Posts by Sharon Hughes
Heroine of the Month February 2015 and May 2008: Jennifer Lahl
Jennifer Lahl Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. Truly a modern-day Heroine in every sense of the word. After 25 years as a pediatric critical care nurse she the founder of The Center for…
Read MoreTeaching Children Compassion: Resolution For Life
While many groups visit the sick, the wounded, and shut-ins during the holidays, the other months of the year can be long and lonely for those in hospitals and convalescent care facilities. Especially our hospitalized veterans, and troops home from war. Taking the kids with you will not only make the time for those you visit special,…
Read MoreLaugh or Stress Out: Huge Affects
Laugh or Stress Out Stress is good to have if we need to run from danger or fight back when attacked. But that’s about it. While stress is a normal reaction to what life brings, if it is too much in our lives it will have negative effects on us body and soul. To be healthy we must…
Read MoreDecember 2014: Mary Jo Copeland
Mary Jo Copeland Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. The people on the streets of Minneapolis call her their ‘street mother.’ City officials call her ‘an extraordinary leader’ and an ‘urban saint.’ “Married…
Read More31 Days to a Great Marriage: Sharon’s 31 Days Blog
Hi everyone, Nesting Place held its “31 Days” challenge, and my contribution was ” 31 Days to a Great Marriage ,” and I’d like to share it with all of our WOMANTalk girlfriends. After many years of marriage my husband, Duane and I, have learned a few things about what can not only make marriage a life-long blessing, but…
Read MoreOctober 2014: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher Heroine: a woman having the qualities of a hero; a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities; the central female figure in an event or period. Known as “The Iron Lady,” Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham,…
Read MoreWhat Women Want
What do women want? Men ask this question all the time, (even if just to themselves), because they don’t understand the women in their lives – wives, daughters, mothers, sisters. The fact that men don’t naturally have a clue to what women want, is proof enough to debate those who say that there are no…
Read MoreA New You: Filling the Void
Martha Stewart came out with a new magazine several years ago called, Body and Soul , which advocates many of the practices common to Eastern mysticism. Oprah Winfrey does the same on your television station. More and more Hollywood stars are turning to Scientology. Despite 9/ll and the war on terror, more Islamic mosques are…
Read MoreSelf Talk: Soul Food
You’d have to literally be a hermit to not be aware of the continual admonitions in all the major media outlets, books, magazines, etc., not to mention your doctor, to take good care of your health. But, how well are you taking good care of your soul? I mean your mind, your emotions, your will? This is, of course,…
Read MoreTo The Real V.I.P.s: Thank You
A young man in the movie, “Elizabethtown” suffers tremendous rejection, devastation and shame as his lauded idea for a new product for his company falls flat, costing the mega corporation millions of dollars. As he is fired and walks out of the company he gave eight years of his life to, he makes a profound statement…
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