Happy 2018. I ran across this quote that I posted on a previous timeline. It’s a good one for us all to remember as we continue this journey called life. “You can easily judge the character of a man (or woman) […]
Happy New Year with My 2017 Blogs!
Tag: intellectual disability
Ringing Out This Year with TheSassySouthernGal’s Top Blogs
I know you are just waiting for TheSassySouthernGal’s top blogs for 2017! Your comments, shares and views tell me a lot. Let me know if you pick up on your favorite themes from these Top Ten Blogs from 2017? Oh […]
AHCA Jeopardizes Rachel’s Pink House
All of us know someone who works this system to receive government supports. Yes, we all know people on “welfare” who abuse the system. The battle cry is often “yes, cut funding because most of the people receiving the services […]
Election Day: Your Vote & Story Matter!
Today is Election Day. I’ve always loved government and politics. I know this election season may have seemed like an episode of “Twilight Zone” to many of you. But I love election day for more reasons than it means the […]
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 […]
This Semester: It’s a Wrap!
Christmastime is here. Finals everywhere. Tears we see, anxious teens, finals everywhere. Clearly, I am not a songwriter. It is finals week in our area. Students who I know have not worried in the least about their classes are wondering […]
One Key to Success – Role Models & Mentors
I grew up in rural Arkansas. I have said before that sometimes it seems like a galaxy far, far away. Other times not so much. For as long as I can remember I had a vivid imagination, and I loved […]
Rachel’s Typical Sophomore Year
We are almost done with the 1st quarter of Rachel’s sophomore year. I would say she and we have had an outstanding start to this school year. Now, as you check this out I want you to remember that a […]
Sophomore Rachel, Same Challenges as the Rest
Rachel headed off to school this morning as a sophomore. She is one of the smallest kids at the school but she is full of life. Over the past week she has been going to Student Council events in preparation […]
Not Just Like You?
I am cheating again today. Last week I let you know that Rachel was getting her tonsils out. She did and she is recuperating according to plan. She is an amazing patient and a trooper. We girls aren’t accustomed to […]