I appreciate my husband. I have Aspergers Syndrome and life with me is different, sometimes challenging. When I first told him I has AS, he was my friend (we were best friends before we started dating and married) and he thought I was making it up.
Standing Up for Myself
October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Learning how to overcome a weakness can be difficult. For Melody, food and the doubt she had in herself created difficult situations in her life. After a great turning point in her life, Melody was able to change the things that were truly holding her back, and she found her true identity. By Melody The [...]
Hopeful Stories and Happy Endings
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We read stories of tragedy and heartache, as well as achievements and love. For Donna, losing her daughter to cancer sparked something inside of her to write. The event may have caused her pain and difficulties, but in the end, Donna found happiness and was able to write what she believed in. Donna created happy [...]
Living With Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Disabilities, whether they be mental, physical, or even emotional, can hinder ones chances at achieving certain things in life. For Shirley, her early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis caused her a delay in her education. But with perseverance and a love for God and her faith, she was able to achieve more than she may have [...]
What Makes Me Grateful
August 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One woman shares how living and appreciating her life daily have taught her to live her best possible life and be grateful for everything she has. By Lyn Hicks I am thankful for the farm I inhabit, the wonderful of nature and the flowers I grow. I appreciate the space, the remoteness and the connection [...]
What We LOVE About Summer
July 6, 2011 By
We asked readers what they love about summer. What do you love? What I like most about summer are Magnolia blossoms and afternoon rains; the two go together perfectly. The petals of a Magnolia blossom make perfect cups and it doesn’t take long to fill one during an abundant shower. -Maribeth, Texas I love [...]
Making Mindful Changes
July 6, 2011 By
Overcoming cancer is a life-changing experience. For Anita Mahaffey, it allowed her to re-think her lifestyle. Through exercise, healthy foods, and a positive attitude, Anita is helping to reestablish her sense self, while encouraging others to do the same. Anita may have suffered from the damaging effects of cancer physically, but she is stronger than [...]
How to Appreciate Life
May 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
Not everybody knows how to appreciate the life they have. Many would say that it would take a tragedy, such as a near death experience to appreciate the life. It's unfortunate we don't know how to love life now, in the present. Have you been taking life for granted? Have you overcome a new career, [...]
It's The Little Things - June
May 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In this day and age, most of us are too busy to recognize the small things in life that bring us the most happiness. We are too quick to see the negative side of things as opposed to the positive. This section is dedicated to bringing these otherwise insignificant daily happenings to the forefront with [...]
Appreciation, A Tool for Change
May 28, 2010 By
By Dr. Ulla Sebastion "…the number-one reason people leave organizations is that they don't feel appreciated", notes the U.S. Department of Labour according to a recent Gallup Poll report. The lack of appreciation leads to high costs in business paid for having to replace valuable co-workers that go somewhere else in need for being valued [...]
