Posted in Advocating for special needs, baby boomers, charitable organizations, children, communication, death, depression, elderly, emotions, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, grandparents, health, Heart, help, home, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, love, medical, mental and physical health, pain and misery, parenting, relationships, suicidal on Jul 3rd, 2008
I heard a recent news story about a woman in Germany who chose to commit suicide over moving to a nursing home. Did she not have loved ones to live with; or some other option? She consulted with a knowledgable person about what drugs/chemicals to mix together to kill herself because she said she [...]
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Posted in authors, baby, baby boomers, birthday, celebrity, children, communication, creative writing, divorce, emotions, encouragement, family, future, grandchildren, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, meaning of life, parenting, Remembering, story tellers, words, writer's workshop, writing on Jun 24th, 2008
In the “old” days…families lived in close proximity to one another, it was important to the strength of the family. Either several generations lived in the same homestead together or at the very least…lived in the “neighborhood”; close enough to see and communicate with one another on a daily basis. Parents, grandparents, children, aunts, [...]
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Posted in baby, Celebration, children, death, emotions, family, Family Time, foster parenting, grandchildren, grief, Heart, Heart to heart, Holiday Blues, holidays, Honor, husband, kids, life, loneliness, loss, love, mental and physical health, mom, mother, Mother's Day, music, parenting, religion, Remembering, sadness, safety on May 10th, 2008
Today I went to a mother/daughter celebration sponsored by a church ladies group. I celebrated motherhood with two of my daughters and with my granddaughter as well as my mother and one of my sisters. It was great. We had a good time, we took pictures, we played games had good music and food…but, [...]
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Posted in authors, books, comfort, death, denial, Descriptive Words, Faith, Fear, grief, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, pain and misery, Passing Away, sadness, stress, support, trauma on Apr 24th, 2008
Well, if you do any research at all on grieving you will find some very pat answers to describe what are considered “normal” stages of grieving. There are actually “lists” and books of normal stages. One of those lists is from a book called “Death and Dying”; i remember reading this in high school as part [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Amazing, Beauty, contest, death, Dreams, entertainment, Faith, Frustration, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, loneliness, loss, Luck, MONEY, Opportunities, power, restlessness, expectations, callings, sick and tired, success, support, talents, Teamwork, Time on Mar 30th, 2008
Tonight is another episode of Ophrah’s Big Give. This show, if you have not seen it, is all about giving and making a positive change in someone’s life circumstances. To those down on their luck, experiencing loss, lonely, sick or just plain in need; it is a miracle flowing their way. To those doing the [...]
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Posted in children, death, loneliness, MONEY, sadness on Mar 6th, 2008
Choking on the silver spoon is the title i chose for this post after hearing for years about children born to weathy parents who continue to struggle in their lives. While those who are living in the category of a “have not” existence often wonder how different life would be if they were included in the [...]
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