Inclusion Matters by Rachel

Rachel’s first semester at college is coming to an end in a week. Her favorite class this semester was Public Speaking. Her professor wanted her to do a speech about why inclusion is important and include information on ABLE and […]

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Rachel’s Typical Spring Break Week

Emotionally, the past few weeks have been stressful. While God is not surprised by any of this, in spite of all my life experiences, I find myself surprised and disappointed. And of all things, I am surprised and disappointed in […]

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Rachel’s Counting on You!

Been thinking of how to continue to inspire our advocates.  Yep, it took eight years to #passtheABLEAct.  The healthcare dilemma is different though. The stakes are higher.  As if healthcare is not enough, for our families this impacts more than […]

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Just Like You and A Senator’s Call

How do I Know It’s You? Reprinted from www.sassysoutherngal.posterous.com October 2012 Friday afternoon those exact words fell out of my mouth.  It was about 3:30. We had picked up Rachel from school and were headed out-of-town to my parents and […]

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Rachel’s A-Plus Week

Sometimes the best way to tell the story is through pictures. I wish my photography were half as good as my friend Sherri Harnisch, but I think you’ll love the story anyhow.  This week we headed to the NDSS Buddy […]

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Speaking of Congressional Champions

Rachel and I had the honor and privilege of joining our Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) for a lunch meeting today. We love Senator Moran for so many reasons. One of his district office staffers, Michele, coordinated today’s logistics and met […]

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passEDtheABLEact – What’s Next?

Following the House and Senate’s resounding yes votes to pass the ABLE Act, President Obama signed The Stephen E. Beck ABLE Act into law on December 19, 2014. That was my early Christmas present!  On December 29, 2014 the Arkansas […]

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Rachel’s Pink House

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 […]

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