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and Programs for the Elderly.

Parent Sites, Family Sites,
Mom Sites and Dad Sites

Mom's Page
Ka website for mothers and grandmothers with a spiritual theme - information moms will find valuable and links to other parenting-related sites.

Preschool - nursery school lullaby songs & lyrics
Karen Merchant's international lullabies are perfectly suited for your preschool lesson plan or your young child at home who can't sleep - everyone loves them!

All About Moms
Packed full of advice and information for women trying to conceive, expectant new moms, and mothers of babies and toddlers. Site contains many articles covering every conceivable topic to do with preconception, pregnancy, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers; interactive features; message forums; ask the experts; birth stories; freebies; contests; online shopping and other news, ideas and resources. All About Moms - your partner in parenthood!

Save The Wrapper
"A refreshing look at parenting through the eyes of a stay-at-home dad." As one of the of the most outspoken dads in America, Marc Lemay, author, business owner and speaker, and a stay-at-home-dad of two, will tell you how he sees things in this day and age of parenting! View Marc's online diary...a day in the life of a stay-at-home dad.

  Like Mom - an Index for Mother Related Web Sites

Big Link Sites:

Wall of Links
Hello Wall-Climbers. HERE IT IS~!~!~! Welcome to the revised Wall 'o Links. Go visit this huge collection of many useful links. You will find links in a large number of categories. Happy Surfing!

Art

MetPtg06
METAPHYSICAL PAINTINGS by Julio Mateo: Abstract, metaphysical art galleries on sacred geometry, nature, and art's spiritual relationship to cosmic creation.

The Birth of the Soul
Conversation With the Cycles of Existence.

Artwork for the Soul
The Visionary Gallery & Print Store of New World Creations and Atmara Rebecca Cloe. Archival Giclees and posters are available, both retail and wholesale. Licensing is always welcome, as are new commissions.

Personal Growth

Subliminal Tapes Self Improvement
Self improvement subliminal tapes and CD's will help you change your life no matter what's been holding you back.

SelfGrowth.com
SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.

The Dream Interpretation Center Learn how to decode and understand the meaning in your dreams in a positive environment.The dreams that we remember are typically the ones that are the most important. Dreams that are especially vivid or that evoke a strong emotional reaction often reveal problems that we are facing in our waking lives that we are working on subconsciously. Bringing conscious awareness to those problems helps us to deal with them more directly. The simple act of uncovering the dreams meaning creates insight, and simultaneously releases the energy tied up in the conflict. This can be a tremendously freeing experience.

Journal Keepers
Journalkeepers is the source for creative journals for the young and the young at heart. We offer creative journaling products with a message. Our goal is to facilitate the power of healing, to foster communication, intergenerational understanding and acceptance, and to promote positive self esteem.

One Spirit Project
Facilitating personal growth and spiritual enlightenment through commentary and discussion, we encourage new perspectives that will help you find meaning and purpose in your life. Large resource directory.

Self Improvement Newsletters
Contains motivational quotes, product and book reviews, and information about other Self Improvement resources. Our newsletter is designed to assist you with your personal journey towards greater success.

Optimum Self
Awareness of your optimum self by simple meditation secrets, techniques and exercises.

Senior Sites:

 Click to visit The Wired Seniors Network

Senior Daystay Partner
This Spring, Senior Daystay Partner celebrates three years of web presence. The purpose is still the same-to assist you in finding the best ideas in Adult Day Services!

Christian Family

Howard Family Ministry Network
The Howard Family Ministry Christian Network is a Christian Ministry Network. This interesting, uplifitning, and useful site includes: news, weather, sports, network search, websearch, chat, and lifestyles pages.
 

Featured Music Sites

Piano Favourites
Piano Favourites is a reasonably priced, live entertainer's web site for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It provides an opportunity for Activity Directors to choose from monthly songbooks of old-time or sacred music and allows them to view my schedules and request bookings via email.

