I will not be watching The Royal Wedding. Nor will I DVR it. I'm sure it will be featured on every morning, midday, afternoon and evening show for several weeks, so I'm sure I'll piece together what's most important. And that's not who's walking down the red carpet wearing what. It is that two people who love each other very much were married. Period. I had my dream wedding. With about 150 of my closest and dearest friends celebrating with me. And it was beautiful. Lovely. A dream. Exactly how … [Read more...]
Honor and family
June 1, 2010 By 3 Comments
I don't think about honor often. But the concept of honor was so embedded within I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced that I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I define honor as trust, truth and respect. I give honor to someone who I see as deserving. One who is respectful and respectable. I'm honored when I'm treated that way, or when I'm able to do something that recognizes that same respect. Surprisingly, this common word is not easy to define. Dictionary.com offers 24 definitions. This … [Read more...]
Marriage, Relationships: Its a Job
February 3, 2010 By 7 Comments
About a year after I was married, my cousin asked me to be in her wedding. I accepted. Two weeks later, she called for a heart-to-heart: what's it like, marriage? I suppose she wanted to hear that, one year later, there were still butterflies in my stomach, leaping everytime I saw my husband. That we spent every evening joyfully celebrating our marriage over wine, cheese, and strawberries dipped in chocolate. "Marriage? Its a job," I responded. "Its a good job, really. One with a lot of … [Read more...]
