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Carolyn R. Scheidies is an author/reviewer/ speaker and more. Find her at http://IDealinHope.com/author; http://IDealinhope.com/bookreviews; http://IDealinHope.com/blog; http://www.beanauthortoday.com.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership is more than King's story, it reveals his principles for leadership, principles that can help others also make their mark as leaders.
While working with, often untrained, horses, horse whisperer Sterrett shares principles of life, faith and relationships..
You are excited your baby is going from bottle to real food, but suddenly he refuses to eat? Here's how to deal with this scary, frustrating situation.
Too often children spend their days in doors and yet spending time outside can help them not only physically, but also in many other ways. Here are some fun ways to encourage children to play outside.
In the The Elements of Investing, Charles D. Ellis and Burton G. Malkiel take the everyday investor from confusion to confidence.
There are times when, for one reason or another, each of us has to find a new church, a new place of worship. The problems becomes, how to find the church that best fits the needs of the family. Here are some tips.
No matter how well the breastfeeding sessions may be going between mother and baby, when baby begins to teeth, everything changes. But this doesn't have to end the breastfeeding bond.
After I had my first baby, when I ended up on an outing without some important items, I realized the importance of a well-packed diaper bag.
Choosing a pediatrician, a doctor, for our children should take time and effort to make sure this is the doctor and the office to which you want to take your child or children.
With a new baby in the offing parents want to make sure the baby has a safe place to sleep. What are the options, alternatives to where baby sleeps and how to make it safe?
Grocery shopping can be stressful. But an organized approach and a personalized grocery list can cut stress, cost, and time.
Snow may be beautiful, but it can be deadly if you are caught in a snow storm. There are practical ways to protect yourself.
Though most of us love the glow of candlelight, lit candles can present a danger if left unattended. We can make sure our lit candles are safe by taking precautions.
In his book Fierce Style: How to be your most fabulous self, fashion designer Christian Siriano goes beyond how to present ourselves with self-confidence and fierceness to how to be fierce inside as well.
We all get spam junk email. It seems to proliferate when we're not looking. But there are steps you can take to tame that junk email monster.
Thanksgiving Day is more than a day of family and food. It can also be a day of frustration, even loneliness if we don't consider our options, plan and prepare. But we can make it special.
The diagnosis of autism for your child doesn't have to be the death of your hopes and dreams for your child or your family. It can be the start of an unexpected, even rewarding, journey.
Kearney's Hilltop Mall Store will close in January because Borders Group is closing Waldenbooks stores all over the nation.
Kearney has an excellent Hospital in Good Samaritan Hospital, but the hospital has not been responsive to local doctors or local needs. A group of doctors are planning to build a doctor run hospital. Is this good or bad for Kearney?
I was surprised to heard that November 1st, 2009 the Kearney, Nebraska Hilltop Mall turned 25.
No matter what precipitates a relocation, moving can be unsettling and downright frightening for children. But there are steps you as parents can take to help children accept and even anticipate the move.
What our leaders such as President Obama say and do have consequences for good...or bad. It is the same for you and me.
A Writer's Conference take time and energy to organize, but some basic tips can take some of the frustration out of the process.
Conflict sets the stage for war, divorce, and for any number of problems with family, friends, work situations and countries. But there are ways to diffuse conflict and find resolution.
Joyce Meyer's The Love Revolution is a mandate for Christians to reach out and serve those with needs.
Smoke alarms are important for keeping you and your family safe. It is important not only to have smoke alarms for home safety, but to make sure they are active.
Through abortion, are we destroying the very ones whose discoveries could save the next generation?
Traveling with a disability can be a challenge when the traveler must consider accessibility at every turn. But a disability doesn't have to keep a person from traveling safely and with enjoyment.
Too often, we parents are more concerned with birthday parties that make us look good, but break our budget, than in parties that center around the birthday child. Here's how to have a budget-saving party you and your child will love.
Living with arthritis isn't easy, but these suggestions can help you deal with the resulting pain, frustration and disability.
Despite which spouse initiates the divorce, divorce is shattering emotionally, physically and spiritually. A friend can help smooth the road to recovery.
Think No Evil is more than a tragic story against Amish children, it is a story of finding wholeness, not through revenge, but through forgiveness.
Non-fiction books provide practical information. Novels show practical applications. Diary of a Teenage Girl: What Matters Most does both with real green suggestions. A fun novel for teens on the importance of being green.
A book that tells everything you need to know about choosing family-friendly movies. Don't have the book? Here are tips to help your family choose movies you'll enjoy.
