Nineteen years ago today our world changed forever for this is the day that we learned our unborn daughter had Down syndrome. There is an old song based on the words of Psalmist that says “Hold on my child, joy […]
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 […]
Twenty-one years ago today, I brought my husband home from his overnight hospital stay. He had a colorectal tumor removed. He was 34. He had no history of cancer in his family. He was young. He was healthy. In just […]
I have been watching the Today Show since I was a high school student, and that was over 40 years ago! Yesterday, the Today Show did a feature on Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson Eastman and her husband Andrew. To be […]
It is the last day of 2018. I don’t know about you, but this year has gone by at warp speed for me. Thought we could ring in the new year by taking a look at your favorite adventures of […]
I’ve been sending an email to a certain circle of friends every February 5 for 18 years now. Thought I’d include all of you this year. Dear Friends of Rachel, Been thinking a lot this week about the difference 18 […]
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 […]
I can tell you exactly what I was doing 16 years ago right now. I was headed to pick up Jonathan. His 34-year-old, healthy, no family history of cancer self had a colorectal tumor removed. Bring him home. Get him […]
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness month. I spend a good amount of time year round trying to promote positive public awareness of the abilities of individuals with Down syndrome. Thirty years ago President Ronald Reagan declared October National Down […]
On an annual basis I send an email to many of you reminding you of how our life changed 15 years ago today, February 5. That day seemed so dark, and I felt a deeper devastation than I can really […]