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When Love Is Complicated

So, a number of my friends have been going through a lot of breakdowns in a very touchy area of our lives: Relationships A friend of mine shared something in one of our Bible studies that reminded me of something that I’ve been thinking about for some time. He said something about all of us being humans and that everybody is bound to hurt you - no one is perfect but we have to rise above that.  I believe that is true. Sometimes we go through a lot of hell before finding the one for us. Sometimes you think you've found The One and then later you realize it was just a false call. It brings a lot of heartache and pain. Sometimes hate. When you've been with someone for a longer period of time then yeah,  its intense.  Many people can promise you they won’t let you drown,  yet you find yourself underwater - and sad part is you can't even swim! What about when you had a crush on someone? A crush that gave you sleepless nights? A crush that turn...

Shower Hour

I love my shower hour. I love spending my 30/40 minutes in the bath and when I wake up every morning and there's electricity and running water(can't have both at the same time for too long here in Malawi), I always look forward to that mini spa. Getting on my Mother's nerves has never been easier. My Mother doesn't understand why I take forever in the bathroom so she will come banging on the door after some 30 minutes of my disappearance, what is it that I actually do in there? I am a woman and should observe how fast and well I do my things - that is how she was when she was younger and still is. I should learn. Mom *impatient voice* "Are you not done in there?" Me ".......did you want to come in? I'm almost done Mum, will come out in 5 minutes.. " (In reality this 5 minutes will be some 15 minutes more) This is how I normally look at my time in the bathroom even on a work day Even my play list is more interesting in the ...