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Friday, March 19, 2010
love you like big baby cheeks...
I love her and her precious chubby cheeks...she looks like my sister...whom I adore...and she is the only person that made me an "auntie"!
I have loved babies since I was a baby...I grew up playing dolls...babysitting in the nursery at church, babysitting lil' tiny babies all day long, during the summer...
I am always the favored hire for make-up artists, when a shoot with kids is involved...I was the hit with all the kids on a Smurf commercial...lucky me, I got to play this game where they hit you with their hands when you don't get "something" right! ha ha ha
I am a born nurturer...I love to care, console, comfort, cheer up, help, love, feed, play, and make people smile and feel loved and cared for. And all I dreamed about was being a mama...I had my other dreams, but all I cared about when I was young, was that the world would end and I wouldn't get to have babies to take care of and love! Ask any of my friends, well, I really only have a handful of friends...but they will tell you, I am the super-researcher, that finds the world's safest carseat...the best babysling, the
Unfortunately, the only babies I'll get to show you, are my niece. My ex-husband, has requested that I not post any pictures of my kids online. So if anyone was wondering about my other blog, that is why I haven't posted anything on there. I enjoyed posting a little slice of my life, to share and encourage other mamas...but I am no longer allowed to do so.
Thank you soooooooooo much! I love you all....and your love has amazed me, and truly been the wings from heaven that have helped keep me going. God has used each of you to touch my heart and I thank you more than I can even put into words!
I read all the comments you leave on here, and you have no idea that power of love that has charged up my heart with your precious words. Sometimes I have just sat and cried reading your stories, or just saoking up the love in all the words you write! I love each of my precious "kandee family", each one of you...I really do....
This blog isn't just someone who randomly posts things that are funny or amusing....I feel a calling in my heart, that I want to inspire each of you, I want to encourage YOUR hearts. Ofcourse I want to give you the silly blogs, too, that I hope are amusing, but most importantly, I want this to be a place where you know your heart is safe, where you know you'll be encouraged, or you'll be washed over in positivity. I want this blog to be like the happiest family, where you know you are loved, your heart will feel better and recharged, and most of all, where you are celebrated and believed in!
more love than I can say, a bigger hug than I can send, and a smile that would light up the night sky, your friend and fellow "kandee family member"....typed with love and so much thankfulness, Kandee
70 comments:
- Kyndal said...
I LOVE YOU!!! Everything will work out, God is in this!
- March 19, 2010 at 12:45 AM
- monavampire said...
Kandee,that's so great about all that money stuff! I kept my fingers crossed for that.
And about the photos of your children - we, as your lil' family loved to watched them, but maybe your ex is right - there are so many evil people online who can use them for not very good things. I hope everything is going to be alright. It has to, cause it always does! - March 19, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Babies really are so sweet. Hope everything turns out well for you...
- March 19, 2010 at 1:09 AM
- WhatJeanLikes said...
Kudos for you Kandee for putting the truth out there and trusting your fans to understand and be compassionate towards your situation. Only you and your son know the truth and it is not anyone else's place to judge. right or wrong, the judge made the decision and it's over and I hope that those who gossip and hate monger on the other blogs can get over it and move on as well.
Ive been reading about your situation from the beginning and have decided to stay neutral as it is not my place to judge and I just think it's very brave for you to admit all this on your website, especially in light of the fact that the people who say bad things about you have accused you of hiding this matter from your fans.
I hope that you and your children move on and do well, God bless you in your endeavors. I also hope those who are so quick to throw stones when they live in glass houses move on and that God blesses them too.
Keep inspiring people Kandee, you're doing more good than you even know. - March 19, 2010 at 1:29 AM
- Elsa Frescata said...
Hy Sweet Kandee , a divorce is always a dificult time , and i know what are you getting ... but you must be strong, for you and for your babys , i also got a divorce, and bealive me, my story is not a happy one... i was married just for 2 months... the day after i got married , i stared to be abused by my ex husbund, i couldnt do nothing.. he start it to beet me up ... call me names .. etc... etc.. 2 moths later i decided that i didnt want that any more , i talked with my parents , i told them i was getting divorce, they gave me theire support... but bealive me it was a very dificul time for me ,3 years have passed , and i have found a true love , still, one of my dreams is to be a mom , but till this time , im still trying to get pregnat .. Kandee , please dont publish this comment , i just want it to share this with you .. a Big Big Kiss , your a stong women , and i love all your streng...Sorry about my English
Keep Smiling !! - March 19, 2010 at 1:37 AM
- Unknown said...
I love you.....don't forget when you're down at what feels like the lowest you can go, there's only one other way to go and that's up....things will be ok because god never gives you more than you can handle....xoxoxo My name is ANgela, and my blog is sadly non existent cause I just started it actually :) so i'm fairly new BUT i've watched your hilarious videos on you tube AND the amazing serious ones also with make up tips*which you have taught me so much even tho I have never worn much at all I never knew how or what to apply so huge thanks to you for that* my great aunt? is Pati Dubroff who is a celeb make up artist im sure you've heard or met her or maybe not :) anyway,you're personality is so amazingly funny and adorable and you are so similar to me with being silly and having fun when you can is the way to go....anyway, take care of you, keep your wonderful positive close to you just as you do with all these bloggers and bloggettes :) email me anytime for anything or nothing at all :) Take care of you xox *Angela* email@example.com
- March 19, 2010 at 1:40 AM
- cacey.chavonne said...
hey kandee.. i've never left a comment or anything before, but i just wanted to say keep your head up through everything, no matter what you did or didn't do, you're still human. and people who disrespect you or your situation just doesn't have a life of their own that they can be happy about. no one is perfect and everyone is on this hard road called life. i love logging into to face book and seeing a new quote or something you have posted and it adds a little sunshine to my day :] so keep on going and doing you! thats all you can do, haha.
