Just a Lickle Water

When I was growing up, I believed that if your boyfriend, fiancé, or husband did not slap, hit or punch you. He did not love you. Whenever he physically hurt you, he was just jealous because of the attention you give another guy, which made him afraid of losing you. He loved you so much that it filled him with jealousy, and hitting you was his only recourse. Additionally, whenever domestic violence took place between a man and a woman, it was their business and no one else’s. Therefore, everyone else should keep out of it. If anyone were brave enough to talk with the woman about the abuse, the woman would accuse the “helper” of trying to break-up her relationship or marriage. Therefore, my young mind understood that love equals jealousy and jealousy equals slapping, hitting or punching. Additionally, if anyone thought that this was abuse and it was wrong, they better keep quiet about it because the woman (in most cases) would not listen to the advice. Well, we, that is, society has com...

Wow, it’s the 11th of January 2012 already, and as usual, another year is speeding along. Well, may the Lord God, who created the heavens and the earth, continue to show us His mercies. Usually, when a new year begins, many of us take the opportunity to make some positive changes in our lives. Yes, we may decide to stop smoking and drinking. We may decide to lose weight, go to church, read a bit more, and the list goes on. Did you make any resolutions, and if so, how are they coming along? Are you on target, or have you fallen behind? Are you frustrated with your progress, or are you happy with it? It can be challenging to begin a resolution on the 1st of January because we are so busy enjoying the day that before we know it, the day is over, and we are a day behind in our resolutions. Have you ever noticed this? Additionally, we may find ourselves with goals that suddenly seem impossible to reach. For example, as readers, we may decide to read thirty-one books in thirty-one days, but ...