High School: Inclusion in Action

Last week was quite a week for Rachel and our family. Sunday night she finished her 16th show Christian Youth Theater’s Cinderella. She took her Romeo and Juliet test over Acts IV and V. She scored 19/19. She was very […]

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Happy 50th Baby Brother

This week I’ve listened to a lot of Bon Jovi’s “Never Say Goodbye.” Now, I am a Bon Jovi fan but it’s more about the the memories associated with the song for me. Today, my baby brother would have turned […]

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Auditions: Paralyzed by Fear Updated

I originally wrote this blog a few years ago. I have updated it a bit. The life lesson is still applicable! Last week Rachel was in her 16th stage production, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.  This was her 8th Christian Youth […]

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ABLE + Theater = PR for Down Syndrome

Rachel has been involved in theater since she was little. Her first true show was Pinocchio under the direction of Missoula Children’s Theater at the Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center. I wrote a blog about that experience that I’ll […]

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I’m So Glad I’m Your Mommy, Rachel!

I can tell you exactly what I was doing 16 years ago right now. I was headed to pick up Jonathan. His 34-year-old, healthy, no family history of cancer self had a colorectal tumor removed.  Bring him home. Get him […]

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Tired of Being “That” Parent

Indulge me while I vent a little today. It has been said “you need to know this is a mom who gets what she wants.” For the past week to ten days I have been a basket of conflicting emotions […]

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