- March 19, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- black cat said...
huge hug for you kandee. just have faith that everything will be allright and it will. you have really inspired me and lifted my spirit. thank you so much! the love you give returns to you so this is what your heart does and God loves you so much... there are true miracles where people alike are meeting and inspire one another and this is not by chance, hearts hear and meet.... lots of kisses Kandee. you're in my prayers.
- March 19, 2010 at 2:33 AM
- MaryCary said...
We really love you too Kandee!! Hope you and your family is going to have a FANTASTIC year.. I wish you all the best, YOU are AMAZING and really ONE OF A KIND! Always remember that! Loving thoughts from me:)
- March 19, 2010 at 3:59 AM
- Diane said...
Hello, Kandee, I hope that everything will be ok for you, that you won't have to go to so many troubles and that everyone can see you're an amazing mom and such a great person! I hope your kids are doing great too and thanks so much for taking time out of your busy days to write here!
Have a super fun a stress - less day :)
kiss - March 19, 2010 at 4:16 AM
Kandee, sweetie, God Bless You!
You are such a wonderful person inside out, I can only imagine how hard it is for you to deal with all that.. but we are with you and we love you very-very much. You can go through all this and we believe in you. Stay strong, positive and keep smiiiiiling =))))))
We are all here for you, never forget,
Anastasia - March 19, 2010 at 4:35 AM
- jesse said...
Hi Kandee,
You wrote that you hope you can help us feel "recharged", and I just wanted to let you know that is exactly what I feel when I get to read your blog! I look forward to reading it and I think "I hope Kandee's posted something today... I wonder what she's up to?" I always feel uplifted from reading your posts. I know it's hard when people say untrue or hurtful things about you but know that there are so many of us who you inspire every day to be a little bit happier. I wish that you could have continued with your "Adventures in Kandeeland" blog as it's nice to share that side of you, but either way you clearly love and adore your babies and no one can take that away. Have a beautiful day! - March 19, 2010 at 4:46 AM
hi kandee
oh im so sad about this... i dont even know that HE was the reason why u cancelled the blog!!! oh no, i hope u and ure sweet lil people are well and healthy and that they can spend lots of time with their sweet and caring mother.
your such a strong and adorable person... stay like that, i got ure back.
switzerland loves u =)
toni - March 19, 2010 at 4:49 AM
- Beansieleigh said...
Oh Kandee, I'm so sorry to hear about the pains of divorce that you're going through.. I've been there, and KNOW it's NO fun! My heart goes out to you, and my prayers go up for you and your kids! Your niece is adorable! My mother's theory was that if a kid wasn't chubby, with the big cheeks, roly-poly legs, and dimply hands and feet, then they weren't healthy! So those chubby cheeks are a good thing, God bless her!... Just watched your videos for the house tour, and the contents of your purse! I have a few friends, but none that I get to see or talk to everyday, like most girlfriends get to; so it always does my heart good to stop here whenever I can! You are like "one of the girls", whom I can go to, knock at the back door, wearing sweats, ankle socks, and a ponytail, plop myself at a table with you, with either a cup of coffee or a cold beer, to just ramble on about anything and everything! (Of course, then there are times when we dress to the nines, for lunch and some shopping! Ha! Ha!.. if only we could!) My spirit is lifted, my attitude's adjusted, and a younger me is freed again, if even just for a little while till duties and responsibilities call me back to the real world again! Thanks for being a friend, and know you have a friend here who wishes you all the best! ~tina
- March 19, 2010 at 5:32 AM
- Unknown said...
Kandee, I think you are such a powerful extraordinary woman. I feel watching your videos and reading your blogs that finally there is a great strong powerful woman to look up to and believe in. We are all praying for you to get through this hard time and I think youre wonderful and dont ever forget that! I know im gushing:) but this is my first time leaving a comment so i had to get it all in there!
- March 19, 2010 at 5:57 AM
- Katriina said...
You've insipired us so much!
I hope everyting will get better
:) - March 19, 2010 at 6:23 AM
- Rachel said...
Kandee you are the most kind hearted person I've ever meet! Kee your head up this will all blow over soon!
With much much love
Rachel - March 19, 2010 at 6:23 AM
- Heather said...
Hi Kandee! Keep your head up! You are a great inspiration to me! I appreciate all the time you take out of your day to share things with us! <3
- March 19, 2010 at 6:27 AM
- Lisa said...
awww kandee. im so glad i finally read your situation with the donations and the ex stress. I was beginning to wonder about this. I kno about your ex requesting not to post any pics of your children on the net is hard... cause my ex had once requested that of me..
and i felt lik i was hidding a part of me that existed.. that on fb, there i was but he wasnt a part of my life..
keep strong and its really nice to finally see whats been up cause some of your fans were wondering (me as well).
heart and love sis, life has its tests.. - March 19, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- Billie Jean said...
that is trruly a miracle god definatly wants you to keep on influencing people through your blog and videos! have a awesome day
-Laurel - March 19, 2010 at 6:46 AM
- loladfrog said...
Kandee..you just have the most beautiful heart. so happy the charges have been dropped. I look to you everytime things in my life get tough. I love your constant positivity. XOXO
- March 19, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- blogger said...
Hi Kandee :) indeed God is so Kind and He loved us so much that He uses a lot of people as an instrument to help us.We have to always be grateful of the blessings that comes our way.there are struggles and even a lot of obstacles, we can overcome them all because there is One that is there to help and guide us through this journey of our lives.God knows we are strong because our strengths comes from Him.May you be blessed with a lot more blessings and stay happy and strong, because God is always with us, with YOU.Have a happy weekend! love yah =D
- March 19, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Unknown said...
