Perfect weekend

My sister may have been the most beautiful bride I've ever seen. Ever. The weather was perfect, the bride exquisite, the tone of the day calm, the center of the day Christ centered. One couldn't have asked for more.

Adam and Kelly are so in love and so perfect for each other. Standing next to them as matron of honor, I witnessed a true joining of two believers hearts. I'm confident my sister will be protected, loved and honored for the rest of her life.

She said YES!

All her life, my mom and dad have been praying for Kelly's mate... And in December 2011, she met him, they fell in love, and this past Saturday, he asked for her hand in marriage! We were all there at the Waters (my folks house in Montgomery, AL): Adam proposed at the Chapel on the hill - where they will wed on 20 October - and Adam's family and mine waited anxiously for them to come home with an answer! We had about 20 people there for dinner to celebrate their new life together. Dan was able to hide in the chapel and record the proposal and get some sweet pictures. It was a TRULY precious time. Adam and I had worked HARD finding the perfect ring - and Kelly loves it. We are proud. And can't wait for their big day!

Christmas 1984

We lived in Talladega, Alabama and my mom had paid a fortune for these dresses. It was pouring rain outside and Kelly wanted NO PART of meeting Santa Claus.

On the way into the boutique where we were to have our picture made with Santa, Kelly ate it in the middle of a huge mud puddle. I mean, she got muddy water in her face and all over the beautiful smocked gowns my mom had dressed us in.

She cried the whole time I told Santa my "list" of toys that I wanted that year. Little sisters...

Little Sis

Today is my little sister, Kelly's 28th birthday. What a blessing that young woman is to me, my family and the children in the State of Alabama. Becoming an assistant attorney general of Alabama at 27 was so impressive. But what's more impressive is her heart for victims. Everyday, my sister rescues infants to pre-teens who have been robbed of their innocence and purity. Then she gets to find, prosecute and hand over the punishments that the sickos who harm these children will have to serve out.

There are few that I admire more than my baby sister. She certainly represents what I will always aspire to be in this earthly life; she lets the love of her Savior shine through everything she does. Kelly's testimony is long and full of struggles. But to see her where she is today makes those struggles and shortfalls so worth it. She blesses me daily - I will never be able to convey to her my gratitude and depth of love for her. So I will simply say: I love you, Koodlebug and am so proud of you. Happy birthday.

Press Release

This is the press release for the guy that Kelly is prosecuting against. They just finished the Grand Jury trial portion and are waiting for this case to go to trial.

http://www.wtvynews4.com/news/headlines/43621682.html

Update on Trial

The Grand Jury convicted the perp (his name is Contreras) Kelly's prosecuting on all charges. They are now waiting on a date for the case to proceed to trial. Keep praying for Kelly as she and her team are continuing to uncover many more children that this freak raped and abused in the last decade. She knows there are many more children that they have to contact and interview that had playdates and spend the night parties with the known victims while the perp was present. The numbers of innocent lives this guy has affected are astounding and unfortunately, are continuing to rise.

This is a neat article written a few months ago about my sister and her job. She's being harolded as an "up and comer" and I am so proud of her.

http://www.rsvp-montgomery.com/content/view/175/364/

For those of you who post your information on places like Craigslist, please be careful. I am a victim of the misconception that everyone who reads my blog or Facebook page are people that genuinely care about me and my family. My sister constantly reminds me that the Internet is literally the "big, bad monster" that no one should trust.

As we have seen this week on the news with the Craigslist killer in MA, anyone can be a killer yet look like the boy next door. Please don't post your phone number, naked pics of your children (notice I removed the naked boy photos of my Noah from our online albums...) or addresses online. You never know who's collecting your information to use against you when you are least expecting it.

Here is another article where Kelly is quoted talking about the dangers of the internet:

http://www.localwireless.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=121&nid=371135470&cid=132&ith=1&title=Top+Stories

Sure, I quote Kelly a lot, but don't I certainly have an expert in the field of the dangers of the Internet at my fingertips!? Kelly is the most protective aunt I have ever known: if I post something that is even QUESTIONABLE on the Internet that regards Noah, my phone rings immediately with strict orders to take the photo or story off my blog or Facebook page. That is why I feel compelled to share these warnings with you all.

Many of you have asked why I chose to make my blog public again. The answer is because I feel confident that the information I post is vague enough to an outsider that they wouldn't be able to locate me or my family or contact us. That is why I won't post photos of my parent's beautiful new home and that is why I haven't posted photos of our home here in Hawaii; despite the many requests that I have received.

Prayer Request

Today, my amazing sister, Kelly, begins her prosecution at the grand jury trial of the sicko I told you all about a while back. He's responsible for violating and ruining the lives of many babies (beginning at ages 18 months - 24 months) who turned into children over the 6 years he raped them. Kelly has poured her heart and soul into this trial and it has been heartbreaking. But her attitude is one that I admire so much: If she doesn't do this for these children and victims, then WHO WILL?

Today she begins prosecuting this pervert as the Attorney General of Alabama (she's an Assistant AG but this is her case so she represents the actual AG). Please join me in prayer as my sister - not even one year out of law school - prosecutes this high visibility case before a grand jury. I will continue to update you as this trial unfolds. The little boys and little girls (and their mothers) who he victimized for so many years are finally getting the justice they have waited for.

To say that my little sister is admired by me is a laughable understatement. My sister is my hero and she's the angel to so many children she gets down on the floor with as they cry and share their tragic stories. She has the power to do something to bring a voice and light to the worst crime imagineable: taking away the innocence of a child. How dare anyone think they have that right? Kelly is truly an angel without wings and I am so proud of my baby sister.