A Beautiful Example of a Father’s Love

I received the link to this video in an email. So often we hear about fathers’ shortcomings and we don’t get to see or hear about the wonderful and selfless ways in which fathers as well as other family members show their love everyday. This video shows a father demonstrating his love for his son through his actions. From this video I would have to say that both father and son strike me as extrordinary men.

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Creative Birthstone and Pre Engagement Promise Rings

With the many options available to create custom promise rings, it is possible to create birthstone and pre engagement promise rings that are truly memorable.  Selecting from birthstone, diamond, gemstone, type of ring, engraving, or symbolism in the ring or ring setting can produce a ring to impress even the most discriminating taste for jewelry.         Read more

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Get More Views for Your YouTube Videos

I came across this instructional video for increasing views of your YouTube videos and thought I should share it so here it is.

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Toddler Sings Song By The Police

Here is a really cute video of a toddler singing and dancing to a song by the Police. Enjoy!

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Useful Blog Widget and Bookmark Plugin

Here is a great widget for blogs. Check it out.

Also here are some sites for button making:

1. LucaZappa.com

2. buttonator.com

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From Weakness to Strength

The other day I was checking out blogs and came across one about love. There was a post on it that particularly caught my attention. In the post was the fictional story of a child with one arm that had signed up to take a martial arts class in spite of his disability. Throughout the class the boy was only taught one move and, when he questioned this, he was told it was the only move he would need. After practicing the move over and over the boy virtually mastered it. He competed in a tournament and was able to defeat opponent after opponent until he had won the championship. When he asked how he was able to win the tournament, his teacher explained to him that he had virtually mastered the most difficult move and that the only defense was to grab the left arm – the arm the boy was missing.

Another story is that of a child born without ears. The doctor’s opinion of this child was that he would likely be deaf and mute for life. Through witnessing his son enjoy music from a phonograph by clamping his teeth on the case, his father discovered his son could hear. Shortly after this discovery his father figured out that, if he spoke with his lips touching the child’s bone at the base of the skull, he could hear him. The father began to tell his son stories to develop his self confidence and to instill in him the belief that this was an asset instead of a liability and would someday work to his benefit. Upon reaching his last week in college, the young man received a hearing aid that finally allowed him to hear normally. He was so excited that he wrote to the manufacturer telling them about his story. He was invited to visit the company and following the visit decided that he wanted to find a way to share this with all the other people that could benefit from the device. He created a plan and presented it to the company and was given a position to carry out his plan. Little did he know that he was destined to help many people who might otherwise have lived the rest of their lives deaf. 

What is the moral of these two stories?  I would say it is that, if we focus on our strengths or on finding strength in what would otherwise be considered a weakness, we may actually find that it is not in fact a weakness or liability but actually an advantage that makes us ideally suited for certain tasks or contributions in life. These stories are also examples of what can be accomplished with love, encouragement and support.

Credits: 

1) The first story I referred to, “Weakness or Strength?”,  was found on Symphony of Love’s Blog:  http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/symphony-of-loves-blog . It was posted on Sept. 24, 2009.

2) The second story I referred to appears in the book – Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill.

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Gemstone Engagement Rings

Engagement rings can be made more personal, colorful and economical or affordable by using gemstones instead of diamonds. Gemstones are usually much less expensive and you can choose one based on her birthstone, favorite color or the meaning of the color itself. You could use one as the center stone with diamond accents or as accents as well. Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Citrine – whatever gemstone you select you can create a beautiful ring. Gemstones are an excellent choice for engagement eternity rings as well.

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What is Love?

Love is a couple taking care of each other and not being able to imagine being without each other after more than 50 years of marriage. Love is a friend being there for you when your child is hospitalized with visits, meals after you return home or just to talk when you need it. Love is a mother doing what she has to in order to take care of her children. There are so many wonderful examples of love out there.

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Not Just a Mother’s Ring

Normally these type of rings, set with different birthstones, have been thought of as mother’s rings but they also serve beautifully for other purposes. Think custom pre engagement promise rings where the stones are the couples’ birthstones and the ring is engraved with the couples’ names or left without the engraving. Another use could be friendship rings (for your very best friend) with the friends’ birthstones and names.

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