Nothing can be more heart wrenching for a mother than this….. To watch her child draw his/her last breath. This was her breaking point. She witnessed firsthand how he was betrayed by one of his own. She watched in pain as he was despised and a criminal chosen in his place. She watched as many […]
” Do not worry Oga, you can say all you want now, but one thing I know is that there is hope for a tree that is cut down. Even though it may take time, it will surely grow again. ” Those words were spoken by my mother many years ago. She came home that
She sits through seasons in her life, watching as she evolves with the complexities that comes with the dawning of a new day. She has walked through seasons of despair and hopelessness, but still she stands and works to make a difference with her life. Who am I? She asks, as she seeks to answer
Do you know that motherhood will sometimes bring you the good, the bad and the ugly? But in spite of our feelings and outbursts, there are still good reasons why God made you a mother. Have you ever seen a woman who waited 8 years to conceive her first child. Her burden is lifted when
You celebrated Easter over a week ago and it is a time when you reflected on the redemptive work of Christ. I for one, received a lot of greetings and messages of resurrection wishes and I know you did too. Jesus Christ died to save the world from sin and death and because he lives,
She must have been broken. As she watched them put those thorns on his head. She saw them strip him of his garment. She watched them mock him sore. She saw the pain in his eyes. She saw the thorns pierce his head. She saw blood drip down his weary frame. She saw them deny
I love to savor the smiling faces of my kids. I love the sound of my daughter’s laughter. I love it when she laughs out loud at my tickles. I love it when she sings for me. I love it when she scribbles her A,B,C’s. I also love the sparkle in her eyes and heart.
Today is World Poetry Day, a day dedicated to supporting poets and poetry around the world. I like reading and also writing poems, but it has been quite a while I wrote a poem. But luckily for me, I have my hand written collection, some go as far as 2004. Every mother sometimes has words
I have always been fascinated with the story of Jabez in the bible. I often wondered why a mother would name her child Jabez which means “sorrow maker”. I can also imagine how Jabez must have felt through his growing years with a name like that. His mother called him Jabez because she bore him
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