A few weeks ago Rachel came to me with great seriousness and said, “All of the girls at school bring egg lip stuff in their backpacks. I’m the only one who doesn’t have one.” I replied, “You have two in […]
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Category: Down syndrome
A Glimpse of God’s Grace
Rachel, I am blessed to be your momma. You are truly God’s masterpiece and my greatest gift. Since Rachel was born in 1999, I have probably given over 500 speeches and/or workshops. Almost all of them have begun with […]
God Chooses a Mom
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful women who play the role of mom! A very special Happy Mother’s Day to the moms of kids who are differently-abled. A role that only another mom of someone who is differently-abled truly […]
Teacher Appreciation Recipes
Ms. Cox has been Rachel’s resource teacher for the past two years. We will miss her in 8th grade. Yesterday I hosted Teacher’s Appreciation Luncheon for Rachel’s incredible team. This morning our parent group hosted our annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast. […]
Celebrate Educators
Back in August I wrote a blog that quickly be came my most read and most shared blog called “Dear Teacher.” A few sentences in one of the paragraphs say: “Then, I want you to know that you are lucky […]
Run for the Prize
My husband Jonathan is a runner. I don’t mean he goes out and runs around the block. He runs ultra marathons and this weekend he is running rim to rim to rim at the Grand Canyon. Yep, that is down, […]
“Rachel’s” IEP
“Rachel’s IEP: I Love My Life! Who I Am? and Who I Want to Be?” Yesterday was IEP meeting number 32 (actually I imagine it is more like 40 but oh well). It was “Rachel’s” IEP meeting. You may be […]
Where Everybody Belongs
Yes in just a few minutes I am headed to IEP meeting #32 (or so). Friday I blogged about “IEP Wounds.” This blog was on the fly and I have been blown away with the response. Clearly, there are many […]
IEP Wounds
Rachel’s 32nd IEP meeting is Monday. I’ve been reviewing and cleaning out. I visited a few 8th grade classes today. Educator friends, something you need to know about is IEP wounds. Of course the wounds may be from the doctor […]
Communion
Yesterday, we took the Lord’s Supper at our church. Some faiths do this every week but in our church we do not. As we sat there and prepared I realized that this was Rachel’s 1st Communion. We don’t do the […]