Thought I might give an official update on Rachel’s first quarter of high school. We just had Parent-Teacher Conferences. We are in pretty close contact with Rachel’s team on a regular basis. It wouldn’t matter if we had seen the […]
Been on my 25th wedding anniversary cruise so I’ve been off from blogging for a bit. More on that another day – maybe. While we were away, Rachel had her first high school homecoming week including the homecoming dance. Not […]
Since we learned that Baby Rachel had Down syndrome, I must say our friends have been her champions. They have supported and loved us in many tangible ways. Along the way, we’ve added new friends who have also jumped on […]
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness month. I spend a good amount of time year round trying to promote positive public awareness of the abilities of individuals with Down syndrome. Thirty years ago President Ronald Reagan declared October National Down […]
Back in 2009, “School House Rock” was Rachel’s first show with Christian Youth Theater (CYT) Kansas City. Here are a couple of pictures. I love her expression in this one. And I love that the prop had her name and […]
This is a picture of Rachel from 2001. It was taken at my friend Vanessa’s farm. I love it because it captured then and now her personality. Sometimes when we face ignorance and stupidity, I go to the picture box […]
Rachel is running for Vice President of Student Council at her high school. The election and results are today. When I contacted the sponsor, I told him if she didn’t win there would be tears. Just like if she isn’t […]
Congress is back in session this week. Time for an update. When last we left the ABLE Act, it had unanimously passed the Ways and Means Committee. Next stop House Rules committee and hopefully a September vote to make this […]
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 […]