Sometimes in the midst of tragedy there is a miracle to be found!

Today as I was getting ready to check out my email a news headline jumped out at me "5 year old survives jet crash." Of course I had to take to the time to read this story and while it was heartbreaking it also included a miracle.

A plane carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean. Apparently either a 5 year old boy or a 14 year old girl was found alive within the wreckage. At the time of the article no other survivors had been reported.

I ask that all of my readers take a moment and pray for the people who were on the plane and for their families. I hope that they found both the 5 year old and the 14 year old and will be praying to that effect. Also pray that more survivors will be found during the search and resque mission!

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What about the children?

I agree with the many posts out there regarding the outrage that Nadya Suleman was allowed to continue receiving IVF treatments after having 6 children and being unable to financially provide for them. This is a woman who was still living with her mother, currently on food stamps, and she was unemployed and she already had 6 children!

Personally I think that people are focusing on the woman far too much when we really need to focus on these 14 children. Sadly these children are going to be the ones who suffer. What can we do to make the childrens lives better? One of the first things I would like to see happen is a psychiatric evaluation for mom. Is mom truly up for the job? If not (which I'm sure is the case) what happens to the children? Can the government find homes for these children where they can receive the love and support that all children deserve? I hope so.

I hope that people remember that their is much more to raising a child then providing shelter, clothing, and other material neccessities. Children need love and attention! How can a single mother of 14 children possibly provide all of this to each child!

Jessica Simpson's weight gain

I can't believe all the fuss about Jessica Simpson's weight gain.
You can see the story by fox news at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483204,00.html

Yes she is a "star" and for some reason people always like to point out when the "stars" get fat. Guess what first and foremost she is a person. People should treat her like a person. She is also someone that many teenagers and young adults look up to. Making a big deal about her weight gain can make a big impression on these people. We wonder why there are so many people with eating disorders well now we know at least part of the problem. This is not a new issue and has been going on for years. One day maybe someone will become aware of the added stressors placed on young people by these types of comments.

Here is a what Jessica's brother in law had to say
http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/42446
and her sister
http://www.theage.com.au/news/lifeandstyle/people/ashlee-blasts-weight-critics/2009/01/29/1232818588248.html
these people have the right idea