The year is still new, and everyone is still dripping with excitement from the buzz of new beginnings, fresh starts, and hope for better results this year. Everyone is bustling with a positive vibe and energy towards accomplishing tasks. Some may struggle a bit in this area as the new year’s euphoria gradually disappears and Read More…
Life
I’m pregnant
Last night, I dreamt I was pregnant with your child. The irony or is it suppressed memory? I remember being pregnant with your child – what I thought was going to be our first child – and wishing you’d want it as much as I did. The dream felt so real, that I almost felt Read More…
Doing Exploits for God
Daniel 11:32 To God be the glory for seeing us through the year 2024! Our theme for the year was “Doing Exploits for God,” and our theme Scripture was Daniel 11:32b. This passage is rendered differently in different Bible versions: (NIV- “With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people Read More…
Thanksgiving-The First Step Towards God
Romans 12:16-21 We give God the glory for bringing us to the New Year 2025, and, as it is customary for us, we are here to give thanks to God for making us to witness this year. By “thanksgiving,” we mean a heartfelt and cheerful acknowledgment of favours bestowed on us by others. But as Read More…
New Year Resolution: Yes or No?
As is usually the case with people, this discussion always comes up as the year is ending and well into the new year. Over the years, some have come to the conclusion that it’s a complete waste of time, mostly due to the fact that it never really worked for them.While others, on the other Read More…
Letters to Let Go: A New Year, A New Chapter
Happy New Year. You are probably wondering why I am writing you again as the last letter was supposed to be the last one. It was. And I meant it when I wrote it. At the time, it felt like the best way to say goodbye and finally close our chapter in my mind and Read More…
Gratitude
The year has finally come to an end, and we are thankful to the higher power (God) for keeping us. Towards the end of the year, there’s always this evaluation and introspection we do. We analyse our activities and output in the year and determine if we did well or not. Goals, ambitions, and visions Read More…
Letting Go at Dawn
Dear Ex-Boyfriend, This will be the last letter I write to you. As the year draws to a close, I am drawing many things to a close in my life too. Last night I was thinking about all that’s behind me and also all that’s in front of me when it dawned on me that Read More…
How to find peace and protection in times of trouble
Psalm 9:9-10 As we are within a few hours of the start of the New Year 2025, I consider that, in light of our experience in 2024, our greatest need in 2025 would be peace and protection. 2024 has been a year in which the level of oppression of the masses of our people by Read More…
Celebrating Christmas in Other Countries
A few years ago, my immediate younger brother, who wasn’t in the country at the time, happened to be in Scotland studying for a Master’s degree and couldn’t make it home for Christmas. So we could only talk on the phone and via chat messages. I asked him what Christmas was like in Scotland. I Read More…