Mara Prose Publishing

Category: Life

  • Life and Love Go Hand in Hand…

    Image Courtesy of lovepicturesgallery.com When he stopped loving her blindly, although she lost a great part of him, he freed her from the pressures of a pedestal life. When she stopped loving him blindly, she freed him from the pressures of having to be the sole provider to her dreams.…

  • Outgrown

    Photo courtesy of allhealthcare.monster.com Just like the seasons change, people change. Friends stop being friends, husbands and wives stop being husband and wives. Children fall out with their parents and some don’t speak for years at a time. I’ve often wondered why this cycle occurs. Is it God’s will? Or…

  • Those of us who TRULY are direct versus those who are simply confrontational…

    I consider myself a direct person but at the same time, I work hard at trying to take other people’s feelings into consideration. With some, you can be more subtle in your directness and with others, you must be more aggressive. However, you also have those that no matter which…

  • Staying True to Yourself

    Photo Courtesy of Rahsaan Patterson’s Facebook page This week was an aggravating but at the same time fulfilling week for me. It was hectic, frenzied and full of unnecessary issues that had to be addressed. The week was centered around preparing my awesome wrestling son for a big tournament in…

  • The Friends Who Wound aka Frenemies (Authentic Friends Blog Part II)

    Image courtesy of http://quotesgram.com I had planned to not write anything additional on this subject, and simply repost my blog “Why Can’t We Be Authentic Friends“.  I am so frustrated with people who do not know the meaning of friendship, so unfortunately you have to deal with me talking about it once…

  • The Epitome of a True Friend

    At the age of 39, you would think by now you wouldn’t have to describe and point out the qualities of what a real friendship should entail.  You would also think that you wouldn’t even have to address issues with people you barely know but such is life.  I generally…

  • Sometimes you just have to let go…

    Letting Go Image Courtesy of http://www.realmoney.areavoices.com Lately, I have been making more of an effort to study the word and discern when the Lord is trying to tell me something and the direction He wants me to take. No easy task mind you but I remain faithful. We all struggle…

  • The Lord is your Savior, not the President…

    In light of the recent catastrophic events due to Hurricane Sandy, I feel the need to encourage a shift and redirection of our priorities. As usual, I have been watching the news and reading posts via Twitter and Facebook. Many of you are very impressed with how quickly our President…

  • Accepting My Karma…

    At the risk of sounding arrogant, the one thing I can appreciate about myself is that I have no illusions about my shortcomings. I willing admit that my expectations of others can be high and sometimes even unrealistic, but for myself, I really just want people to accept me as…

  • The Struggle to be Unconventional

    ; Lately I have been having very deep conversations with some close friends that are going through some tumultuous times. At one point, I asked my husband what advice I should be providing and he stated tell them what they need to hear and what is the right thing to do.…