All things bright and beautiful
In the last two weeks, each time I step out of the house, I find myself humming this rhyme I’ve known probably as long as I could say my own name…
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Life, in words.
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61 reflections, from 2015 to 2025
Historical campaign on Gender Equality – Five Daughters of Zelophehad
I read a story about a remarkable campaign run by five sisters in the mid-13th century BCE. This happened at a time when women were almost litera…
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A heart like Moses
Going through the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers (soon to reach Deuteronomy) has made me appreciate Moses’ meekness even more with a ren…
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Musing on the Netherlands’ return of looted Benin bronzes
When I read in the news last week that the Netherlands would return 113 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, it made me smile – teary. We can’t chang…
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Mummy, let’s play
This has become a regular phrase in my home in the last two months. I’ll confess, play is hard work (at least for me). I take things a bit too se…
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Master Cut
One of the chores I enjoy taking off my husband’s plate once a month is taking our children to the barbershop for a haircut. It has become a firs…
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Fathers
Sunday, June 16, was another day to celebrate Fathers. It’s possible that my opinion is skewed because honestly, I am a spoiled girl when it come…
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2 years on…
Iye, I just wanted you to know that I am doing well. Since you went to be with the Lord, a lot has happened in the family. Amongst many is the ad…
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Who said?
Towards the end of last year, a quiet protest started in the home, “mum, why do we have to eat rice and stew on Sundays?” It was answered with ro…
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Whose mirror are you reflecting?
I won’t shape myself Neither will the world shape me Master, make me Porter, mold I will remain in your hands, Master Porter I will remain in you…
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Harriet Tubman’s Head Injury: A Medical Condition or Divine Communication?
My son brought home a book titled, “Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad” by Philip Steele and Roger Wade Walker from his school library. …
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Dee: “Mum, being a parent must be a very difficult job.” Me: Unexpecting such a question, I let out a loud, long laugh. “Why did you say that?” D…
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Never let my heart grow cold.
I read that Meta claims to have developed a way to scan the human brain and quickly replicate the images that a person is thinking about, using a…
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Woman! Refill…
Yesterday morning, after preparing the children for school and checking off all necessary to-dos, as I was getting ready for work, I caught mysel…
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My thanksgiving basket
When we walk in the steps of the wise, we attain wisdom. I received a divine counsel today from my mother, Rev. Oyenike Areogun, as she celebrate…
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Make Room
I love the familiar; it’s a trait I have discovered about myself. I found out that I am not so keen on trying out new recipes, visiting new place…
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Walking the narrow alley.
The narrow path is tough to tow. I recently confronted a situation where I faced a tough detour walking the narrow alley. I was shocked at myself…
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The means justify the ends
One of the phrases by my father during church service today that really stood out for me is this: “when you move through life too fast, you will …
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Aren’t we worth more?
I get literally dragged out of the house when it comes to hanging out or visiting places. In May, one of the places I was cajoled into visiting w…
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Great gain
When you have little children around, you will often learn more from them than you could attempt to teach. Warming up for the resumption of schoo…
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I don’t want to leave childhood!
Me: “Dee, why did you do that? Are you a child?” Dee: “Yes, mum, I am a child.” Me: “I mean, are you a baby?” Dee: “Mum, I am a big baby. I am no…
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Dredge
One of the things I respect about the Dutch people is the firm grip they have on dealing with waterways – a treasure that emerged from the hard l…
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Sit Up or Out
I have observed again and again that God always has His replacement handy. One prayer that my father, Reverend Olusola Areogun, always leads us i…
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Times & Seasons
Like my father, Rev. Olusola Areogun will always say, ‘Our life is packed in capsule of time.’ Like a book, we flip open different pages and chap…
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Iye
You call me ‘Chem.’ A special name just for me! I have a memory of you spanking me just twice. Those two things you spanked me for, I never repea…
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The Fulcrum
I still remember the feeling I use to have when I am bracing to jump the rope during skipping game (las las, as we normally call it). The feeling…
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Keep growing
One of the things I hated as a child was wearing oversized shoes and clothes. I just didn’t like the way the stuffed tissue papers hurt my feet. …
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Safe space
Summer break is almost coming to an end. Such relief! Teachers can gladly have their kids back to school. I still wonder how teachers in KG and l…
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He for she – celebrating fathers
Yesterday, I saw a funny photo of two women carrying placards. One says – ‘stop celebrating Father’s Day’ and the other reads, ‘fathers don’t des…
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Retrospect
In recent years, whenever my birthday is approaching, I feel a sense of trepidation. I question myself a lot. One question that I never cease to …
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Dear Mother!
