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…Let’s Share Life, Ideas, Stories….And Anything Else That Comes To Mind….And Grow Together! Isaiah 35
Friday, September 13, 2024
Musings
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
WHY PRAY!?
Hope this post finds you well.
Someone shared this piece with me and I thought I'd share. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 25, 2021
#WeMove
I am sure we all have our share of life lessons and experiences that leaves us exhausted and full of more questions than answers.
As each year passes by, I am understanding the phrase "Let go and Let God" more.
I am sharing these two poems because I find them to be true and helps me to see life in a more reflective perspective as I forge ahead into the new decade.
My life is but a weaving between my God and me.
I do not choose the colors; He worketh steadily.
Oft times He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper-, and I the under-side.
Not till the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly..
Will God unroll the canvas and explain the reasons why..
The dark threads are as needful in a skillful weaver’s hand.
As the threads of gold and silver, in the pattern he has planned.
Poem by Grant Tuller.
If today is the best day of your life, it won’t last. Tonight might be an inch short of hopeless; it won’t last either. Whatever has brought you to this moment is only part of the story of your life and relationship. The rest is yet to come. Put all of it—dark thorns and shining threads—into God’s hands, and he will sustain you.
—Wayne Brouwer
2020-The-Phenomenal-Year
Hello!!!!
If you are reading this, Congratulations!!
You are a survivor of 2020 and all the events that came with it, folks. That calls for celebration, I tell ya!
We have all been affected one way or the other by the Covid-19 pandemic and every month in 2020 seemed to come with one drama or the other.
For prosperity sake, the following are notable events I want to remember.
What events do you want to remember in 2020?
January 2020: Iranian General Qasem Soleimani killed in US drone strike.
Hashtag "world war III looming" was all over the internet.
Donald Trump impeached.
prince Harry and Megan quit the Royal family.
Kobe Bryant died.π’
February 2020: First death from coronavirus virus recorded in the US.
Donald Trump acquitted.
The movie Parasite won Oscars
March 2020: Air attack in Turkey
Coronavirus worsens in Italy
April 2020: The world pretty much shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Knife attack in France
Conspiracy theory about 5G causing coronavirus
May 2020: George Floyd was killed and sparked protest worldwide
BLM protests
Murder hornets spotted in the U.S
June 2020: Lockdown eased up
Black lives matter protests continued
Locust swarm India
Ibidun Ajayi-Ighodalo died.π’
July 2020: Conspiracy about the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine combo.
Suspected bubonic plague
August 2020: Beirut Explosive
Chadwick Boseman died
West coast wildfires
Storms in the Caribbean and Southern US
September 2020: Ruth Bader Ginsburg died
BLM protests enters 100th night
Concerns about second wave of coronavirus
Schools adopted hybrid and virtual learning models
Amy Coney Barrett appointed as Supreme Judge
October 2020: ENDSARS protests in Nigeria
Lekki Massacre
Early voting/Mailing-in ballot
H1-B visa restrictions imposed
Shooting and riot in the city of Philadelphia
November 2020: U.S Elections
Joe Biden became president-elect
Kamala Harris became the first woman vice-president elect.
CNN released videos of the Lekki massacre
December 2020: 2 Covid-19 vaccines approved by the FDAπ
Friday, April 24, 2020
Fish Tank.
I'm Back!!!!
Hello, world!
I have missed this space!!
So glad to be back.
You see,after Google plus shut down last April, I couldn't access my blog because I connected it to Google plus.
However, a few days ago, I was pleasantly surprised to be able to access it. Yay!!
Monday, January 14, 2019
Sunflowers π»π»π»π»
Here is another motivational piece for the months ahead.
This is more about helping each other.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Get Rid of That Cow!
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
There is hope for humanity
Someone shared the story below with me sometime ago.
This happened at the Palms Shopping Mall in Victoria Island Lagos; This is very scary and could happen to any of us. Seems like every nice thing people do for one another can be perverted. This is a new twist to kidnapping from a very smart survivor.
About a week ago, there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women. The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat tyre. She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat tyre.
A nice man dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, “I noticed you’re changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?”
The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off. The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.
She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side. He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn’t seen for some time and they had a bite to eat, visited for a while, and he got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was running late. The woman hated to tell him “no” because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. (Trust that gut feeling!) Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car.
She told him that she’d be happy to drive him around to his car, but she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy.
Smart woman!! She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as quick as she could be. She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard! What had happened, the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to the police station. The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives.
When the police checked her “flat” tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had simply been let out. It was obvious what the man’s intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance.
The woman was blessed to have escaped harm. (Amen thank you, God!) How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby strapped into a car seat or if she’d gone against her judgment and given him a lift?
I’d like you to forward this to all those you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of deviants in it. It may save a life. Better to be safe than sorry.
A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only; but men, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and indeed everyone, you may want to pass it on to them, as well.
However, I think there is still hope for humanity. We should not lose faith in humanity.
The story above brought an incident that happened to me and my husband yo mind.
Let me share...
On 31st December, 2015, when we were in Nigeria. We were on our way back to Apata from Akobo area, in Ibadan, around 6:30p.m. We took the highway and the traffic became very bad.
We were going to be stuck, we needed to go get ready for watch night service in church.
Cars were turning back...It was a mess. We were able turning back to go take Iwo road, but the traffic was beginning to build up as well. That's how this guy who was hawking soap, I think, came to our car asked us where we were headed and was giving us directions to take academy area etc, but of course, we were obviously clueless. He offered to take us to the nearest junction.
We had just a few seconds to respond because there were 2 big trailers heading our way and would block the only exit we had.
Anyway, he got into the backseat, and gave us directions. All the while, I was praying and asking him questions just to keep him talking and at the same time accessing him. At a point, he had to comment in yoruba " Aunty yi, e ma beru, e n'igbagbo ninu Olorun" meaning "Don't be afraid. Have faith in God, you this aunty" . My anxiety and fear were that obvious.
He led through the detour (proper interior Ibadan). It had gotten dark by then. He thought we were from Lagos. The only thing he wanted was transport fare back to where we picked him from.
...There are still good people out there...
Road Trip Chronicles III (Southwest)
Hope you are well.
These are some photos from my family road trip to the Southwestern part of the United State. We drove from Kansas city through Oklahoma city. We visited with some friends and stopped by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.(The photos I took at the museum were not so great).
Then we drove to Albuquerque,NM, where we enjoyed the desert scenery and the Sandia Tramway. On our way to Arizona, we stopped at Acoma Pueblo sky city - One of the Native American tribes in New mexico and the Meteor crater. In Arizona we hung out with friends in Phoenix.
Southwestern part of the US is uniquely beautiful like the other parts of the U.S. While driving through the plains and desert, one could almost forget being in the U.S because of the style of architecture,weather, local stores, topography and landscape.
I think you should visit some time.
The ancient Zia sun symbol represents the unique character of New Mexico. . |
The Sandia Tramway, Albuquerque, NM. It is the longest aerial tram in the United States. |
The Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. |
One of the many geological formations at the Arches National Park. |
The Meteor/Barriger crater, Arizona. |