It has been a big year at our house. Rachel started college and is part of the first class of the Missouri State University Bear POWER program in Springfield, MO. She started in January and loves being a college girl. […]
We brought Rachel home from her first semester of college Tuesday. We are excited to head out to Southern California to speak at a conference in a few weeks and needed to update her “I Love My Life” presentation. We’ve […]
Saturday when we talked to Rachel, she told us she had a ride to church Sunday. We wanted to know if she had arranged for transportation home. She said she thought so. “I think Hannah is bringing me home.” We […]
Rachel is all moved in at college. She appears to be living the dream. Exhibits one, two, and three from social media: She has a great circle of support including four volunteer ambassadors (mentors.) They are awesome. More on that […]
Rachel’s favorite book in the Bible is Esther. This is a result of hours and hours of Veggie Tales. Today, as RachelsPinkHouse goes to college, I am reminded of a few of the words from Esther- she was made for […]
The holiday season inspires a spirit of generosity and giving, and if you still itemize deductions on your taxes, a rush to get some year-end deductions by donating to worthy charities. I read and hear that many people are flabbergasted […]
Today is the last day of Down Syndrome Awareness/Acceptance Month. Yesterday, we registered Rachel for classes at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Seventy-five days from today Rachel starts her classes at Missouri State University in Springfield. She will be […]
We work in the student ministry at our church. A few years back some of the seniors said one of their sources of pressure was everyone asking what they were going to do. Historically, this is a fairly common question […]
Earlier this week we visited the Next Steps Program at Vanderbilt University. Baby Rachel, as some of you know her, is “almost 17” and graduation is just two years away. She has been planning her college road trip for years. […]