John Mayer: Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist / Author
Original songs and stories by Toronto musician John A. Mayer. Explore the unique site of a veteran folk rocker who loves to laugh. Includes audio, lyrics, short stories, road recollections, tales for kidz, poetry, opinions, quotes, freelance articles, favorite authors, photos and links.

Living Sound Presentations
Listen to the enchanting sounds that are sweeping the land, like golden rain falling gently on the ear. Music with a haunting fragrance that lingers on. Music that is simply beautiful.

CashForCDs.com
Get Cash For Your Used CDs and DVDs! Sell those dust gathering CDs and DVDs you don't listen to or watch anymore. Free quote, post-paid mailer and fast payment.


Restore and Transfer to CD your recordings in any format (LP, 78, 8-track, reel)
 

Romantic Fiction/Books


What's going on under this tree?

Oak Tree Press, a publisher of fiction and non-fiction, welcomes first-time writers. Our annual Dark Oak Mystery Contest publishes winner as does our Timeless Love Contest which covers all the romantic bases, but give special attention to paranormal love stories.

Abundant Life through
Vitamins and Herbs section:

Mary's Wellness Garden
A stroll down an herb-lined garden full of 
healthy vitamins and herbs plus a good dose 
of poetry and poetry resources.

Healing

Depression Help and Prevention
Depression help and advice that will increase your happiness, self esteem, self confidence and success includes courses, books and articles and more!

Empire Health Store
Health Care Resources and support for Seniors and the Disabled.

Victoria Pendragon, D.D.
Rev. Victoria Pendragon is an Ordained Interfaith Minister, teacher and counsellor. Her mission is to provide those desiring spiritual fulfillment with tools for Personal Empowerment. Among the many services she offers are a course in Personal and Spiritual development on CD called The Grail, Remote Healing, and LifeLine readings for the Soul through a modality called Aura-Soma. There is also a gift for those desiring it, a healing meditation which can be used every day to advance physical, psychological and emotional well being.

Relationship Training

Relationship Book Entitled I'm Sorry
A relationship book that speaks to how subtle hurt in a relationship wounds the soul as much as abuse and addresses how one can repair hurt by his or her ability to show love, respect, and honesty.

The Redirection Connection
Relationship help for everyone! Parenting classes and Instructor Training - learn to discipline with love in the Redirecting Children's BehaviorT course; Workshops, Seminars, Speeches and Presentations for schools, churches and organizations; Professional training - CEUs available for many disciplines; Interpersonal Skills Training and Consultations for businesses; Relationship Coaching for individuals, couples and families; Premarital Coaching and Divorce Prevention; Informative articles, Parenting & Relationship Tips, Advice column and Free E-newsletter.

Poetry and Writing

OHzone.net
Enter the OHzone - Where Christian Writers Meet... and Yield to the KING! 

Miscellaneous

Invitations Galore
Browse, personalize, view and order quality invitations online. We also specialize in wedding accessories and bridal favors.

123 Greetings
Each one of us go through difficult times in life.... It's hard to keep smiling always. Your friends & loved ones may be going through a lot of stress due to various political & social upheavals. Give them a reason to smile with these ecards.

Truth in Justice
Truth in Justice is a non-profit organization working to free wholly innocent men and women convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to prevent wrongful convictions by educating the public regarding the vulnerabilities in the U. S. criminal justice system that make these miscarriages possible.

Life Now Books & Sound
Welcome, shop for books, audio tapes, and cd music in the areas of Health, Inspiration, Self Help, Meditation, Relaxation, Spiritual, Parenting. Come and listen to real audio music samples of our New Age, Healing & Creativity, Nature Sounds, Native American, World, Ambient, and much more. Balance is everything!

Exercise and Fitness for Seniors:

Muscles2function
Specialized exercise programs for older adults to improve strength, balance, and functional performance.

