Posted in abuse, anger, birthday, Celebration, communication, crime, danger, death, emotions, fourth of july, Hate Crimes, Holiday, Impact, news, observations, opinion, Patriotism, violence on Jul 10th, 2009
A video was posted on YouTube that depicts Lady Liberty blindfolded, beheaded and broken. Is it terrorism?
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Posted in abortion, accomplishments, anti-abortion, Celebration, commitment, communication, Education, Faith, goals, Impact, leadership, learning, life, media, news, politics, religion, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, schools, support, values on May 18th, 2009
President Obama will speak today at commencement services at the Roman Catholic university Notre Dame. Often speakers in that position will receive an honorary degree. That is also true of President Obama; however, it is a controversial event, because of the fact that President Obama believes in and supports abortion and stem cell research; [...]
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Posted in abortion, abuse, adoption, anger, attitude, baby, Celebration, children, comfort, commitment, emotions, failure, family, giving, grandchildren, grief, Heart, Honor, kids, life, loss, love, mom, mother, observations, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, Remembering, respect, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, values on May 10th, 2009
Mother’s Day is truly one of those days that has the ability to both bless and curse a person. For those who have been blessed, to have been born to a mother that considers it an honor and a blessing to have children; or, for those women who have children themselves for which they are happy and grateful to [...]
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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 accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, attitude, cancer, Celebration, charitable organizations, chemo, commitment, communication, compassion, death, Education, emotions, family, fathers, friendship, Good Morning America, grief, health, Heart, husband, illness, Impact, inspiration, joy, leadership, learning, life, loss, love, media, medical, mental and physical health, mother, Mother's Day, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, relationships, Remembering, sadness, service, sickness, support, Twitter, Uncategorized on May 9th, 2009
Good Morning America had me bawling like a baby today. It is time for their annual Breakfast in Bed which they do for Mother’s Day every year. Today’s episode was very moving. Emeril Lagasse surprised a woman, named Susie Bratt, in her home in Charleston West Virginia with a video camera and some very special [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, Celebration, control, Education, emotions, environment, failure, Fear, future, life, observations, Opportunities, parenting, personal development, responsibility, school, success on Apr 30th, 2009
With Graduation rapidly approaching for many high school seniors, i got to wondering how many people consider themselves a self-starter or a self-motivator. In the last few weeks of school, in a person’s senior year they begin to see the results, or lack there of, of their accomplishments. This is the time where taking [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, armed forces, birthday, Celebration, charitable organizations, children, communication, emotions, encouragement, family, Heart, help, Honor, Impact, inspiration, life, loneliness, media, military, MONEY, news, observations, Patriotism, press release, publicity, relationships, respect, service, spiritual, support on Apr 19th, 2009
I want to tell you about a special person and a special project. My friend Renita has a mission in life to support the men and women of our military with cards and letters of appreciation and support; showing them respect and honor. She created a website called Make2Tell2; it is found here: http://www.make2tell2.com/ [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Blogging, career, Celebration, celebrity, charitable organizations, charity, children, commitment, communication, compassion, contest, Education, emotions, Fame, family, giving, goals, health, help, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, loyalty, media, mental and physical health, micro media (social networking), MONEY, news, observations, of connections, online traffic, opinion, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, poverty, power, publicity, publisher, publishing, relationships, support, Twitter on Apr 16th, 2009
The biggest and baddest challenge on the internet, at the moment, is the one that Ashton Kutcher the actor, has going on; he is trying to hit 1 million followers on Twitter before CNN does. You can see a video of the challenge here on People magazine online: http://www.people.com. So far, he is making headway…as the news [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, art, authors, Blogging, books, Books Mean Credibiltiy, Business, career, Celebration, communication, creative writing, economy, emotions, entertainment, excitement, Fame, future, Impact, leadership, library, loss, Market books, marketing, media, news, observations, online traffic, Opportunities, power, publisher, publishing, relationships, success, television, Twitter, words, writing on Apr 3rd, 2009
This is a news story that floats my boat with a plethora of excitement; an internet superstar, Gary Vaynerchuk, has been awarded a book deal with Harper Studios. Congratulations to Mr. Vaynerchuk. This is exciting because breaking into traditional publishing is no easy feat. It is my understanding that many physical books that are published do not make [...]
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Posted in birthday, Celebration, children, comfort, culture, emotions, entertainment, excitement, family, fathers, Frustration, Impact, kids, life, mental and physical health, mom, mother, observations, opinion, parenting, relationships, respect, responsibility, stress, Teen Pregnancy, teens, values on Mar 24th, 2009
This weekend was certainly an eye-opener for me regarding teen activities when parents aren’t around. I work with youth all of the time, I am the parent of 6 children-three of which are adults and three are under the age of 18. I took my younger three children, plus 3 ten year old girls [...]
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