Today is Mother’s Day and two Sundays ago was International Women’s Day. I took time out to celebrate the mothers and women in my life for their …
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Empathy
I have been mulling over the meaning of empathy and pray to gain deeper insight into the subject. I will like to approach empathy from two perspe…
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Marking Anniversaries
Sometime last week, one of my elder sisters marked her 10th wedding anniversary. It called for celebration indeed and then a big question ensued …
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Once Upon a Hen and Her Chicks
I had a beautiful experience this evening. I left my house to quickly get something close by. Walking down the street and taking in the evening b…
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10 Years On…
Few days ago, I saw a virtual reality exhibition showcasing the story of 37-year-old Hannatu Yusuf, a mother of nine children and an IDP from Bag…
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Use it or lose it!
My family and I just returned from a week-long trip a few days ago and I was quite taken aback at the dust I found around the house. I ensured th…
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Mercy Overarching
“I can’t find my laptop” my husband said at the other end of the line. “How?” I asked, mouth gaping. We left the church together that morning aft…
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Birthday Blues
As we grow and advance in life, birthdays gradually shift from the groovy euphoria to a serious moment of retrospect. A realization suddenly hits…
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Quest for True Unity
I feel sad that we celebrated Inauguration yesterday 29th, we will celebrate Democracy 12th of June & today 30th of May, a section of Nigeria is …
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Faucets and Outlets
A colleague of mine was very concerned about a WhatsApp status shared by one of his friends that suggested looming suicide. The suspicious status…
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Count your Blessings
What was 2018 like for you? Was the last 365 days at sync with the picture you had in mind when the year started? Did you meet your set targets? …
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Freshly Pressed
There is something about wine that naturally spurs a toast. A celebration is almost never considered complete without a bottle of wine being popp…
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New Wines
Can you make do with fresh wine in your marriage and courtship? As the year wound down, so have most wines in homes run down. Some of us need an …
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Toxic – Word for Year 2018
I read in the paper a few days ago that the word ‘toxic’ made it as Oxford word for the year. Oxford Dictionaries proprietary data revealed a 45%…
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Absolute Baseline
Life operates by principles, and baselines are standing values that cut across every aspect of life. For example, the baseline for mastering any …
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At the Crossroad of Enaim
At the crossroad of Enaim, Tamar beguiled Judah. Taking laws into her hands, she forced from him what he should have given willingly. Abused by E…
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I have food & I can Eat
I recently found myself singing a rhyme that we used to sing in nursery school just before we ate our meals. The song goes this way; Some have fo…
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Growing up too fast
I recently listened to a song by Rachel Aldous titled “A Mother’s Prayer” and I love it. I have been listening to the song for some days. The lyr…
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Rita, You Have Been Fired!
Exactly one year today, I was laid off from my job. The director of the school where I was teaching English Language invited me to her office and…
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Mama Naomi and Ruthy
I recently studied the book of Ruth again after reading ‘Unshaken’ on of the novellas in Francine Rivers Books called ‘Lineage of Grace’. If you …
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Weighing The Consideration
A brief recap; the last two posts on this series dealt with the issue of agreement. We established that to safely say that you are in a relations…
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My war room lessons
One of the ways my family and I relax most Sunday evenings is with a good movie and of all the movies that we saw this year, War Room, a movie di…
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When the desirable is not available
I recently heard a man complain that his wife was venturing into a career path that he was not really in support of. “That might be what she is p…
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Waiting or Coasting?
Almost everyone at a point in time in life is waiting for something though not everyone is conscious or even aware of it. Some may be waiting for…
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Counting Time or Counting Down – Part 2
The term relationship is getting more and more difficult to define as the fine line that separates an intimate relationship which leads to marria…
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Stoop to Conquer
There are few things as satisfying as driving home your argument and proving your points even in everyday conversations. The pleasure sucked from…
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Counting time or counting down?
I found the term ‘contract’ very interesting after I did a little sturdy on it. The components of a contract became really fascinating and instru…
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Life in the crib
Recently, I saw a copy of one of Nigeria’s bank that reads; “Why shouldn’t the world revolve around you?” and I thought to myself, ‘that may be t…
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In memory of Francis Oladele
He passionately said; “I feel compelled to rebuild the Nigeria’s film industry and I am going to do it! As a matter of fact, I am currently worki…
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What the rubber band says
When I was much younger, I had a habit of stretching rubber bands and then watch it bounce back. There were times that I would stretch it beyond …
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What’s your number one search engine?
There is the physical and spiritual sides to our lives. Largely, we can take care of some parts of our physical lives, at least, that’s why God g…
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