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Family routines

Being a planner by nature, routines helped me plan for my growing family. They helped me when we had sleep overs and I  had more mouths to feed or more people in my family than normal. They helped me during the lockdown and made sure everyone had breathing space even
Posted September 25, 2020
2 mins read
Daily Living

Turn on the light

The other day I sent my son to grab my purse from my room. The lights were off and he groped around the room for a bit then after some minutes of feigned exasperation he walked back to where he knew the light switch was and turned it on! Finding
Posted August 5, 2020
4 mins read
Relationships

Commend, Recommend & Commend

I am a Toastmaster. In Toastmasters, there’s a catchphrase we use when evaluating someone’s speech: “Commend, Recommend & Commend.” Simply put, this means that while providing constructive criticism, it’s best to start with what was done right, recommend what could be done better and then commend again. My friend Nazor
Posted July 13, 2020
2 mins read
Relationships

full disclosure

Full disclosure… Before marriage. To disclose or not to disclose? The man who can’t have an erection as a result of an accident or a birth defect? The woman with a dilation and curettage gone wrong who has been told her tubes are blocked, her uterine walls are weak and
Posted July 6, 2020
2 mins read
Relationships

Ignoring the signs

I have been married a couple of years. Over the years, I have quietly observed as behavior my husband exhibited while he courted me have become magnified. Take for example his generosity and self sacrificial nature. I saw them then when I barely knew him, I see it now. How
Posted June 29, 2020
4 mins read
Daily Living

Eagle-eyed

Driving along the highway some days ago, some people walking by the side of the road got my attention. Their location on the highway and the unusual movements they made got my attention as I drove up to them. I was behind the driver’s seat, speeding, so I couldn’t turn
Posted June 22, 2020
3 mins read
Daily Living

Not a child

Do you have an idea what you need to be doing but hesitate? Maybe you are waiting for the right moment or you are waiting for everything you need to fall in place? Maybe when you lose a few pounds, or have a certain amount in your bank account, or
Posted June 15, 2020
4 mins read
Daily Living

Mind Your Business

“I really don’t have time.”“I barely have time to fit in anything else into my time.”“I am so overwhelmed with the tasks I have to do.”“I don’t even have the time to rest, I am so busy with work, the children, with everything”“How do you manage to do all you
Posted June 8, 2020
3 mins read
Relationships

Unnoticed but great

My husband and I were watching the TV show Billions today. It was a particularly funny part and I turned to him and asked, “What is his name?” He shrugged, “I don’t remember.” He, in this case, was Bobby Axelrod’s Chief Operating Officer who, in my opinion, was many things
Posted June 1, 2020
4 mins read
Family

Beyond Imagination

You know how we often say to each other as encouragement that one day we will look back at the giants we face today, and smile because we slayed them? That is how I feel about this post today. One thing I want you to NEVER forget after you read
Posted May 28, 2020
5 mins read