Month: July 2014

Irene Olumese

Irene Titilola Olumese – Truly Kept By The Hands Of God

I met Irene over two years after we started our conversations and correspondence. One thing I never told her is that it was just as well that I got to meet her in person now. Not knowing the fullness of what she had to deal with made it easy for me to pull her when I needed to, without feeling like I had to treat her different. Something I am grateful for because, she would …

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Meet Me. I’m Proud.

The thing with life is that nothing is perfect. No one is perfect. That can either be a freeing thought (if no one is perfect then no pressure, right?)or a serious cause for concern. If we are wise, we will refuse to take ourselves too seriously or walk on a tightrope, always afraid to show that side of us that may be less than perfect. After all, we all spill our food, break something accidentally, …

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Fatal Misalignments

Sapphire cannot wait to get to the Pastor’s office, imagine how pleased the man will be that her family is making this generous donation to the Welfare fund! She cannot help but allow her imagination to run wild with her, what is Annan doing right now in Pastor P’s office? Probably seated, with his legs crossed sipping a cup of tea while the Pastor and his entire staff count the windfall. She had always minded …

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Out With the Smell

No matter how careful you are, your house is always going to emit its own smell. Most smells are nothing more than homely fragrance; others are outrightly offensive, especially to those with a very strong sense of smell. Overtime, most people get so used to the odor that, the pervading smell becomes almost non-existent to them. Your home is supposed to be your heaven, away from the torments of exhaust fumes and all other forms …

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Sticks, Snakes and Truly Living

We are all on a journey in a quest to align with someone or something. As children of God, the apex of our journey is the moment we discern God’s will and begin to live in it; that is the moment we begin to count our lives as being truly lived. Lately, God has been teaching me a lot of things from the book of Exodus. And what you read here is part of what …

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