrate the lives of individuals […]
Continue reading »Reading, Inclusion and Big Picture Thinking
During last week’s Parent-Teacher Conference, Rachel’s English teacher mentioned that following their next reading project they would be discussing women’s rights. Rachel has already read the piece. We pre-read and then watch a video or movie if available. As we […]
Continue reading »A Forrest Gumpesque Life: The Difference 18 Years Makes
I’ve been sending an email to a certain circle of friends every February 5 for 18 years now. Thought I’d include all of you this year. Dear Friends of Rachel, Been thinking a lot this week about the difference 18 […]
Continue reading »Finally ABLE to Save for Rachel’s Pink House
Four score and seven years ago we started working on passing the ABLE Act. In reality it only took eight years, but there were days when it seemed much longer! A few years ago just before the ABLE Act passed, […]
Continue reading »Rachel’s Shakespeare
Rachel’s junior year seems to be on the path of Scotty’s Warp Speed! I don’t know if Rachel has a bucket list but she did indeed add one of her dreams to her resume last week. She worked hard, she […]
Continue reading »Life Lessons with Rachel: Any Part Mom
In the past three months, I’ve started and not finished no less than ten blogs. Certainly time has been a factor for my lack of blogging. More so it has been my inner struggle of what to share. I mean […]
Continue reading »Favorite Moments from 2016!
We might take a lot of pictures. I might like a lot of them. To close out the year, I thought I would share a few of my favorites from the year. I have seen a lot of people bemoaning […]
Continue reading »The SassySouthernGal’s Favorite Blog of 2016
I haven’t blogged as much this year. Still, I thought you might find it interesting to know which blog is my favorite for the year and which blogs were the most read. I was actually surprised when I checked. My […]
Continue reading »Merry Christmas – #ThislittlepigsgoingtoArkansas?
Jonathan and Jawanda A Modern Day Comedy/Tragedy Chapter 27 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happiest New Year! 2016 has been a busy year at the Mast House! It has been a year in which Rachel reminds us, rather frequently, that […]
Continue reading »Election Day: Your Vote & Story Matter!
Today is Election Day. I’ve always loved government and politics. I know this election season may have seemed like an episode of “Twilight Zone” to many of you. But I love election day for more reasons than it means the […]
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