Category: Family
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Long Island Nonprofit To Empower Youth, Parents and Communities with the Arts as Viable Problem-Solving Tools!
Introducing the unique qualities and approaches of the visual, literary and performing artist as viable problem-solving and personal development enhancement tools. Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc. empowers youth and parents to develop problem solving skills of their own through the vehicle of the arts, fashion and culture. Welcome to … Your Time For Creative…
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A Reason To Be Thankful
As it is already Thanksgiving Day, and that there are accompanying practices which must be prepared for, I will have to get by with a little help from the lyrics of Every Day Is Thanksgiving written by Leonard Burks and recorded by GMWA Mass Choir. Yes, I am one who strongly believes that every day is…
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A Touching Lesson on Tenacity: Long Island’s Amazing Brothers in the News
A Touching Lesson on Tenacity: Long Island’s Amazing Brothers in the News Clarke’s Yodice brothers overcoming hearing-impairments
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A Father’s Influence – Not to be Taken Lightly
Since everyday is Father’s Day, this follow-up to the brief Father’s day tribute for my soon to be 94 year-old father is timely. I speak of my father, the help-mate of my mother, the strict disciplinarian, the lover of knowledge, an excellent provider for his family, the effortless motivator and the ultimate educator. I have…
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It is a refreshing feeling, when…
It’s not about the fancy gifts It’s for the weary souls it lifts It’s not about a sweet cliche It’s for the phrase that we should say On each and every passing day In hopes that it might sometime stay within her mind, she’ll know in kind to have a restful Mother’s Day My mother…
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A Grateful Daughter On Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day 2012 A grateful Daughter on Mother’s day 2012 I am indeed grateful; to my Mama for all that she has done for me. I am thankful to God for sparing her life as she approaches her 90th birthday, to read these sentiments. I do not take this lightly, for there are many children…
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It is all about our children: they don’t get to pick their parents
http:// http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/cops-kids-find-parents-in-apparent-homicide-suicide My response: It will take a good village to raise these perplexed and courageous kids. The support of family, school, neighbors, friends, community organizations and well-wishers would have to step up to the plate and support these children. God always looks out for his little angels and speaks to the hearts of his…
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My Time Has Come To Say ‘Well Done’
My Time Has Come to say ‘Well done!’ to all those mothers and fathers who have worked tirelessly to secure a decent future for their children. As our children leave for their various college destinations, we pray that God will guide and protect them and that all that is good that we have poured into…
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A Mother’s Day Wish: What Mothers Really Want for Mother’s Day
I cannot think of a better time to ask children to examine what the sentiment ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ really means to mothers. From where I am sitting, everyday is Mother’s Day for mothers — be they our biological mothers or special people in our lives who really care about our well-being. I must acknowledge at…
My Time 4 Talk by Madona Cole-Lacy 