Countdown to College!

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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“Afflicted” with Down Syndrome

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 […]

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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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Distracted

I fully intended to write some blogs about Rachel’s transition time and gap semester. But, I have been distracted. That’s the only word I can find. I love fall because of college football, the beautiful colored artwork God paints in […]

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Guest Blog: Rachel’s ABLE to Save Message

It’s National #ABLEtoSave month!  Rachel joined Matt Syverson, Financial Planner and Dad to a daughter with Down syndrome,  Tom Treacy, Kansas State Treasurer’s Office, and me in sharing about ABLE accounts at the Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City […]

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A Hometown Treasure – The Honeysuckle Mercantile

Since Rachel’s school doesn’t start until January, last week she and I spent the week on Joy Mountain.  Nestled in the foothills of the Ozarks, Joy Mountain is the beautiful community where I grew up. Most of the people I […]

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Rockin Rachel Wins a Scholarship

Two weeks ago I wrote about Rachel receiving her college acceptance letter inviting her to be a Missouri State Bear Power student. Her college adventure begins January 2019. That video has had almost 70,000 views! It was a big week […]

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What Will Rachel Do Next Year? Hogs & Hawks & Bears, Oh My!

For way over a year, the big question has been “What will Rachel do?” Of course this is a common question for incoming high school seniors, but the answer and discussion is far more complicated when you have an intellectual […]

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Last Year as a Teenager! Happy Birthday, Ms. Rachel!

Today is Rachel’s 19th birthday. If you are anywhere near her, you know that. The girl loves her birthday, and celebrates it for at least a month if not the entire year.  Forget that she just had a really big […]

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