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Category Archives: Soulful Expressions
A Blog to Honor Barbara
This journalist created a blog to remember and honor his late wife
Eighty-one days after his wife lost a battle with cancer at 65, Houston journalist Mike Snyder wrote his first reflection on his experience of the loss at sagamorebridge, a blog that exists, the tagline states, for “honoring Barbara”. Barbara Karkabi … Continue reading
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Tagged Barbara Karkabi, Blogging, Houston, Late Wife, Memorial, Mike Snyder, Sagamorebridge, Texas
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Pablove Shutterbugs Shows Children with Cancer the Healing Power of Creativity
Developing their creative voice through the art of photography
The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, educate and empower families, and improve the quality of life for children living with cancer through play, music and arts programs with hospitals. Annually, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, Children with Cancer, Los Angeles, Pablove Foundation, photography
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Art and the Death Penalty
Artist Julie Green's "The Last Supper" exhibit makes a major statement about the death penalty
Photo Credit: Joan Mitchell Foundation In an effort to illuminate the gravity of the death penalty issue, Julie Green, an associate professor of art at Oregon State University, has painted a series of 500 plates depicting the final meal requests … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Penalty, Julie Green, The Last Supper, The Last Supper Exhibit
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The Madonna as a Symbol of Life
Images of the Virgin Mary have been the greatest representation of life and purity in art and culture throughout Western history
This Tuesday, many people around the world will celebrate Christmas. For many in Western culture, the holiday has come to simply represent things like family, giving, and togetherness. But for Christians, it is still the celebration of the birth of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Christianity, Christmas, God, Jesus Christ, Life in Art, Madonna, Mary, Symbolism in Art, The Madonna
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The Newtown, Connecticut Shooting Victims
SevenPonds honors the memory of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims
In the aftermath of the carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary, in the idyllic town of Newtown, Connecticut, many will find themselves asking questions. Some will wonder at the motive of the attacker, at the conditions that gave rise to his … Continue reading
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Tagged Candlelight Services, Connecticut, Memorial, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Vigils
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Art by Grieving Children
The Rays of Hope center uses art to help children grieving after the loss of a loved one
The Rays of Hope Children’s Grief Centre in Texas helps children grieving after the loss of a loved one, experiencing divorce, or coping with an incarcerated parent. The counselors at the Rays of Hope are aware that sometimes these traumas … Continue reading
