One Girl Changed Another Girl’s Life – Forever

I have a guest blogger today, Katie Locke, MCD, CCC-SLP.  A few month ago, Katie posted this on an Instagram picture of Rachel: “I wouldn’t be where I am today without Rachel. So proud of her.”  She tells it better than […]

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A Year Later – Rachel’s Pink House

One year ago today, Rachel opened the first Kansas ABLE Savings Account. It was a BIG deal to us! Having advocated for the passage of ABLE for eight years and then three years after the federal law passed, Rachel had […]

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Should This Girl Get an Organ Transplant?

Parents of individuals with disabilities have a lot to think about. One of the extras we get to think about and act on is the shameful use of individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities as targets for humor. There […]

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Living the Disney Dream – Best Vacation Ever!

Day two of our best vacation ever.  Originally published:  June 19, 2012 Day 2 and we are off to Castaway Cay which is Disney’s private island.  We ordered coffee from room service the night before. Room service is free except […]

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Best Vacation Ever

It’s January and it’s cold outside.  People are planning summer vacations and I have seen several friends inquire about vacation ideas. I realized that my blog about our vacation ever was done on my original blog host, and it didn’t […]

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Happy New Year with My 2017 Blogs!

Happy 2018.  I ran across this quote that I posted on a previous timeline.  It’s a good one for us all to remember as we continue this journey called life.  “You can easily judge the character of a man (or woman) […]

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