After 70 years, Mary Louise McCann, my mother-in-law was recognized for her service as a member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) in WWII on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. It was awarded posthumously for her exceptional service in the military.
Mary McCann was one of 1,102 WASP whose duties included ferrying aircraft from factories to military bases, training pilots and crews, and towing targets for the war. Thirty-one Texas women were honored.
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in Marriage on Mar 05, 2010
Have fun and romance while tying the knot with a wedding at sea or at one of the ports on a cruise. According to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the wedding business has increased 60 percent in the last decade. The Caribbean and Bahamas is considered a desirable romance setting by 80 percent of travel agents.
For more information, visit the Husband and Wife Show, to find out more details.
On Dec. 6, Bethel Joy Club held a marriage vows renewal ceremony for eight couples with approximately 160 family and friends. A couple of challenges were overcome.
- The minister's wife was going to be the reader for the ceremony, but six weeks prior to the ceremony, she and the minister announced their departure from the church.
- The group's pianist was notified of another commitment which provented her from participating.
The group rallied together in support of each other and they were able to fit the pieces of the puzzle together nicely with a friend minister performing the ceremony and a friend pianist.
New Delhi -- Private detectives are playing a part in the arranged marriages in India. Since arranged marriages in India are being replaced by marriages with love and emotion, and sometimes with Internet introductions, new wedding sleuths come into play.
Bao Vang, producer and anchor of WSAW News Channel 7 Sunrise program, recently wed her fiance of a year. Both Bao Vang and Noah were born in the United States and are a traditional couple. Honoring their families, Noah and Bao Vang chose a traditional Hmong wedding with heritage spanning generations.
In the Hmong wedding tradition, the families must approve of the marriage along with a dowry. If this does happen, and there are no guarantees, then the marriage cannot take place.
According to Reginald Bibby, a University of Lathbridge sociologist, "the traditional family remains not only the most prevalent family situation in Canada, but also the one most people hold up as the ideal family arrangement." In 2009, marriages and births are up in Russia for the first time as mentioned in 3News.com.
A 2002 "Why Marriage Matters" report, sponsored by the Institute to American Values, concludes three fundamentals:
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in Miscellaneous on Feb 12, 2010
Vancouver, Canada
The 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies is tonight, Feb. 12. According to GraceExtendedMinistries.org a call to invite intercessors throughout the world to come to Vancouver during the Winter Olympics (Feb. 12-28, 2010) to join in prayer for God's purposes during this critical time. It is a call to nations for prayer for the Vancouver region, U.S., and all nations during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Prayer watches and prayer stations will be ongoing throughout the day. A "live feed" will be used to stay connected.
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in Fun romance on Jan 21, 2010
Courageous focuses on the importance of fathers on families and marriage.
