Rachel a Constant Reminder of Courage for Me!

Just a little glimpse at Rachel’s last couple of weeks. A couple of days ago, my blog “Paralyzed By Fear” popped on my Facebook timeline. Last week during Rachel’s CYT show “Hairspray, Jr.” someone wanted to know how Rachel got […]

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Plans for Rachel

Sunday, February 7 – I know what I was doing 17 years ago today. It wasn’t Super Bowl Sunday. It was Soup Sunday, the largest volunteer event for Memphis based non-profit Youth Villages.  I was the volunteer manager for Youth […]

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Thankful for Rachel’s Opportunities

I haven’t had a chance to write much about Rachel’s sophomore year. I know many of you read in order to keep up with her.  Many of you read for ideas on how to make inclusion work in the parameters […]

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Rachel’s More Than a Bill on Capitol Hill

Back in 2009, “School House Rock” was Rachel’s first show with Christian Youth Theater (CYT) Kansas City. Here are a couple of pictures. I love her expression in this one. And I love that the prop had her name and […]

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Rachel Reviews “Saving Mr. Banks”

Last year Rachel I posted Rachel’s review of Les Miserables.  She and I both love Mary Poppins. Me even more than her I suppose.  She especially likes the stage version. After all, it was her first live Broadway show in […]

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Happiness Is…..

Yesterday we headed out to visit one of Rachel’s friend’s who had just come home from surgery on her arm. We stopped at Sonic (Rachel’s favorite) to pick up ice cream for the patient.  While we waited I checked my […]

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