A few months ago Rachel and Savanna were invited to present on Social Inclusion. I was invited to share a little from a parent’s perspective. In one of my many past lives where I did presentations on Buddy Walks, fundraising […]
Today is high school registration. I believe Rachel has a normal range of emotions about high school. She is excited but she has acknowledged she has some anxiousness about certain things. I think that is typical. I am excited for […]
The last few weeks of the school year I was in a funk. Usually I know what precipitates my “funk” but I really couldn’t pinpoint it this time. Perhaps it was related to Rachel’s emotions due to her boy craziness […]
Today is Rachel’s last day of middle school. Please indulge me as I summarize our Middle School experience and our efforts for transition to High School with this “Dear Rachel” letter. Dear Rachel, Three years have passed too quickly! Yet […]
It is our last week of middle school. I’m not sure how that happened and later this week I will post “High School Here We Come” with some of the thoughts on what we have done. Today, I find myself […]
Six years ago when Hannah Montana was singing “If We Were a Movie,” I had no idea that God was sending me a direct message. Rachel loves Hannah Montana. She has separated Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana into two completely […]
I cannot tell you exactly what I was doing 15 years ago last night. I can tell you that I was not envisioning the precious baby girl I was due to deliver in less than two months receiving awards. Certainly […]
Before all of you get too excited, today’s blog is directed at modifications for Rachel’s theatre class and not core curriculum. For the most part, it’s a lot of the same things though. Most importantly and really, it’s more for […]
I hope you all caught part one of “Tips for the Middle School Adventure.” These are in no particular order and with no promises for magical easy answers. I just hope that sharing some of our experience will help you […]
I have seen a ton of recent posts about middle school fears and how to prepare. Not so long ago, I was in those same shoes facing the same fears. I am now facing high school and have those same […]