Posted in Amazing, Education, Faith, Fun, Remembering, Summer, children, culture, emotions, goals, grandchildren, hopes, kids, life, love, music, religion, talent, tagged music, hope, God, children, church, experience, adults, benefits, world, community, families, memories, generation, struggles, vacation bible school, goal, puppets, gospel illusions, praise and worship, Summer, Lord, spirit-filled on July 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you remember going to vacation bible school during the summer when you were a kid? I remember stories, music, games, puppets; and, one memory in particular of a lady that made music by rubbing the tops of glasses that were filled with different levels of water…she was a talented lady! She could make [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Education, children, commitment, culture, custody fight, emotions, encouragement, family, fathers, finances, future, giving, health, kids, law enforcement, life, medical, mental and physical health, mother, news, parenting, relationships, support, taxes, tagged children, commitment, support, MONEY, emotions, poverty, relationships, freedom, accountability, cost, controversy, parenting, abandonment, child support, necessities, deadbeat parents, federal law, annual fee, raising children, income tax returns, lottery winnings, garnishing wages, jail time, federal government, custodial parent, encouraged, job on July 20, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a controversial issue. I heard that starting in September (at least here in Michigan); custodial parents will be charged a yearly, one time fee of $25. This is in relation to parents of children who have been receiving child support. This fee is being charged as a matter of federal law to help offset the [...]
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Posted in Business, Education, Green, Impact, alternative energy sources, celebrity, children, commitment, communication, culture, denial, ecology, economy, encouragement, environment, family, fathers, future, goals, grandchildren, health, kids, life, news, politics, power, safety, tagged al gore, alternative energy sources, awareness, Business, celebrity, changes, children, consequences, corporations, costs, danger, Education, electricity, environmentalists, family, future, global warming, goals, green choices, greenhouse gasses, health, hybrid vehicles, Impact, life, lifestyle changes, parents, planet, public ridicule, renewable energy, scientists, siblings, solar, suffering, Take action, truth, wind power, world, world leaders on July 18, 2008 | No Comments »
If you knew that your child, sister, brother, father, mother or someone important to you was in danger…would you take action to change what was about to happen? I would say that most of us would agree, that if we could change the chances of our loved ones being in danger or suffering….most of [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Creating, Impact, MONEY, accomplishments, charitable organizations, charity, children, death, drivers, economy, elderly, emergency, family, finances, giving, health, help, hospital, inspiration, kids, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, tagged charities, children, dogs, donation, elderly, funding, gas prices, homebound, Impact, make a difference, MONEY, non-profit, organizations, support on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
This week charities received some press time when it was revealed that Leona Helmsley left a whole lot of money for her dog, Trouble, and charities that take care of dogs. Out of the billions of dollars that Leona left behind…most of it will go to charitable organizations. That got me to thinking, while animals are [...]
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Posted in Celebration, Fourth of July, Heart, Holiday, Honor, Impact, Patriotism, Remembering, Time, armed forces, charitable organizations, children, emotions, family, fathers, grandchildren, help, home, husband, inspiration, kids, life, loneliness, love, mental and physical health, military, mom, mother, news, service, support, well-being, writing for children, writing project, tagged friends, family, children, school, husband, pictures, encouragement, support, Time, emotions, sisters, celebrate, mother, mothers, Sad, military, lonely, need, sacrifice, America, daughters, non-profit, fathers, country, Iraq, picnics, parades, fourth of july, veterans, card making, freedoms, roomate, Marine Corps, armed services, honored, cards, sons, brothers, Afghanistan, overseas, make 2 tell 2, Nebraska, loved ones, Holiday, scrapbooking, patiotism, first time, craft projects on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The countdown has begun, we have an 8 measly days to prepare for the fourth of July. How do you plan to celebrate the freedoms that you have, that were purchased by the men and women of our country’s military? All branches of the armed forces deserve to be honored. How about along with those picnics and [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, Business, Education, Heart, Impact, accomplishments, charitable organizations, charity, children, emotions, family, finances, giving, health, help, hopes, kids, life, medical, mental and physical health, organizations for special needs, parenting, physician, special needs, support, surgery, well-being, tagged hope, help, donations, children, life, Impact, charities, self esteem, skills, doctors, America, Heart, election, fundraising, educate, Republican, awareness, medical volunteers, nurse, social workers, facial deformities, Operation Smile, non- profit organization, plastic surgeon, cleft palates, practice, health services, humanitarian contributions, Norfolk, Virginia, philanthropist, John McCain, presidential hopeful, Cindy McCain, businesswoman, quality of life, hardships, mistreatment, Advocating for special needs, operation, smile on June 21, 2008 | No Comments »
For those of you who have never heard of Operation Smile it is a great not-for-profit organization that organizes volunteers who team up to medically improve the lives of children who were born with facial deformities. The non profit was begun by Dr. William P. Magee, Jr. who is a plastic surgeon and his [...]
