Post #200 – Magical Monday – Never Give Up

SURVIVAL CAN BE SUMMED UP IN THREE WORDS NEVER GIVE UP. THAT S THE HEART OF IT REALLY. JUST KEEP TRYING Filed under: Magical Monday, Never Give Up Tagged: chronic pain, encouragement, healing music, hope, inspirational, Inspirational Quotes, positive thinking
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/30/post-200-magical-monday-never-give-up/

Post #199 – Eventide – A Poem

Burgundy, teal, and copper hints of sunset painting the glass on my bedroom window A windy nip in the air bounce graying lush leaves of the massive oak standing tall within my view Ebony wintry night Pervades my twilight hues escorting a delicious silence the epilog of a [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/29/post-199-eventide-a-poem/

More than Eighty-two Juveniles Rescued - Human Trafficking Busts

Newark - More than two dozen pimps and prostitutes were arrested in New Jersey as part of an international sweep led by the FBI to crack down on human trafficking, authorities said. In addition to the 29 arrests, a 17-year-old in New Jersey w...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/2017/01/29/more-than-eighty-two-juveniles-rescued-human-trafficking-busts/

Reblogged from Allysoally

This is heartbreakingly and beautifully written. And so true. Ally expressed precisely how life is for those in poor countries. Family members make these heroic sacrifices for those they love. Feature photo: Ally, who was born in Kenya. https://allysoally.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/longing-for-home/comment-page-1/#comment-269 The night he crossed the border, he left his [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/27/reblogged-from-allysoally/

Post #198 – Best, Better, Better than Best

Today is the best day of my life. Tomorrow will be even better! And every day after tomorrow will be better than the day before Filed under: Encouragement, Happiness Tagged: encouragement, gifs, Happiness, hope, Humor, inspirational, laughter, positive thinking, Video
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/24/post-198-best-better-better-than-best/

Post #197 – Food for the Soul – Inspirational Quotes

Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson God grant me the serenity to accept the people [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/23/post-197-food-for-the-soul-inspirational-quotes/

Post #196 – My Struggles with PTSD, Depression, Faith, and Maintaining a Smile

THEN When my eighteen-year-old son moved out (many years ago), I found myself living alone for the first time in my life, in the midst of a brutal Baltimore winter. I had turned on every light, sat in the living room and stared at the TV all night [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/22/post-35-my-struggles-with-ptsd-depression-faith-and-maintaining-a-smile/

Post #195 – Wordless Wednesday

Filed under: photography, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Humor, inspirational, photography, Uplifting, Wordless Wednesday
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/18/post-195-wordless-wednesday/

Post #194 – Savoring the Day – A Poem

I have had tinnitus for twenty-four years Sometimes in four-part harmony A cricket choir backed up by an orchestra Playing The Song That Never Ends   Ants crawl up and down my legs Cannot reach them with my hands Maybe with a fly swatter I can whack the [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/17/post-194-savoring-the-day-a-poem/

Post #193 – Wise Words from My Son Regarding Suffering

My thirty-three-year-old son and his wife are getting a divorce. They have a three-year-old daughter. I spoke to my son the other day and heard his voice crack. I could tell he was holding back tears. I had no words to help him as he is an independent thinker. I [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/14/post-193-wise-words-from-my-son-regarding-suffering/

Survive Ritual Abuse

Ritual abuse (Please take care: if you think you may have been the victim of ritual abuse, then some of the following information may be triggering for you….) What is a ritual? Rituals form a normal part of most of our lives. A ritual ...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/2017/01/10/survive-ritual-abuse/

Post #193 – Nurturing Nectar – A Poem

I miss you Your aromatic scent Greeting me each morn Waiting to kiss my lips So I can sip your sweetness My embossed coffee cup. all rights reserved ©Nancy Jean Walker Filed under: A Poem, Poetry Tagged: author, inspirational, poem, poetry, prose, romantic, Uplifting, writing
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/10/post-193-nurturing-nectar-a-poem/

Post #192 – GPS, Mountain Road, Gilligan’s Island

My friend Nora and her family went on vacation to a Tennessee resort. There are several attractions in the area including Dollywood. They started out in a town named Murphey, heading to a theme park. Her father followed the GPS s instructions carefully. It led them up a dark [ ]
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/09/post-192-gps-mountain-road-gilligans-island/

Post #191 – Hey, Why Not? – Humor

Filed under: Humor, Sunday funnies Tagged: Humor, laughter, Sunday funnies
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/08/post-191-hey-why-not-humor/

National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness month. January 11, 2017, is NHTA day. Please help end this atrocity. Share this with others. Source: www.stopthetraffik.org/the-scale-of-human-traffiking Human Trafficking is…  ...
http://www.slaveryshatterslives.com/2017/01/08/national-human-trafficking-awareness-month/

Post #190 – It’s a Bird’s Life – Photos and a Spiritual Poem

A beautiful spoonbill Photo credit Andy Nguyen Arguing Blue-winged Mountain Tanagers
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/07/post-189-its-a-birds-life-photos-and-a-spiritual-poem/

Post #189 – Wordless Wednesday

Photographer: Elena ShumilovaFiled under: photography, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: inspirational, photography, Uplifting, Wordless Wednesday
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/04/post-189-wordless-wednesday/

Post #188 – A Must-See Little Girl’s New Year’s Wishes

Filed under: Celebrations, Children, New Year's Wishes Tagged: Children, Compassion, encouragement, inspirational, love, New Year's Wishes, positive thinking, Video
https://nancyjeanwalker.me/2017/01/01/post-188-a-must-see-little-girls-new-years-wishes/