Posted in Advocating for special needs, animals, awareness, cancer, charitable organizations, children, comfort, commitment, compassion, disease, elderly, emotions, encouragement, finances, friendship, health, illness, Impact, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, pets, relationships, responsibility, service, sickness, special needs, stress, support, well-being on Oct 27th, 2009
Pet ownership can improve the quality of life for the elderly, disabled, or those struggling with a chronic illness or disease. Pets can teach responsibility and improve a person’s health.
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Posted in attitude, awareness, charitable organizations, charity, children, commitment, compassion, diet, donate, Education, elderly, emotions, finances, food, giving, Heart, help, home, hunger, Impact, kids, leadership, poverty, school, schools, support on Oct 5th, 2009
Feeding America, formerly known as Second Harvest, is helping to feed children, on weekends, who get fed through school lunch programs by filling backpacks with food. Do You have enough to eat?
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, awareness, Business, charity, children, commitment, compassion, diet, economy, elderly, encouragement, failure, family, finances, food, giving, goals, health, Heart, help, Impact, inspiration, kids, leadership, life, loss, news, observations, poverty, support on Oct 5th, 2009
As America struggles to feed it’s families because of financial struggles; Feeding America & Welch’s are teaming up to donate 1 million servings of grape juice to the hungry!
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Posted in accountability, addiction, addictions, attitude, awareness, Business, children, comfort, compassion, culture, depression, depression, disappointments, elderly, emotions, encouragement, environment, expectations, failure, Faith, finances, health, Heart, Honor, illness, Impact, job, life, loss, love, medicine, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, personal development, purpose, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, stress, Uncategorized, unhappiness, values, well-being, work on Sep 28th, 2009
We all make decisions in life that affect others. Personal and professional integrity is both given and received. Do we present our integrity in equal measure to the level of integrity that we expect to receive?
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Posted in animals, authorities, awareness, baby, children, comfort, communication, danger, disaster, disease, elderly, emergency, family, government, health, help, ideas, illness, Impact, law enforcement, medicine, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, organizations for special needs, parenting, pets, power, responsibility, safety, schools, service, special needs, stress, television, Threats, trauma, utility companies, violence, water shortage, weather, well-being on Sep 23rd, 2009
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month; there are things you can do to prepare for an emergency with your family’s survival in mind. Are you ready?
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Posted in Alzheimer's disease, awareness, death, disease, elderly, emotions, family, grandparents, health, Heart, help, learning, life, loss, memories, news, observations on Sep 21st, 2009
World Alzheimer’s Day is being observed today, September 21, 2009. The day of recognition was established to create an awareness of the devastation of the disease its patients & their families; & to help raise funding to fight the disease.
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Posted in adoption, Advocating for special needs, authorities, authors, awareness, baby, baby boomers, Blogging, Business, children, communication, Education, elderly, family, parenting, school, service, special education, special needs, Uncategorized on Sep 5th, 2009
This interview with Louise Sattler discusses communication through sign language and how it opens doors and bridges gaps in communities.
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Posted in abuse, awareness, charitable organizations, charity, compassion, economy, elderly, Fall, family, finances, Gardens, giving, health, help, Impact, life, news, observations, service, sharing on Aug 4th, 2009
Donate extra produce from this season’s harvest, from gardens and orchards, to local food pantries/social services programs, commission on aging. Food Stamps Cooking Club Blog helps with information.
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Posted in attitude, awareness, children, crime, culture, danger, elderly, emotions, entertainment, environment, family, friendship, Frustration, Fun, kids, life, loss, missing, MONEY, news, observations, opinion, parenting, responsibility, roller coaster ride, safety, stress, Summer, violence on Jul 15th, 2009
It is summertime and amusement parks are full of people looking for a good time. It is also a prime opportunity for crime and violence. Safety for families is important. Not everyone loves amusement parks.
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Posted in abuse, anger, attitude, baby, birth, children, compassion, crime, elderly, emotions, family, Fear, future, grandchildren, grandparents, grandparents, hospital, kids, life, love, loyalty, mom, news, observations, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, sadness, sensitivity, Threats on Jul 8th, 2009
Having a loving relationship between grandparent and granchild is joyful. A recent news story sheds light on the cruel, abusive treatment of an elderly grandparent.
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