Today was a truly amazing, feel good kind of day. My children and I were lucky enough to see Rachel Coleman of Signing Time perform at a local venue. You may have seen Rachel on Public Television or on Nick Jr. Rachel is a true inspiration to families of hearing impaired children or children with other disabilities all over the nation and beyond. Through true life experiences, Rachel along with co-founder Emilie Brown (Rachel's sister), bring the world of sign language alive on stage incorporated with song and vibrant color. It was an amazing feeling, which brought tears to my eyes, to look around the gigantic opera house and see the faces of the children who truly were connecting with Rachel through ASL, American Sign Language. It was almost as if the children didn't even need to see her signing. You could feel the love through her facial expression and body language. And who could forget Rachel's sidekick, Hopkins, the awesome signing, dancing frog (my son's favorite part of the show). All of this along with my friend and her daughter being pulled up on stage during the performance made for a very memorable experience with Rachel and Signing Time.
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