{"id":3056,"date":"2017-05-10T00:12:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T04:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=3056"},"modified":"2017-04-30T09:23:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T13:23:46","slug":"like-a-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/like-a-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Like A Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1461880545l\/30052320.jpg\" alt=\"30052320\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Like-Brother-Maurice-Gray-Jr-ebook\/dp\/B01G4B0BLQ\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1493558459&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Like+a+brother+maurice+gray\">Like A Brother by Maurice M. Gray, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever loaned money to a family member? Did they pay you back?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah (Jay) is always there to support his family. His support is so strong that his family takes advantage of his kindness &#8211; putting his life at a major disadvantage. His dating life is also somewhat complicated since he has a crush on Jenisse, a woman to whom he&#8217;s been connected for years. He wants to move forward with his life and date others, but, something\u00a0is holding him back.<\/p>\n<p>This book shows how\u00a0complicated familial relationships can be. It&#8217;s hard to make the family dynamic work, especially when folks have a lot of issues from which to overcome. God has the answers to our problems and it&#8217;s\u00a0important for folks to own up to their insecurities and issues. Overall, this was a good, insightful read.<\/p>\n<p>This is a\u00a0unique romance novel told\u00a0totally from the male point-of-view, which was refreshing. It tells of the struggles that a\u00a0good, intelligent man can face while trying to date.\u00a0I think it&#8217;s hard for some women to realize that there are good men out there, good men that are struggling to find a good woman. So, when women complain about not being able to find a good man, then they should read this book, see how it is from the other side (the man&#8217;s point of view).<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, have you ever loaned money to a family member? If so, did they ever pay you back?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like A Brother by Maurice M. Gray, Jr. Have you ever loaned money to a family member? Did they pay you back? Jeremiah (Jay) is always there to support his family. His support is so strong that his family takes advantage of his kindness &#8211; putting his life at a major disadvantage. 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