Is lying intrinsic or something shaped by environment? The Liar in Your Life explains.
Christian Homes Care Community offers condos, independent living and assisted living alternatives. But they offer more; they offer a place to call home.
Take care before you sign up with a company that claims they will get your book into the marketplace-for big bucks, of course. Why not publicize your book yourself?
Breast cancer may seem like a hole drawing us into anxiety, depression, and grief. But there are things we can do to protect ourselves.
Burglars don't take vacations. For home security and personal safety, always check and double check windows and doors and keep them locked. But there is more we can do.
Both movie and book versions of Julie & Julia invite us into the lives of two extra-ordinary women and into the heart of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Lit-N-Lattes offers more than a list of books and questions. Lit-N-Lattes also adds fun and faith.
At Good Samaritan Hospital friends and family can now share the joy through long-distance Telehealth connections.
The television ad is right. Depression does hurt. Here is how can we help a friend going through depression.
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook that shares African culture with the rest of the world.
Angel Food Ministries food helps feed families during this time of economic hardship. Angel Food Ministries helps churches and organizations reach needy families in their congregation in a practical way.
Rape brings fear, guilt, self-loathing and more, yet there are things we can do to help a rape victim.
Children are high priority in Kearney Nebraska, offering any number of fun, entertaining, relaxing and learning activities.
My parents survived my ten years as a seriously ill child and other parents and families can as well. This is how.
The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide is Elisabeth Hasselbeck's journey from health to pain to recovery on a gluten-free diet after she discovered she has celiac disease, a gluten intolerance.
When my daughter discovered she had markers for celiac disease, I had no idea what that meant. What I learned helped me discover I also had a gluten problem. Together we're learning how to live gluten free. You can, too.
As Rowan responded to Betsy, the horse, so Rupert and Kristin grew hopeful that there were answers for Rowan's autism, that just maybe their autistic son could be helped.
Many books released this Christmas entertain and lift up as well as bring us to the Christ of Christmas
Social Security is no longer a retirement cushion for wage earners, but a kitty for our government leaders to raid for new spending programs.
God looks for those who realize they aren't so good. Why? Because He's in the business of redemption.
Despite the media hype about priests who abuse boys, our children are in far more danger from sexual predators in public school than in church.
Book reviewing for me is far more than "free" books. It is sharing my love and joy of words and hoping others will find that same joy.
Those hooked up online can often plan their order before stepping into the restaurant.
Shopping online can actually save you money as you let those fingers do the walking for coupons and good deals.
Foaming at the mouth, shock, seizures, paralysis, coma-even death have been reported as a result of taking the vaccine Gardasil from Merck & Co.
In polygamy, women often become mere slaves to the whim of autocratic, domineering dictates of husbands and other male religious authority figures. Many of these women also burden the welfare system.
If the Electoral College was eliminated, the vote for president in less populous states would count for less, not more.
Few had any idea the Kearney Powermate plant that supplied portable generators around the world would close and with almost no warning to the community or the employees themselves.
In a republic or a democracy, the people have ultimate freedom to live and control their lives. Socialism, as actually played out, means a few hold resources and dole them out as they deem necessary to maintain their control-not for the good of all.
Christmas is a perfect time to snuggle up in a deep chair and read a book on a cold Winter's night or cuddle with a little one on your lap to read together. Here are reviews of some Christmas books released this season.
Thanksgiving Day gives us the chance to view the world through a different set of glasses as we offer gratitude for our blessings rather than complaints about our problems, a chance to focuse on the positives in our lives rather than the negatives.
Staph infections are now invading schools around the country. Students from both ends of the state of Nebraska from Omaha and Lincoln to the Panhandle have been diagnosed with staph infections. Your school could be next.
A family emergency supply tote filled with necessities can be kept in the car and used when those unexpected traveling accidents happen-as they will.
I thought I knew quite a bit about the interactions between calcium and my medications, but what I didn't know was undermining my health.
The Nebraska Prairie Museum is a gem that provides historical context for events from earliest history to the present, with an special view of World War II POW camps both here and overseas.
Once I read The Choice, I understood why Nicholas Sparks' books are in demand.
But Stuhr Museum of Grand Island, NE is much more than a single building or a simple museum. Stuhr Museum is a nationally recognized educational and cultural organization with over sixty restored 100-year-old buildings on nearly 200 acres.
