I was reading a novel yesterday. It's got a true crime plot with a serial killer on the loose. The female main character (FMC) has future knowledge of her sister being a victim of the killer and is racing against time and history to save her. At one point, I was sure she was going to succeed, at another point, I was sure the FMC rather was going to become the victim. In lieu of such stressful, unstable thoughts, I did something I never thought I'd do; I paused at chapter 21

I've been doing a character study on the life of David these past few days and one conclusion I've come to is that I thank God that David went through all that he went through. Hear me out, if someone says this about me or to me, I will be upset. Fam, I'm going through a lot and some of it is not fun at all so I get it if David is somewhere in heaven rolling his eyes at me for saying that. But I can't help but be thankful for the suffering he went through and for the mistakes

I've been reading a lot recently. There have been some books that I've really really liked, others not so much. I'm no critic so I judge a book primarily based on how it made me feel. I'm a simple girl ; a book doesn't have to do much to impress me. If I do like a book, I make sure that I look it up on google and on my social media sites. This tricks my algorithm into recommending more posts about the book. My entire “ for you” page becomes a fan site literally. That's how ob

Welcome to day 31 of 31. I've thought about this day countless times but today I don't have any words. Do I type another post as usual? Do I make this a thanksgiving post? Do I make it about lessons I've learnt so far? I have a lot to say and nothing to say. So I'm going to make it a mixture of everything. Another post Since the wilderness post, I've really wanted to issue a disclaimer about labelling seasons. It's easy to call a hard time, a wilderness season but fail to re

Hello family!! It's Bible study time! Grab your Bible with me and open to the book of Acts 3. Are you ready? Let's gooo! Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms...so he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.-Acts 3:3, 5 NKJV. This is the story of a lame man who laid at the temple to beg for alms. On seeing Peter and John, he asked them for alms. He did not know that they had power to actually get him out of his lame s

Dear Cloud of Witnesses, Your stories are different from mine. You all went through dark times but you came out strong. I know some of you had my issues but you prevailed. It was the same God whose strength helped you If He did it for you, He can do it for me too The excellence of Daniel, the unwavering devotion of Stephen, the tarrying spirit of the 120 in the upper room. Keep cheering me on, that I may be a witness too. That your faith in the Master will be kindled in me to

Sometime ago in school, my biggest challenge in nursing was bed making. Throughout the years, it have evolved from that to giving injections to setting IV line to suturing. Now, I'm more experienced and my worries are different. One thing this experience has taught me is that everything is figureoutable . Nothing stays the same when you put in the effort and practice. Going forward I am armed with a new perspective whenever I am faced with a skill challenge; " I don't kn

Hear me out. I don't know if there's any other profession that requires a checklist as rigorous as nursing when doing stuff. Think about it, some things require double or even triple verification, others require two nurses for verification. There's a procedure for everything, there's a right way to talk, a right approach to take when talking, right posture to take when talking etc. Even in exams, there are good answers and there are best answers. Choosing a good answer when t

Photo credit: My book of Bible stories We talked about Joseph's single act of forgiveness yesterday, today we're going to talk about his brothers’ act of repentance. Joseph stands out as the main figure in this story, suffering years of abuse and cancelling all the consequences with one act. The story would be incomplete if we fail to recognize the little changes in the behavior of his brothers. Over thirteen years after Joseph's “death”, the brothers had to make a trip to Eg

Photo credit: My book of Bible stories The story of Abraham's family is riddled with schemes, deceptions, abuse and hurt. In the first generation, Abraham (then Abram) deceives Pharaoh that Sarah (then Sarai) was his sister. His son Isaac does the same, years later. Jacob and his mother deceive his father Isaac, robbing Esau of his inheritance. And the sons of Jacob deceive their father about Joseph's supposed death. Hagar suffered abuse and rivalry with Sarah. The wives of

A friend opened up to me about something months ago and in a bid to comfort her, I threw one of these cliche things we say at her. “Julie, that's not helping”, she replied. Ouchhh, that was honest😅. I appreciate her 100% for giving me feedback. Fast forward to some months after that, I also experienced a setback. “I don't even know what to say”, she said. I was surprised by how that little statement touched me. The honesty to admit her helplessness in that situation was admi

C- content O- organization E-expression M/A- mechanical accuracy For as long as I can remember, these initials were always present after essays were marked. Teachers would allocate marks against each criterion. Content, Organisation, Expression, and Mechanical Accuracy (COEM) are the core criteria used by bodies like WAEC/NECO to grade English essays, assessing if the writing has relevant points (Content), a logical structure (Organisation), clear language and style (Expre

A few weeks ago, I heard a song in an IG reel. It sounded great so I thought I'd check it out. Went on YouTube music, sang the tune and saw this obviously AI-generated image appear. Still wanted to convince myself that maybe just maybe this artist didn't have any professional photos of themselves so she used this image. So I opened Google app and typed in her name. My brothers and sisters, I finally found what I was looking for. That voice didn't sound familiar so I was expe

What kind of Bible reading plan are you doing this year? Are you doing an entire Bible plan? A character study plan? A book plan? Regardless of what plan you're doing, I came here with a mission to sell one book of the Bible to you. Imagine you're at an auction, you're the prize and the buyers are the various books of the Bible. In this case, I am the bidder for the book of Colossians, this is my little speech to work you into giving this book a chance. One of the best things

“Don’t wait for the government “ I've heard this statement countless times and anytime I hear it my feelings about it doesn't change; I hate it. Last month, someone I respect repeated this statement. I cringed just a little bit but I fixed my attitude fast fast. I know you might be wondering why this didn't yield the same effect of disdain. First reason is that my bias was active. Yes, I was being selective with my reactions. I was surprised by the sheer audacity of the firs

I did not read much last year but here are two or so books that I really enjoyed the past year. The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis As a big fan of the movies, I didn't think the books would be that interesting. I read it because I was curious and had just found out that there were seven books in total compared to the three movies available. Coupled with the fact that C.S Lewis, the author was a well known christian, I felt that was enough reason to give it a t

The statement, “repetition breeds consistency” itself is a tautology because consistency itself is the sum of repetitive efforts. A few days ago, I was exhausted and didn't feel like posting anything. I was asking myself “who sent me?”😭. But then I remembered that I had a made a promise to myself to show up for 31 days. I dragged my lazy self, worked on something and clicked publish. The next morning, in my normal spirits, eyes clear, post-laziness clarity hit me. I sat on

For our final installment in this series, we'll be looking at the story of Jesus in the wilderness. If the Israelite experience is a warning of failure then Jesus' experience is a signal of victory. Prior to commencing His earthly ministry, Jesus was whisked away by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 NIV [1] Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. It was not a mistake, this was an intentiona

For a world obsessed with speed and fast paced living, slow living is rebellion. In a generation where everyone is a founder, an owner, a facilitator, a host or something of that sort, choosing to live an unambitious life can be branded as abnormal. In a world where everyone is running around, being still sounds crazy. We claim to “want to do the will of the Lord” but what if the will of the Lord looks like being a faithful wife and mother of kids. What if the will of the Lor

If Moses' wilderness experience was an introduction, the Israelites’ experience is the main body. They are the textbook example of human nature at work in the wilderness. The Israelites are an example of what happens when we fail the breaking and building of the wilderness. They were a people who encountered the power of God over and over again, yet refused to let the One who encountered them change them. Physical deliverance at last but deliverance of the mind took awhile. U