Four weeks from today Rachel’s college classes as part of the Missouri State University Bear POWER Program begin. Excitement and lists are plentiful around our house! While the key question for a very long time may have been “What will […]
The holiday season inspires a spirit of generosity and giving, and if you still itemize deductions on your taxes, a rush to get some year-end deductions by donating to worthy charities. I read and hear that many people are flabbergasted […]
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 […]
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 […]
We work in the student ministry at our church. A few years back some of the seniors said one of their sources of pressure was everyone asking what they were going to do. Historically, this is a fairly common question […]
This time 18 years ago, Jonathan was about halfway through his radiation and chemo treatments for colorectal cancer. I was pregnant with Rachel who was due to be born at the end of June. We had a prenatal diagnosis so […]