 

Christian Music & Gospel Music Sites:

Dee Ann Bailey.com
Dee Ann Bailey is a single mom with a pre-teen, who tries to balance family, home, work, church and love of Southern Gospel Music on a daily basis. In addition to her full-time job in the financial field, she writes two columns for the Gospel Voice, Carolina Connections and Southern Gospel Mouse. She is also a sales representative for the Gospel Voice in the Carolinas and attends/works many concerts in the area. In addition, she is an affiliate of HeavenSound one of the most unique and useful databases available to SGM artists. Dee Ann writes various articles and reviews for SoGospelNews.com and has authored a book due for September release, Poetry, Southern Gospel Style. If you love poetry and gospel music, this site has a lot to offer!

Betty Jordan's Gospel Songwriting Site
Betty Jordan is from Southeastern Kentucky. She is married, a mother of one son, and a member of Southeastern Baptist Church in Gray, Kentucky. She has worked in the youth department, taught Sunday School, sang in church as a soloist and as a part of duets and trios. Born into a family who were musically inclined, Betty remembers having a great love for Gospel and Southern Gospel Music as far back as she can recall. As a child, she remembers sitting at her mama's knee singing the old hymns. Betty is currently co-writing approximately 30 songs with Harold Timmons, former pianist for the Hemphills and The Chuck Wagon Gang. Be sure to read Betty's moving and uplifting biography, sample her lyrics, and try out the audio clips when you visit this really neat site!

Gospel Music Country Style
Gospel Music Country Style features the music of John and Nelda Flanagan. They have been ministering in churches and civic functions for over 30 years and sing predominantly country gospel music. John writes all of the songs. Go check out the music of this wonderful duo.
 

Vern Jackson Music
A featured vocalist on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Vern Jackson's web-site is an excellent resource for beloved popular and gospel music. Be sure to check out the page entitled "Vern's Albums" where you will find an extensive list of Vern's wonderful recordings.

Jake Keasling
Jake Keasling has been playing Southern Gospel music for almost 30 years. He took his first piano lesson when he was 8 years old, and performed in public for the first time at the age of 10. He has played for several quartets and has traveled all over the Eastern U.S. He has been performing solo for the last 10 years. He currently performs with a back up singer, Howard Bowers, and sequences most of his own music. He records exclusively at Brickhouse Recording and has had one national release on Rejoice Records. This talented singer/songwriter/pianist is available for church services, benefits, fundraisers, indoor/outdoor festivals, and weddings. He also makes custom, made to order, Southern Gospel soundtracks for individuals when his time allows.

Men of Faith
Men of Faith- Performing Old Time Gospel and Original Christian Music in the Southeast Georgia Area.

Mike Abernathy Music
Mike Abernathy Sr. has performed gospel music for over 25 years with The Richmond Quartet, The Gospel Conquerors, and Solid Foundation Ministries. For the past eight years, he had been doing solo ministry, until serious illness forced him off the road for almost three years. The Lord has again opened the door and he is walking through to go as far as the Lord will allow. Mike has performed in concerts with The Oak Ridge Boys, The Stamps, The Cathedral Quartet, The Goodmans, Perfect Heart, and others. His goal is not to be an entertainer, but to be a blessing to all he sings to.

Affirmational

Conquering Fear
Conquer Fear And Attract Success,
Prosperity, Excitement And Happiness
Into Your Life With Absolute Certainty. A New, Practical Guide With Little-Known, Easy-To-Apply Sure-Fire Techniques To Help You Overcome Fear And Control Your Destiny.

More Self Esteem
The site which helps you build self esteem and happiness. Here you'll find tips, advise, free courses and a selection of recommended books available from Amazon.com. Enjoy!

Affirmations Your Passport To Happiness is a powerhouse of techniques and inspiration for all those wishing to take control of their lives.

