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Marrying for love, not money: Wealthy duchess gives fortune away (Billion of $) to marry her love
August 9th, 2011Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva (yes, that’s one name) is one of the wealthiest women in all of Spain. She is worth somewhere between $850 million and $5 billion–but not for long. The Duchess of Alba, 85, is giving it all away so she can marry the man she loves.
This sounds like a plot to the latest Nicholas Sparks novel, but we assure you, this is nonfiction to the core. So, why is she giving her vast fortune away? The duchess’s six children were dubious about their mother’s plans to marry Alfonso Diez, a civil servant who is 24 years younger.
To help assuage their fears that the love may not be genuine, the duchess is going to give her fortune to her children. According to an article from the BBC, the duchess’s six children had been against the wedding. Earlier this year, the duchess remarked, “Alfonso doesn’t want anything. All he wants is me.”
Not surprisingly, news of the impending wedding sparked a flurry of web searches. Online lookups for “duchess marries” and “spain duchess fortune” were both incredibly popular, as computer users have sought the scoop on the unlikely love story.
The duchess’s children were all from her first marriage to Pedro Luis Martinez de Irujo y Artazcoz, son of the Duke of Sotomayor. He died in 1972. The duchess remarried in 1978 to a onetime Jesuit priest named Jesus Aguirre y Ortiz de Zarate. He passed away in 2001. The duchess has been friends with Diez for several years. In fact, there were rumors of a wedding in 2008, but nothing occurred after the children “vetoed” the idea of marriage.
No word on whether the duchess’s children and grandchildren intend to be on hand for the ceremony. She likes to point out that each of her kids is divorced, even though she has never split up with any of her husbands. According to the UK Guardian, the duchess has given her children and eight grandchildren “a palace each.” That ought to keep them quiet.
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Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/wealthy-duchess-gives-fortune-away-marry-212956415.html
Video: Pastor thanks God for his ‘smokin hot wife’
July 31st, 2011If you haven’t seen this, this is funny.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Baptist preacher has revved up a NASCAR crowd with his high-powered invocation before the Nationwide race in Nashville.
Pastor Joe Nelms of the Family Baptist Church in Lebanon, Tenn., gave thanks Saturday night for the race cars, the race teams, the tires and “my smoking hot wife, Lisa.” He also thanked the Lord for his two children, Eli and Emma, “or as we like to call them, ‘The Little E’s.”
In a booming voice, Nelms also invoked the Darrell Waltrip phrase the ex-driver uses at the start of televised races, “Boogity Boogity Boogity,” drawing cheers from the crowd.
TV Show: Psych Music Video – “Are you a fan of delicious flavor?”
July 25th, 2011Are you a fan of Psych? Here is their latest “music video.”
Video: Jeff & Cheryl Scruggs – HopeForMarriages.com
July 7th, 2011
I am excited about the relaunch of a client’s website as I just finished an overhaul of Jeff and Cheryl Scrugg’s website – HopeForMarriages.com.
Jeff and Cheryl have an amazing story of marriage without a true central focus, an emotional divorce after 2 years of being married, the real divorce years later — and then an amazing story of God intervening in their lives as individuals — and a marriage reconciliation that only God could do. Here is Jeff and Cheryl’s story:
Worship video: “We Love Who You Are” – Lift Up the Light
June 14th, 2011
This is the worship team at my church, The Oaks Fellowship, in Red Oak, Texas. And my wife happens to be in the choir, seen at 3:29, singing out in the bottom row of the video.
They had the great opportunity to sing with Bethany Dillon, and Shane and Shane, led by the great Clayton Brooks and Ross Fishburn. It’s great to work with these guys in lifting our praise up to the King.
I’m Josh.