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Devoid of the void

I took a  peek at one of my social media platforms today. I haven’t been online in a bit and a quick glance at the “trending stories” showed someone had died. A closer look showed he had committed suicide. Reading his suicide note(s) was tough enough, reading the comments under
Posted January 13, 2021
6 mins read
Daily Living

New Year – Same You?

Happy New Year!!!! I was one of those who waited excitedly for this Year. A lot happened last year, I was truly glad when the clock chimed midnight on 1st January. Ushering in a New Year. I bet you were as well. As I left my house for church activities
Posted January 6, 2021
4 mins read
Family

Sleep routines

In the next couple of posts, I will be sharing some routines that we started as a family, which helped us maintain order and sort of put our family on auto pilot. These routines helped us during busy school weeks, or when we had to be out of town with
Posted October 5, 2020
5 mins read
Family

Family routines

Being a planner by nature, routines helped me plan for my growing family. They helped me when we had sleep overs and I  had more mouths to feed or more people in my family than normal. They helped me during the lockdown and made sure everyone had breathing space even
Posted September 25, 2020
2 mins read
Daily Living

Turn on the light

The other day I sent my son to grab my purse from my room. The lights were off and he groped around the room for a bit then after some minutes of feigned exasperation he walked back to where he knew the light switch was and turned it on! Finding
Posted August 5, 2020
4 mins read
Relationships

Commend, Recommend & Commend

I am a Toastmaster. In Toastmasters, there’s a catchphrase we use when evaluating someone’s speech: “Commend, Recommend & Commend.” Simply put, this means that while providing constructive criticism, it’s best to start with what was done right, recommend what could be done better and then commend again. My friend Nazor
Posted July 13, 2020
2 mins read
Relationships

full disclosure

Full disclosure… Before marriage. To disclose or not to disclose? The man who can’t have an erection as a result of an accident or a birth defect? The woman with a dilation and curettage gone wrong who has been told her tubes are blocked, her uterine walls are weak and
Posted July 6, 2020
2 mins read
Daily Living

Eagle-eyed

Driving along the highway some days ago, some people walking by the side of the road got my attention. Their location on the highway and the unusual movements they made got my attention as I drove up to them. I was behind the driver’s seat, speeding, so I couldn’t turn
Posted June 22, 2020
3 mins read
Daily Living

Not a child

Do you have an idea what you need to be doing but hesitate? Maybe you are waiting for the right moment or you are waiting for everything you need to fall in place? Maybe when you lose a few pounds, or have a certain amount in your bank account, or
Posted June 15, 2020
4 mins read