I cried reading this blog Kandee. You are such a precious person and I wish things were easier for you. I'm glad we could all help out with atty fees. I work for one so I know how the fees start to add up. Luckily our office is very assertive with people who can't pay them as well as others. I know how hard it can be but I know you will make it! Such things in life are bumps in the road, sometimes more than just bumps but not matter what happens, you have your children, your friends, your family, your adoring followers and most importantly God. Would you mind posting that paypal link again? :) I've got something with your name on it buring a whole in my pocket and I'd like to send it to your account. :) I just moved out on my own again (had to temporarily live w/my parents b/c I left my ex-fiance and moved home from L.A.) so I don't have much money but I want to help out again Kandee! It's a sun-shining day up here in N.Idaho and hopefully it is where you are! Take the sun and let it warm your heart and smile! *Hugs*
~Cassidy Z. - March 19, 2010 at 7:46 AM
You are very kind Kandee that write so warm and lovefull words here.
I've watched almost all your videos and read blog a lot (going backward because I've started just a couple of monthes ago) and I have to say I would like to have a small part of your... JOYfull and courageous manner of living, working, bolgging, dancing... I've beed so shy, constrained and stiff all my live of 25 years so can't do anything but working hard at office, do my job good, wearing glasses and many people say I have stern look - I don't know why. And I never will be able to change my, it's impossible seems to me. The same as you will keep silence, sit still without laughing so much...
Best for you and your kids!
Oh! forget! I'm affraid of having children and you have three! And you gave birth to Jordan at.. 16?:)
Once agane good luch and continue to inspire us!
Maria from Moscow, Russia - March 19, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- Unknown said...
your ex husband sounds like a real jerk :(
i'm sorry kandee, reading this makes me so sad, but it also amazes me how much strength you really have. things keep getting thrown at you but you still stand tall. :} hopefully all this bad will eventually get washed away and you can just live your like peacefully and anyway you'd like. I wish for that, for you :) <3 - March 19, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Unknown said...
Awww....she's so beautiful and is lucky to have the most amazing Auntie in the world! I am going to miss your other blog Kandee. I am still praying that everything works out for you. You are a true inspiration to us all. I am glad you keep posting and doing videos and keep your head held high. You are an amazing mommy and a beautiful person inside and out. Your kandee family sees this and knows this and we all have your back!
- March 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Lea WhiteFeather said...
Love you, Kandee!
- March 19, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- Sonja said...
Kandee.....just love you and what you are all about so much! I hope one day...sooner than later....you will have one of your glaminars here in Portland, Oregon!!!! You are so inspiring......I hope all in your world settles down soon.....we are with you in spirit!!!!
- March 19, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- JalinMarieC said...
Kandee, My heart and prayers go out to you during this challenging time. You are such a strong & beautiful person and have put a little extra something into my day w your posts, videos, tweets, and positive energy. I adore you for all these things!! Much love, XOZO
- March 19, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- VaidaG said...
You're amazing human-being :)
I iwsh i could say so much, but i feel that you hear alot of good loving words :)
God bless you :)
xxx - March 19, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- A Snail's Tale said...
i love you :)
- March 19, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- Sirenazul said...
Hi sweetie, I wrote you a couple of weeks ago to ask you about your blog "Adventures in Kandeeland" cause I could't read it (it was very special for me) and I imagined something had happened. And now you confirm it. Don't worry baby I think now you need to protect yourself and your kids as much as you can and this is a way of doing it (even if lots of us are going to really miss your blog). Look at the possitive part.
Keep on fighting baby, never give up. NEVER. Love from Spain. - March 19, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Unknown said...
Anytime I'm feeling down or just need an extra boost of encouragement, I read your blog! Your words just make me feel so much better about myself, they make me feel like I can do absolutely anything, and to just follow my heart. I read everyday just to start my day off with positive, helpful, and cheerful words. Keep inspiring Kandee... you've made such an impact on my life as well as thousands of others! And if that isn't success, I'm not sure what is... thank you for all your loving words. Take care and keep smiling :)
- March 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Rock Couture said...
Your niece is gorgeous!
- March 19, 2010 at 12:22 PM
That is so true.. people like to twist whatever written in one's blog.. Had that experience before.. Blogging is a way for me to vent out in writting.. so that I won't go bonkers.. but I too have to be careful and being vague on somethings.. just for my own precautionary..
Anyway, I wish you the best and hope everythings worksout well.. *hugs*
I love reading your blog and also watching your videos.. They are awesome and you're beautiful as always.. ;) - March 19, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Stay positive, stay true, and keep being you, and everything will work out Kandee. :) Much love! xo
- March 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Kandee, I've said it a million times to you and so many other people, you are the most amazing person I have never met <3
Your strength is so inspirational to me and you give me the strength to keep going each day. I look forward to reading your blog each day and watching your videos as they come along.
I love you so much for being such a beautiful person, inside and out, and I hope you know that everything happens for a reason and this will all turn out to be alright in the end.
Much love for you always, Michelle <3 - March 19, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- The Mintuit Mother said...
What a blessing that the Lord has moved in this situation to meet your needs.
Can your ex legally do that? Make you stop posting photos of your children? If you have joint legal custody, you should have a right to. Men can be jerks. My ex-husband deliberately does not pay child support. He does not visit or call our daughter. he claims to not have money to pay... but yet has just booked a cruise to the Bahamas for him ans his girlfriend. Not to mention has just bought a gun (that's a scary thought, for someone who was arrested for Domestic Violence when we were married). I'm trying not to think about. I don't know what I can do to get the back child support... and my funds are running low. With so many hours spent at school, there's no time to work and I can't afford additional child care. =/ It makes me so angry that he can be so heartless. I'm am praying for a door to open to get him out of our lives. He is not good for my daughter anyway. I would fear for her safety.
