Posted in abuse, Advocating for special needs, bullying, children, compassion, courage, crime, emotions, entertainment, Heart, Impact, kids, law enforcement, leadership, Threats on May 23rd, 2010
Four adults allegedly cruelly forced a special needs minor to get a tattoo; & then pictures of the victim’s abuse & humiliation were shown at school.
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Posted in church, comfort, control, courage, emotions, encouragement, expectations, failure, Faith, Fear, help, Impact, inspiration, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, miracles, observations, pain and misery, prayer, relationships, religion, self doubt, sickness, spiritual, storms, stress, Uncategorized on May 12th, 2010
Life throws challenges our way, how do we find faith or encouragement to go on and trust God when we don’t like where we are or feel fearful?
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Posted in adoption, baby, Celebration, celebrity, children, courage, divorce, emotions, entertainment, Fame, family, finances, future, husband, kids, life, loss, love, marriage, media, mother, Mother's Day, news, observations, pain and misery, parenting on Apr 28th, 2010
Sandra Bullock makes life changing decisions regarding her marriage and parenting. She has become a single mother through adoption and started healing.
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Posted in abortion, abuse, accountability, addiction, Advocating for special needs, anger, authorities, awareness, bullying, children, church, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, custody fight, custody fight, diet, disappointments, divorce, emotions, expectations, Faith, family, Frustration, health, pregnancy, spiritual on Mar 27th, 2010
This past week I’ve been made aware of a few instances of what I consider typical situations of alienating parental rights or authority. I began thinking of all of the different ways in which American society subtly and not so subtly allows this to happen and I realized that it is not isolated instances but rather [...]
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Posted in compassion, emotions, encouragement, Faith, family, Fear, friendship, Heart, help, Impact, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, observations, pain and misery, prayer, prayer, relationships, sadness, sensitivity, support, Uncategorized 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 awareness, baby, birth, Blogging, children, danger, death, Dreams, Education, emotions, family, Fear, 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, animals, awareness, cancer, charitable organizations, children, comfort, commitment, compassion, disease, elderly, emotions, encouragement, finances, friendship, health, illness, Impact, 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 armed forces, attitude, charitable organizations, Christmas, comfort, commitment, communication, compassion, danger, emotions, encouragement, fathers, Fear, giving, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, loyalty, military, mom, mother, news, observations, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, power, prayer, prayer, sadness, service, support, trauma, Twitter, Twitter 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 anger, attitude, awareness, Blogging, comfort, communication, compassion, control, controversy, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, Fear, future, grief, Hate Crimes, history, horror, Impact, life, loss, mental and physical health, military, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, Patriotism, power, relationships, religion, Remembering, 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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