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I Have Compassion, But Really?

brandyellen — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:03:24 +0000

I have complete compassion and love as well as prayers for those who are hurt by any tragedy in this world, lately there seems to be a lot more than I recall being around when I was a child. I could just have been in the child state of mind where the world revolves around me, which means I wasn’t up to par on media news, but seriously, are there not more and more tragedies these days? While I am sad for families who have lost loved ones, best friends and pets I also am a realistic person who firmly believes that each time a tragedy is hit our country goes into this state of panic and politically correct mindset. I understand having compassion, love, and a time for mourning …

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Tiffany’s Story

brandyellen — Sun, 29 May 2011 04:30:50 +0000

I wanted to share this story with you because I read about it over on one of my fave blog sites and well this is very important information to share! This story and details are all taken from Tiffany’s own story website and are not something I have personally adjusted in anyway. Tiffany was diagnosed in August 2009 with a rare form of cancer called Ocular Melanoma. This is a very rare type of cancer of the eye. Doctors told her at the time that due to the size of the tumor the best course of action was enucleation, or removal of the eye. Tiffany handled all of this with amazing grace and strength. She had a prosthetic eye made and adapted amazingly quickly. Her insurance would not cover the …

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Featured Bloggers October 2010

brandyellen — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:03:53 +0000

I was reading a guest blog post over at ProBlogger the other day that reminded me of something I have been determined to do but hadn’t and so this month I am starting off a fantastic new monthly series where I will share with you a few of the blogs I read every month so that you can hopefully meet new bloggers as well as find a love for them as I have. To start off today I am going to feature a few first bloggers, meaning these are a few people I first started reading when becoming a blogger almost two years ago and to this day I continue to pop in monthly to catch up with them. MomSpective – This girl rocks! I love that Julie isn’t afraid …

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