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Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Served
The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men. – Minot J. Savage Every year, at the end of May, we take a day to honor those who have died for our country. Memorial Day is more than backyard barbecues – it’s a time to reflect and remember the approximately 1.3 million soldiers, not including those missing in action or wounded, who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Around the nation, we pay tribute to these brave men and women, with parades, dedications and services at monuments and memorials.
Memorial Day Love: Honor Life
I pray for the day it will no longer be necessary to protect our country. That no more lives will have to be sacrificed. That no more mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, children and friends will have to suffer the loss of losing a loved one to war. I pray for a world where love and peace resound as our true essence.
Discover Your Relationship with MONEY
Lying on his deathbed, the rich, miserly old man calls to his long-suffering wife. I want to take all my money with me, he tells her. So promise me youll put it in the casket. After the man dies, his widow attends the memorial service with her best friend. Just before the undertaker closes the coffin, his widow places a small metal box inside. The widows friend looks at her in horror. Surely, she says, you didnt put the money in there.
Autism and Public Speaking
For a child with autism, my son really doesn’t have a problem speaking in public. Why not? Good question. When he was younger and had to do an oral presentation at school, he did them. We didn’t go to the teacher and say, “Well, he has autism so…” Instead, we had him practice. We helped…
Autism and a Death in the Family – Part 2
During the holidays, my family and I had to travel from California to North Carolina due to the sudden death of one of my siblings. Our usual Christmas plans had to be suddenly adjusted. It was not the Christmas that we had planned. I went to North Carolina on a red eye on the 23rd…