Category Archives: Relationships

Nevermind, I’ll Find Someone Like You

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Ressurrection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NtFWwvhc_V8#! “Nevamind I’ll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you two…. don’t forget me, I beg, I’ll remember you said, sometimes it lasts in love, and sometimes it hurts instead.” This part of the famous … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationships | Tagged adele, advice, conflict, dating, drama, Emotion, Emotional, emotions, familiar spirits, fear, finding the right person, GOD, health, heart break, Intimate relationship, love, marriage, Mental health, Music, red flags, relationships, religion, saddness, someone like you, spirit, Spirituality, stress, wellness | 3 Comments

Suicide & How My Brother Saved Me From Drowning

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Ressurrection

Suicide & How My Brother Saved Me From Drowning. What a beautiful writing and how amazing to be saved by your brother! This is a must read.

Posted in Family Ties, Suicide | Tagged Mental health | Leave a comment

Love and Relationships: How to Develop Good Communication

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Ressurrection

I think people have a misconception that when you get married, you have arrived. In fact, I think we believe that about everything. We don’t see life as a constant but as a destination. So, we want to get out … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Christianity, Love, Relationships | Tagged love, business, healthy, health, christian, marriage, communication, advice, church, GOD, kindness, Mental health, relationship, integrity, Intimate relationship, engaged, intimacy, life, Counseling, speaking, ministry, spiritual development, morality, Fireworks, frienship, first year of marriage, marry, couples, singles preparing for marriage, partner, development personal, expose | 4 Comments

Entertainment Today: Lil’ Wayne, Meek Mills, Nicki Minaj, and Sex With A Grudge

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Ressurrection

Not every black person knows about the story of Emmett Till. In fact, I am going to be honest and say that I have confused the story of Emmett Till with Medgar Evers. As I have heard both stories, what … Continue reading →

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Adoptive Mom Exploits Foster Child with “Newborn” Photo Shoot

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Ressurrection

The child in question is 13 years old. His sister, also adopted by Kelli Higgins who lives in Florida is the one who suggested that she (Higgins) do a photo shoot of Latrell Higgins reenacting what his newborn baby pictures … Continue reading →

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My Deitrick Haddon Response: Your Marriage Ending was A Choice

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Ressurrection

I sense that there is an attack on marriage in a variety of communities. In one of my old blog posts I mentioned that there is a group of homosexuals who said that they want same-sex marriage to be legalized … Continue reading →

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Deaf to Church: How the Homeless Get Lost

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ressurrection

A few years ago, around the time that I went homeless, I felt that the church (not the pastors) were not compassionate or helpful in my time of crisis. Most people do not understand homelessness until they have become homeless. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Christianity, Family Ties, Relationships | Tagged Child sexual abuse, christianity, church abuse, domestic violence, GOD, healing, Hearing, homeless, Homelessness, hopeless, Houston, injury, Mental health, mental illness, pain, Pastor, Pastoral Resources, personal growth, Poverty, reconciliation, Religion and Spirituality, restoration, sexual violence, Word | Leave a comment

Stop Stalking: Excerpts from “Hey, Back Off!” by: Jennie Withers

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Ressurrection

Stalking Excerpts from Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment By Jennie Withers Stalking is a form of harassment and bullying. Harassment itself is unwanted attention, but stalking takes it a step further. The victim is unable to ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationships, Teen Dating Relationships: Violence and Emotional Wellness, The Parent Lounge Blog | Tagged abuse, Crime, domestic violence, Erotomania, facebook, fear, harassment, homicide, jennie withers, LinkedIn, Murder, MySpace, national stalking awareness month, prevention, protection, rape, safety, Sexual abuse, sexual violence, Stalking, teens, Twitter | Leave a comment