The Inspirational Corner
Your motivational headquarters where you'll find motivational and inspirational quotes and stories. Home of the inspirational Power Up Passage of the Day and the motivational Power Performance Program. We trade links.

Diane Brandon, Intuitive Consultant and Author
Author of "Invisible Blueprints: Insights of an Energy Reader"
To Order: www.1stbooks.com/bookview/5767
"The true perfection of man lies, not in what man has, but in what man is....Nothing should be able to harm a man but himself....What is outside of him should be a matter of no importance." --Oscar Wilde
"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help." -- Albert Schweitzers.

Debra Susan Antin - Peace & Optimism Coach
Hypnotherapist, RoHun Master Therapist, Psychoneuroimmunologist, Spiritual Counselor, Ordained Interfaith Minister, A Course In Miracles® (ACIM®) Facilitator, Poet & "Meshoogie's" Clown Ministry/Kindness Fun-dation for Healing and Peace

Long-term Care Links:

The Eden Alternative
The Eden Alternative creates habitats for people who live and work in long term care facilities- a fascinating site and philosophy.
 

Children's Literature and Poetry

Magnificent Things: Poetry and Stories for Children
Original poetry and stories for the whole family to share. Poems to spark your imagination, stories in rhyme, silly stuff and short stories. Come meet a frog on a log. You can read a giant of a tale. Do you wish you were a superhero? Maybe you would like to take a trip around the world. Do all this and more at Magnificent Things, so please come and join me on a journey of reading fun. I hope you find Magnificent Things along the way!
 

Life Purpose and Career Coaching

Life Purpose Center
Discover the meaning of your life, your true vocation, and how to actualize it. Articles, books, self-test, coaching, internet classes.

Atlanta's Finest Staffing
Employment agency and recruiter for accountants, bookkeepers and administrative assistants in Atlanta, Georgia.

OptimalThinking.com
The Optimal Thinking global community website for personal and professional optimization! Articles, seminars, speeches, products, consultations, and writing services to optimize -- not merely improve -- your life.

Abundance:

Abundance Tools for Lightworkers
Every day, in every way, helping you to become more abundant, healthy and prosperous in every area of your life.

AspireNow
Helping people discover their purpose and realize more abundance in career, lifestyle, and relationships.

AskAlana.com: Helping you learn to trust your Heart
Attract your soul mate, discover your life purpose, embrace your intuition, truly love yourself, find inner peace, manifest a joyful future, nurture your body, and improve your relationships.

 

Great Sites for Activity Directors, Those Who Work with Elders,
and Anyone who Loves an Elder to Visit:

Anthony's Song
Providing books, CDs, videos, resources and free goodies for activity directors and caregivers of older adults. A place where baby boomers can find the music you remember sung in the tradition of the great singers.

Activityconnection.com

Activity Professionals Online
An excellent site - definitely worth visiting!

Alzheimershop.com
AlzheimerShop.com offers products to help caregivers understand Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Products that educate, inspire, help caregivers create a safer environment, make homecare a little easier, and provide meaningful activities.

Care4elders.com
Eymann Publications, Inc publishes newsletters specializing in geriatric caregiving and issues of aging.

Dhspecial Services
A site offering a variety of information for the activity professional- Links of interest, recommended reading, certification information, printable inservice pages and a free job board.

Innovation in Recreation
Innovation in Recreation was actualized in 1989 with the primary intent and purpose of consulting with Activity Coordinators in Skilled Nursing Facilities. They enthusiastically:

  • Consult with Activity Staff in Skilled, Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities.
  • Offer orientation and training to new persons entering the field of recreation in the health care setting.
  • Specialize in a variety of areas to include both group and individualized therapeutic recreation programming, programming for special care units, volunteerism, documentation and care planning, and regulation compliance.
  • Strive to meeting the recreational needs of all individuals to enhance their intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. 
  • Present workshops and in-services on both a small and large scale, on a wide variety of topics and to more diversified audiences. 
  • Develop and distribute supportive products that enhance activity programming.

