I was faced with no job, my marriage had just ended, I had two children I had to take care of, my schooling wasn't finished. I was just kind of at rock bottom and I thought, you know, what am I gonna do?

They love the fabric and, really, that's what Bella Bags is all about -- our fabric combination.

The curfew is a good thing, because 11- and 12-year-old children should not be in the streets in the evening.

I have six children, and we live in a riverbed. If it gets really bad, we'll go to the church and see what the architect of the world has in store for us.

You want to know the secret to raising good kids?”
“What’s that? asked Thomas.
“High expectations.”
Thomas laughed. “Alright, well what’s the secret to a happy marriage?”
Clyde smiled back, but his face started to fall, and he chose his words carefully. “… Low expectations.

The children of violently unhappy marriages, like my mother, are often hamstrung for life, but the children of happier marriages have problems too - all the worse, perhaps, because they don't have virtue on their side.