It’s time to ring out the 2019 and welcome 2020 by posting our top blogs from 2019. I’m going to share my top five as chosen by you, my readers. Number one jumped to the top of my all-time most […]
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Jonathan & Jawanda: A Modern Day Comedy/Tragedy – Chapter 30
It has been a big year at our house. Rachel started college and is part of the first class of the Missouri State University Bear POWER program in Springfield, MO. She started in January and loves being a college girl. […]
Continue reading »Rachel’s Reflections: College Girl 2nd Semester
Rachel finished her second semester of college as part of the Missouri State University Bear POWER program last week. I told her that everyone would want an update on her semester and asked her if we could write a blog […]
Continue reading »Rachel’s College Experience Continues
Several people have sent messages asking how Rachel is doing at college. Must be time for an update. I don’t get too many pictures unless I screenshot her SnapChat, and I don’t get a lot of updates without asking either! […]
Continue reading »What is Better than Olive Garden Breadsteaks? Employment Options
Last night, we participated in the our town of Olathe’s Community Human Relations and Accessible Awards program. This is an annual event designed to celebrate businesses, civic organizations, and individuals who have made significant contributions to enhance human rights, equality, […]
Continue reading »A Place to Belong
This picture popped on my timeline. It made me smile as I remembered how Rachel, as the volleyball manager-team cheerleader, truly felt like a part of something . She belonged. The third level of Maslowe’s Hierarchy of Needs is Belongingness […]
Continue reading »Rachel’s 2nd Semester: Baby Sally’s New Adventure
Rachel is two weeks into her second semester of college. She seems to be off to a good start. She has made it everywhere she needs to go, I think. When questioned, she says “I am 20 years old.” My […]
Continue reading »Rachel’s Pink House Adventures – 2nd Semester College Girl
Last week, we took Rachel back to Missouri State University to start her second semester in the MSU Bear POWER program. Rachel had a great summer. In many ways it was typical. She worked as a hostess at Olive Garden. […]
Continue reading »Rachel Responds with the Rest of the Story
Earlier this week I wrote a blog called “Today Show Miss: Now You Know the Rest of the Story.” My readers really liked it, and I had an overwhelming response including the piece being picked up by The Mighty (thank […]
Continue reading »Today Show Miss: Now You Know the Rest of the Story
I have been watching the Today Show since I was a high school student, and that was over 40 years ago! Yesterday, the Today Show did a feature on Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson Eastman and her husband Andrew. To be […]
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