Where there's a will, there's a way...

This is just one of the sweetest stories I've read in a long time.  I thought of Jeannie and Paul making wedding plans and concerns about money, etc.  This just illustrates that whatever your circumstances, your dreams can still come true:

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Barbara that is a sweet story. Often people hear of a situation like theirs and they don't do anything because they figure what little they have to contribute wouldn't make a difference. But when a lot of people pull together for a worthwhile cause, and each gives their little bit of support (whether it's baking a cake or putting up a few hundred dollars) it all adds up to make what seemed impossible possible after all.

Not to side swap your thread but it is titled "Where there's a will, there's a way", and it makes me wonder what we here can accomplish to help POE? That's not a disguised hint btw; rather, it is a genuine question. There are so many of us here who have come to love our POE family and wonder what can be done to help but feel at a loss because finances are tight and we don't know what else to do.  Perhaps if we all put on our thinking caps we can come up with some viable ideas.  Just a thought...

Great idea, Diana.  I'm a huge advocate of and believer in the value of people banding together and everybody chipping in whatever their contribution might be towards the common goal.  I want to help keep POE up and running and don't mind paying my fair share for premium membership.  Until that program is implemented, I'm open to ideas as to how we can come together as a group to further the cause.

I agree 100% Barbara, and I like your spirit! 

I know that funds are tight for everyone, (for those who are able to contribute, even if you think the amount is insignificant, I am sure it will be greatly appreciated), but there must be other ways that we can pull together to help POE.  Do we have any members who can volunteer to help with the website itself? Now that spring is here maybe it's time for that yard sale you've been meaning to get around to, and the proceeds could be donated to POE?

I don't really have a lot of ideas at the moment but I am willing to do what ever I can to help, because I for one would be heart broken to see POE close down.

Babs. my husband I were marries "for free" by the minister, he said to my hubby, I've been in the armed forces before, and I know they don't give you much money, it would be "my honor" to help support the cause you have under taken towards me freedom,  by my not accepting your donation offer. so I trully flet like I was "married by the Lord".  We stay with our young scouts at they grow, and any of them with their weddings we attend. Many of them have gone back to outside weddings, and do it what they call an "historical western" in concept. by that I mean we sit on rows of  hay bales, which are usually bought by the farmers with livestock and donated to them for the afternoon, the bride and groom wear authentic western gown and black ties, but the groomen often wear just black coats over jeans and all one colored shirts,and the bridesmaids , where jean skirts that match, and cowgirl hats, and simple theme colored blouses, and carry boquets. the alters are ususally stacked up bales of hay with wagon wheels and bouquets of flowers around the them..some include flowers in vases down the isle as well by the seating areas...sometimes pots of lfowers.  After the wedding there's an BBQ outside and music and dancing, as fancy as you want or it can be simple. I've been to small local bands with small stage shows even. usually there's cake, and at one we had an pot luck an they had Walt BBQ an pig ..as he did for community events. I've seen the couple taken away in an huge wheel barrel and by horse an carriage. I've attende done wedding outside of an church, on it's grounds, and naother at an private residence by the pond and yard setting. They all wear boots, and for some reason the girls wear white an dthe guys wear black. It' s always been cute to see her garter thrown into the crowd after seeing her boots under her long flowign dress. fro the most part the dresses are fairly simple also, many have been homemade. All the weddings were endearing and special. In fact, I can't think of an lousy one I've ever been reguarldess of the cost. My kids chose an historic church, and it was an small wedding, about 200 people, but the place was "Packed" and her dress was long and flowing down with an train, they honeymooned at an well known Bed and Breakfast "Historical" house down in Portland before heading to the coast the next day. We rented an white limosine and hubby drove then there and later we drove their car down to them, packed up for the coast and I took her wedding gown back to the house, so they didnt' have to take it with them any further... took his "tux" back also. The minister allowed us to ring these very old church bells after they were married also, so "John" did the honors for us...which is not done to much these days. The church itself had stained glass windows...it was an candlelight wedding. This church did weddings and so it was, they had wedding consultants to help us through the ordeal. But as I said, there are many ways to have weddings these days. Your right, it makes it nice when others help pull things together. Never under-estimate the country ladies for knowing how to make things specatular whatever you decide to do.  

Here you go Shirley!

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