Sorry, just venting. I need something to take my mind of this. - March 19, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Cari said...
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- March 19, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Awe sweet heart, I am so happy the charges have been dropped! I have thought about you everyday, and I have never worried about a stranger this much before. I feel like I know you and we are friends. I wish the best for you, everything will work out great! I know it. Thank you for the update. I feel so relieved about the court stuff. Love you! Thanks for the videos!
- March 19, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Unknown said...
Kandee Im sure you saw my question on facebook about the whole lifes not free thing and I wanted to thank you for showing your gratitude on your blog, it was really all I wanted was to know for sure you really needed it and you wernt just trying to catch a free ride. Im sorry that may sound bad but really we dont know each other and you never can tell... so thank you for this post. Please update us again to let us know how it all turns out, I would send you more but unfortunately I am broke as well.
ps Im eagerly awaiting the YT video your about to put up thank you!
-- eve - March 19, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Rhi said...
My goodness Kandee, i had no idea you were going through so much trouble, and now that i do i am even more inspired by your amazing positivity and ability to shine! So many people wouldn't be able to put on a brave face and sparkle the way you do. You truly are an inspiration and I honestly hope that you get everything that you deserve. I pray that God will continue to give you all the strength and hope you need to keep fighting and show everybody what you're made of! You really are my inspiration x
- March 19, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- MC said...
Hi Kandee! I remember you mentioned that you had made a Twiggy look video but I can't seem to find it. Can you post it please? Thanks!!!
- March 19, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Unknown said...
You are one of the most amazing people I have ever known. Just know that we all love you with all our hearts and we all stand by you through good times and bad. You are safe with us as well and so is your heart.
Love Libby xox - March 19, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Jill Johnson said...
so many thoughts of you and all that you must go through.....tell your ex that all the money you have to spend whenever he drags it through the courts, is money that can't be spent on the children! Had a friend whose ex dragged her into court because she had the little girls hair cut! Stay strong. Unfortunately when there are children involved, the divorce goes on forever.
- March 19, 2010 at 8:17 PM
Kandee you have so much strength and I admire your honesty.
- March 19, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Sierra Nickole said...
Hey Kandee! I just wanted to let you know that you are always in my prayers!
You're blogs and videos always brighten my day because you are such a sweet, optimistic person who always has such great advice to give!
And if I could have afforded to, I would have donated a whole bunch of money to help you out. But since I'm not able to do that at the moment, I promise to always keep you in my prayers!
Love you!
Your friend,
Sierra Nickole - March 19, 2010 at 10:48 PM
- FaithHopeLove said...
Hello Kandee, Im sorry you are having some challanging times. I feel like we are freinds, as I am a similiar person as you. I also feel that it is no mistake that those who have connected with you have. As I too several years back was in a terrible court case with my son that was so difficult and I just could not believe it was happening and the ONLY thing that got me through the many years of heartache was my faith, friends and family. I thank God for his perfect timing for you to have this out pouring of support and love right now. You are strong and you will get through this. I had so many that helped me along my way when I had my sad and hard times with my case. You are a very good kind loving person Kandee. What I can tell you for sure with my experience is that the truth does always prevail, it may take some time, but trust in that. Be who you are and people will see the genuineness of you. No one can say any different, you know you and the truth. Dont be afraid, it can be scary in the courts and the system, but have peace in your heart that all will unfold as it is meant to be and God will provide for you and your future. Can I tell you that the big pink heart quote box I have was actually started when I was in my court case, it was started becasue I too recieved many loving notes from freinds, family, co workers that were SOOOOO encouraging and helpful to me in ways they do not even know that I had to keep them always. And now look, I have shared several of them with you. I found one today for you after I read your words today. I know you believe with all your heart that this was meant for you today:
"Lean not on your own understanding, but acknowledge God in all His ways and He shall direct your path"
Kandee, I know God has great things in store for you, a purpose, do not fear you are getting off track, He is setting your course and will guide you, listen to your heart. I will be holding you up in prayer - no matter how difficult things are in our lives, it will pass and you can move on with grace, renewed in faith and strengthen in character, assured that God has used the difficulty to do His work within us and bring comfort to others through us Remember He is here for you no one can be against you if He is with you
Much Much love, Big Big hugs and more hugs.
FaithHopeLove - March 20, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Bronte said...
Kandee, you are one of the strongest people I know and God has something amazingly wonderful waiting for you when all this is over.
I read your blog everyday because it gives me such hope and inspiration and I know it will make me smile :)
I love you and thank you for being so wonderful!
Love, Bronte <3 - March 20, 2010 at 2:33 AM
- Bronte said...
Kandee, you are one of the strongest people I know and God has something amazingly wonderful waiting for you when all this is over.
I read your blog everyday because it gives me such hope and inspiration and I know it will make me smile :)
I love you and thank you for being so wonderful!
Love, Bronte <3 - March 20, 2010 at 2:33 AM
- Unknown said...
kandee you are the coolest, sweetest gal ever! many blessings to you! i keep up with all your videos and blogs everyday because you're absolutely incredible, inspiring, and awesome!
i love you kandee! bless ur sweet heart! - March 20, 2010 at 2:36 AM
- Lisa said...
you are an inspiration to us all, your honesty is amazing. You deserve all the happiness in the world and I'm sure you will get everything you deserve one day. When I clicked on your blog I expected make up tutorials and reviews but I read about a stong and confident woman who is a lovley friend and most importantly a brilliant mother. We as your subscribers had no right to ask about your personal life and I have all the respect in the world for you for just letting it all out. You are a beautiful and talented person and I wish there was a lot more Kandee's in the world (:
Keep staying strong ^_^ xxx - March 20, 2010 at 2:46 AM
- julian said...
