Posts Tagged ‘Child’
» posted on Thursday, June 24th, 2010 at 3:27 pm by canalgirl
The Loss of a Child
Situations in life we think should never happen, loss of a child, children without food, children without parents. When the earthquake hit in Haiti, many children were killed, many were left injured without food and homeless. A lot of these children were homeless and hungry before the earthquake, as poverty in Haiti was rampant. I had a piano teacher who would travel to Haiti every summer to teach music and piano to the few students that could attend. She would always return to tell me how heartbreaking the poverty in Haiti was, how hard it was to come back to America and see how much we had compared to them.
Shaun King, Pastor of Courageous Church in Atlanta, Georgia has done a great work to bring tents to Haiti (just google Shaun King or Courageous Church) and he is still working to provide more. He also helped injured children get medical care with many others who were working with him to aid these children left homeless and hungry.
The most difficult story I read during this time was about the orphanage that was located farther away, and the workers had a hard time getting to them. Two of the care givers had died and many, many children also. They found one caregiver alive and only a few children with injuries which they rescued and made sure they got medical attention. So many children died because help could not reach them in time.
We have children in America with rare forms of cancer that fight bravely against the disease robbing them of life. If you visit any Children’s Hospital, there are children from all walks of life fighting to win the battle against disease, and there are those that thankfully do, but also those that leave behind a family heartbroken at the loss of a child.
All these little ones have personalities that set them apart, that made their parents smile and be grateful for the gift of their child. How do we remember them, their life, shortened by early death. It is healing to be able to have those memories preserved, marking the special times and personalities of their child. Their sibilings need to know that they will not be forgotten.
I have a passion for changing how we remember and preserve those memories for the next generations to follow.
What would you like to see be available to remember those that matter to you and are taken away from this life?
Please leave me any comments or questions you may have.
I appreciate you all!
Robin
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» posted on Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 8:27 am by canalgirl
What is your Passion?
Everyone has a passion(s). A newborn baby has a passion for being fed, or to be held and snuggled. A toddler has a passion for what they want at any given moment, especially their Mommy or Daddy. After three years old, children have a passion for whatever toy is bing advertised on TV, or they want the toy someone else is playing with. When we start school we have a passion about who we are, where do we belong?
The lines of passion blur when you are a tween or teenager, “raging hormone disease” causes us to have varied mood swings about what we are passionate about at any given moment. The “in” clothes, music, TV shows, sports stars, hanging with friends, who we “are in love with” at the moment and experimenting with things we were warned to stay away from.
Some in college know their passion and grow in it immediately, some live in a haze of partying, abuse of freedom and “what’s next”. Some passions are with the crowd, sports, cars, money, who’s dating who and career choices ahead.
We all have God given passions, the love for others, the ability to manage, the ability to encourage, discernment, the ability to lead and teach. As we go through our lives, we develope new passions and leave behind some passions that need to be developed but aren’t because of our situation or lack of desire to accomplish the goal.
When you think of family memebers or your friends, I am sure that you can define their passion(s). Passion is what drives us in our daily lives. In Columbus Ohio where I live, Buckeye Football and Basketball are a really big deal!!! We have many passionate fans of OSU sports of any nature! We have lots of fans that are passionate for Pelatonia, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, all to fight cancer.
I am a car geek, I love the Corvette shows, the Street Rods, and would love to go the the Greenwich CT car show where the most amazing automobiles only come out once a year. I also have a passion for people, I love to meet people and learn from them, and encourage them.
One thing is for sure, when I am gone, I hope that I will be remembered for those whose lives I touched, my family, my grandchildren and many friends and acquaintances whose life paths crossed mine. I wish I knew more about my great grandmother. I know things about her, but now that my grandma is gone and my mom has Alzheimer disease, the ability to learn more is not available. My favorite Uncle is very ill with lung cancer. He has friends all over the world. He has many passions that made him successful in life that would be valuable to future generations. How will we preserve them? How will my grandchildren know the life lessons of this wonderful man?
Please click on my survey button and share your thoughts. I have a passion to change how we remember those who matter to us, and I appreciate your feedback.
Remember to share your passions with the younger generation, they will be blessed by them!
Robin
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