The real King of the Hill.

Brady bunch ain't got nothing on this dude

Now I had thought that I had seen it all; but to quote Frank Sinatra, " you ain't seen nothing yet!!"  You've seen the sitcoms  The Brady Bunch and Step by Step which was kind of like a Brady bunch with a twist on it.  You've also heard of King Solomon with his 700 wives and 300 concubines.

The kind of lineup that would the Bachelor blush.

However in this modern day and age, I've got to hand it to Mr. Ziona Chana from Baktwang village in Mizoram, India.  This man has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grand children.  There's a reason why they would never cast him on The Bachelor; because he'd probably marry all the 25 contestants.  I'm speechless, so I'll let you read his story and come up with your own conclusion.

Enjoy.

Remembering Eli.

As Christmas draws near, like everyone else, I'm really excited at just about everything.  The good thing about being a grown up is that I get to buy my own toys; just to make up for the ones I didn't get as a kid.

In loving memory

This year, I'll take time to remember a dear friend of mine.  I've been friends with the Davis family for as long as I can remember, and so when Eli was born, I accepted him just as his family had accepted me.


His start was not easy by any means; he had a heart condition and was not even supposed to make it.  By the grace of God, he made it and I finally got to meet him when his family brought him to church.


I remember holding him in my arms; it seems like it was only yesterday (why don't I ever have a camera for moments like these?).  Just getting to bond with him, and looking forward to watching him grow.  That was really neat.

So about 4 years ago on Christmas Eve, all of us who knew him were saddened to learn of his passing the day before.  Some things just don't ever seem right.  In my mind, I'm wondering, "why so soon?"  I flashed back to the when I was holding him in my arms, and I wasn't even thinking that it would be the only time I'd ever see him.

When I think of him, I'll remember how at such a young age, he was fighting for his life; but he was not alone in his fight.  His time here was short, but he left us with memories to last a lifetime.  He is in a much better place now, so we need not worry.

This is a trying time for the Davis family, but I would want them to know that they are not alone.  Eli Ryan Davis lives!!

Multiply and fill the earth.

So I was watching "The Today Show", when the Duggar family came on and had an announcement to make.

In case you're not familiar with them, they are a nuclear family from Springdale, AR.  They are headed by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, and have a total of 19 children.  That's right, 19!!  Also all their children's names start with "J"; that must have been the "letter of the day" on Sesame Street.

Now, I'm not going to bash them or anything like that.  It is a blessing that they are able to have that many children and provide a loving home and stability for them; when you consider that there are some couples out there who’d give anything just to be able to have one child, without having to adopt.  Plus they named one of their children Josiah (namesake, yeay!!), and he also happens to be the 8th born (I’m the youngest of 8 children); I knew I had a twin somewhere.

The first time I had ever heard of the Duggar family, it was on the TLC show titled “17 kids and counting”.  At the end of the show, Jim and Michelle were expecting child number 18.  Then the sequel was “18 kids and counting” and it started with the family welcoming in the new addition, Jordyn-Grace.  Then toward the end of that show, they welcomed their 19th child, Josie Brooklyn, who was delivered by via emergency c-section (in my own defense, I didn’t watch it that far; I just read the news).

So back to the announcement; Josh (Jim and Michelle’s oldest child) and his wife Anna - accompanied by the entire family - were on “The Today Show” to announce that they were expecting their second child.  I hadn’t watched the show since the “19 kids” and whatnot, and I didn’t know they guy was married.  Then again, when I saw them on the show, I knew that another baby was on the way.  Congratulations to them and I wish Anna a successful pregnancy and a happy, healthy baby.

I’m going to go on a limb here; and say that maybe Vegas bookies need to get an “over/under” on the number of children by Josh and Anna.  Personally, I think they’ll have six maybe 7, but not more than nine.  That’s just me.  You, on the other hand, are on your own.

We should also petition the State of Arkansas to grant them permission to start their own town.  They could name it Duggarville, Duggartown, Duggarpalooza, Duggaritaville (the last one, I doubt, since they are a Christians), whatever have you.  The Duggars’ 19 children are only rivaled by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; only because they adopt any child in sight.