Posted in Amazing, awareness, charitable organizations, charity, children, compassion, crime, death, denial, disaster, donate, elderly, emergency, emotions, excitement, family, food, giving, grief, Heart, Heart to heart, help, horror, hospital, human trafficking, hunger, Impact, kids, leadership, learning, life, loss, meals, medical, miracles, missing and exploited children on Jan 28th, 2010
Inside of all of the news reports concerning Haiti and it’s suffering after the earthquake come stories of sharing, compassion and a reminder of stone soup.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, advertising, anger, authorities, awareness, children, compassion, control, culture, dance, danger, drinks, emotions, Fear, Frustration, help, horror, law enforcement, marketing, memories, mental and physical health, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, power, responsibility, safety, teens, Threats, trauma, violence on Oct 28th, 2009
The case of the California gang rape of a 15yr old female minor after a high school dance is a clear warning flag of our deteriorating standard of acceptable behavior.
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Posted in anger, attitude, awareness, Blogging, comfort, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, Fear, future, grief, Hate Crimes, history, horror, Impact, life, loss, mental and physical health, military, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, Patriotism, power, relationships, religion, Remembering, respect, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, sickness, trauma, values, violence on Sep 11th, 2009
In life we all have moments that are frozen in time in our memories; 911 is one of those moments. This post is written about observing how we process it & heal.
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Posted in abuse, anger, children, control, crime, death, depression, domestic violence, Education, emergency, emotions, failure, family, fathers, Fear, government, grief, help, horror, illness, kids, law enforcement, life, loss, love, marriage, media, medical, mental and physical health, mother, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, personal development, power, protect, relationships, respect, responsibility, sadness, safety, sickness, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, support, teens, Toxic, trauma, trust, violence on May 5th, 2009
Once again a news story breaks my heart because of unnecessary violence. A man by the name of Troy Ryan Bellar who lived in Florida shot and killed most of his immediate family. The family lived in Florida and evidently was in the middle of a domestic dispute. The reason for the violence has not been [...]
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Posted in abuse, death, emotions, family, Frustration, government, grief, hopes, horror, Impact, leadership, life, loss, loyalty, media, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, politics, protect, publicity, relationships, Remembering, respect, sadness, service, stress, support on Feb 27th, 2009
There is a debate brewing about whether news media should have access to photograph the coffins of returning military men and women, killed in the line of duty, when their bodies are returned to Dover Air Force Base. There is strong controversy about whether this should be allowed or not. In 1991, President George H. Bush [...]
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Posted in Australia, crime, death, disaster, ecology, emergency, emotions, environment, Faith, family, Fear, help, home, horror, hospital, hospitals, life, loss, murder on Feb 9th, 2009
Breaking news of a horrific nature…Australia has been experiencing some terrible fires, overnight, that has caused major damage to some towns and at least 84 deaths. Although that number may continue to climb as they gain control of the brush fires. There are many who were hospitalized with burns and some of them may yet lose [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, attitude, Blogging, Business, emotions, finances, giving, government, horror, Impact, leadership, life, loss, media, MONEY, news, observations, opinion, power, trust, values on Feb 4th, 2009
Ok, ready for some more, I can’t believe it…what were they thinking kind of blog post? It is better to give than to receive (as long as you are going to KEEP receiving bailout money). Outrageous news reports of an alledged 12 day trip to Vegas for the top employees for Wells Fargo & Company. [...]
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Posted in abuse, art, courage, crime, death, denial, emotions, Fear, Hate Crimes, history, horror, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, power, sadness, Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009
Today is a day to remember, it is the 64th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish people from the concentration camp Auschwitz. It was a day of relief and a day of sadness. Sadness for those who’s lives were lost before they could be rescued…and a day of relief for those who were [...]
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Posted in Beauty, children, comfort, crime, death, emotions, family, friendship, grandchildren, home, horror, law enforcement, mental and physical health, murder, news, opinion, pain and misery, sadness on Jan 22nd, 2009
Each time that new information is announced regarding the Caylee Anthony case; it is more heartbreaking than the last released information. Caylee Anthony, for those who don’t know, or don’t remember, is the young 2 year old child who was missing for months ; before her mother, Casey Anthony, was jailed for lying to the [...]
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Posted in abandonment, abuse, children, crime, culture, death, emotions, entertainment, horror, legal, life, media, murder, news, pain and misery, Passing Away, respect on Jan 8th, 2009
Ok…this is seriously outrageous. Little Caylee Anthony, who was murdered in Florida, is the focus of an important court motion. It is shameful that not only was the 2 year old murdered and thrown away, like an animal left on the side of the road after being hit. However, it gets even worse because, there are [...]
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