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WHY REST IS ESSENTIAL

3 Oct 20212 Oct 2021

Rest is essential now more than ever, as we live in a world that constantly seems to be on the move. It is so easy to be swept up in…

My Adventures In LA MIRADA: California

31 Aug 202131 Aug 2021

It was the middle of August 2001, and my adventures at orientation at my University were about to begin. My Father and I had finally made it to Los Angeles.…

Sundays: The best day of the week?

22 Aug 202122 Aug 2021

Are Sundays the best day of the week? Well, it depends. We all have different days we love. Sundays, however, have a special place in my heart. Sunday Breakfast is…

Flying the Nest: My Journey to California

15 Aug 202114 Aug 2021

Flying the nest is a big part of growing up. I was 18 when I flew the nest, and it's hard to believe that was twenty years ago. It was…

Celebrating Another Year Around the Sun

8 Aug 20218 Aug 2021

It’s been a week and some days since celebrating another year around the sun. I wasn’t sure how my birthday would turn out to be. But I knew I needed…

The Quest for A Treasured Book

4 Aug 20214 Aug 2021

Like a cold-case detective, I have for the past 29 years been on a quest for a treasured book my family once owned. I fell in love with this book…

The Importance of Returning Home

20 Jul 202120 Jul 2021

Despite all your travels and adventures, there is great importance in returning home. It's essential that you return home whenever possible. Twenty years ago this month, I took a trip…

How Literature Rooted Me In My Identity

4 Jul 20214 Jul 2021

The move to Zambia was the catalyst needed for literature to root me in my identity. Although I grew up surrounded by books, as a child, I rarely paid attention…

My Emotional Meltdown: A Journey to growth

27 Jun 202127 Jun 2021

It’s two months since I had to learn to deal with an emotional meltdown. It's amazing how things can be so different in such a short space of time. I…

A REFLECTION ON FATHERHOOD

20 Jun 202120 Jun 2021

Fatherhood is key to the health and wealth of society. Yet, there are so many children who miss out on the joys of having a father. I have been blessed…

The resurrection: Worthy of celebration

4 Apr 20214 Apr 2021

The Resurrection of Christ is a piece of news worth celebrating everywhere today. Did you hear the amazing story of the empty tomb? He is alive. He resurrected from the…

THE GIFT OF REST

29 Mar 202129 Mar 2021

Yesterday was Sunday, a perfect day to rest, right? Nope, unfortunately, in Nigeria, Going to Church means spending at least four hours at Church. I have no problem with going…

A LETTER TO MY FUTURE DAUGHTERS

Today is International Women’s Day, and I decided that sharing this post on this day was perfect. I wrote this piece during a relationship that turned sour. I started to…

What do you do with fear?

7 Mar 20217 Mar 2021

“There is no illusion greater than fear.”― Lao Tzu, Tao Teh Ching When faced with fear, what is your reaction? Do you wallow in it, and let it override all…

The Miracle of Life

1 Mar 20211 Mar 2021

“Don’t wait for miracles, your whole life is a miracle.”-Albert Einstein I actually wrote this piece awhile back. I had just listened to news about another mass shooting and it…

IT’S ALL ABOUT PERCEPTION

21 Feb 202121 Feb 2021

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”― W.B. Yeats It’s all about perception. How do you see things? Is the danger near or…

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

14 Feb 202114 Feb 2021

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”~Martin Luther King Jr. What is Love? It is a four-letter…

ADVENTURES AT ABEOKUTA’S FAMOUS OLUMO ROCK

It’s exactly a week today since I went on an adventure. After almost a year of not physically going on an adventure, I was more than happy to get a…

Good bye 2020

31 Dec 202031 Dec 2020

What a year 2020 turned out to be. If you were like me, you likely had some lofty goals you wanted to achieve. Then the Corona Virus hit, and everything…

CHRIST THE GREATEST GIFT

30 Dec 202029 Dec 2020

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.~John 3:16 (NIV) For many…

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES

29 Dec 202029 Dec 2020

Merry Christmas dear friends!! There is something about this time of the year that invokes and rekindles warm childhood memories. As a child, Christmas was a holiday we looked forward…

SWEET MEMORIES OF ICE CREAM SUNDAES

27 Dec 202027 Dec 2020

I have no recollection of when I first tasted the delicious treat and goodness that is ice cream. But I know it wasn't something that we consumed frequently. Growing up…

A MOMENT OF REFLECTION

11 Dec 202012 Dec 2020

It's the time of the year where I get more reflective. It's also the time of the year that has marked transitions in the past. The 2nd of December made…

Happy Thanksgiving

30 Nov 202030 Nov 2020

I know it's been a while since I posted, but 2020 has been a very interesting year filled with a lot of sorrow and sadness layered in between some blessings.…

A CRY FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE (PART 3)

27 Oct 202027 Oct 2020

So while the leaders slept, the house caught fire. They assumed the trouble was afar off. That the people would remain quiet. But, they thought wrong. Because the fire is…

A CRY FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE (Part 2)

25 Oct 202025 Oct 2020

Years went by, as mothers and fathers wept for their children who never returned home.Yet it seemed life continued as usual.The Men in Uniform got bolder in their atrocious and…

A CRY FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE (Part1)

60 years after Independence, we still cry to be free. Our Government treats us just as bad as the Colonial Masters. Maybe even worse, that is what makes it so…

REFLECTIONS OF A BROKEN HEART

23 Oct 202023 Oct 2020

Dear Readers and followers, A lot has happened since I penned my post for Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary. You may have noticed I have not posted since the first week…

The Lessons Gained from The Parable of the Bag of Gold

4 Oct 20204 Oct 2020

"“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness.”~Matthew 25:23…

Adventures in New York (Part 2)

2 Oct 20202 Oct 2020

After my first trip to New York in May 2018, I knew without a doubt that I needed to see more of the city. Well, I got my chance a…

What Should I Say About Nigeria?

1 Oct 20201 Oct 2020

Today my country, Nigeria, celebrates 60 years of Independence. That is a huge deal, but there is really not much celebration going on. Many people are jaded, others have lost…

New York Adventures(Part 1)

25 Sep 202025 Sep 2020

New York has always been a place that has captivated me since I was a child growing up in Nigeria. I first encountered her in Movies like Miracle on 34th…

A Letter to my 17-Year old self

23 Sep 202023 Sep 2020

Dear Bethany-Angel,You have so much to experienceMy Advice smell the rosesTake time to inhale the air around youBe in the moment.Because Time flies by so quickly.I know it seems like…

MY STRUGGLE FINDING A HOME CHURCH

20 Sep 202020 Sep 2020

It's Sunday morning; it's raining heavily outside. I am supposed to be up and getting ready for church. But I am too weak. I have had this horrible intense headache…

A Trip down memory lane(final episode)

16 Sep 202017 Sep 2020

It was the middle of November already, and I was already done physically and emotionally with the year. What a year it had been. There were still a few more…

A Trip down memory lane (Episode 7)

10 Sep 202010 Sep 2020

The months of October and November ended up being a hectic time for my classmates and me. I had nine subjects and 25 papers to take. With my father's warnings…

Discovering how to embrace Life

6 Sep 20206 Sep 2020

Key SecRETs In NaVigating life We get so busy living our lives, that we sometimes forget the essential aspects of being alive. Until we are reminded by the death of…

Celebrating the blessings of A job that brings satisfaction

As a child, I watched my Dad get up every morning excited to go to work. So when it came time for me to choose a career pathway, I knew…

A Trip Down memory Lane (Episode 6)

2 Sep 20202 Sep 2020

The month of August 2000 had been a great one. I had gotten the opportunity to see so many exciting places. But it was time to head back home to…

A Trip down memory lane (Episode 5)

July 2000 ended with me turning 17. I got to spend the day with my Mama and my siblings in Ndola. My Mama, as usual, had baked a cake. But…

Freedom from bitterness

9 Aug 20201 Aug 2020

I found myself rolling my eyes just at the sight of him. Venom about to spill out of my veins His voice and his laughter sounded so crude to me.…

A Trip Down Memory Lane (Episode 4)

5 Aug 20206 Aug 2020

A few days after writing the French and Religious Studies exams and the mock papers, it was time to go home. Boy was I ready for the break from my…

How can I forgive?

