Month: June 2016

Submission: One Hard Step…

The word submission conjures up many connotations. The world has warped this word by associating it with words like weak, passive, and doormat. I personally don’t think those words accurately represent what the bible has to say about submission. I would argue that it is possible for a strong, independent, self-sufficient, woman can learn to submit willingly and happily to her husband. Here is my story. Growing up in the 80s, on the southwest side of Chicago, I pretty much lived on the streets, or more like the sidewalks. The sidewalk is such an innovative idea. It’s something common and overlooked by adults, but for a child, it’s more than a means to an end. Partly due to the fact that the sidewalk never really took us anywhere but to the end of our block. In which we would turn back around, most likely, on our bikes, big wheels, or roller-skates, and head back to the other side of the block. Sidewalks were our stomping grounds.  But, no one would dare step on the cracks of the …