Posted in abandonment, abuse, anger, attitude, awareness, behavior, bullying, children, communication, conduct, counseling, culture, depression, depression, disappointments, domestic violence, Education, emotions, encouragement, enjoyment, expectations, friendship, happiness, health, help, kids, leadership, life, observations, of connections, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, personal development, relationships, respect, responsibility, schools, self doubt, self esteem, sensitivity, support on Feb 9th, 2011
It is important to teach young people to have a healthy self esteem & to encourage behaviors that allow them to experience healthy relationships later in life too.
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Posted in baby boomers, children, control, diet, Education, emotions, Fall, flowers, Gardens, Green, health, home, joy, kids, learning, meals, memories, mental and physical health, Mother's Day, nature, observations, opinion, parenting, Remembering, seasons, spring, stress, Toxic, winter gardening on Feb 8th, 2011
Gardening in cold environments is challenging but building & gardening in a cold frame can extend your growing season by weeks both in the Spring and the Fall.
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Posted in abuse, accountability, addiction, addictions, advertising, authorities, awareness, Business, children, communication, controversy, counseling, culture, danger, death, Education, emergency, Impact, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, making money, marketing, medical, mental and physical health, MONEY, murder, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, protect, safety, schools, suicidal, suicide, teens, Toxic, Twitter, well-being on Feb 7th, 2011
Bath salts are being used and abused for a drug induced “high”. This is not illegal but it is a very dangerous trend that many parents,police & medical personnel are just becoming aware of.
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Posted in accountability, attitude, authorities, awareness, behavior, Business, children, commitment, control, culture, Education, emotions, environment, expectations, failure, Faith, family, Frustration, future, home, Impact, leadership, life, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, personal development, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, schools, success, Teamwork, Uncategorized, values, work on Jan 18th, 2011
Society appears to have lowered the standards of personal responsibility and conduct and it is negatively affecting our lives. We need to raise the standards.
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Posted in abandonment, accountability, addictions, authorities, celebrity, charity, children, commitment, communication, compassion, control, courage, denial, disappointments, Dreams, emotions, expectations, failure, Faith, Fame, family, fast money, future, giving, help, home, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, loyalty, media, mental and physical health, mentoring, mom, MONEY, news, observations, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, poverty, prayer, publicity, relationships, responsibility, talent on Jan 13th, 2011
When a person is down and out like Ted Williams was and living homeless on the streets it is easy to think money is the answer. However, money doesn’t fix everything.
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Posted in abandonment, addictions, attitude, awareness, career, charity, commitment, communication, compassion, disease, donate, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, Faith, Fame, family, finances, help, home, hopes, human trafficking, illness, job, joy, legal, life, loneliness, loss, media, memories, mental and physical health, military, ministry, mom, MONEY, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, poverty, prayer, prostitution, publicity on Jan 6th, 2011
Ted Williams featured on a viral video was homeless not helpless. There are others like him in the same situation; how can people help those who are homeless?
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Posted in adoption, animals, attitude, baby, birth, Celebration, children, Christmas, commitment, controversy, courage, culture, danger, divorce, emotions, excitement, expectations, Faith, family, fathers, Fear, future, history, Holiday, Honor, husband, Impact, joy, Labor, leadership, life, love, loyalty, marriage, mother, observations, parenting, prayer, pregnancy, pregnancy, protect, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, safety, self doubt, service, sex, spiritual, support, Teen Pregnancy, trust, values, wife, worship on Dec 20th, 2010
Anyone who has ever prepared for the birth of a baby knows a bit about welcoming the baby; but at Christmas time, it is about celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, God’s son. How do you celebrate?
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Posted in authorities, cancer, children, communication, controversy, custody fight, depression, divorce, emotions, expectations, family, Family Time, fathers, finances, Frustration, Fun, future, Heart, home, husband, Impact, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loneliness, loss, love, marriage, memories, mental and physical health, mom, MONEY, mother, news, observations, of connections, opinion, parenting, relationships, Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2010
A New York judge orders an ex-wife to get set up for digital visitation between her ex-husband and children so they can visit when she moves 1,000 miles away. Is digital visitation enough?
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Posted in abuse, accountability, addictions, anger, attitude, authorities, bullying, celebrity, children, church, controversy, crime, custody fight, custody fight, danger, Descriptive Words, divorce, domestic violence, emotions, encouragement, entertainment, Faith, Fame, family, fathers, Fear, Frustration, Hate Crimes, help, husband, Impact, kids, law enforcement, legacy, legal, life, loneliness, loss, love, marriage, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, mother, news, observations, opinion, parenting, Passion, personal development, pregnancy, rape, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, sadness, safety, sex, spiritual, spiritual, suicidal, suicidal, Threats, trauma, trust, unhappiness, unhappiness, values, violence, wife on Jul 11th, 2010
Until recent years, Mel Gibson has enjoyed a favorable legacy; as recent developments are revealed we are left with conflicting impressions of who Mel Gibson is in public and in private.
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Posted in attitude, authorities, awareness, children, communication, crime, culture, disappointments, divorce, domestic violence, emotions, expectations, family, finances, foster parenting, fourth of july, Frustration, government, help, hero, history, Holiday, Impact, kids, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loss, news, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, personal development, persuasion, relationships, respect, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, service, teens, values, work on Jul 8th, 2010
Freedom is valuable to human beings but it is often not discussed in our personal relationships in a way that helps define what our expectations and responsibilities are in those relationships.
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