Posted July 29th, 2009 by Vicky H in mentoring, Quality Time
by Sherry Martz
My gift to Renee was my time.
Her gift to me was being successful in her life and still calling me when she needs something.
No Bad Time To Change A Life
Mentoring doesn’t only take place when you’re young, making a difference in some one’s life can happen at anytime.
Couples
The Big Brothers & Big Sisters organization has a couples program. Couples of any age, such as young couples before you have kids, couples trying to conceive, couples that currently have kids, and couples in their golden years, are all welcome
Just think a child would get double the love and attention from a couple, and possibly be bless with an example of a loving set of parents.
Pre-Retirement
A close friend of mine’s parents was interested in mentoring a child as a couple when they got to the empty nest stage. Not only are they still be very active in their daughters lives, they continue to be a positive influence to another child even in their golden years.
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Posted July 27th, 2009 by Vicky H in Fun Stuff
This poem is a continuation from the first poem, My Child.
The page that contains the initial poem, explains my thoughts and why I felt inspired to write these two poems, which is a little odd, because I don’t write poems.
My Child… Your Gift
My Child…
Again I will show you, just how remarkable are thee
how much I love you and that I created you, especially for me
All the gifts I have bestowed upon, each one of you
is completely individual you see
No two of you the same, an exquisite artwork made personally by me
my great masterpiece, my best work, so beautifully perfect are thee
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And now for your gift, further proof how valuable My Child must be
exists in your soul, the divine spark, to be a creator like me
If blessed with a soul mate who is so devoted to thee
executing the plan to perfection, who loves you and who also loves me
Who will treat you like My Princess Child, but on earth can it be?
of course – all is possible, My Children listen carefully to me
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Posted July 27th, 2009 by Vicky H in Fun Stuff
The poem below was inspired by The Shadow Effect movie in combination with my own spiritual growth and self reflection.
One of my main takeaways from the movie was how important it is that for each of us to truly forgive ourselves in a very deep personal way.
Most of us do not ‘really‘ acknowledge our perceived negative parts of our personality, The Shadow Effect brings to our attention that this part of us, when discovered, acknowledged, and reflected upon can become some what of a positive piece of our personality. It can and will add facets to our self understanding that we never considered. And changing this negative to a partial positive, will help us find more happiness in our own lives.
When I thought deeply about my own self forgiveness, I was inspired to write the poem below.
My Child
My Child…
You’d never have allowed yourself, never forgiven yourself,
never have set yourself free.
Never have deemed yourself worthy, had I not prepared a path for you
to follow and held the light for you to see.
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Only within the light of my reflection, within the safety of my never ending,
never changing — love could you see.
Could you open your eyes wide enough, to contemplate your brightness/
ponder yourself being what I’ve always known you to be.
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You See My Children…
You are on a journey…. to eventually becoming…
eventually becoming just like me
An angel of Light in the Darkness… that shines brightly…
so bright all will one day see
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This is my gift to you… You had been designed from the beginning
to be just like me.
Created in my image, crafted from my hands, my master work
my reflection – the way I created you to be.
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But our common attributes you could not see through the cloudy, dull
reflection you saw yourself to be…
Through me… Only then… Would you gaze upon your own reflection, and
see the beauty that I see…
For I am perfection! — The highest reflection of God!
What you COULD and WILL ALWAYS be
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Posted July 15th, 2009 by Vicky H in Financial Series, Guests, Organization
Article compliments of
Todd Herrenbruck (Part of Our New Financial Series)
You’ve shopped for new clothes, bought their school supplies, enrolled them in after-school activities and arranged the carpool.
Congratulations, you’re well on your way to starting the new school year on the right track!
But what about next year and the years following?
If your back-to-school checklist doesn’t include a plan for future education needs, you might need to make some additional preparations.
It may seem like college is years away, but waiting to save for those expenses — even for one year — can make a great difference.
Planning For Their Future
Children grow quickly, and the cost of a college education is growing at an even faster rate. Today, many of the elite institutions cost upward of $30,000 annually to attend—and those costs are projected to double in 18 years.
The sooner you start thinking about future college costs, the more time you’ll have to develop and implement a solid education plan.
- 5.9 % Average increase in public university tuition from 2006–2007 school year to the 2007–2008 school year
- $ 148,004 Estimated cost of four-year public university in 2026
- 5.9 % Average increase in private university tuition from2006–2007 school year to the 2007–2008 school year
- $ 300,000 Estimated cost of four-year public university in 2026 (Statistics from CollegeBoard.com)
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Posted July 12th, 2009 by Vicky H in Communication, Guests, Parenting
Featured Guest Article
by Sara Puls
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” — Mahatma Gandhi
In June of this year, a teenage girl in New York City was charged with arson, burglary, criminal trespass and felony aggravated animal cruelty after she broke into her ex-roommate’s apartment seeking revenge. Among other destructive actions, she confessed that she put her alleged ex-girlfriend’s kitten in the oven to die and afterward told investigators “I hate cats.”
Animal Abuse Statistics
According to a 1997 study by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Northeastern University, animal abusers are:
Does this mean that if a child abuses an animal that they are guaranteed to grow up and become a criminal?
Not necessarily, but animal abuse can be an indicator of a deeper problem and it does mean that animal abuse needs to be taken seriously.
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