Posted in accomplishments, art, attitude, Beauty, celebrity, communication, competition, Creating, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, expectations, Fame, media, news, observations, talent on May 21st, 2009
Jessica Biel speaks candidly in a new interview coming out this weekend in Allure magazine. She talks about how hard it is to get work in the entertainment industry when someone is considered “beautiful”. She says it is a real problem. She just wants a chance to audition instead of being turned away because [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Amazing, attitude, authors, Beauty, book Recommendations, books, children, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, control, creative writing, crime, Descriptive Words, emotions, family, Fear, help, husband, Impact, inspiration, kids, library, life, love, Market books, marriage, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, power, publisher, publishing, relationships, safety, self doubt, stress, support, talent, trust, violence, well-being, wife, words, writing on May 20th, 2009
Standing Still is a novel that has the edge of a psychological thriller. It is the story of Claire who is bound up in her struggle between the cliff of her irrational fears and the valley of her very real, emotionally dis-connected marriage. She doesn’t even have the support of her husband to help her deal [...]
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Posted in Beauty, celebrity, competition, contest, courage, emergency, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, expectations, Faith, Fame, friendship, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, loss, love, marriage, media, medical, mental and physical health, mentoring, Models, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, physician, politics, relationships, respect, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, support, surgery, television, trauma, values, violence on May 14th, 2009
A couple of news items that caught my attention today: the chimpanzee that attacked it’s owners friend, Charla Nash, and horribly caused facial damage as well as causing her to lose her hands, was found to definitely have some levels of Xanax in his system. When the incident first happened, there were some news reports [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Amazing, American Idol, attitude, Beauty, cancer, career, celebrity, comfort, communication, compassion, courage, disease, emotions, entertainment, Faith, Fame, family, Fear, grief, health, Heart, hopes, illness, inspiration, leadership, life, love, meaning of life, media, medical, mental and physical health, miracles, news, prayer, respect, sadness, sick and tired, television, well-being on May 13th, 2009
I grew up in a time when Farrah Fawcett was one of the premier icons of fame, beauty, wealth, and career. At the time, she was an actress who forged a name for herself with a very famous television show, a poster of herself in a recognizable bikini (even today), and a haircut that every [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Amazing, American Idol, armed forces, Beauty, birthday, Celebration, children, comfort, commitment, communication, courage, culture, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, excitement, family, fathers, fourth of july, friendship, future, goals, government, happiness, history, Holiday, holidays, home, Honor, hopes, Impact, inspiration, Labor, leadership, life, loyalty, media, military, mother, Patriotism, politics, Postcard, poverty, power, protect, Remembering, respect, safety, support, Teamwork, tourism, travel, values, work on May 9th, 2009
From the crown of her head to the souls of her feet (and under the pedestal) the Statue Of Liberty is a very special part of the identity of the American culture. Ever since the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001; the crown of the Statue of Liberty has been closed [...]
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Posted in baby, Beauty, cancer, celebrity, crime, death, domestic violence, emotions, Fame, family, fathers, history, kids, legal, life, loss, murder, pregnancy on May 9th, 2009
Today is one of those news days where you are on an emotional roller coaster. It was sad news that things are not looking very positive, health-wise for the very beautiful and beloved Farrah Fawcett according to her long time love Ryan O’Neal. Ryan made statements that alluded to the fact that Farrah has allegedly [...]
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Posted in abortion, adoption, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, anti-abortion, baby, Beauty, birth, children, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, death, denial, emotions, encouragement, family, Fear, finances, grief, health, Heart, help, Impact, kids, leadership, legal, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, miracles, mom, mother, Mother's Day, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, power, pregnancy, protect, respect, sex, support, Uncategorized on May 8th, 2009
Here is a picture of the hand of a fetus that some believe has saved many lives. http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,7197,00.html#1_0 This rare picture is one that was taken over 9 years ago. The photo is of a child named Samuel Armas taken during surgery, inside of his mother’s womb, to repair damage to his body from spina bifida which is [...]
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Posted in abuse, Beauty, children, disease, Education, elderly, health, life, medical, news, observations, opinion, power, protect, teens, well-being on May 2nd, 2009
Did you know that along with the beautiful emergence of spring flowers and warm spring breezes comes a warning to be cautious about caring for your skin in the spring/summer sun? May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month. It is the time of the year to remind people to pay close attention to each [...]
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Posted in attitude, Beauty on May 2nd, 2009
After a couple days of torrential rains, flooded creeks (and basement), I am happy to report that the sun has made a beautiful appearance here today. It is much appreciated. The winds are a little brisk…but, hey, a few weeks ago we had rain, sleet, snow and COLD…I will be happy and content to [...]
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Posted in addiction, Beauty, birth, celebrity, children, communication, custody fight, death, disease, domestic violence, emotions, Fame, family, future, health, hospital, illness, legal, life, love, media, medical, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, parenting, sickness, support, violence on Apr 28th, 2009
Over the weekend a special visit was ordered and allowed by a judge; it was a mother and child reunion between Farrah Fawcett and her 24 year old son, Redmond O’Neal. Farrah, as many know, has been battling anal cancer for quite some time. She has recently had a reoccurence with the cancer. She was hospitalized because [...]
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