“That’s some dress,” Stuart remarked. “Do you like it?” “Of course!” She smiled as she walked around to the passenger side where he stood holding the door open. It pleased her that he liked the dress. It was fairly new and this was the first time she was wearing it. He looked sharp in the… Read More Shandra’s Bha Bha Experience
“What’s on your mind?” Mats asked Abi. She looked like she was thinking about something. “Downtrodden doozies and winded waxers.” “I’m sure you’re going to explain what you mean.” “Downtrodden doozies are people who are mistreated because they are thought to be troublesome, difficult or problematic. When slaves rebelled against their masters, they were seen as troublesome… Read More Slavery and Grooming
Today is International Women’s Day 2021. Celebrate a woman in your life. Let her know how much she means to you and how much you appreciate her. Women are cherished in God’s eyes. He created them in His image. She is to be treated as an equal and to is entitled to a life of… Read More International Women’s Day 2021
“Mom, what’s a paradox?” “It’s a self-contradictory statement. An example is all men are treated equal.” “It’s all men are created equal and how’s that a paradox?” “The Declaration of Independence states, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are treated equal.’ That’s contradictory.” “Um, it’s all men are created equal.” “Well,… Read More Mom On Her Soapbox
Although my gaze was fixed upon the water as it rushed forth as if it were late for an appointment, my heart was otherwise engaged in a very distressing matter–a matter which has placed my very constitution for happiness in grave danger. The whispers of the impending nuptials between George Allerton, my employer and the… Read More News of a Wedding/Span #writephoto
I stare out of the window at the sky which looks like it is on fire. I have never seen anything like it before and I linger for a little while, forgetting for a brief moment my daily struggle to feed three young children and my sick husband. I push all thoughts of my brothers… Read More Change/Renewal #writephoto
And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” – Genesis 2:18 I was studying a lesson on the first two chapters of Genesis and one of the questions asked was, “What parts of the created world talk to you in… Read More Companionship
The young ladies were all in a tizzy because Mr. Edmond McFadyen was joining them for dinner that evening. Mr. Burrows had taken the liberty to extend the long overdue invitation when he had the pleasure of bumping into the young man at the gentlemen’s club that morning. Ever since the McFadyens had moved into… Read More A Failed Plan
She stands there, a glaring reminder of the society oppresses her simply because she is a woman. She stands there for all the world to see that Poverty is not invisible. It has a face. It has a woman’s face. It has her face. Traditional gender role is enforced on her which claims that her… Read More Poverty’s Face
I read this evening on the website for Violence is Not Our Culture about the passing of domestic violence bill in Pakistan. VNC congratulated their partners Baidarie Sialkot and Shirkat Gah and other civil society groups and women’s human rights activists who have been campaigning over the past few years to pass this bill. Baidarie… Read More Pakistan’s Senate Passes Domestic Violence Bill
Notes to Women 