Eternally Family

"Hello, sir. Is your daughter at home by chance." "Yes. Who is this?" "This is John. I'm in Katie's grade at school." "...Okay John. Let me get her for you." John's heartbeat relaxed a little. "Hello?" came Katie's sweet voice. "Hi Katie!" you could hear his slight sigh of relief to be on the phone with Katie rather than her father. "I was just calling to ask you if you want to go to a movie with me this Saturday night?" "Sure! What's playing?" This dialog used to be the norm of dating. Before technology created a comfort zone in the form of texting, people had to have face to face, or over the phone, conversation. With the change in technology came the change in the culture of dating. With an increase in texting there was a decrease in people skills. It started with boys texting instead of calling to ask girls on dates. Then notice became shorter and shorter. Today guys text, or maybe s...

  Let’s start out envisioning a beautiful wedding scene set in the 1700s. The architecture is lovely! Everything is so elegant. The man and woman are getting ready to embark on this new journey. The man will have another person to take care of. He will no longer just have to worry about feeding himself. He will have her to look after too. Soon he might begin having children and he will need to take care of them too.  Let’s take a closer look, however, into the changes that are about to happen for the woman. She is about to leave her family and be under the complete control of her new husband. She will have to submit to his will. When she has children they are his. Often women back then were thought of as more of an ornament and a child bearer and less as an individual. They had no legal rights and were considered the property of the men. So naturally, as time has gone on, women have grown more and more impatient for change. They have become discontent with being expected to ob...

Culture. What is it? Does it merely come from where you live? Is it just what ethnicity you are? Or does it go deeper than that? I venture to say it does. Culture in a community stems from culture in the home. Every family has a different culture. The culture is based on many various aspects, including recreation, discipline, rules (those spoken and those unspoken). Other deciding factors include traditions, what we say, what we believe, etc.  For example, my family culture was based on closeness and our religion. We have always told each other almost everything. Growing up I always felt supported. I felt that I could rely heavily on those in my family who were strong when I was not. When any of my family members had a hard time, they could rely on the rest of us to get them through. Our faith gave us the ability to help each other in times of trouble. Belief plays a huge role in how families behave and associate with each other.  Family culture can be centered on what the fam...

She looked at him in disbelief as he got into his car and drove down the driveway. Had he really just left her with their four children who were being abnormally rambunctious? Where was he going? It had been a long day. She was tired. The house was a mess. And everyone (including him no doubt) was expecting a dinner that she hadn't even thought about, let alone prepared. She desperately wanted her husband to come home so she could hear about his day and get her mind off of the terrible day it had been at home. Plus, some help around the house and with the kids would be nice as well. But he had come home, seen the state of the house, very quickly assessed the situation and had gotten himself out. By the look on his face, she had assumed his intentions. She was sure he didn't care about how she was feeling! He had just worried about his comfort and well-being. On the other hand, he had just finished a very good and rewarding day at work! He was a little late getting home, it'...