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Posted in Heart, anger, cancer, celebrity, children, communication, divorce, emotions, entertainment, family, husband, kids, life, loss, love, marriage, mental and physical health, mother, parenting, respect, television, tagged anger, battle, bitterness, blame, Business, celebrity, Charlie Sheen, childish behavior, children, custody, Denise Richards, derogatory names, divorce, emotions, Fame, family, finger pointing, friends, influence, life, live and let live, love, marriage, negativity, nightmare, opinion, parenting, pledged, PR, public, racist, respect, revenge, spin doctoring, spouse on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Do you know anyone who has gone through a divorce and lost friends? Maybe you have gone through it yourself…you split from your spouse and not only do you lose family members, share custody of the children and pets, but….now…maybe you have friends that will choose sides and support their spouse of choice!
Well, [...]
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Posted in Faith, Impact, children, crime, family, grandchildren, home, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, medical, mental and physical health, news, parenting, religion, tagged abuse, child protective departments, children, court order, families, family reunion, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, history, investigation, medical, parenting, parenting classes, parents, power, psychological, Texas on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Breaking news today that a Texas judge involved in the removal of the sect’s children for suspected abuse has ordered that the more than 400 children be returned to their families today. It is family reunion day for the children and their parents of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.
In getting the [...]
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Posted in Biker, Education, Fear, Impact, Remembering, baby boomers, children, commitment, crime, death, disaster, drivers, elderly, emergency, emotions, grandchildren, grief, health, help, home, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, mental and physical health, ministry, news, pain and misery, parenting, safety, school, sports, trauma, well-being, tagged children, danger, heat, cell phones, communities, neighborhoods, police, bikes, vehicle safety, electronic windows, parking, seat belts, child safety seats, locked doors, inspections, ventilation, reminders, post it note, day cares, accidents, quick decisions, educate, teen drivers, elderly drivers, parking areas, balls, skates, skateboards, housing developments, trunks, abandoned vehicles, apartments, driving on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
It is June and the end of the school season. That means that there are many more children out and about. I just want to take a few minutes to remind people about child vehicle safety.
Last week there was a horrible reminder of how easy it is for an accident to happen, with [...]
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Posted in Faith, Frustration, baby, bride, children, crime, emotions, fathers, finances, foster parenting, health, help, home, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, mental and physical health, mom, mother, news, parenting, power, pregnancy, religion, sadness, safety, trauma, tagged family, children, danger, beliefs, state, safety, legal, mothers, guilty, prosecuted, power, injustice, foster care, abuse, Fundalmentalist Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sa, suspicion, non-profit, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, low income, appeals court, fathers, innocent, protecting, puberty, Update, appeal the verdict, limits of authority, department of child welfare, abuse of power on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
In Texas, an appeals court overruled the state’s decision to remove the children of the sect, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The appeals court has found that the CPS department had not proven evidence of immediate danger of physical health or safety of children who had not reached puberty. The [...]
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