Lately I’ve been thinking about our mothers getting older, not as they are now but when they were becoming. There’s a phrase that tugs at my heart everytime I hear it, “she’s just a girl”. It’s often said when we see an older woman reclaiming her childhood by doing something…
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“It’s not going to church that counts, it’s having a relationship with God” “There’s too much hypocrisy in the church” “Ah church, it’s just a money making venture these days” “Abeg I don’t do church” Do these words sound familiar? I know they do and I’ve heard them a lot…
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The first time I came across this phrase, I was definitely under 10 and it just made for a good movie starring the ever graceful Lynn Whitfield. But now, in this current season that I’m in, I understand all too well how faint the line between love and hate is.…
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I serve in the Children’s church, specifically with the 6 & 7 years class, which constantly reaffirms my position on not wanting kids. But that’s not what this is about. I recall a Sunday service where a little boy had put his offering in the basket with his left hand…
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I remember the first time I learned there was a difference between joy and happiness, it was thanks to “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin, where he said I just don’t want you to be happy, cause then you have to have something happening. I want you to have joy ’cause…
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In the past month, I’ve said goodbye to two TV shows that managed to keep my attention span; This is Us and Grace & Frankie and now I don’t know what else to watch. I mean I’ve tried other shows but I just can’t seem to concentrate. I loved This…
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The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is.…
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When I saw the book “Of This Our Country” posted on RovingHeights’ Instagram page, I instantly knew I had to get it. Contrary to the popular adage, I shamefully judge books by their cover. Once I saw the under title “Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they…
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The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is.…
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Recently a friend said to me “you’re actual career goals”. I didn’t think too much of it despite the fact that she said it about two or three times in the course of our conversation. Then weeks later, another friend while complaining about not feeling motivated at work and wanting…