Everything & Anything

It's one thirty in the morning and I am awake. I am about to settle into what I hope is at least 3 hours of study. My cup of coffee (Starbucks' Viva instant coffee brand - no, it is NOT available in Lagos) sits on the table, steam swirling lazily from it. Without the coffee, my aspirations for tonight will never be realized. I love the solitude and near silence of the wee hours - except that in the recent years, that silence is gone, shattered by the incessant "pepper-grinder" sounds of the "silent" generators in the neighbourhood - ours inclusive!. Our perennial "powerless" state makes the possession of a generator a necessity. The night gives me the space I need, the sense of being alone and the time to sort through the jumble of my thoughts and ideas, dreams and aspirations, plans and hopes. And it also, usually means that neither husband nor kids are making any demands. Usually! Tonight, all of them chose to be awake AND demanding of my time an...

I thought to share this with everyone and hope that it will encourage those whose faith is flagging and give hope to those who cant seem to find any. “With God, nothing is impossible”; “There is nothing God cannot do” – these are quotes we hear said and that we use personally when faced with problems that seem insurmountable or an issue that seems irresolute. But, many of us really and truly say either one without total conviction – we do say it with hope, yes, or as an automatic and ready response to relevant situations. Only the lucky few, who have really and truly been in seemingly impossible situations and/or had despaired of help or resolution (yes, we are Christians; yes we believe in God but the truth is that we are only human and the doubt is always there, wriggling, squirming and trying to get out from under the stranglehold we have placed it under!) but were then shown the true awesomeness of God’s infinite “possibleness” can say, with the conviction of personal experience, W...

Been, Being; Their, There; Sit, Seat; Were, Where; Who's, Whose; This, These. Why do people not realize that each of these has its distinct use and that though they THINK they SOUND alike (and thinking that in itself is a result of poor diction and allocution) they really do not and under NO circumstance are they to be used interchangeably! As a friend who had to interview prospective employees with atrocious grammar and even worse writing skills said "Since when did 'been and being' become identical twins?" It is a pity that a country that claims English as it's lingua franca is full of people - youths and adults alike - who have become so inept at the use of the language that is the main form of communication among them. Our teachers/educators cannot speak the language properly and they are meant to impart knowledge and form the minds, and speech, of future generations. Our journalists write in a manner that is reminiscent of children of elementary school ag...

Today, I start a new blog. For me, this is the nearest I will get to publishing! What will this blog be about? Well, the name tells all. Everything and anything. Pet peeves and passions and everything in between. Let me introduce myself. I am a female in my 40s (that means I am between 40 and 49.9 years old!) I have 2 adorable kids (now, how many mothers do not think their kids are adorable? Even the mothers of the screaming, tantrum throwing little monster doing his or her thing in the supermarket) and a great husband (I HAVE to say he's great, yes? After all, if he's not great, what would that say about my taste, huh?) and a life that most people envy. No, I am NOT rich, but I AM wealthy - beautiful and abundant assets of peace, joy, contentment, a life blessed by God and a family that makes me believe that I must have done something wonderful at some point in my existence to have them. I say I am in my 40s but, truth be told, I feel 25 - actually, mentally, I am stuck at 25....