When many people think about heroes, they think about the fictional characters in movies and books. However, the real heroes are those who dedicate their lives to helping others. Emergency responders are people who strive to help others. Just like the characters in comic books and the movies, emergency responders risk their lives to save others.

The sad thing is that emergency responders do not get the recognition that they deserve. These people often work long hours and they continue reading this entry »

In an age when even the telephone seems almost obsolete, is it getting harder to be just people, face to face, in conversation? Is it becoming inconvenient to be close enough to look into each other’s eyes? Are we so willing to sacrifice intimacy for the extended reach of electronic media?

There is a commercial now airing on television (another of the technologies that is approaching obsolescence). At home, a mother shares with her daughter, continue reading this entry »

In our busy lives we forget to listen to what our kids may be subjected to, however it is critical for us to become aware of those programs or adult conversations that, when we don’t think they are listening, they may be soaking up like sponges. Also like a sponge they are not discriminate about content of what they absorb. Please be assured that those who wish to influence our kids are very aware of the fertile ground of those sponges.
Be minduful of not only the content continue reading this entry »