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 Advocating for special needs, baby boomers, book Recommendations, books, commitment, communication, compassion, depression, disease, Education, elderly, emotions, encouragement, expectations, family, fathers, Fear, Frustration, grief, health, husband, illness, Impact, life, loss, medical, medicine, mental and physical health, mother, music, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, physician, Remembering, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, stress, support, Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2009
The tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease is that it is a thief…the condition steals so much from those who are struggling to live with it. Not only does it steal a person’s ability to remember day- to- day activities and responsibilities; it steals a person’s independence. As the disease progresses, it takes away the individuals [...]
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Posted in abortion, abuse, adoption, anger, attitude, baby, Celebration, children, comfort, commitment, emotions, failure, family, giving, grandchildren, grief, Heart, Honor, kids, life, loss, love, mom, mother, observations, Opportunities, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, Remembering, respect, responsibility, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, safety, values on May 10th, 2009
Mother’s Day is truly one of those days that has the ability to both bless and curse a person. For those who have been blessed, to have been born to a mother that considers it an honor and a blessing to have children; or, for those women who have children themselves for which they are happy and grateful to [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Amazing, American Idol, armed forces, Beauty, birthday, Celebration, children, comfort, commitment, communication, courage, culture, Dreams, emotions, encouragement, excitement, family, fathers, fourth of july, friendship, future, goals, government, happiness, history, Holiday, holidays, home, Honor, hopes, Impact, inspiration, Labor, leadership, life, loyalty, media, military, mother, Patriotism, politics, Postcard, poverty, power, protect, Remembering, respect, safety, support, Teamwork, tourism, travel, values, work on May 9th, 2009
From the crown of her head to the souls of her feet (and under the pedestal) the Statue Of Liberty is a very special part of the identity of the American culture. Ever since the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001; the crown of the Statue of Liberty has been closed [...]
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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 communication, compassion, death, economy, elderly, emotions, failure, family, friendship, Frustration, grief, help, home, leadership, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, relationships, Remembering, respect, sadness, safety, service, support on Apr 24th, 2009
This past January, in Michigan, a man by the name of Marvin Schur died because he froze to death in his own home because of the extremely cold weather . There was outrage around the United States when it was learned that this elderly gentleman had died because he was very behind on his [...]
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Posted in baby, birth, children, comfort, Education, emotions, environment, family, fathers, future, grandchildren, home, legal, life, media, mom, MONEY, mother, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting, politics, pregnancy, relationships, Remembering, respect, responsibility, safety, sex, Teen Pregnancy, teens on Apr 24th, 2009
If you will remember, Levi Johnston is the father of former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s grandson. Sarah’s daughter Bristol and Levi were not and are not married. Since Bristol gave birth to their son Tripp, there has been a break- up in their relationship. Normally, a teenaged pregnancy wouldn’t make the nightly news…however, because of [...]
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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 accomplishments, Amazing, attitude, Business, career, courage, emergency, emotions, Faith, Fear, flying, future, life, miracles, news, Remembering, safety on Jan 25th, 2009
Airplane pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger said today at a hometown celebration that he was just doing his job when he landed a jet with 155 passengers on the Hudson river in New York..he said actually, all of the flight crew were just doing the job that they were trained to do. He appears to be very [...]
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Posted in Amazing, armed forces, Blogging, cancer, commitment, communication, courage, Descriptive Words, Dreams, Education, emotions, encouragement, family, fathers, finances, friendship, future, giving, goals, health, Heart, help, hopes, ideas, Impact, inspiration, life, loss, love, media, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, news, Opportunities, Passion, publicity, relationships, Remembering, Robin Roberts, science, support, Teamwork on Jan 4th, 2009
Dr. Susan Love has started a massive undertaking to understand the complexities of breast cancer by organizing an army of women. She has partnered up with the Avon foundation to get an army of women to sign up to do research on a large cross section of women to get accurate information on genetic [...]
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