Thanks for sharing that about your other blog...I'm a blogging mom and always wanted more on that site! Now I get it!!!
So does this mean everything is over with the courts?
I know how hard it is being a single mom. I am an adoptive mom so I chose this life. Which makes it easier, since I have just what I want..I know this isn't how you planned your family life so it must be harder for you.
Thank you for washing your positive love over the blogger world!! Sometimes we moms need it!! - March 20, 2010 at 5:30 AM
- Maggie said...
Kandee, I'm so happy to hear that everything worked out. I couldn't believe when I started reading what was going on a couple months ago. You seem like such a beautiful person (your inner beauty, your spirit just shines through in your videos) and it made me so sad that this was happening to you. But you also seem very strong and this has made you even stronger, I'm sure.
I sincerely wish you the same joy that you bring to all of us. - March 20, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- Unknown said...
GOD MADE U W/ A HUGE HEART...I WANT 2 HAVE KIDS & BE A SUPER MAMA...I'M 25, n sometimes I'm afraid I won't find the love of my life & have a family. I think like when u thought that the world was going to end n u wouldn't have kids 2 love.lol. - March 20, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- earth said...
You are incredible, Kandee. You are a truly beautiful person, inside and out. Don't ever forget and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! :)
- March 20, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- ruby360 said...
never loose hope God is there to help us love u :)
- March 20, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- drizzle said...
i just want to tell you that you have been an inspiration to me. With all your positivity and love. I went through some tough times recently and whenever i feel down or something, i think of you and how positive you are, you never lose hope. So please keep that up... And i just want to share with you that recently things are looking up for me as well and i can say that you and your words of love and kindness was in part an instrument to that. so thank you. Also know that you are loved by those that get the "vibe" you are trying to put out to the world. I live in the philippines and i totally feel you girl! I invite you to check my blog, to see just exactly what i am talking about. :D have a wonderful life!
- March 20, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- SidnacGlitz said...
We love and support you. There are much prayers and love coming your way. Don't let this steal your joy. Like you say you are more beautiful and loved than you know.
- March 21, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Eden Angel said...
There's no need to thank us. Your inspiring videos and blog are priceless so it's the least we can do.
Please remember that no matter how hard life gets, we are here for you.
Take care xx
http://life-style-uk.blogspot.com - March 21, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- Jillian said...
We all love seeing your children and hearing more about them, and I do read your other blog as well! It shows another awesome side of you. But maybe your ex-husband is right about requesting your children's pics off your blogs. It is probably a lot safer for them if that is done. Just for safety. You never know, there are just too many "evil thinkers" out there!
More power to you :) - March 21, 2010 at 11:17 PM
- Unknown said...
Thank you Kandee.
You made me a different person, I'm very very thankful for finding you...
Life is different now...
Now I get it about Adventures in Kandeeland... its kinda sad I cant see pictures of your kids... but I think I'll handle it with this blog hahaha. I'm sure they are fine with the world's best mom!!
There are so much things you have been trough...
Everything that doesn't destroy you only will make you stronger... and if anything seems like i-cant-handle-this... know that you have all my support and love... really... if you need anything or everything you just ask.
Everything will be ok.
You keep showing them you are strong!!
I love you more than you can
Say your kids I said hi :)
Angel Ramirez - March 21, 2010 at 11:46 PM
- PoochesForPeace said...
Good luck to you, you really are a ray of sunshine! I didnt know you had another blog but I will look for it. And you really are inspiring. Reading your positive words are so helpful and are felt in my heart, and I'm sure in many others'! We all go through difficult things, and unfortunately there aren't very many positive people left out there. Praying for you,
-anna - March 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- siniann said...
Good luck Kandee and i'm glad to hear that things are getting better. Your blog is one of my favourites, you are so inspiring. I would like to be a make up artist too, but i'm getting too old and there's no schools for me ( or all too expencive where could enter). I wish all best for you and the kids!
-sini - March 24, 2010 at 12:33 AM
- ThE gIrL wHo DoEs NoT gIvE a F*cK said...
Aww she is adorable!! I would love to send her some onesies from my rockin kids line!! www.mybaddbaby.com
If you get a chance look at them and send me an email and I will send you them!! Thanks for being our "virtual sunshine"!!!!
MUAH!! - March 24, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Mary Ann said...
I'm not a stranger to custody garbage, attorneys and the garbage that goes along with this. My thoughts and my prayers are with you as someone who understands it all. <3
- March 27, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Colvin said...
Kandee, this too shall pass... you have to remain steadfast in your faith, in your mind that GOOD ALWAYS DEFEATS EVIL:-) and when your true to your heart and your intentions are always out of goodness and love, you too will prevail! God Bless you and your family! xoxoxoxoxo
- March 30, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- Giedre said...
It's like I've been in a shower, where instead of water, smile, warmth and your love, Kandee is pouring onto me, after reading this blog.. even makes me want to cry.. it's thaaat undescribable..
Yours Giedre (gianthug) - April 2, 2010 at 5:48 PM
"I feel a calling in my heart, that I want to inspire each of you, I want to encourage YOUR hearts."
