Hannah Montana

Awhile back, I wrote about my favorite author, Karen Kingsbury. I was just reading her journal on her website, www.karenkingsbury.com, and she had an entry about Hannah Montana. I was curious, so I read it. She said that her 15 year old son only wanted 1 thing for his b/d and that was Hannah Montana tickets. She managed to get 8 tickets and backstage passes (Karen, her husband, and their 6 kids)! She informed her kids that they would probably only get a few seconds with her. But, when they got to the front of the line, Hannah saw her and told her she was her favorite author and yelled for her mom and sister to come over! She grabbed her and hugged her and said they've read all her books! They all huddled to pray together before leaving with a promise to get together again! How sweet to know that she and her family (you know she's Billy Ray Cirus's daughter!) are Christians since she is such a huge hero for little girls!

On another note, if you have a daughter, make sure you let her read Karen's books when she gets old enough. Some have stories of young girls and abstinence and the consequences when their friends don't abstain. One particular series, Forever Faithful, is about a boy and girl who grow up together and always knew they'd get married. A move separates them but they somehow meet again years later. They begin dating and promise to abstain, but the night before he leaves for overseas, they lose control. Of course, there's no contact during the trip and she finds she's pregnant. His mother intervenes and she moves away and never tells him. They end up being apart for 10 years until they meet again and all the deceit of his mom comes out. Talk about God's punishment for not following his commands!

Also, on the radio today, they were talking about teenage daughters. Some parents "drew a line" for her. They "challenged" her to not be alone with a boy until she was sure he was the one she'd marry. They also said that the "line" was her waistline and that the only place a boy was allowed to touch her was on her back from her shoulders to her waist until she got married! So, after she got married, her husband put his hand on her knee and said, "I've been waiting 4 years to do that!"