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I have been blessed to live in five countries over the years and that has had a profound effect on my life. I want to share some of the amazing tips and lessons I have gained.
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Thank you to the valiant men in my life
“Loud courage silences loud fear.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo A Valiant Man is one who sees a wrong and tries to correct it. The men of Jabesh Gilead in the Old Testament Are good examples of men of courage A Valiant Man is one who goes off to war to fight what is just And to…
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My Reflection on racism (3)
“Our humanity is worth a little discomfort, it’s actually worth a lot of discomfort.” ~Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race The wounds that never heal Day after day we keep being reminded that we don’t belong here Yet it was on our backs this country was built Our Sons are gunned down in…
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My Reflection on racism (2)
“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.” ~ Kofi Annan Yet when I think back, I really should not have been surprised. I had read books about…
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My Reflection on racism
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. I look at my phone Another Black Man Gunned down I can no longer stay silent When oh when will these killings stop? It’s June 2020, I am in Lagos, Nigeria. Yet I feel the pain in some ways of Black people in…
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Happy Children’s Day!!
”Children are our most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” ~John F. Kennedy Today in Nigeria, we celebrate Children’s day. Yet many children are suffering. With so much at stake since they are our future, we need to do better as a community, locally and globally, in raising our children. Looking back…
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where is home?
“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” ― Maya Angelou, All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes It’s been a few weeks now since we have been sequestered at home. Sadly for many people, home is a convoluted subject. Instead…
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