You are lying on the bed, curled up snugly under the fluffy duvet, facing your side of the room and Josh facing his. It’s your wedding night, but you lack the joy of a newlywed. You’d tried all day to keep the past behind you and celebrate the joy ofContinue Reading

You had lost your peace. Your conscience had been -pricking was an understatement- stabbing you. Of course you had asked God for forgiveness, you even added fasting -marathon to be precise- but that didn’t stop guilt from eating at you. You were becoming depressed. Even when you opened your bibleContinue Reading

The scintillating aroma of the egusi soup tickled your nostrils as you poured the shredded fish into the bubbling soup. You stirred it before you ladled out a little and poured it on your open palm, you quickly licked at your palm before the hot slurry could scald it. Yummy.Continue Reading

“You’re ten weeks pregnant.” Those words escaped through the Doctor’s mouth and leapt at you. **** You decided to go visit Josh after you left the office that muggy afternoon. You just wanted to be with him. You were fond of him like that, Your God-given, amazing fiancé. You gotContinue Reading