Diamonds are Resilient

Diamonds, if you ever think everyone is "doing it", according to a study I just read approximately 85% of Americans approve of pre-marital sex; 50% of young adult couples have sex within the first month of dating; another 25% wait for one to three months. However, there is also the almost forgotten group of people who wait until they are married to have sex. Although the later group is smaller in numbers, the last group still exists and have discovered and benefited from w aiting until they were married. How so? Well, the longer a couple waited to become sexually involved the better their sexual quality, relationship communication, relationship satisfaction, and perceived relationship stability was in marriage. The study also concluded that early sexual involvement diverted couples from putting the necessary energy and focus into communicating verbally, which is essential to healthy relationships. Thought this information was very insightful, enlightening as well

Diamonds, Love is not always what you say but what you do; however, love is not limited to one room-- the bedroom.

Today, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. The lenten season is observed to better appreciate the death, and resurrection of Christ through self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting, and self-denial. In addition, Ash Wednesday has another significant meaning for me. It was on this day, Ash Wednesday that the Lord brought me out of my induced coma in 2000, March 8th to be exact. Prior to that, I could only recall seeing my brother the night of the fire  in January who accompanied me in the ambulance while being transported to what was then called UMDNJ in Newark, NJ. On that Ash Wednesday, I can remember seeing both my grandmother and my mommy sitting in my hospital room. Grandma holding a can of Pepsi, and mommy doing something with my feet, lol. Probably clipping my toe nails. There is also that taste of chicken broth or soup I will never forget fed to me intravenously along with other fluids to sustain me while I was in a coma. Its been 16 years from t

Diamonds, People may not respond the way you think they should to a particular situation,  but you continue to do good and by that I mean, do everything for all of the right reasons! Be Blessed!