Five tips to improve your writing skills What is your take for writing? Do you find it coming naturally or you get strained? If you are employed working in an office or run your own business, you are going to spend a good percentage of your working time just ‘writing.’ If you don’t enjoy spending much of your time on the reading desk to write, you can consider hiring writing professionals and let them do the heavy job for you as you save your time for other productive things. You can consult … [Read more...]
Scriberia, 100 Words or less Charity Contest, What’s your story? UK
February 11, 2013 by
February 2013 Enter our competition and win a promotional video for your charity. Tell us your charity's impact story and its vision for the future in 100 words or fewer for a chance to win a bespoke animated video produced by Scriberia, one of Europe's leading visual communications companies. It's free to enter, all you have to do is tell us your charity's story in 100 words or fewer and the top five stories will win a video, produced for them by Scriberia . The top five most … [Read more...]
CHILDCARE, 10 Strategies for Teaching Your Child to Read
January 29, 2013 by
Learning to read is one of the first major educational milestones in a child’s life. The sense of pride and accomplishment that kids feel the first time they read a book all by themselves is something that neither you nor they will forget. Helping your child master the skills that lead up to learning to read will make the lesson an easier one for him to learn, instilling a love of reading and learning that can follow him throughout his life. While there are as many approaches to teaching a … [Read more...]
Braille is this century’s Brilliance
December 15, 2012 by
Louis Braille (1809-1852) Six dots. Six bumps. Six bumps in different patterns, like constellations, spreading out over the page. What are they? Numbers, letters, words. Who made this code? None other than Louis Braille, a French 12-year-old, who was also blind. And his work changed the world of reading and writing, forever. Louis was from a small town called Coupvray, near Paris — he was born on January 4 in 1809. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years old. … [Read more...]
I HATE You, Daddy!!!, Larry James
September 11, 2012 by
I HATE You, Daddy!!! When my daughter was about 10 years old she went berserk. Well, maybe not berserk, but it sure felt like it to me. She moved into a total stage of rebellion. It was so bad that I heard the words, "I hate you" more than I care to recall. When asked to do something she didn't want to do, she would have this sudden burst of anger. It was like a knife going into my heart. When this began to happen, my initial (angry) response was, "Don't talk to me … [Read more...]
CelebrateLove.com, Larry James ~ ‘Take a Deep Breath!’
October 19, 2011 by
Take a DEEP Breath! by Larry James Let's face it. Life can get hectic. So can some relationships. If feels like there are never enough hours in the day to check off every item on your to-do lists or to spend quality time with each other. In this fast-paced world, sometimes what we need most is a way to slow down a little bit. Fortunately, I've got some tips to help you do just that. So. . . take a DEEP breath, (inhale in through your nose and exhale … [Read more...]
WOMEN in RECOVERY – Serenity
August 16, 2011 by
If something in your life isn't working, be willing to release it to God. Even if your unable to resolve a current task at hand, your peace of mind and faith will allow you to trust that the Higher Power will take care of you. As you work toward Serenity and Inner Peace, your life's unforeseen problems begin to lessen and disappear. The Choice is YOURS! The Serenity Prayer is a prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr on July 1, 1943. Early in World War II, the … [Read more...]
WOMEN in RECOVERY – Serenity through Prayer
August 10, 2011 by
Be reassured, that tranquility and refreshed peace of mind is within you. Even if your unable to resolve a current task at hand, your peace of mind and faith will allow you to trust that God will take care of you. If something in your life isn't working, be willing to release it to God. As you work toward Serenity, and inner peace your life's unforeseen problems begin to lessen and disappear. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever You're Doing (Something … [Read more...]
