Local Police Are Overloaded On Christmas Eve Because Of Domestic Violence Calls/ National Marriage Week Feb. 7-14th

I was listening to the local news last night and a Colorado Springs Police Officer was describing how they were flooded with calls on Christmas and New Years Eve this year. Officers couldn’t get to all the calls and many were working back-to-back shifts. There were so many calls that they had to move into an emergency mode where people who were victims of non emergency calls like theft, disturbances, etc. had to file a report online and “wait in line” to get help from our Police force.

As I listened to the report, I drew the conclusion that the reason behind this overload on Christmas and New Years Eve had to be alcohol related (disturbing the peace, drunk driving etc.). I was very surprised to learn toward the end of the report that the reason for the extra calls was domestic violence. Think about it, domestic violence overload on Christmas Eve and New Years. You wouldn’t think it, but its true.

We can assume that a majority of these domestic calls were between husbands and wives which causes me to remember why helping marriages to be strong, yours, mine and theirs is so important.

I am sure none of these fighting couples ever imagined they would be fighting on Christmas Eve. But when we don’t work on our marriages on an ongoing basis, stressful times like holidays can put even more stress on a failing marriage. When you put big events like birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and Christmas on top of a stressed out marriage, you will only see bad stuff, not celebration.

I hope you will join me this year in making a commitment to make your marriage stronger and better than ever. Go to marriage retreat. Pick up a book. Go to a seminar or class at your local church. Go to counseling (even if your spouse won’t go). I also hope that you will help, encourage and be an advocate for other couples who may be struggling. To learn how you can do that go to this link. . National Marriage Week coming up in Feb. is great way to get involved and make difference in a big issue.

As we learn from reports like the one above, failing marriages affect us all.
It’s everybody’s business.