{"id":1788,"date":"2013-01-22T00:08:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T05:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2013-01-21T18:57:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T23:57:56","slug":"me-myself-and-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/me-myself-and-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Me, Myself, And Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itsablackthang.com\/images\/Kensington\/me-myself-and-him.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.itsablackthang.com\/images\/Kensington\/me-myself-and-him.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Me-Myself-and-Him-ebook\/dp\/B004SQSWIE\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1358811539&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=me%2C+myself%2C+and+him\">Me, Myself, And Him by E.N. Joy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Locksie, a hairdresser, is living in sin with her boyfriend Dawson. Dawson is a personal trainer at the gym, and he&#8217;s the first man with whom she&#8217;s ever had intercourse. Locksie has been feeling guilty about her relationship with Dawson and her saved Aunt Mary tells her that she needs to develop a relationship with Jesus &#8211; her guilt stems from the sin that she&#8217;s committing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The novel dealt with a cast of realistic characters with realistic issues. You have Drake, Dawson&#8217;s brother, who&#8217;s a saved man who has a deep relationship with Jesus Christ. Dawson finds himself lusting after another man&#8217;s wife and he prays, wanting God to forgive him and lift his unhealthy desire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There&#8217;s also Hannah, who is married to Elkan. Hannah is a light-skinned Black woman, she&#8217;s so light that people think she&#8217;s a White woman. Hannah has issues in her marriage because Elkan cheated on her, and had a baby by his one-time mistress. This distresses Hannah since she&#8217;s unable to conceive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This story reminded me of a soap opera, a soap opera with a Christian message. This novel was full of drama and snappy, realistic dialogue, and it showed realistic characters struggling with realistic issues that affect their faith journeys. It was a highly engaging read and I look forward to reading more novels by this author.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"il_fi\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-CUL6BNK9sq4\/T1_2FQQsmjI\/AAAAAAAAFFI\/9bsL7qFbKf0\/s1600\/first%2Bmates%2B3-13-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/First-Mates-ebook\/dp\/B004R1QARU\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1352029413&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=cecelia+dowdy\">~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me, Myself, And Him by E.N. Joy Locksie, a hairdresser, is living in sin with her boyfriend Dawson. Dawson is a personal trainer at the gym, and he&#8217;s the first man with whom she&#8217;s ever had intercourse. 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