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My love of people, photography and the world began as a child. My family moved a lot and taking pictures was my way of remembering friends, capturing special places or moments and holding them close. Becoming a wife and a mother has always been a dream of mine and I count my blessings daily. I started this blog shortly after our daughter, Yaya joined our family through the blessing of adoption. Its purpose was to share pictures and stories about our life with family and friends. Later, it shared our adoption journey to our second daughter, Baby Bird as well. Now that our family is complete I like to think of it as our family’s journal or life book. I'm passionate about life, my family and preserving our history one snapshot at a time. The thing that amazes me most is the abundance of beauty God blesses us with every day and in the simplest ways if only we take the time to slow down and appreciate them.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Just plain TICKED OFF at Hollywood!

I am not usually one who gets all worked up about a stupid movie. That said, there is a new movie out titled, "The Orphan." Though I haven't seen it, the trailers tell a story I'm not all too thrilled with! Does anyone else have a problem with this movie and it's storyline? Tell me I'm not alone and that I'm not just being an oversensitive adoptive parent here. This is another perfect example of what you put out there into the world impacting REAL PEOPLE's correction CHILDREN's LIVES!

11 comments:

Susie said...

You know...it's never good to villify kids.

Rebecca Jo said...

OH MY... I was talking about this with the girls in my youth group.. they were joking about it & said "I'll never adopt now"... & I was like that's EXACTLY what's wrong with this movie!... yep - wrong on MANY levels!

Rowena said...

Hollywood scraping the bottom of the barrel again. Didn't they do this storyline already???

Nichole said...

I guess I just looked at it as another fictional movie. Maybe I'd see it differently if I actually saw the movie though - which I won't because I tend to avoid scary movies.

Just Lisa said...

The previews have freaked me out-- I always change the channel. I agree with Susie-- children as bad guys is never a smart move!

Debra Kaye said...

You know, sweet friend, I could not even look at the trailer on TV...to make a child look demonized in any way just plain haunts me.

And I'm a scardy cat at anything even remotely frightening. I just can't even look at it. No horror movies here.

My precious sister....I pray the Lord wipes out the horrible images and whatever the enemy meant for harm the Lord will use to make good. Love ya bunches.

Anonymous said...

I'm with you!
It looks sick and twisted.
It's only understandable that you are upset. Adopting is beautiful and precious.
This type of movie produces fear and disrespect of children and we both know that is not of the Lord.

The Blonde Duck said...

I'm not sure what the movie is about...I'm guessing an adoptive kid who causes trouble...

Hollywood just needs to get a reality check.

aspiring... said...

This is the first I've heard of that movie. I'm waaay out of the loop. Maybe I'll just stay out :) !

Off topic, ok?
Your simple beautiful message the other day made my day !!!, Frizzy. I could write a whole post an that alone. I have notes so maybe I will... Thank you and thank you and thank you...

Have I abandoned you? While it would seem so - no, you remain in my mind, heart and prayer.

I look very much forward to the block of time I can spend reading about your trip. Thank you for your prayer, too. I can't imagine such a trip... to Rome...

God be with you and yours now and always, I pray in Jesus' Name. +

Danyele Easterhaus said...

i haven't heard anything about it...and you know i have adopted kiddos. guess i'll have to check it out...maybe its a decent thing...miss spider is totally awesome!

Prudence Arcadia said...

This is the reason why I love independent and foreign movies. So frigging LAME and stoooopid.