-You did exactly that. My daddy died this November & I had my first baby girl a month later in December. I'm only 17. Most times I feel like my life is spiraling out of control. I know that if I go to your page & watch your videos, I'll leave the computer in a better mood. You make me smile on the darkest of days. You inspire me to want to do wonderful things for other people, and to create beautiful artwork and to go to Church more often and to be a better person. You truly are amazing Kandee. You are a gift from God. :) - April 11, 2010 at 9:21 PM
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will a deliver an address on foreign policy on Monday 11:20am in Lexington, Virginia, at the Virginia Military Institute, where he will try to make the case for a Romney foreign policy. That has proven difficult, as President Obama has consistently maintained an edge among voters as to which candidate would do a better job representing the interests of the United States in the international arena. Latest polls show Obama and Romney tied. On Saturday, Gallup released a poll that had the candidates tied at 47%. The next day, a Rasmussen poll showed Obama and Romney at 48%. Real Clear Politics indicates an aggregate poll tally dating back to September 26 that has Obama ahead by 1.1 percentage points.
11:58pm: Romney: The 21st century must be an American century.
11:57pm: Romney says that America's friends and allies want more U.S. leadership, not less.
11:55pm: Romney: "If America doesn't lead, others will."
11:52pm: Romney just falsely claimed that Obama has not signed one new free trade agreement in the last four years. Here are three.
11:48pm: Lots of lofty-sounding rhetoric, but of course, nothing substantive here. Foreign policy speeches in general tend to be even more vacuous than domestic policy discussions.
11:43pm: First overt criticism of Obama's policies. Says nowhere are his failures more evident than in the Middle East. Romney: the relationship between the president and the prime minister of Israel has suffered great strains. "Iran has never posed a greater danger" to the U.S. and its allies.
11:41pm: Romney remarking on the contrite reaction of thousands of Libyans to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
11:37pm: Excerpt released by the Romney campaign earlier:
"The attack on our Consulate in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012 was likely the work of the same forces that attacked our homeland on September 11th, 2001. This latest assault cannot be blamed on a reprehensible video insulting Islam, despite the Administration's attempts to convince us of that for so long. No, as the Administration has finally conceded, these attacks were the deliberate work of terrorists who use violence to impose their dark ideology on others, especially women and girls; who are fighting to control much of the Middle East today; and who seek to wage perpetual war on the West."
11:35pm: Heeeeeeere's Romney!
11:34pm: McDonnell hits Obama for his willingness to support defense "cuts," even though the Pentagon's budget will increase over the time those "cuts" are supposed to take effect.
11:31pm: Virginia Governor Bob McDonell currently giving his introduction of Romney. McDonnell himself may very well have presidential aspirations. Perhaps as early as 2016 if the man he's introducing loses in November.
11:29pm: Still waiting for Romney to speak. The prelude to this foreign policy speech has already had more introductions than an AA meeting.
I particularly appreciate the introduction from my good friend and tireless campaign companion, Gov. Bob McDonnell. He is showing what conservative leadership can do to build a stronger economy. Thank you also Congressman Goodlatte for joining us today. And particular thanks to Gen. Peay. I appreciate your invitation to be with you today at the Virginia Military Institute. It is a great privilege to be here at an Institution that has done so much for our nation, both in war and in peace.
For more than 170 years, VMI has done more than educate students. It has guided their transformation into citizens, and warriors, and leaders. VMI graduates have served with honor in our nation's defense, just as many are doing today in Afghanistan and other lands. Since the September 11thattacks, many of VMI's sons and daughters have defended America, and I mourn with you the 15 brave souls who have been lost. I join you in praying for the many VMI graduates and all Americans who are now serving in harm's way. May God bless all who serve, and all who have served.
Of all the VMI graduates, none is more distinguished than George Marshall—the Chief of Staff of the Army who became Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, who helped to vanquish fascism and then planned Europe's rescue from despair. His commitment to peace was born of his direct knowledge of the awful costs and consequences of war.
General Marshall once said, "The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it." Those words were true in his time—and they still echo in ours.
Last month, our nation was attacked again. A U.S. Ambassador and three of our fellow Americans are dead—murdered in Benghazi, Libya. Among the dead were three veterans. All of them were fine men, on a mission of peace and friendship to a nation that dearly longs for both. President Obama has said that Ambassador Chris Stevens and his colleagues represented the best of America. And he is right. We all mourn their loss.
The attacks against us in Libya were not an isolated incident. They were accompanied by anti-American riots in nearly two dozen other countries, mostly in the Middle East, but also in Africa and Asia. Our embassies have been attacked. Our flag has been burned. Many of our citizens have been threatened and driven from their overseas homes by vicious mobs, shouting "Death to America." These mobs hoisted the black banner of Islamic extremism over American embassies on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
As the dust settles, as the murdered are buried, Americans are asking how this happened, how the threats we face have grown so much worse, and what this calls on America to do. These are the right questions. And I have come here today to offer a larger perspective on these tragic recent events—and to share with you, and all Americans, my vision for a freer, more prosperous, and more peaceful world.
The attacks on America last month should not be seen as random acts. They are expressions of a larger struggle that is playing out across the broader Middle East—a region that is now in the midst of the most profound upheaval in a century. And the fault lines of this struggle can be seen clearly in Benghazi itself.
The attack on our Consulate in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012 was likely the work of forces affiliated with those that attacked our homeland on September 11th, 2001. This latest assault cannot be blamed on a reprehensible video insulting Islam, despite the Administration's attempts to convince us of that for so long. No, as the Administration has finally conceded, these attacks were the deliberate work of terrorists who use violence to impose their dark ideology on others, especially women and girls; who are fighting to control much of the Middle East today; and who seek to wage perpetual war on the West.
