Did you know that as many as 53 out of 100 children abuse a brother or sister? That number is higher than the number of parents who abuse their children and higher than the number of spouses who abuse their partners. The frightening part is that parents often don’t have a clue that there is…
We decided that it was time to say thank you to some of our Twitter friends who have proven to be real, caring and giving friends. So just remember one very important thing. If you want to have more friends, take a very big dose of “B1.” They always come through and even we lose…
A perfect friend is someone who accepts you as you are and doesn’t try to change you. A perfect friend is loyal to you even when he or she doesn’t agree with you. A perfect friend doesn’t have to be right all the time. A perfect friend doesn’t ever need to prove you wrong. A…
We just received the saddest email from a parent who is afraid to forbid his 14 year old daughter to be on Facebook. The daughter says, “But all the kids are on Facebook!” The father said that his very tall, 14 year old daughter cries every night because of the bullying attacks on her. His…
Here is another story about the will to overcome adversity. Lucy is a four year old dog whose back legs were paralyzed after she was hit by a car as a puppy. Lucy did something amazing. She climbed to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. In her wheelchair, she actually made it to…
If you are a regular here, you've already met Rugby Jones. He's a dog who was paralyzed and had the will and courage to overcome his situation.
He is now famous in storybook and plush toy. We recently became Twitter friends with Rugby and are helping each other spread his message of hope, courage, and love to young and old alike.
We got this note from Rugby's mistress, Claudia just before the holidays. I wanted to share. It's the smile you have been hoping for today:
