HOLD ON TO THE KEY!
HOLD ON TO THE KEY! Over the weekend I heard of a family who locked themselves out of their home. Their father had gone out and on his return everyone was excited to have him back and they all went out to welcome him home along with their nine month old baby and his nanny. In their excitement nobody had
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THE RAISON D’ETRE – THE REASON FOR BEING A couple of months ago, our church orchestra treated us to some instrumentals from the soundtrack of the musical “Sound of Music.” It was both surprising and refreshing at the same time. It brought back very fond memories of my childhood. I suddenly recalled the words of one of the songs and
Continue ReadingYOU ARE SO MUCH MORE!
YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE! I am currently reading a book titled “Treasure in Jars of Clay” by Claudio Freidzon. The title has inspired this article. Has anyone ever made you feel small. Have you ever felt that you were not good enough for something or someone? Do you sometimes feel that you are never going to amount to anything? Do
Continue ReadingPLEASE QUIT COMPLAINING!
PLEASE QUIT COMPLAINING There is a hymn I have been singing a lot lately. I had learnt it in my native language, Yoruba, as a child. I had only always paid attention to the words of the first stanza. But having to sing all the stanzas everyday for the past month, my eyes opened to the depth of their lyrics.
Continue ReadingDO NOT GIVE UP; YOU CAN DO IT
DO NOT GIVE UP; YOU CAN DO IT Growing up as a child, I never learnt to ride a bicycle because I had a nasty accident one time and our mum decided that was that with bicycles (I was a real tomboy and had sustained too many physical injuries doing all sorts). So about a couple of weeks ago my
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LET THEM BE PROUD OF US A story went something like this about a young miscreant who had wreaked so much havoc in the neighbourhood that when he was finally brought to book people were extremely happy. His sentence was death by the firing squad.( I believe.) On his last day besides having a religious cleric pray for him one
Continue ReadingTHE LILY OF THE VALLEY – ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL!
THE LILY OF THE VALLEY – ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL! In Nigeria where I live, it’s the time of the year we refer to as “the rainy season”. This season lasts for about seven months starting from sometime at the end of March till the end of October. However, there is usually a dry spell during the month of August which is
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WE ARE COVERED. I live in Lagos, Nigeria and right now in my country security has become a very big issue. We can no longer move around as we please without first taking into account our destination and where we might have to travel through to get there. It really is worrisome. Private homes now have fences raised high with
Continue ReadingTHERE IS STILL HOPE
THERE IS STILL HOPE At some point in our lives, we might have lost somebody dear to us, a cherished loved one. We may recall that it did not matter how old or young they were at the time they transitioned. What hurt was that we were not ever going to see them again on this side of the divide.
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FOCUS ON JESUS If you do not know anything about God; please; know this one thing: GOD IS GOOD and HE WILL NEVER CHANGE. He is still “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8 KJV We are the ones who change; our beliefs, our circumstances, our lives, our priorities, our situations, our values,
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