High school started a week ago today. Over the course of the past week, I have been able to see the tangible benefits of inclusion in action during Rachel’s first week of high school. Don’t know what images you have […]
A dear friend gave Rachel a wall hanging for her birthday. It quotes Joshua 1:9. I know that verse but hadn’t thought of it much until the gift. As I kept seeing it, I realized that God intended the gift […]
Yesterday I spent about 30 minutes with one of Rachel’s high school teachers. She had met with Rachel’s former teacher of the same subject matter and wanted to know if we could meet. I love teachers who reach out like […]
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 […]
Along this journey, we have had some incredible experiences. We have met many remarkable people. One remarkable family is the Smith family. Sean Smith, dad, is a Special Education Professor at the University of Kansas. His expertise is technology, and […]
As my daughter would say, my brain is full today. What a week! We met up with old friends, eternal friends. We attended the National Down Syndrome Congress conference. It is a giant family reunion. I met many folks I […]
Melina and Rachel had never met in person. Melina lives in the Chicago suburbs. Rachel is a Sassy Midwest Southern Gal (that’s a transplant from Memphis) living in the suburbs of Kansas City. Melina is Jewish. Rachel is Christian. Both […]
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 […]
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 […]