Category: Family
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Creatively Welcoming the Holiday Spirit at the East Meadow Public Library

“It was yet another pleasant reminder of why I have chosen to utilize my passion for the arts to creatively communicate and interact with others!” -Madona Cole-Lacy-Workshop Facilitator
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Making the World a Smaller Place: Embracing Multi-Culturalism Through Art & Fashion

As I anticipate an unpredictable yet successful execution of these series of workshops which I facilitate in Long Island and beyond, I want to highlight a few points that I believe society can bear in mind as they nurture and empower their children particularly in times like these when teachers are reporting bully-related incidents that…
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A Daughter’s Plight: My Response

Use fear and anxiety as tools to focus your energies on building yourself up in ways that you can be a blessing, not just to your family and friends, but also to those who do not mean well for you.
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In the News: A Sad Commentary
http://patch.com/new-york/bellmore/s/fqyzw/nude-photos-of-long-island-students-being-posted-online-traded-like-baseball-cards In the ‘olden days’ family members were forbidden to speak up when sexual atrocities were perpetrated upon them by uncle, daddy or grandpa “so and so”. I believe this was an attempt to protect the family’s “good name”. Mothers and wives were forced to “look the other way” in fear of their lives as…
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Bridging The Gap: 8 User-Friendly Tips
Madona Cole-Lacy on why citizens of the world should aspire to make healthy connections with one another. “If for no other reason that is remotely obvious to you, you should care because the bliss of ignorance must be superseded by the folly of wisdom if we expect to be treated with respect, empathy and even…
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A Special Valentine’s Day Greeting
Valentine’s day in perspective Story of St. Valentine “The story of Valentine’s Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a humble Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus. Claudius had ordered all Romans to worship twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable…
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Self-Empowering Saturday For College-Bound High School Students, Graduates and Their Parents | Bellmore, NY Patch
Self-Empowering Saturday For College-Bound High School Students, Graduates and Their Parents | Bellmore, NY Patch.
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Self-Empowering Saturday For College-Bound High School Students, Graduates and Their Parents | Bellmore, NY Patch
Self-Empowering Saturday For College-Bound High School Students, Graduates and Their Parents | Bellmore, NY Patch.
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Celebrating Our Children: 내가 당신에게 너무 madona 사랑 naega dangsin-ege neomu madona salang
It is Countdown time to yet another Mother’s Day experience for me! With all the hard work she put in to earn herself a final semester GPA of 4.0, my daughter deserves to be lauded publicly. It is with great anticipation and excitement that I look forward to commencement day! I want to apologize ahead…
