TEND YOUR OWN GARDEN!  Our hearts are gardens! This is the simple truth. And it is up to us to tend our own garden. Remember the saying “The grass is always greener on the other side”? Well that is  because on the other side, they are watering and tending the grass. They mow their lawn when it’s overgrown, the hedges

THE GIFT OF WRITING 2 The Gift of Writing is a very insightful and inspiring book written by Oluyinka Ego-Martins (that’s me) and available for purchase on Selar.co.  (https://selar.co/h5993q) Today, I have come to encourage us to write. It is a habit that will help us through life. One day while thinking about this book that I had written, the

NO HIT AND MISS.  Many years ago, I used to hang out with a very dear friend of mine and we would play darts in her house for hours on end. I used to love playing darts. Stretching my body back, squinting, trying to hit the mark, aiming for bullseye; it was such a thrill. Even though quite a few

WE ARE EQUIPPED  It is often said, in Christian circles that “Whoever God calls, He equips.” This is very true. I know beyond the shadow of any doubt that I am called. (And so are you all, actually) We all have a part to play as God’s children on this side of eternity. The equipment God handed to me is

THE SEED THAT WILL NEVER FAIL.  I manage a garden centre amongst a whole lot of other things I do.  A couple of years ago, a very dear friend of mine gifted me some lemon balm plants. She told me how she used them, she would pluck the  leafs, let them dry out and then brew them for the most

GOD WANTS ALL OF US!  God wants all of us. Period! Not a part of us Not just some of us. Not a bit of us. ALL OF US! Recently, I was studying the book of Hosea. I always struggle to read this particular prophet so I was treading carefully as I began. In chapter two, it was recorded that

PLEASE DO NOT FALL INTO IT! Iyade was a hardworking middle aged wife and mother. She was also very enterprising and the works of her hands were blessed. Her children were doing great and her husband too. And all appeared to be going on very well. And then Iyade began to notice the distant look on her husband’s face when

THE FATHER’S LOVE  (IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL OLUYEMI JAIYESIMI 1926- 2008) Exactly seventeen years ago, my father, Samuel Oluyemi Jaiyesimi, went home to be with the LORD. I have no doubt that he is in heaven, and this makes me glad. My father was many things; a man of many parts. He was humble, he was a man

LET US TURN UP THE PRAISE! I love the idea of praising God. I love praising God. And God loves it too. He loves it very much. So much so that God said He was ready to replace humans with stones if they refused to sing forth His praise. “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the

THE AUTHOR AND THE FINISHER “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 KJV The bible tells us that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith.