May 12 is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia has a variety of symptoms, and not everyone with the disorder exhibits the same symptoms. Also, the symptoms come and go and vary in intensity, so a person with fibromyalgia can go quickly from feeling okay to having extreme pain, excessive fatigue, and a variety of other symptoms. Now … Read more
May is National Stroke Month. You can find a great deal of information by typing “stroke” into the search box in my blog to read previous articles I have written. The story of my own experience with stroke can be found in the following posts: National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke – the Beginning National … Read more
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Children should be loved, nurtured, and protected–not rejected, neglected, and abused. Learn more in this short video.
Today is both Martin Luther King Jr Day (the third Monday in January) and Religious Freedom Day (January 16th). It’s fitting to observe these two special days at the same time. Martin Luther King Jr was a Christian pastor who frequently quoted Scripture in his eloquent speeches that often sounded like sermons. His Christian faith … Read more
There are more people in slavery today than at any time in history! January is Slavery & Trafficking Prevention Month and January 11th is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. According to Free the Slaves, Although there are more people in slavery today than ever before, slavery represents the smallest percentage of the world’s population than at … Read more
January 9th is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.). I admit a degree of bias–my late husband served in law enforcement for many years. I know how dedicated he and his fellow officers were to protecting and serving the public. These men and women risk their lives for the safety of others. Of course, I … Read more
We bemoan the commercialism of Christmas but keep on buying useless, extravagant gifts, going to parties we don’t enjoy, and rushing to and fro trying to check everything off our list. We overwhelm ourselves with places to go and things to do. This year, let’s try a better way with the Advent Conspiracy. Worship fully. … Read more
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. I have been a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s twice in my life—first for my father in the late 1980s and early 1990s, then for my husband two decades later. I was one of several caregivers for my father. One of the other … Read more
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I hope you have no personal experience with domestic violence, but if you don’t, I hope you are or will become aware of the issue. We all need to be alert to the signs of abuse and to know what to do if we see them in someone around … Read more
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. Disability employment is a cause close to my heart. After my stroke, I spent time in a wheelchair, followed by five years using a motorized scooter. I remember the challenges I faced, and I operated my own business. I didn’t have to depend on anyone else for a job, … Read more