Posted in abandonment, accountability, Advocating for special needs, attitude, baby, behavior, children, commitment, conduct, controversy, custody fight, divorce, emergency, emotions, expectations, family, fathers, grandchildren, grandparents, health, Heart, Honor, hopes, husband, illness, Impact, kids, Labor, legal, life, love, loyalty, marriage, medical, mother, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, physician, pregnancy, pregnancy, relationships, sadness, wedding on Mar 24th, 2011
When a marriage turns out worse than better…are those marriage vows really any guarantee to a level of expectation of commitment from one spouse to another?
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Posted in cancer, charitable organizations, chemo, children, comfort, communication, compassion, courage, depression, donate, Education, emotions, environment, family, fathers, Fear, finances, grandchildren, grandparents, health, Heart, Heart to heart, help, hospital, hospitals, Impact, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, loss, medical, MONEY, mother, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, pharmacist, physician, relationships, responsibility, sadness, spiritual, support, teens, trauma, unhappiness on Jun 29th, 2010
Childhood cancer patients need comforting & this non-profit organization Friends Like Us are fundraising to help donate chemo bears to children affected by cancer.
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Posted in authorities, awareness, children, danger, death, Education, emergency, family, Fourth of July, Fun, grandchildren, grandparents, help, holidays, home, Impact, kids, life, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, power, protect, Relax, safety, Summer, teens, tourism, travel, well-being on Jun 11th, 2010
Summer is here and discovering pool safety precautions may save lives in public pools or hot tubs. Families traveling or on vacation may not realize the danger pool drains possess.
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Posted in accomplishments, adoption, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, awareness, baby, birth, Business, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, Creating, encouragement, family, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, foster parenting, Frustration, grandchildren, grandparents, health, Heart, help, hospital, hospitals, Impact, leadership, learning, life, medical, mental and physical health, news, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, parenting, Passion, patience, pregnancy, relationships, special needs, support, Twitter, well-being, words, writing for children on Jul 31st, 2009
Louise Sattler has created a DVD for young children and babies to communicate with others through sign language. It is bi-lingual and benefits people with or without disabilities.
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Posted in abuse, baby, birth, birthday, Celebration, children, crime, death, emotions, family, friendship, grandchildren, grandparents, grandparents, grief, illness, life, loss, love, mental and physical health, mom, mother, murder, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, pregnancy, pregnancy, relationships, Remembering, sadness, well-being on Jul 13th, 2009
A baby born on the same day his mother dies due to the actions of another; must be encouraged to live a healthy life full of love. Sorting memories to share with him will be important to his well being.
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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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Posted in abuse, adoption, Advocating for special needs, aunt, baby, children, compassion, crime, death, Education, emotions, family, fathers, Frustration, giving, grandchildren, grandparents, grief, help, home, kids, law enforcement, life, loss, media, missing and exploited children, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, publicity, relationships, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, schools, trauma, Twitter, uncles, well-being on May 20th, 2009
If you have not heard about me…let me tell you something; this is not how it was supposed to be. I am a young man, somewhere between the ages of 3 and 5; I weighed about 38 lbs. Something happened to me; I died. People just don’t know how or why I died yet. I was [...]
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Posted in abuse, adoption, children, crime, death, Descriptive Words, emotions, grandchildren, grandparents, grief, Heart, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, love, media, mental and physical health, missing, mother, murder, news, pain and misery, Remembering, sadness on Dec 20th, 2008
Every since young two year old Caylee became “missing”…her picture has impacted millions of people who found themselves caring for Caylee. Thousands of volunteers looked for her. News agencies kept her story in the news…every week. Each time that there was new information on the case, the media brought it to the public. [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, baby boomers, charitable organizations, children, communication, death, depression, elderly, emotions, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, grandparents, health, Heart, help, home, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, love, medical, mental and physical health, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, suicidal on Jul 3rd, 2008
I heard a recent news story about a woman in Germany who chose to commit suicide over moving to a nursing home. Did she not have loved ones to live with; or some other option? She consulted with a knowledgable person about what drugs/chemicals to mix together to kill herself because she said she [...]
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