It feels like it’s been forever since I’ve come here and shared any life update. I have friends who have followed my writing harass me to update and sometimes I want to tell them I have no more words left in me *insert Lisa Simpson crying meme* because that’s honestly…
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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.…