Train memorabilia, artifacts, books, information, and souvenirs draw the visitors attention in the depot, but there is much more to the Trails and Rails Museum than the train engine and the train depot.
After the Winter ice storms, two of our old trees needed to be removed. Only after contacting a tree service professional did I realize how dangerous our trees really were.
Ed Stevens has only a few rules for his bookstore. "We keep the prices down... We try to sell books inexpensively and offer a good selection.
A combination of high heat and humidity leads to any number of problems including death, especially for the infant, the elderly and the chronically ill.
It doesn't take more than one person--one person--to bring suit saying, "I'm uncomfortable" and community standards, along with our historical and/or spiritual heritage, go out the window.
Press On Youth Center provides a safe place for the youth of the Kearney, Nebraska community to do homework, "hang," and have both structure and fun.
What sparks a celebration in the prestigious Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Hastings Nebraska? The great American drink Kool-Aid!
What if some catastrophe caused the heart beat of my child to stop? Would the hospital resuscitate or "pull the plug," murdering my children while they still lived for a heart transplant because someone needed the heart?
Zero tolerance school policies have thrown one important thing right out the window-common sense. Every child is treated not as an individual, but as a potential terrorist.
Both adult and kids are not only getting high, they're getting hooked on high doses of caffeine.
The Fireworks Extravaganza in Kearney NE is a special family experience that kicks off Independence Day celebrations.
When what we were told about changing our insurance policy made us uneasy, we should not have assumed the agent knew what was best for us and so allowed the change.
I am a magnet for insects. Very irritating during the summer months. Still, irritation was all it was until the West Nile virus made the scene a few years ago.
We continue to work toward financial freedom, and while I do not have all the answers, I do understand the process. Part of it is simple. Don't spend what you don't have.
Looking for a dog, but do not want to encourage a puppy mill operation? How do you find just the right dog for you?
We left on a trip only to get a call from our boarder that water was spilling out of the floor vent. We were hundreds of miles away, but had to make decisions to find and fix a large water leak. We learned some interesting lessons about protecting our home.
My husband is a great dad, a great father, now a grandfather, and I want to celebrate that. Like everyone else, I've been considering my options for those special fathers in my life.
I didn't even think about calling ahead to ask about accessibility. It was a fairly new facility. Of course, there will be handicap accessibility. No problem. I couldn't have been more wrong.
The mystery in "The Cliff House Strangler" is compelling with layer upon layer of twists and turns that keep the reader invested and reading. The ending is surprising, satisfying and well wrapped up.
Though writing a biography, someone's life's story, can be exciting, there are also pitfalls to be avoided.
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, Nebraska is an audiovisual extravaganza of history that should not be missed.
Many of us shy away from writing a Letter to the Editor and/or letters to our representatives, not because we don't have something to say, but because we don't know how to say what we want to say.
The steps to stronger relationships are simple to remember, but not always easy to carry out.
Oppressive gun control does little to take guns out of the hands of those who truly desire to do damage. It does deprive the average citizen of the right to protect him/herself and family.
Many conscientious moms who otherwise guard their children may also put them at risk from pedophiles.
When I first came to the city, I wondered if the citizens of Kearney Nebraska realized the jewel they had in this city. I wonder now, do I? Do I truly appreciate what we have here and take advantage of the many opportunities this city offers all ages?
The ads we saw hooked us with statements of energy and money savings along with the promise that they lasted years, not months and would therefore not need changing all that often. But there is much more to the story of CFLs.
In a gross miscarriage of justice and common sense, two highly commended border patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean have ended up in prison for doing their job.
What we wear says something not as much about fashion and style, but about our self-confidence and how we feel about who we are and who we want to be.
What we "feed" our minds in what we see and do, in both attitudes and actions, effects our lives in either a positive or negative way.
Though our city's leash law requires all dogs to be under restraint of a competent person when off their property, many owners allow their dogs to wonder the streets.
It is very difficult to make solid decisions if we base our decisions on news, numbers and statistics given without the proper context, history and from government officials who convey only what they think we want to hear.
Even as I approached those dreaded teen years and mom and I butted heads, on Mother's Day I'd set aside my sometimes less than appreciative feelings and let her know "despite everything" I still loved her.
How many times do tragedies occur to pets in the garage area, and how can these be prevented?
Since most speakers now fly in, consider items for the gift basket that will be easy to take back on the plane.
Whatever else each of our mothers did or did not do; she did do one remarkable thing. She gave us life.
Young mothers are often chronically tired and extremely stressed, which sometimes leads to depression.
