A Moonlight Christmas. The night was cold and the air full of strange creepy sounds but Chinelo had never felt more content or safe. Nestled in her father’s arms, she felt as if she were in a warm soft bed instead of bare earth. She looked around at her elder brother, eleven and carefree, who …
A Christmas sunset. The man tried to sit up in bed so he could look at the clock but every movement he made caused immense pain especially in his back. He knew he would receive no visitors today. Even the nurses who were on duty were just partly there; their minds with their families and …
A Single At Christmas. Part 2. I have decided not to mope this Christmas. I have spent the past few Christmases doing that and it hasn’t changed a thing for me. I mean, what good would I be to anybody going around with a dour look on my face just because I don’t have a …
A Single At Christmas. I don’t know exactly why I didn’t like the holidays in years past. But lately I’m beginning to understand why. It’s because I’m just well…bloody lonely. I end up spending Christmas and the holidays all by myself. I know what you’re thinking. Why don’t I go to spend the holidays with …
Transform Your Thinking, Transform Your Life by Bill Winston The world is always telling us that we should be living the high life. Their idea of the high life is having a beer in our hand, sitting in a tropical paradise, and being surrounded by beautiful, wealthy people. Commercials and billboards picture \”the high life\” …
What Do Women Really Want? I had a discussion with a friend recently and we were discussing the male psyche. During our discussion, I was made to see some of the wrong perceptions men have about women. Sometimes women seem to confuse a lot of men. So it made me ask myself the question: what …
Village Training. Perhaps a few of us heard about the media uproar over the Obama girls being rebuked on the internet by a lady who felt it her duty to reprimand the First Daughters of America. I don’t really want to debate about whether she was right to do this or not. I’ll leave that …
Love….Kids : What is Love? My mother always serves my daddy 3 pieces of meat, then serves herself one, sometimes she doesn’t take any, that’s love. (Chioma age 10) Love is when you give someone the last dodo on your plate. (Solape, age 8) Love is when my mummy and my daddy wear the same …
The Cougar.(Or her younger sister) She stoops to conquer. She is majestic and strong even at her age. A timeless beauty. She is everything you want. Maternal, matured, settled. You don’t have to worry about her throwing tantrums or begging for your attention. She will never worry you about money or whine about the bills. …
Anger Would You Push The Button? Have you ever pushed somebody’s buttons before? I have. I deliberately kept a man known for fits of temper waiting for an hour. When I finally wanted to attend to him, he looked like he was going to choke me. Thank God he didn’t.(chuckle). Its no wonder then that …
