Ericka's blog

In a perfect world, marriage and love would last forever. We’d pick our partner, start our families and live happily ever after till the end of our days. As the vow implies, “till death do us part”. BUT that’s not our reality. Reality is marriages and relationships are created and broken, cherished and taken for granted every day and the ugly truth of infidelity is something that can plaque even the strongest of relationships.

Reality TV has invited us into the lives of all sorts of situations, experiences and families throughout the years. From celebrities to everyday people, young 20-somethings who party their life away to families with 8+ kids trying to make ends meet, the list can go on and on. One of the most recent lifestyles we have been invited to witness is the life of a polygamist family in a TLC Network series called Sister Wives.
 

When I think of the most lethal drugs to stay away from, cocaine, heroin and meth automatically pop in my mind. They’re highly addictive, easily detrimental to your health and not to mention illegal. In a recent London study, these drugs definitely made the list, but didn’t rank as high in their all-around lethalness as something millions of Americans are much more familiar with: alcohol.

Candy, costumes, ghouls and parties are just around the corner as Halloween night approaches. Hearing all the Halloween conversations around me and seeing people prepare for the big event just got me wondering. I know what Halloween is about now, but what are its origins? I’m sure it wasn’t just about scoring the best sack of candy in the neighborhood or a day where girls could getting away with wearing underwear as outerwear and call it a costume.
 

Effects of the economic downturn have infiltrated every aspect of our lives in the past few years. Schools, businesses, students, graduates and a variety of people are doing what they can to get through financially trying times. Churches are apparently no different. This week in the headlines, the Crystal Cathedral Ministries in Orange County, noted as being one of the county’s landmarks and mega-churches filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The tune of this church’s debt rings in at $55 million, according to msnbc.com.