ActivityDirector.com
A large and useful site with a comprehensive links page.

Colorado Activity Professionals Association
This is a very good site with a very extensive listing of quite useful links!

Musical Journey
Musical Journey is a quest to open the world to music... old, familiar music that take our seniors back to the "good old days".

My Cozy Cottage
It takes both sun and rain to create the rainbow.

SeniorAct.com

Sing and Swing
Sing and Swing is a great site which provides "an exercise program for seniors." It is a nostalgic, musical exercise program with fun seated exercises and sing along fun! Songs like "Let me call you sweetheart" and "You are my sunshine" will bring a sparkle to your eye and warm your heart. Exercises benefit flexibility, ROM, and coordination skills. Put a little fun into your exercise program and get into the swing!

Therapyresourcesinc.com
We offer innovative group and individual activity products for use in a variety of settings There are free activity ideas, contests and games available on our site. Visit us anytime!

Heart and Soul Music
Heart and Soul Music is the combined effort of Robert Goldstick, Lynda Richards, and Tugger (their delightful Scottish terrier). They started this enterprise to promote the use of high quality live music performances and appropriate recorded music in convalescent hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice care. Robert's observations come from his performances in nursing homes since 1993. Lynda's come from her experience as a Hospice social worker. Robert and Lynda hope to "change the world a little bit" by enhancing the lives of our elders. Come see this comprehensive and very neat site!

Rehabilitation and Disability Sites:

RehabMall
A health and disability resource site. Like RecreationTherapy.com, this site too is very thorough and also has many useful links!

 

Creative Arts Therapy Links:

Arts In Therapy
This website is dedicated to providing an online community for Creative Arts Therapists (CAT) and those who are interested in the Healing Arts. Take a spin around its resources and enjoy! You may post information on the AiTwebpage or in the AiTemailer, and a membership in the AIT community is FREE! As an AiTmember you will receive the weeky Arts in Therapy Emailer offering up-to-date information on the CAT profession.
  
Survivors Art Foundation
Healing through Art... Art through Healing
Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts, Survivors Art Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to empowering trauma survivors with effective expressive outlets via internet art gallery, outreach programs, national exhibitions, publications and development of employment skills.
 

Music Therapy:

Healthy Sounds
Healthy Sounds is where wellness sounds good! One look at the pictures on the home page of this delightful site and you will begin to get an idea what this music therapy site is all about. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and it is! You will see pictures of masses of people of all shapes and sizes, happily drumming and moving to music and rhythm. Registered Music Therapist Barry Bernstein is a wealth of knowledge about the healing and motivational power of rhythm and music. Visit Healthy Sounds to find out all about Barry and his wonderful healing work!
 
Jim Oliver Healing Music
Recordings featured on this web-site are the result of nearly two decades of researching the most nurturing and healing qualities of music by Emmy Award winner Jim Oliver. Jim's formal music study is evident in these beautifully orchestrated musical works. Jim has studied music since age five including classical organ, composition and orchestration at Hartt College of Music, West Hartford, Connecticut.
 

Recreational Therapy Links:

Recreation Therapy
A very thorough site with many useful links!

Alternative Solutions
An Activity and Social Service Web Site providing Alzheimer's and dementia information, care plans, resource books, calendars, dates to remember, pet therapy, hundreds of useful and informative links, entertainers lists, horticulture therapy information and program ideas, intergenerational programs, and much more!

 

Performing Artists:

SunnyGal
A site you won't want to miss! Actress, singer, and recording artist Ann Sward, who plays Lyla Perretti (a character who sings) on "As the World Turns" has a multitude of her music available on her very nice site. You will find modern and old fashioned songs! Check this rather famous lady's site out!

Serenity, Music to Awaken the Heart
The serenity web-site features many wonderful artists whose recordings and materials will help you explore the spiritual and healing aspect of music.

 
 

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