With the power of the pen, Pat and LaJuana Barton are breathing life into the memories of their loved ones through their book Faithful Remembrances: Volume I.

“ The book was just a knee jerk reaction to a series of events that happened in our lives. We had quite a few friends, family members, and loved ones that were terminally ill, died naturally or were killed in some type of accident. When I can’t understand something or I don’t want to deal with it…I write,” stated Barton, who has teamed up with her mother to turn her poetry into a ray of hope for those that are mourning the loss of loved ones.

Pat and LaJuana

Turning their pain into purpose, the mother and daughter team decided to combine over one hundred poems that they had written over the years into a book of hope. The poems selected were organized into sections honoring the lives of parents, children, friends, co-workers and soulmates.  Their ultimate motivation was  to help bring healing to those in depression due to the transition of someone that is close to them.

“We wanted people to know that they were not alone. We may never really understand death. The Bible tells us , ‘Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.’ (Proverbs 3:5 NIV) Yet,  there is no way that you can interpret anything about terminal illness, sickness and death. You just don’t understand it. It is such a dark place to be in,” stated LaJuana.

Every  aspect of their book has been designed to bring light to a very dark situation. Even the cover which is black, white and red was very carefully  planned out.

“Black represents the  depth of the despair that you will be in after the death of a loved one. The white  is symbolic of  light, because eventually you will get to the light. You will find yourself, and get back to who you are. The red, is there  because you will always be marked from that point on.  A death always leaves a final date of before that person passed and after that person passed. It is an everlasting mark,” stated LaJuana. Read the full story »

First lady Michelle Obama speaks about healthy food during an event in the East Room at the White House on July 20.

The First Lady is attacking “food deserts” – places where fresh produce and affordable, healthy choices are nonexistent.

Michelle Obama has teamed up with retailers, including Wal-Mart, Walgreen’s and Supervalu, to open locations and sell fresh food to underserved neighborhoods.

“We can give people all the information and advice in the world about healthy eating and exercise, but if parents can’t buy the food they need to prepare those meals because their only options for groceries are the gas station or the local minimart, then all that is just talk,” she said Wednesday. Read the full story »

Drake and Rihanna were seen getting seriously close at a nightclub in Canada.

They were hanging out at the Buonanotte Supperclub in Montreal and were “all over each other” and even making out the entire evening, according to an eyewitness.

Do we still believe their “Just Friends” story? Appears like a summer romance is heating up between the two stars.