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Wholesome Doctor Draws Cartoons On Kids Post-Op Dressings

Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Children’s Hospital Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: A mom whose daughter once was Parry’s patient said his illustration really transformed the entire hospital experience. “There is an incredible amount of stress any time a child is ill,” Christina Potts Whipkey Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Children’s Hospital Image credits: Image credits: Parry has been working at the hospital since 2011 and has performed over 10,000 surgeries, according to a hospital profile from Image credits: Image credits: “It’s been a pretty special thing for everyone. It’s fun for me…

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How to Raise Pagan Kids in a Christian Home

ShareTweetPin Every imperfect and normal family wants their kids to turn out right. So, we establish goals for character development and try to create an environment where our kids can mature. Church, school, sports teams, family relationships…each of these provides a context where our kids can learn to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Unfortunately, our “good” objectives might have absolutely nothing to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ. And we inadvertently end up raising pagan kids instead of Christians. Too many times, (Christian) parents have it as their goal…

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This Online Community Shares The Silliest Dog Photos Where Their Teeth Are Visible In A Funny Way (30 Pics)

Sometimes it seems like there’s an endless number of subreddits dedicated to showing how great dogs are. But did you know that there’s one exclusively meant to show off doggo smiles and teeth? Now you do. Welcome to the ‘Scroll down and upvote your fave toothy doggy smiles, and let us know which ones you liked the most and why. Remember to share this list with any canine lovers in life and be sure to check out the ‘Toofers’ subreddit. This post may include affiliate links. #1 #2 #3 The…

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Trump Just Hired Jeffrey Epsteins Lawyers

Donald Trump is lawyering up for his impeachment trial with a team that looks surprisingly similar to that of resign under pressure last year. A suit unveiled by Epstein died by suicide before facing trafficking charges in New York last year. Dershowitz, who has also represented controversial celebrities like O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst, will present oral arguments at Trumps Senate trial, a spokesperson for the president's legal team at least December 2018. He was also accused of sexually abusing one of Epsteins victims, denied the allegation. The attorney attempted…

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Artist Calls Out Aaron Carter For Ripping Off His Artwork To Promote Merch, And His Reply Is Even Worse Than The Stealing

Just days ago, singer Aaron Carter launched a new promotion for his merch. To grab people’s attention, he used an artwork of two lions with their heads against each other, titled “Brotherhood”. However, the creator of the piece, Jonas Jödicke, a professional 25-year-old artist who is based in Berlin, knew nothing about it. Singer Aaron Carter recently launched a promotional campaign to advertise his merch with an image of two lions Image credits: Image credits: Jonas Jödicke “I first learned of Aaron’s use of my artwork from a follower on…

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LocalGlobe partner Julia Hawkins discusses femtechs risks and rewards

London-based seed fund LocalGlobe We interviewed partner Julia Hawkins about the opportunities and risks related to femtech investing in light of the fund’s early backing for Ferly, a female-founded startup with a subscription app that describes itself as an audio guide to “mindful sex.” The startup says its mission is to open up conversations around female sexual pleasure and create a place for self-discovery and empowering community — touting “sex-positive” content that it says is “backed by research, written by experts, and personalized to you.” The interview has been edited…

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A 6-year-old has raised more than $260,000 for Australian wildlife selling his handmade clay koalas

Owen Colley, age 6, started his clay koala project with a goal of raising $1000 for the animals affected by Australia’s unprecedented bushfires. That was two weeks ago. As of this morning, the kindergartener has raised more than 250 times that amount, and the total is rapidly climbing. Owen is an American and lives in Massachusetts. But his father, Simon, grew up in Sydney and the family lived in Australia for a few months when Owen was a toddler. His mother, Caitlin, told CNN that Owen was saddened to hear…

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Animated, interactive digital books may help kids learn better

Digital books may have a few advantages over ordinary ones when it comes to kids remembering their contents, according to a new study. Animations, especially ones keyed to verbal interactions, can significantly improve recall of story details — but they have to be done right. The research, from psychologist Erik Thiessen at Carnegie Mellon University, evaluated the recall of 30 kids aged 3-5 after being read either an ordinary story book or one with animations for each page. When asked afterwards about what they remembered, the kids who had seen…

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St. Louis churches found a brilliant way to eliminate $12.9 million in medical debt for more than 11,000 families

Medical debt is a huge problem in America. It’s estimated that 43 million Americans owe $75 billion in past-due medical bills. Medical debt is highest in states that refused to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare). Studies show that in states that expanded Medicaid through the ACA, the percentage of nonelderly, low-income adults with medical debt dropped from 43% to 30% from 2012 to 2015. In states that did not, the number only fell 7%. Missouri has the seventh-highest number of adults 18 to 64 who have…

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Taylor Swift Reveals Mom’s Brain Tumor Diagnosis Amid Cancer Battle – Perez Hilton

In the song Soon You’ll Get Better on her latest album, Taylor Swift They found out the disease had returned during the filming of her Netflix-produced documentary Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, and things only became more difficult when her brain tumor was discovered: “While she was going through treatment, they found a brain tumor. And the symptoms of what a person goes through when they have a brain tumor is nothing like what we’ve ever been through with her cancer before. So it’s just been a really hard time for…

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Democrats warned of cybercriminals targeting campaign funds

(CNN)Democratic campaigns were warned late last year that cybercriminals were seeking to steal their funds by posing online as staff and election vendors, CNN has learned. Many organizations are targeted in this way every day. Just last month, a Texas school district lost $2.3 million in a phishing scam. But while this is not unique to Democratic campaigns, the warnings served as a reminder to Democrats that they can be the target of criminals as well as the more publicized threat from state-backed hackers, such as the Russians who hacked…

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Liam Hemsworth Confirms New Romance With Gabriella Brooks During PDA-Filled Beach Day! – Perez Hilton

Liam Hemsworth and Gabriella Brooks are really heating up! The couple looked very comfortable showing off their new romance in a fresh set of photos published by Australian news outlet New Idea on Sunday, which featured the two sharing kisses on the beach in Byron Bay, Australia. Ooh la la!! The actor, who turned 30 years old on Monday, wore printed swim trucks while the 21-year-old model rocked a striped bikini for the fun seaside outing. Judging from the pics ( Read more: https://perezhilton.com/liam-hemsworth-gabriella-brooks-pda-pics/

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