Posted in abuse, anger, awareness, bride, children, compassion, courage, crime, culture, danger, death, domestic violence, Education, emotions, failure, family, fathers, Fear, finances, health, husband, life, marriage, spiritual, Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2010
I have written on this subject before but the culture and traditions of some countries continues to allow child brides to be given in marriage to adult men. It is often done in countries that are impoverished and the idea behind these marriages is to relieve the financial burden on families that are struggling [...]
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Posted in Amazing, animals, armed forces, art, Beauty, bride, creative writing, Descriptive Words, earth day, ecology, emotions, enjoyment, environment, flowers, Gardens, Green, happiness, home, inspiration, joy, life, love, observations, Patriotism, Relax, respect, seasons, spring, writing on May 23rd, 2009
I am blessed to have a yard with personality. When we first moved into our home, the yard resembled an abandoned field somewhere. The grass was tall enough that you couldn’t see the house from the road, up on a knoll. The driveway was washed out and the whole place looked abandoned. Today, my yard [...]
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Posted in bride, Celebration, commitment, emotions, Faith, family, fathers, future, joy, life, love, marriage, music, wedding on Oct 12th, 2008
Did you ever go to a wedding and just observe the Bride and the Groom closely? Today, i did just that very thing. Oh, to be sure…the Bride was beautiful and full of smiles; and she looked the picture of what a Bride should look like. Youth, beauty, joy and excitement poured forth from her [...]
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Posted in baby, birthday, bride, Celebration, celebrity, children, entertainment, family, Honor, joy, life, love, news, parenting, wedding on Jun 9th, 2008
Actress Jessica Alba has given birth to daughter Honor Marie Warren. Jessica and Cash Warren were married in a courthouse ceremony quietly on May 19th. Together they celebrated the birth of their daughter with joy on June 07, 2008. Congratulations to the new family, Happy Birthday, Honor! There is always a paparazzi rush trying to [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, bride, cancer, Celebration, charity, commitment, courage, Education, emotions, family, finances, giving, health, help, home, Impact, inspiration, legal, life, love, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, school, special needs, support, wedding on May 31st, 2008
Support is a simple enough word; but, more importantly it is a powerful tool. My dictionary says this about support: To hold or bear weight, to tolerate, to give assistance, approval or aid. Quite often we hear the word in association with divorce as in spousal or child support. This is usually in [...]
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Posted in bride, Celebration, crime, emotions, family, Fear, hospital, husband, law enforcement, life on May 27th, 2008
On Saturday, a couple was having a special day; they were getting married in an outdoor ceremony. During the ceremony, a man and his companion (female) were swimming in the water near the area of the wedding ceremony. While the wedding was ongoing the man in the water got angry and was making it known to [...]
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Posted in baby, bride, children, crime, emotions, Faith, fathers, finances, foster parenting, Frustration, health, help, home, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loss, mental and physical health, mom, mother, news, parenting, power, pregnancy, religion, sadness, safety, trauma on May 22nd, 2008
In Texas, an appeals court overruled the state’s decision to remove the children of the sect, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The appeals court has found that the CPS department had not proven evidence of immediate danger of physical health or safety of children who had not reached puberty. The [...]
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Well, on Saturday May 10th, 2008 President Bush and Laura Bush will welcome a son-in-law to the family. Daughter Jenna Bush will marry her long-time love, Henry Hager. They have been a couple for approximately 5 years. The ceremony will be a private one on the family ranch in Crawford, Texas. This is [...]
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Ok…i can’t do it. I can’t read the news i just read and keep quiet. I was made aware of a young 8 year old girl who was forced to wed in Yemen. She was forced to become a bride to a 30 year old man, by her father. The young girl’s name is Nojoud Nasser. [...]
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There have been reports allegedly linking a woman from Colorado, to the reports of abuse in the case of young woman and children in the Texas sect of Fundalmentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who practice polygamy. This same woman, Rozita Swinton, has been accused of filing false reports as recently as April 16 in [...]
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