Posted in birthday, Celebration, children, comfort, culture, emotions, entertainment, excitement, family, fathers, Frustration, Impact, kids, life, mental and physical health, mom, mother, observations, opinion, parenting, relationships, respect, responsibility, stress, Teen Pregnancy, teens, values on Mar 24th, 2009
This weekend was certainly an eye-opener for me regarding teen activities when parents aren’t around. I work with youth all of the time, I am the parent of 6 children-three of which are adults and three are under the age of 18. I took my younger three children, plus 3 ten year old girls [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, Beauty, celebrity, children, communication, confidence, culture, emotions, encouragement, family, future, giving, goals, Impact, instincts, leadership, life, media, observations, opinion, parenting, personal development, publicity, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, sadness, teens, values, well-being on Mar 8th, 2009
Isn’t it sad to see someone who was once considered beautiful, sexy, popular and much sought after turned into an empty shell? In other words a hottie turned into a nottie? One of the big misconceptions that the media portrays on men and women is that all you have to do to be successful [...]
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Posted in abuse, birthday, career, celebrity, compassion, control, crime, domestic violence, emotions, entertainment, Fame, joy, law enforcement, legal, media, mental and physical health, news, observations, pain and misery, prayer, relationships, Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2009
Today, pictures that show the trauma that singer Rihanna allegedly suffered at the hands of her boyfriend singer, Chris Brown were released. If it is true that these are authentic police pictures; someone is going to lose their job. It is awful that someone could profit from providing this picture to a media outlet…whether [...]
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Posted in abortion, adoption, Advocating for special needs, anger, anti-abortion, baby, birth, children, crime, death, emotions, family, fathers, grandchildren, grief, health, Heart, help, kids, Labor, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, Mother's Day, murder, news, observations, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, religion, respect, responsibility, sadness, sex, teens, trauma, well-being on Feb 7th, 2009
Grrrr…I am a bit torn on this news item; whether to feel more anger or sadness. It seems that a young 18 year old woman found out that she was pregnant. She went to a clinic to have an abortion and was given medicine to dialate her cervix to prepare for an abortion procedure. [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, attitude, charity, children, commitment, culture, emotions, encouragement, Faith, giving, inspiration, legal, life, love, observations, responsibility, service, spiritual on Feb 1st, 2009
Do you ever wonder what your personal responsibilities are? I mean, most people understand that they must work, take care of their children, nuture their personal relationships, and pay their bills; what else is there? Being a responsible person is a way of life; are you required to take care of others outside the close personal [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, baby, children, crime, culture, death, elderly, emotions, family, future, health, Impact, law enforcement, life, mental and physical health, murder, news, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, respect, Teen Pregnancy, teens, trauma, violence on Dec 5th, 2008
Minnesota has had a couple of miserable examples of appropriate teenaged behaviors. First, there is the case of Nicole Beecroft who was 17 years old in April 2007 when she gave birth to a live baby girl, on the floor of the laundry room, in the home that she shared with her parents. They did not know [...]
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Posted in children, crime, culture, death, Education, emotions, entertainment, failure, family, friendship, grief, health, Heart, help, Impact, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, meaning of life, mental and physical health, murder, news, of connections, opinion, pain and misery, Passing Away, relationships, Remembering, respect, sadness, suicide, teens, the impact factor, violence, well-being on Nov 22nd, 2008
I remember back when i was in high school, back in the 80′s, we had a class on social issues. In that class we discussed high profile situations in our society; which underscored how desensitized our society was becoming to people in pain and misery. There was a case of a woman who [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, Business, economy, Education, emotions, failure, finances, Frustration, future, government, Honor, Impact, leadership, life, loss, making money, MONEY, news, opinion, pain and misery, politics, power, service on Nov 12th, 2008
How many of you have ever had knowledge of an emergency situation where someone is bleeding profusely? Emergency training teaches to apply pressure; or, to use a tourniquiet to temporarily stop the blood loss. It is no different with our financial crisis; yet, apparently in a move that goes against common sense…we are bleeding green…sending [...]
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