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 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 accomplishments, attitude, Beauty, books, career, commitment, communication, culture, emotions, Faith, family, Honor, Impact, inspiration, leadership, loss, marriage, media, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities on Apr 22nd, 2009
Carrie Prejean, Miss California, may have lost the crown in the competition for Miss USA but by standing up for what she believes, she has put herself into a position where she is valued for her integrity and authenticity. During the competition she was asked by Perez Hilton, well known blogger who is gay, how [...]
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Posted in baby, birth, children, communication, emotions, family, fathers, finances, future, grandchildren, kids, legal, life, love, marriage, media, mom, mother, news, observations, parenting, politics, pregnancy, publicity, relationships, respect, responsibility, safety, sex, spiritual, Teen Pregnancy, teens, television, trust, well-being on Apr 10th, 2009
Wow, what do you think when you read that title? Do you think of comedians who go to comedy clubs and entertain with their improv routines? Possibly you think of someone who stands up and shouts something of importance to the world. Or, do you think of a man who stands up for what he believes [...]
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Posted in anger, Beauty, celebrity, commitment, divorce, emotions, entertainment, Fame, family, Fear, Frustration, Heart, life, love, marriage, media, mental and physical health, mom, mother, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, publicity, relationships, sadness, seasons, television on Mar 3rd, 2009
If ever there was a show to incite anger and frustration this particular season of the Bachelor is it. There were people who absolutely adored Jason Mesnick when this season started just because of the way he was treated when he was on the Bachelorette a few seasons back when he was rejected by [...]
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Posted in Beauty, celebrity, children, commitment, competition, emotions, entertainment, Fame, family, fathers, Frustration, future, Heart, kids, life, love, marriage, news, observations, opinion, parenting, publicity, relationships, seasons, television, Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2009
Likeability can be a very fleeting thing. When Jason got down on one knee and began to propose to Deanna Pappas on a previous season of The Bachelor(ette); he immediately won the sympathy vote as she publically let him humiliate himself on national television when she had already chosen his competitor. This season, Jason [...]
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Posted in anger, baby, birth, cancer, children, custody fight, emotions, Fame, family, fathers, finances, future, Good Morning America, help, kids, legal, life, love, marriage, media, medical, mental and physical health, mom, MONEY, mother, news, observations, opinion, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, responsibility, support, taxes, values on Feb 24th, 2009
A man, Denis Beaudoin, who donated sperm for Nayda Suleman during a 3 year relationship, that they shared 10-12 years ago, suspects that he maybe the father of ,at least, her older six children; not to mention the possiblity of being the father of her 8 newborn babies. Nayda has been the focus of much speculation [...]
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Posted in adoption, baby, birth, celebrity, children, divorce, entertainment, Faith, Fame, family, kids, life, marriage, music, news, observations, opinion, parenting, pregnancy, relationships on Feb 23rd, 2009
Today it was announced on Joel Madden’s bands website that he and Nicole are adding to their family. Their daughter Harlow is going to have a younger sibling. Having children who are close in age is good for the children; but, can be a little rough on the parents. However, Joel says that finding out [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, attitude, Business, commitment, communication, compassion, crime, culture, death, divorce, domestic violence, Education, emotions, family, Fear, friendship, Honor, husband, Impact, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loss, love, marriage, media, mom, MONEY, mother, murder, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, protect, relationships, television, trauma, values, violence on Feb 19th, 2009
Honor killings are used as a way to control behaviors typically in male dominated societies, often in the middle east. Usually, we hear about a daughter, a neice, a sister, mother, or a wife who has been murdered for violating a traditional role in their interaction with other males outside of their family. Unfortunately, this [...]
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