One year ago today, Rachel opened the first Kansas ABLE Savings Account. It was a BIG deal to us! Having advocated for the passage of ABLE for eight years and then three years after the federal law passed, Rachel had […]
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Happy New Year with My 2017 Blogs!
Happy 2018. I ran across this quote that I posted on a previous timeline. It’s a good one for us all to remember as we continue this journey called life. “You can easily judge the character of a man (or woman) […]
Continue reading »Ringing Out This Year with TheSassySouthernGal’s Top Blogs
I know you are just waiting for TheSassySouthernGal’s top blogs for 2017! Your comments, shares and views tell me a lot. Let me know if you pick up on your favorite themes from these Top Ten Blogs from 2017? Oh […]
Continue reading »Jonathan & Jawanda: A Modern Day Comedy/Tragedy Chapter 28 Sabbatical Online Edition
Jonathan and Jawanda A Modern-Day Comedy/Tragedy – The Sabbatical Year Online Chapter 28 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happiest New Year! January started with Rachel opening the first Kansas ABLE Savings Account on January 26. It wasn’t just a […]
Continue reading »Soft, or Not So Soft, Benefits of Inclusion?
I must first proclaim that we are down to one semester. Rachel successfully finished semester one of her senior year. She had a great semester. Powder puff touchdowns, homecoming dances, volleyball serves, and of course classes. She worked hard and […]
Continue reading »Rachel’s Independence May Depend on Leaders Learning to Play in a Sandbox
Happy Independence Day! I love the Fourth of July and not because I love fireworks. I love it because I have always loved American History and I have a deep-seated belief that we live in the greatest country in the […]
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 […]
Continue reading »Realities of an Imaginary Friend
Today I want to recommend a book. I don’t know how I learned about his book. I must have seen it on some reading list. It caught my attention because as a child I had two imaginary friends. I quickly […]
Continue reading »American Idol Pity
A few years ago I swore off American Idol. When James Durbin was voted off, I was done. I quit watching because I was so mad. Isn’t that silly? Yet, here I am a few years later blogging about what? […]
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