2 Aug 20201 Aug 2020

How can I forgive? When my heart has been broken, and words have been said. They Pierced right through me. They hit me at the core of my being. The…

Birthday Thanksgiving

30 Jul 202031 Jul 2020

Oh wow, I can't believe I am 37 years old today. It seems like it was just yesterday that I turned four and had my first big party. It had…

A Trip Down Memory Lane (Episode 3)

29 Jul 202029 Jul 2020

It's June 2020, and I am tired of the year already. I love my work, but lately, I have had these headaches. As a result, I am struggling at work.…

When last did I speak to my Heavenly father?

26 Jul 202026 Jul 2020

Like a father you want to hear from me from your child Every morning you wait like an eager father Waiting to share my dreams and aspirations for the day…

A Trip Down Memory Lane (Episode 2)

22 Jul 202022 Jul 2020

New found freedom January 2000, started with a bang. I was super excited for my last year in secondary school. I was 16 years old, and I felt so grown…

Walking in The Light

19 Jul 202019 Jul 2020

Walking in the light is no easy task. There are spiritual battles to be fought. Just as there are physical ones And often just as one ends. The next battle…

MY Arizona Adventures

17 Jul 202017 Jul 2020

I first heard about Arizona, in my Geography class in secondary school. I remember writing a paper about life in the desert. I had no idea then, that almost 17…

A Trip Down Memory Lane (Episode 1)

15 Jul 202014 Jul 2020

The clock struck midnight; we were already in the sitting room as a family. We had already gone around the room, sharing our dreams and goals. This practice had quickly…

Introducing A New Series

13 Jul 202012 Jul 2020

Where were you doing 20 years ago? What if you could go back in time, would you change anything? Reflecting on the past often reveals how far we have come.…

the Cross

12 Jul 202012 Jul 2020

It is not an emblem to be stored as treasure.Nor Jewelry to adorn our necks.It is so much more.So much more.It was where the Lamb of God was slain.Once and…

A Living Sacrifice

5 Jul 20205 Jul 2020

Daily coming to the cross. I cry out Lord, my body is no longer mine. My will and my heart now belongs solely to you. So Father, what will you…

Poetry

Rainy days

4 Jul 20204 Jul 2020

Rainy days invoke memories of days gone. As a child, I lived for rainy days. So I could go out and play in the puddles. Right now, it’s getting dark…

Thank you to the valiant men in my life

“Loud courage silences loud fear.”― Matshona Dhliwayo A Valiant Man is one who sees a wrong and tries to correct it. The men of Jabesh Gilead in the Old Testament…

My Reflection on racism (3)

“Our humanity is worth a little discomfort, it's actually worth a lot of discomfort.” ~Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race The wounds that never heal Day after day we…

My Reflection on racism (2)

“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can,…

My Reflection on racism

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”~ Martin Luther King Jr. I look at my phone Another Black Man Gunned down I can no longer stay silent When oh when…

Happy Children’s Day!!

27 May 202028 May 2020

”Children are our most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”~John F. Kennedy Today in Nigeria, we celebrate Children’s day. Yet many children are suffering. With so much…

where is home?

“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”― Maya Angelou, All God's Children Need Traveling…

The Blessings of Family

15 May 202016 May 2020

Today is the International Day of Families. Families are the bedrock of societies and nations. From an early age, I learned to respect and cherish my family. My Family, I…

Thank you Mama!

10 May 202011 May 2020

Today is Mother's day, and as people around the world celebrate their Mothers. I am reminded of how important Mothers are. I am so blessed to have not only my…

The Art of Falling And Finding Your Feet Again

15 Oct 202113 Oct 2021

It was a Wednesday morning two weeks ago. For some reason, I had woken up earlier than usual and had left my house earlier than expected. As I walked out…

Sunday Reflections