Homeless Heir to the Founder of Las Vegas Dies In Misfortune

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ressurrection

According to Yahoo News, or News.com (I’m sure I found this by clicking on my Yahoo home page) it appears that a homeless man died of Hypothermia, who would have been heir to quite a throne of money, $19 Million before … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Ties, Long Suffering: The Face and Lifestyle of Homelessness, Relationships | Tagged $19 Million, abuse, California, Clark, defeat, Detroit, Dysfunctional family, family, fear, founder of las vegas, healing, helping the homeless, homeless heir, Homelessness, how to do people become homeless, huguette clark, Hypothermia, isolation, Jerry, life, love, mental illness, overcoming, overcoming homelessness, pain, rejection, relationships, Santa Barbara California, Sexual abuse, timothy henry gray, victory, Yahoo, Yahoo News | 6 Comments

The Attitude of Desperation- How to Promote Yourself

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ressurrection

I am desperate to experience the life that I believe is predestined for me. Unlike some of the definitions of “to be desperate” or “desperation”, I do not mean that I am living in despair. I am not depressed or … Continue reading →

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Abuse and Relationships: Isolation Is Subtle

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Ressurrection

What have I learned this year? I have learned that there are seemingly good relationships that are poisonous when that one person isolates you from being in contact with others. It was a form of control and abuse that started … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Jamal Warner on What Have You Learned This Year?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Ressurrection

Malcom Jamal Warner’s entire quote said this: “I learned much less from things he sat down to talk to me about, and I learned so much just by watching him and his leading by example.” I thought this to be … Continue reading →

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Five Myths about Sex in Marriage

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Ressurrection

On average, married couples have sex 66 times a year, or a little more than once a week, according to the 2005 General Social Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center. There are so many myths surrounding sex. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Sexual Abuse, Christian Living, Christianity, Love, My thoughts, Relationships, The Power of Saying NO! | Tagged christian, do married people have sex?, GOD, having more sex, Human sexual activity, Intimate relationship, marriage, married, myths, National Opinion Research Center, Sex education, sex in marriage, sexual experience, Sexual intercourse, sexual relationship, Sexuality, single | 14 Comments

This Is Why I Came: A Poem by Ressurrection Graves

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Ressurrection

This Is Why I Came is a new poem that I wrote as an introduction piece when I go out and speak. This is in its draft form in that I am reciting it in this video, and not performing … Continue reading →

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Ten Reasons You Should Attend Family Counseling – To Create a Family Vision

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ressurrection

To Create a Vision The bible says that without vision the people perish. It also says that you should write your vision and make it plain. When business owners get a vision of how they want to provide a service, … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Sexual Abuse, Christianity, Family Ties, Relationships | Tagged advice, business, Business plan, christian, creating a family vision, entrepreneurship, family, family therapy, GOD, healing, health, LL Cool J, Mental health, partnerships, Queen Latifah, Relationship counseling, Religion and Spirituality, success, Tina Turner, Vision, wealth | 4 Comments

Ten Reasons You Should Attend Family Counseling – To Get Questions Answered

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Ressurrection

To Get Questions Answered I mentioned earlier that genealogy is important. It is a shame to have to go to extended family members, and ask about your parents’ upbringing. It is uncomfortable to do so when your aunt or uncle … Continue reading →

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Ten Reasons You Should Attend Family Counseling III – To Forgive Others

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Ressurrection

To Forgive Others Forgiving someone else is not for them, it is for you. The same rule applies. When someone has betrayed your trust or acted out of line with your expectations it can make you angry, feel hurt and … Continue reading →

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Ten Reasons You Should Attend Family Counseling I – To Forgive Yourself

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Ressurrection

In the previous post I introduce all ten reasons that we will cover. Here they are again for your information. To forgive yourself To forgive others To learn the heart of your siblings To get questions answered To become comfortable … Continue reading →

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Why and How People Become Homeless

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Ressurrection

During National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week I thought that it was important to educate the public on reasons that people become homeless. This blog was originally published when I was homeless. There is a very quick and simple answer … Continue reading →

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Psychological and Physical Sibling Abuse: My Open Letter to My Big Brother

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Ressurrection

In writing my memoir, Identity Crisis, Identity Christ Is: A Journey To Love, there were a few things that seem to happen repeatedly. One of the things that kept happening was that I would mention a traumatic event that had … Continue reading →