Viewing The World From Write Where You Are
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.
Posted in abandonment, abuse, anger, attitude, awareness, cancer, comfort, communication, compassion, depression, disappointments, disaster, disease, divorce, emotions, encouragement, Fear, friendship, funeral, giving, grief, health, help, hopes, illness, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, loneliness, loss, love, loyalty, ministry, observations, opinion, pain and misery, relationships, sensitivity, support, Toxic, trauma, Uncategorized, unhappiness, well-being on Oct 30th, 2009
Life can throw some difficult things at people…sometimes words are not enough. When that happens, an action needs to take place to offer encouragement & hope.
Posted in anger, attitude, communication, disappointments, expectations, Frustration, giving, Impact, life, observations, opinion, pain and misery, power, relationships, service on May 11th, 2009
Have you ever built up your expectations for something only to find yourself disappointed? I remember as a young teenager, trying to resist building up my expectations for special days and events, because I happen to have a great imagination and could really envision how I wanted something to be; then, if it didn’t measure [...]
Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, attitude, charity, commitment, compassion, culture, emotions, encouragement, finances, giving, Heart, help, home, Impact, inspiration, leadership, life, love, mentoring, MONEY, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, pain and misery, relationships, responsibility, service, spiritual, success, support, talents, teens, values on Mar 27th, 2009
I know people who are struggling, people who have cut back in every conceivable way to save money just to stay afloat. I also know people who are living very comfortably in nice homes, with fancy vehicles, going out to eat regularily and have no worries when it comes to bills or their health. [...]
Posted in accomplishments, authors, Blogging, Celebration, commitment, communication, creative writing, emotions, goals, news, observations, online traffic, opinion, writing on Jan 1st, 2009
I have one main blogging goal…that is to hit 100,000 visitors by the end of July. That is when I will celebrate my 2 year anniversary of writting this blog. It would be a double celebration to hit the 100,000th visitor and celebrate my anniversary at the same time! Can I do it? I don’t [...]
Posted in attitude, cancer, courage, diet, elderly, emotions, Faith, family, fathers, Fear, finances, health, Heart, help, history, hospital, life, loss, love, medical, mental and physical health, mom, pain and misery, patience, relationships, support, surgery on Dec 27th, 2008
As a Christian I am struggling with the line between fear and faith. My parents are both cancer survivors. However, right before Christmas they both had tests done that have come back with suspicious results. I listen to my mother say that she is not going to get worked up until she talks [...]
Posted in charity, children, death, economy, emotions, Faith, family, finances, giving, health, Heart, help, home, ideas, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, military, ministry, MONEY, news, observations, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, Patriotism, seasons, service, teens, weather, well-being, Winter 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 [...]
Posted in cancer, Celebration, celebrity, charitable organizations, chemo, children, coaching, emotions, encouragement, Faith, Fame, family, Fear, Good Morning America, grief, health, Heart, hospital, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, medical, mental and physical health, news, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, Patriotism, politics, prayer, relationships, Robin Roberts, sadness, spiritual, support, television, trauma, well-being on Jul 14th, 2008
There is something special and unique about the bonding that takes place when people bond through their shared experiences. Something that i noticed when my parents each went through their cancer diagnosis and treatment sessions…intense bonding with fellow cancer patients and their families. That bond in those relationships was a lifeline at times. The fear [...]
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, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2007
My daughter Aleisia called last night to tell me something sweet. She said my granddaughter, Sierra who is 2, said out of the blue while they were driving; “Call Grandma Rainy, call Grandma Rainy”. She kept saying it in a sing song voice. She loves to call grandma on the cell phone. My daughter explained [...]
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