Posted in abuse, accountability, anger, armed forces, authorities, awareness, behavior, bullying, church, communication, compassion, conduct, controversy, culture, emotions, Faith, Fear, funeral, government, grief, Heart, law enforcement, leadership, legal, life, loss, love, military, ministry, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, Patriotism, power, prayer, protect, publicity, publicity, relationships, religion, religious freedom, Remembering, respect, responsibility, sadness, safety, sensitivity, Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2011
Westboro Baptist Church Rights To protest are protected…what responsibility towards others do they have at these protests.
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Posted in abuse, addictions, Advocating for special needs, armed forces, authorities, awareness, cancer, charity, children, commitment, communication, compassion, courage, crime, danger, death, disease, domestic violence, Education, elderly, encouragement, hero, history, human trafficking, illness, Impact, inspiration, kids, leadership, life, military, Models, observations, pregnancy, protect, sharing, Threats, violence on Jan 12th, 2010
Heros come in many shapes and sizes; they do inspiring things such as protect,serve,educate,create an awareness & should be acknowledged so that they can be an example.
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Posted in abuse, armed forces, culture, danger, death, disaster, emotions, family, Fear, grief, health, leadership, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, murder, murder, news, observations, pain and misery, Patriotism, prayer, service, stress, Threats, trauma, trust, violence on Nov 6th, 2009
Today’s shooting at Fort Hood in Kileen, Texas is one of a violent betrayal of our soldier from some of their own troops. It’s psychological terrorism & an abuse of trust & training.
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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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Posted in abuse, accountability, anger, animals, armed forces, awareness, crime, culture, danger, government, law enforcement, legal, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, opinion, politics, power, religion, responsibility, safety, Threats, Uncategorized, violence on Aug 12th, 2009
Michigan is in need of jobs…but a plan to possibly move Guantanamo Bay prisoners to prisons in the midwest is objectionable to many residents because of possible violence.
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Posted in Fear, military, news, prayer on Jul 20th, 2009
Pfc Bowe Bergdahl has been captured in Afghanistan and needs prayer for his safe return and that of the three Afghan army soldiers.
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Posted in abuse, armed forces, authorities, commitment, compassion, crime, danger, Education, emotions, encouragement, environment, expectations, failure, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, future, hero, history, home, Impact, leadership, learning, legal, life, medical, mental and physical health, military, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, power, protect, relationships, respect, responsibility, safety, school, schools, service, special needs, stress, well-being on Jul 18th, 2009
A recruiter is accused of signing up a young man, with multiple disabilies, to the Marine Corps. Is it appropriate to encourage those ill equipped for full service to sign up for the military?
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Posted in accomplishments, armed forces, birthday, Celebration, charitable organizations, children, communication, emotions, encouragement, family, Heart, help, Honor, Impact, inspiration, life, loneliness, media, military, MONEY, news, observations, Patriotism, press release, publicity, relationships, respect, service, spiritual, support on Apr 19th, 2009
I want to tell you about a special person and a special project. My friend Renita has a mission in life to support the men and women of our military with cards and letters of appreciation and support; showing them respect and honor. She created a website called Make2Tell2; it is found here: http://www.make2tell2.com/ [...]
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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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