Posted in Education, Fear, Threats, Threats, abuse, addiction, anger, attitude, authorities, awareness, bullying, children, church, commitment, communication, compassion, crime, culture, danger, depression, depression, elderly, emotions, family, grandchildren, health, help, kids, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loneliness, loss, love, media, mental and physical health, mentoring, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, protect, rape, relationships, religion, respect, safety, school, schools, stress, suicidal, suicidal, teens, trust, unhappiness, violence on Feb 2nd, 2010
Bullying doesn’t just happen on school grounds; kids are surrounded with bullying through technology. Parents,educators & advisors need to protect & educate about the danger.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2009
It is that time of year when we hear of Christmas miracles. Christmas is a time of joy, hope, love and sharing; but, that isn’t true for everyone. This is an example of faith and love.
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Posted in Faith, Frustration, Hate Crimes, Heart, Honor, Impact, Passing Away, Patriotism, Uncategorized, abortion, abuse, anger, anti-abortion, armed forces, authorities, baby, birth, communication, compassion, death, disappointments, emotions, family, funeral, grief, ideas, leadership, legal, life, loss, love, media, military, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, pregnancy, religion, religious freedom, respect, restlessness, expectations, callings, sadness, service, support, trauma, 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 Advocating for special needs, Business, Dreams, Education, Faith, Fame, Frustration, Fun, Impact, MONEY, Models, Opportunities, Uncategorized, accomplishments, career, celebrity, charitable organizations, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, competition, confidence, culture, emotions, encouragement, failure, family, finances, friendship, future, giving, goals, help, hopes, inspiration, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, mentoring, observations, of connections, organizations for special needs, parenting, personal development, poverty, power, relationships, religion, responsibility, school, service, special needs, success, support, talent, teens, values on May 3rd, 2009
It has been becoming difficult for me to quietly sit back and not scream my frustration with people in a position of power who are not standing up for youth at risk of failure. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, social worker, counselor, tutor, a member of clergy, member of [...]
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Posted in Faith, Heart, MONEY, Opportunities, Patriotism, Winter, charity, children, death, economy, emotions, family, finances, giving, health, help, home, ideas, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, military, ministry, news, observations, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, seasons, service, teens, weather, well-being on Nov 25th, 2008
People are funny; when things get tight…their fists often get tighter; but not always. This year, like no other year in recent memory, people are hurting. They are hurting in many areas financially. Many have lost their homes, their jobs, their savings…along with medical coverage. It is a difficult time for many in our nation.
Most everyone [...]
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Posted in Faith, Fear, celebrity, crime, death, emotions, family, grief, home, life, loss, missing, mom, murder, news, pain and misery, parenting, sadness, safety, trauma on Oct 26th, 2008
For those of you who have been following the tragedy of the murders in Jennifer Hudson’s family and the kidnapping of her young, seven year old nephew; think about this, what happens when your safe place, your place of foundation has been invaded or attacked? This family is going through a nightmare of epic [...]
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Posted in Celebration, Faith, bride, commitment, emotions, family, fathers, future, joy, life, love, marriage, music, wedding on Oct 12th, 2008
Did you ever go to a wedding and just observe the Bride and the Groom closely? Today, i did just that very thing. Oh, to be sure…the Bride was beautiful and full of smiles; and she looked the picture of what a Bride should look like. Youth, beauty, joy and excitement poured forth from her [...]
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Posted in Amazing, Education, Faith, Fun, Remembering, Summer, children, culture, emotions, goals, grandchildren, hopes, kids, life, love, music, religion, talent on Jul 23rd, 2008
Do you remember going to vacation bible school during the summer when you were a kid? I remember stories, music, games, puppets; and, one memory in particular of a lady that made music by rubbing the tops of glasses that were filled with different levels of water…she was a talented lady! She could make [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Education, Faith, adoption, children, communication, elderly, family, foster parenting, health, help, kids, mental and physical health, parenting, religion, special needs, stress, well-being on May 19th, 2008
Here is a story i could sink my teeth into since i am the parent of several special needs children. A young boy, by the name of Adam Race, has been banned from the church that he has attended since 1996. He has been banned because he is autistic, and is very large. He has [...]
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Posted in Biker, Business, Descriptive Words, Faith, Fun, Green, Summer, celebrity, economy, family, finances, history, home, joy, power, religion, safety, sports, spring, weather, well-being on May 17th, 2008
Every year on the third sunday of May, is something called, The Blessing Of The Bikes! It all started about 36 years ago. The history of the event says, the first year there were 4 bikes and 8 riders who rode their bikes to Baldwin, Michigan in Lake County. They had a “blessing” on their bikes for safe riding for [...]
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