Historically, anti-slavery, civil rights, and other movements such as the women's suffrage movement had their violent side. That did not invalidate the importance or the moral basis of their cause.
For those who prefer the anonymity of staying behind the scenes, speaking may loom as a frightening cliff, but it doesn't have to be.
Each person is unique and special and should be treated with dignity and worth--regardless of age, location, or health.
In essence schools sell the health and well-being of our children for monies they plan to use for educational purposes. Worthy idea. But at what cost?
Too much sun not only damages the skin temporarily, but also can cause permanent damage. But we can do something about skin cancer.
Some educational facilities not only won't allow children to celebrate holidays, the children aren't even allowed to celebrate their own birthdays!
As Melinda and Bill Gates discovered, small schools keep students, teachers and parents in connection with one another, because all are held accountable, and there is a much greater potential for a real bonding of care and concern to take place.
We've raised men afraid to stand up, afraid to assert the right to protect those for whom they care, and afraid to step out into the dangerous waters of challenge.
We can't help everyone, but we can reach out to help those around us.
There are steps a potential renter can take to help find not only a suitable rental, but fair owners as well.
One citizen found a way to blend today's needs with the preservation of historical buildings in a way others can emulate.
Are you concerned about security? Do you wonder who your neighbor is, who lives on either side of you or down the street? When was the last time you took the time to meet a new neighbor?
The metrosexual man may be a craze among certain segments of our population and the term metrosexual may be new, but the concept of the metrosexual man isn't new.
My friend instinctively took all the correct steps to find her pets. She and her son and a friend fanned out around the neighborhood while she called the police. But try as they might, they could not discover the whereabouts of the second pet.
For all the hassle of getting things organized and then trying to get a head count and deposits, organizer of the Fredrickson family reunions believes a family reunion is worth the effort.
A few years ago, one court ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance should not be recited because of the words "under God." While some may agree, cutting out these words is one big step in removing religion from public life, and one big step towards censorship.
Media coverage of Anna Nicole Smith will continue until the very last drop of story has been extracted. But Anna Nicole Smith was more than a media opportunity.
In this day and age of home computers and information access via the Internet is the public library still a viable option?
What many do not realize is that there are two entirely different areas of stem cell research. While those who value life may be against embryonic stem cell experimentation, most are not against stem cell research per se.
Statistics show that a high percentage of college students cheat. No wonder, when professors feel helpless to stop it and administrators refuse to consider cheating a major problem for fear of hurting the poor students' egos.
Very few, including government officials, seem to understand, know or care about American flag etiquette. How and where we fly the American flag, and how we treat it, indicates not just if we know the rules of care, but also our pride in our country.
Elimination of discrimination against women sounds good until you examine the rhetoric behind this particular push for an international committee to oversee individual nations and how they meet the requirements of CEDAW.
How much regulation is too much? How much is your privacy worth? When governments begin to pass laws regarding the normally legal activities that may take place in your car, where will it end?
Over the years, citizen involvement has dwindled through apathy, frustration and outright maneuvering from some in government who should be safeguarding, not sabotaging, a citizen led government.
When the ice storms hit Central Nebraska over the Winter holidays, one friend had 14 people in her home. Together they camped out until the power returned. The attitude of our friends and neighbors has been one of reaching out.
Told with his whacky sense of humor, Vischer takes us on a candid journey of the rise...and crash of his dream when his faith and his dream as well as his company took hits that dragged both under.
Many of the same children who sat for hours in front of a television screen zoning out, now actively participate in interactive video games. Instead of their brains growing fuzzy they must both think and react to what happens on the screen in front of them.
There is no safe chat room. No monitor, however careful, can truly know if the person checking in is who he/she claims.
Pain and problems, life and death, are all part of the cycle. Only as we face things, do we truly live life to the fullest.
We wanted Cassie's 21st birthday to be something she'd remember. We decided to eat at a "nice" restaurant. Keith and I had eaten there several times before with good service and good food. Not that night!
Americans give to good causes. Charities count on our soft hearts. Unfortunately more and more charities have begun to act like telemarketers.
Book Reviews for three books that will keep you up at night, locking the doors and turning the pages.
Three cars in less than a year and a half. Frustrated? You bet! We certainly didn't need the drain on our resources. And the cars' problem was just one of the frustrations in our lives.
But, there were no patrols on the lake and if we hadn't come along, who knows how long they would have been in the lake. Later in the day, a nasty storm brewed up. What then? Would the lake been, eventually, dragged for bodies?
 
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