Posted in behavior, cancer, career, celebrity, communication, conduct, controversy, crime, culture, death, emotions, family, grief, health, Heart, help, Impact, legacy, legal, life, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, murder, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, pharmacist, physician, religion, self doubt, sickness, spiritual, stress, suicidal, suicide, Suicide prevention, Uncategorized, values on Jun 3rd, 2011
Jack Kevorkian’s life and career was a study in death and dying. Today he has passed away after a hospital stay…and his life and death are still provoking legal and moral questions.
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Posted in abandonment, abortion, abuse, addictions, adoption, anger, anti-abortion, attitude, aunt, baby, behavior, birth, Celebration, children, compassion, culture, depression, disappointments, Education, emotions, encouragement, enjoyment, excitement, family, foster parenting, friendship, grandparents, happiness, Heart, help, illness, joy, kids, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, loss, love, Luck, Models, mom, mother, Mother's Day, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, pregnancy, pregnancy, protect, relationships, Remembering, respect, sadness, safety, self esteem, spiritual, unhappiness on May 8th, 2011
Not every mother is mother of the year…but a true mother has an enlarged heart to hold all the love she has in her heart for the people in her life. Celebrate love & celebrate Mother’s Day!
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Posted in abuse, accountability, anger, armed forces, authorities, awareness, behavior, bullying, church, communication, compassion, conduct, controversy, culture, emotions, Faith, Fear, funeral, government, grief, Heart, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loss, love, military, ministry, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, Patriotism, power, prayer, protect, publicity, publicity, relationships, religion, religious freedom, Remembering, respect, responsibility, sadness, safety, sensitivity, Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2011
Westboro Baptist Church Rights To protest are protected…what responsibility towards others do they have at these protests.
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Posted in anger, attitude, behavior, church, comfort, communication, compassion, controversy, counseling, death, denial, depression, disappointments, disaster, emotions, Faith, family, friendship, Frustration, grief, Heart, life, loss, mental and physical health, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, prayer, relationships, religion, sadness, stress, Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2011
When it comes to suffering or grief many people ask, Why God? How does faith play into the tragedies of life?
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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 abortion, abuse, anger, anti-abortion, armed forces, authorities, baby, birth, communication, compassion, death, disappointments, emotions, Faith, family, Frustration, funeral, grief, Hate Crimes, Heart, Honor, ideas, Impact, leadership, legal, life, loss, love, media, military, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, Patriotism, pregnancy, religion, religious freedom, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, service, support, trauma, Uncategorized, values, violence on Jun 7th, 2009
Ok, this is probably going to be one of those posts that gets alot of controversial comments; so be it! I haven’t commented on this phenomenon before but, I just have to say it now; people who chose to protest at funerals; this is for you. Protesting at a funeral is not the appropriate time or [...]
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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 accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, attitude, cancer, Celebration, charitable organizations, chemo, commitment, communication, compassion, death, Education, emotions, family, fathers, friendship, Good Morning America, grief, health, Heart, husband, illness, Impact, inspiration, joy, leadership, learning, life, loss, love, media, medical, mental and physical health, mother, Mother's Day, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, Passing Away, relationships, Remembering, sadness, service, sickness, support, Twitter, Uncategorized on May 9th, 2009
Good Morning America had me bawling like a baby today. It is time for their annual Breakfast in Bed which they do for Mother’s Day every year. Today’s episode was very moving. Emeril Lagasse surprised a woman, named Susie Bratt, in her home in Charleston West Virginia with a video camera and some very special [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, attitude, comfort, commitment, compassion, death, elderly, emotions, encouragement, family, Fear, future, giving, grief, health, Heart, help, home, hospital, illness, life, loneliness, loss, medical, ministry, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, Passing Away, relationships, respect, sadness, service, sickness, special needs, spiritual, support, trauma on Apr 27th, 2009
Over the years I have had a fleeting glimpse into the help that Hospice (end of life care) has to offer. Patients who have been diagnosed with an illness or disease that is an advanced chronic disease or illness; the focus is on comfort (physically, spiritually, and emotionally). Hospice care does not have a cure [...]
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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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