Posted in Faith, Fear, Heart, Impact, Uncategorized, compassion, emotions, encouragement, family, friendship, help, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, observations, pain and misery, prayer, prayer, relationships, sadness, sensitivity, support on Feb 15th, 2010
In times of difficulty or tragedy, people are desperate for compassionate emotional support. How can you shine a light in the midst of a dark storm?
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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 Blogging, Dreams, Education, Fear, awareness, baby, birth, children, danger, death, emotions, family, giving, grief, health, pregnancy on Nov 17th, 2009
November 17th, 2009 is Fight For Preemies awareness campaign day; the March of Dimes is doing it’s part to help fight premature births and its devastating effects.
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Impact, animals, awareness, cancer, charitable organizations, children, comfort, commitment, compassion, disease, elderly, emotions, encouragement, finances, friendship, health, illness, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, pets, relationships, responsibility, service, sickness, special needs, stress, support, well-being on Oct 27th, 2009
Pet ownership can improve the quality of life for the elderly, disabled, or those struggling with a chronic illness or disease. Pets can teach responsibility and improve a person’s health.
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Posted in Christmas, Fear, Patriotism, Twitter, Twitter, armed forces, attitude, charitable organizations, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, danger, emotions, encouragement, fathers, giving, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, loyalty, military, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, power, prayer, prayer, sadness, service, support, trauma on Oct 27th, 2009
Military men & women serving overseas need cards of support & appreciation as the holidays near while they serve the United States away from friends and family.
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Posted in Blogging, Fear, Hate Crimes, Impact, Patriotism, Remembering, anger, attitude, awareness, comfort, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, future, grief, history, horror, life, loss, mental and physical health, military, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, power, relationships, religion, respect, sadness, safety, sensitivity, service, sickness, trauma, values, violence on Sep 11th, 2009
In life we all have moments that are frozen in time in our memories; 911 is one of those moments. This post is written about observing how we process it & heal.
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Posted in Passion, attitude, children, communication, emotions, expectations, observations, parenting, power, relationships, respect on Sep 9th, 2009
When two people have a conversation with differing points of view there is a way to speak to one another with the goal of each being heard. Do you know how?
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Posted in Beauty, Creating, Descriptive Words, Education, Faith, Fear, awareness, control, courage, danger, emotions, expectations, failure, happiness, inspiration, joy, leadership, learning, life, meaning of life, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, opinion, relationships, safety, trust, well-being on Aug 19th, 2009
Life is a risky journey; understanding what you control & what you can’t is one of the greatest lessons in life. It’s like an adventure down a river;some obstacles can’t be avoided.
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Posted in Frustration, anger, attitude, awareness, commitment, communication, control, emotions, expectations, health, observations, power, relationships, respect, safety, well-being on Jul 24th, 2009
It is important to have boundaries in relationships to keep them healthy. Communication about expectations is important to find balance.
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Posted in Descriptive Words, art, authors, books, career, children, communication, compassion, courage, creative writing, death, emotions on Jul 20th, 2009
Frank McCourt the author of, Angela’s Ashes passed away today. He wrote of an impoverished childhood and his journey to adulthood. His ordinary life became extra-ordinary in it’s ability to overcome.
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