THE SECRET PLACE My Shield; He defends me, My Rock; He protects me, My Banner; He covers me, My Strength;  He upholds me. And in a “Secret Place” ; He hides me. Yea! In the the time of trouble; He hides me. Someone told me of how she once had to live (in a hotel) away from her home

UNLIMITED SUPPLY Many years ago when I was a young  lady,a much younger girlfriend of mine said to me “Auntie, there is a very slim pick out there of men that are “husband material”. I just smiled and thought to myself that the men most probably feel the same way about the availability of “wife material” ladies. But I find

THE OUTSTRETCHED ARM I hear the sound of tiny feet running down the stairs and I already know what is going to happen the minute she sees me. She will leap right into my arms for a long, tight cuddle. And even before I look up to smile at her, she is flying into my arms already. Phew !!! She

GLAD TO BE ALIVE Today, I am overcome with a sudden urge to be grateful… for everything! I remember a hymn we used to sing as children at school. The words by Lizette W. Reese,  go like this: “Glad that I live am I; That the sky is blue; Glad for the country lanes, And the fall of dew.

BATH TIME As our babies grew into toddlers, bath time became almost a nightmare.  They wanted to splash about in the bath water, they wanted to make endless bubbles and they wanted to blow on soapsuds. The truth is sometimes it was fun but other times it was quite a challenging experience. Yet regardless of how easy or

FELLOW CITIZENS  VIVE LA FRANCE!!! France won the FIFA 2018 World Cup! Ok. I know this is no longer headline news.  Still… VIVE LA FRANCE!  And indeed their day of glory arrived, there at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on the 15th day ofJuly, 2018. I gasped when I saw the line-up of the French National Team that led

THE HAZARDS OF GREED Barely two weeks ago, a petrol tanker burst into flames on a very busy motor way in Lagos, a south western state in Nigeria. This unfortunate incident happened on a Thursday evening during the rush hour traffic when most of the road users were commuters heading home after a day at work. The tanker involved

Living A Fulfilled Life … A Life of Purpose “The way to achieve fulfilment in your life is to devote yourself to loving God, loving people around you, and be committed to creating something that affects lives positively. All these will in turn give your life purpose and meaning.”  What is your purpose? What were you and you alone put on this

AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT Daniel in the lions den is a bible story that I have heard often. Daniel was thrown into the lions den, but God sent his angel to shut the mouth of the lions and they did not hurt him (Daniel 6:22). But why was he thrown into the lions den in the first place, what did he