We saw all of this in Benghazi last month—but we also saw something else, something hopeful. After the attack on our Consulate, tens of thousands of Libyans, most of them young people, held a massive protest in Benghazi against the very extremists who murdered our people. They waved signs that read, "The Ambassador was Libya's friend" and "Libya is sorry." They chanted "No to militias." They marched, unarmed, to the terrorist compound. Then they burned it to the ground. As one Libyan woman said, "We are not going to go from darkness to darkness."
This is the struggle that is now shaking the entire Middle East to its foundation. It is the struggle of millions and millions of people—men and women, young and old, Muslims, Christians and non-believers—all of whom have had enough of the darkness. It is a struggle for the dignity that comes with freedom, and opportunity, and the right to live under laws of our own making. It is a struggle that has unfolded under green banners in the streets of Iran, in the public squares of Tunisia and Egypt and Yemen, and in the fights for liberty in Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Libya, and now Syria. In short, it is a struggle between liberty and tyranny, justice and oppression, hope and despair.
We have seen this struggle before. It would be familiar to George Marshall. In his time, in the ashes of world war, another critical part of the world was torn between democracy and despotism. Fortunately, we had leaders of courage and vision, both Republicans and Democrats, who knew that America had to support friends who shared our values, and prevent today's crises from becoming tomorrow's conflicts.
Statesmen like Marshall rallied our nation to rise to its responsibilities as the leader of the free world. We helped our friends to build and sustain free societies and free markets. We defended our friends, and ourselves, from our common enemies. We led. And though the path was long and uncertain, the thought of war in Europe is as inconceivable today as it seemed inevitable in the last century.
This is what makes America exceptional: It is not just the character of our country—it is the record of our accomplishments. America has a proud history of strong, confident, principled global leadership—a history that has been written by patriots of both parties. That is America at its best. And it is the standard by which we measure every President, as well as anyone who wishes to be President. Unfortunately, this President's policies have not been equal to our best examples of world leadership. And nowhere is this more evident than in the Middle East.
I want to be very clear: The blame for the murder of our people in Libya, and the attacks on our embassies in so many other countries, lies solely with those who carried them out—no one else. But it is the responsibility of our President to use America's great power to shape history—not to lead from behind, leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. Unfortunately, that is exactly where we find ourselves in the Middle East under President Obama.
The relationship between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Israel, our closest ally in the region, has suffered great strains. The President explicitly stated that his goal was to put "daylight" between the United States and Israel. And he has succeeded. This is a dangerous situation that has set back the hope of peace in the Middle East and emboldened our mutual adversaries, especially Iran.
Iran today has never been closer to a nuclear weapons capability. It has never posed a greater danger to our friends, our allies, and to us. And it has never acted less deterred by America, as was made clear last year when Iranian agents plotted to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador in our nation's capital. And yet, when millions of Iranians took to the streets in June of 2009, when they demanded freedom from a cruel regime that threatens the world, when they cried out, "Are you with us, or are you with them?"—the American President was silent.
Across the greater Middle East, as the joy born from the downfall of dictators has given way to the painstaking work of building capable security forces, and growing economies, and developing democratic institutions, the President has failed to offer the tangible support that our partners want and need.
In Iraq, the costly gains made by our troops are being eroded by rising violence, a resurgent Al-Qaeda, the weakening of democracy in Baghdad, and the rising influence of Iran. And yet, America's ability to influence events for the better in Iraq has been undermined by the abrupt withdrawal of our entire troop presence. The President tried—and failed—to secure a responsible and gradual drawdown that would have better secured our gains.
The President has failed to lead in Syria, where more than 30,000 men, women, and children have been massacred by the Assad regime over the past 20 months. Violent extremists are flowing into the fight. Our ally Turkey has been attacked. And the conflict threatens stability in the region.
America can take pride in the blows that our military and intelligence professionals have inflicted on Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, including the killing of Osama bin Laden. These are real achievements won at a high cost. But Al-Qaeda remains a strong force in Yemen and Somalia, in Libya and other parts of North Africa, in Iraq, and now in Syria. And other extremists have gained ground across the region. Drones and the modern instruments of war are important tools in our fight, but they are no substitute for a national security strategy for the Middle East.
The President is fond of saying that "The tide of war is receding." And I want to believe him as much as anyone. But when we look at the Middle East today—with Iran closer than ever to nuclear weapons capability, with the conflict in Syria threating to destabilize the region, with violent extremists on the march, and with an American Ambassador and three others dead likely at the hands of Al-Qaeda affiliates— it is clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the President took office.
I know the President hopes for a safer, freer, and a more prosperous Middle East allied with the United States. I share this hope. But hope is not a strategy. We cannot support our friends and defeat our enemies in the Middle East when our words are not backed up by deeds, when our defense spending is being arbitrarily and deeply cut, when we have no trade agenda to speak of, and the perception of our strategy is not one of partnership, but of passivity.
The greater tragedy of it all is that we are missing an historic opportunity to win new friends who share our values in the Middle East—friends who are fighting for their own futures against the very same violent extremists, and evil tyrants, and angry mobs who seek to harm us. Unfortunately, so many of these people who could be our friends feel that our President is indifferent to their quest for freedom and dignity. As one Syrian woman put it, "We will not forget that you forgot about us."
It is time to change course in the Middle East. That course should be organized around these bedrock principles: America must have confidence in our cause, clarity in our purpose and resolve in our might. No friend of America will question our commitment to support them… no enemy that attacks America will question our resolve to defeat them… and no one anywhere, friend or foe, will doubt America's capability to back up our words.
I will put the leaders of Iran on notice that the United States and our friends and allies will prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. I will not hesitate to impose new sanctions on Iran, and will tighten the sanctions we currently have. I will restore the permanent presence of aircraft carrier task forces in both the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf region—and work with Israel to increase our military assistance and coordination. For the sake of peace, we must make clear to Iran through actions—not just words—that their nuclear pursuit will not be tolerated.
I will reaffirm our historic ties to Israel and our abiding commitment to its security—the world must never see any daylight between our two nations.
I will deepen our critical cooperation with our partners in the Gulf.
And I will roll back President Obama's deep and arbitrary cuts to our national defense that would devastate our military. I will make the critical defense investments that we need to remain secure. The decisions we make today will determine our ability to protect America tomorrow. The first purpose of a strong military is to prevent war.
The size of our Navy is at levels not seen since 1916. I will restore our Navy to the size needed to fulfill our missions by building 15 ships per year, including three submarines. I will implement effective missile defenses to protect against threats. And on this, there will be no flexibility with Vladimir Putin. And I will call on our NATO allies to keep the greatest military alliance in history strong by honoring their commitment to each devote 2 percent of their GDP to security spending. Today, only 3 of the 28 NATO nations meet this benchmark.
I will make further reforms to our foreign assistance to create incentives for good governance, free enterprise, and greater trade, in the Middle East and beyond. I will organize all assistance efforts in the greater Middle East under one official with responsibility and accountability to prioritize efforts and produce results. I will rally our friends and allies to match our generosity with theirs. And I will make it clear to the recipients of our aid that, in return for our material support, they must meet the responsibilities of every decent modern government—to respect the rights of all of their citizens, including women and minorities… to ensure space for civil society, a free media, political parties, and an independent judiciary… and to abide by their international commitments to protect our diplomats and our property.
I will champion free trade and restore it as a critical element of our strategy, both in the Middle East and across the world. The President has not signed one new free trade agreement in the past four years. I will reverse that failure. I will work with nations around the world that are committed to the principles of free enterprise, expanding existing relationships and establishing new ones.
I will support friends across the Middle East who share our values, but need help defending them and their sovereignty against our common enemies.
In Libya, I will support the Libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them, and I will vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in Benghazi and killed Americans.
In Egypt, I will use our influence—including clear conditions on our aid—to urge the new government to represent all Egyptians, to build democratic institutions, and to maintain its peace treaty with Israel. And we must persuade our friends and allies to place similar stipulations on their aid.
In Syria, I will work with our partners to identify and organize those members of the opposition who share our values and ensure they obtain the arms they need to defeat Assad's tanks, helicopters, and fighter jets. Iran is sending arms to Assad because they know his downfall would be a strategic defeat for them. We should be working no less vigorously with our international partners to support the many Syrians who would deliver that defeat to Iran—rather than sitting on the sidelines. It is essential that we develop influence with those forces in Syria that will one day lead a country that sits at the heart of the Middle East.
And in Afghanistan, I will pursue a real and successful transition to Afghan security forces by the end of 2014. President Obama would have you believe that anyone who disagrees with his decisions in Afghanistan is arguing for endless war. But the route to more war – and to potential attacks here at home – is a politically timed retreat that abandons the Afghan people to the same extremists who ravaged their country and used it to launch the attacks of 9/11. I will evaluate conditions on the ground and weigh the best advice of our military commanders. And I will affirm that my duty is not to my political prospects, but to the security of the nation.
Finally, I will recommit America to the goal of a democratic, prosperous Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the Jewish state of Israel. On this vital issue, the President has failed, and what should be a negotiation process has devolved into a series of heated disputes at the United Nations. In this old conflict, as in every challenge we face in the Middle East, only a new President will bring the chance to begin anew.
There is a longing for American leadership in the Middle East—and it is not unique to that region. It is broadly felt by America's friends and allies in other parts of the world as well— in Europe, where Putin's Russia casts a long shadow over young democracies, and where our oldest allies have been told we are "pivoting" away from them … in Asia and across the Pacific, where China's recent assertiveness is sending chills through the region … and here in our own hemisphere, where our neighbors in Latin America want to resist the failed ideology of Hugo Chavez and the Castro brothers and deepen ties with the United States on trade, energy, and security. But in all of these places, just as in the Middle East, the question is asked: "Where does America stand?"
I know many Americans are asking a different question: "Why us?" I know many Americans are asking whether our country today—with our ailing economy, and our massive debt, and after 11 years at war—is still capable of leading.
I believe that if America does not lead, others will—others who do not share our interests and our values—and the world will grow darker, for our friends and for us. America's security and the cause of freedom cannot afford four more years like the last four years. I am running for President because I believe the leader of the free world has a duty, to our citizens, and to our friends everywhere, to use America's great influence—wisely, with solemnity and without false pride, but also firmly and actively—to shape events in ways that secure our interests, further our values, prevent conflict, and make the world better—not perfect, but better.
Our friends and allies across the globe do not want less American leadership. They want more—more of our moral support, more of our security cooperation, more of our trade, and more of our assistance in building free societies and thriving economies. So many people across the world still look to America as the best hope of humankind. So many people still have faith in America. We must show them that we still have faith in ourselves—that we have the will and the wisdom to revive our stagnant economy, to roll back our unsustainable debt, to reform our government, to reverse the catastrophic cuts now threatening our national defense, to renew the sources of our great power, and to lead the course of human events.
Sir Winston Churchill once said of George Marshall: "He … always fought victoriously against defeatism, discouragement, and disillusion." That is the role our friends want America to play again. And it is the role we must play.
The 21st century can and must be an American century. It began with terror, war, and economic calamity. It is our duty to steer it onto the path of freedom, peace, and prosperity.
The torch America carries is one of decency and hope. It is not America's torch alone. But it is America's duty – and honor – to hold it high enough that all the world can see its light.
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.


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