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My favorite past time these days is taking pictures of the sky and trees. I love the way the changing colors of the trees blend against a beautiful blue sky! My colleague at work made this lovely brownie cake:) You can tell that it was as delicious as it looks! The picture below was taken inside my office that explains the streaks on the window and the reflection of the camera! It was a beautiful warm day, a bright spot in the middle of the cold season. I went outside later on to enjoy the warmth of the sun against my skin and make some Vitamin D. I have taken loads of pictures of the tree below and its neighbours, its at a station where I stop to catch a bus home. The first day I saw it, it was almost all green, now it has deeper hues of red and orange and the green is slowly fading! It does remind me of how our lives change from year to year and in cycles. Nothing ever remains the same. We change, the people around us change and can either choose to ignore the beauty which is ever ...

186-190 Good health- Been having headaches and its made me realize how much I take good health for granted. So Lord Im thanking you for all the times my head does not hurt and all the times I have not had to reach for Paracetamol! Great Jokes- Laughter is certainly the best medicine. Watching Mrs Omokorede and a few Little Miss Jocelyn videos on you tube have given me a lighter heart:) Gracious friends- Im grateful for friends who graciously give of themselves time and time again without expecting anything in return! Good News- A dear friend passed an exam she had been whining about! Im grateful she passed and has now moved on to a higher level! Glad tidings- of great joy we bring unto you, the angels announced. Its a few weeks to Christmas and I cant help but look forward to the season of great joy and glad tidings. Its never too early.

I sat down a few days ago and I thought over my life. I dont yet have as many rags as my grandma but I can boast of having more clothes than a child:) Anyway I wondered why on earth I have gone through so many phases as I have and in my minds eye none of the experiences are yet to be linked. You hear stories of peoples lives and see how an experience they had when they were young was relevant to their life later on. I almost scoffed at the idea until I consoled myself that I am probably not at that age when I can boast of such, but the question I ask myself is when are things going to fall in place? One big and pretty consoling consolation is that God knows the whole picture! Even if I cant see it, He does! Why does it console me? I guess my answer is like the Psalmist who said when I was young and now I am old, I have never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread. There is one thing to be said of God, he certainly knows what he is doing when I absolutely have no idea. So...

I heard or read many weeks ago that the best way to improve your skills at writing is to write everyday. I whispered to myself that I would take on the challenge but as can be evidenced by a lack of posts on my blog and empty pages in my journal I have not succeeded in doing that. Why don't I write? Many days it looks like I have a lot to write about until I place my fingers on the keyboard hurriedly type out my thoughts and when I sit back to read what I have written it sounds terrible! I have many unfinished posts which are still unfinished. Some days I have many topics I think i'd like to write about and because I do not have a pen or paper to write down my thoughts they grow wings and disappear and when I finally reach for a pen or try to remember what it is I wanted to write about nothing comes up. On other days I am just too lazy and do not feel like writing. Other more important things clamor for my attention like trying to arrange my clothes for work:) Writing is not an...

One of the stories in the bible that speaks about ungratefulness is the story about the ten lepers who were healed by Christ and only one came back to say thank you; Today I urge you to write out what you are grateful for and give thanks. Thanksgiving is around the corner and it may be a nice idea to compile your list and read it out then. 181-185 Today and always I am thankful for: The ability to give thanks. A song in my heart and a smile on my face. Warm hands and feet. This means that I am grateful I have shoes to wear and gloves to put on my hands when I am cold, a blanket to cover me up at night when the temperature drops and a roof over my head. WGTS 91.9fm A lovely work mate and a great supervisor!

171-180 I missed my last thanksgiving session because I forgot! Terrible isnt it? After all the badgering and the pestering, the gifts finally arrive and I forget to say thank you. Here is a double bowl of blessings for which I am grateful. A job to get out of the house and go to. I have grumbled today and all through last week about the commute when a month ago I would have gladly walked hours to work to get out of the house. Thank you for the job lord and please let me not have to wait 2 hours for a bus. Thank you:) For two great friends who have opened their home, hands, hearts and hearth to me. For the end of decision making and the beginning of a process. For good health, intellect and strength. For my future which God alone knows. For Charis's smile which lights up the room. For a warm break in the middle of a cold season. Puff-puff For Gods gift of his son Jesus, He who gave us his son will he not freely give us all things. Thank you Lord for everything you have done!

Day 5 Sirius http://www.alittlelightisallweneed.blogspot.com/ I loved these songs when I was growing up: 'I love my country I no go lie, na inside am I go live and die! and 'Me I like my country, I like the land and people, everything e dey for Nigeria, make we join hands to make Nigeria better'. The jingles from the radio and TV stations belted out the danceable tunes daily and as little children I remembered our excitement as my twin and cousins would stand in front of the tv singing along innocently to lyrics that tried to cover the already deepening crevices in the prosperity of our nation. My memory of those years may be like that of an adult who represses those memories too painful to remember or that of a naive child but I remember my childhood as one with a lot of hope for my country. Everyone around me was enthusiastic about the future of the country, how could I think otherwise. The future looked bright and it was! Then came SAP and its entourage and the story gra...

A toast to Nigeria @ 50 May we continue to live together in unity! May the next 50 years be filled with much progress. May those who rule us be men that fear God , love the country and hate filthy lucre May the generations yet unborn be truly proud to be called Nigerians! May we yet see and eat the good of the land. Raise your glasses and let the rejoicing begin. For day 1 of the Nigeria @ 50 see www.simeoneomobaba@blogspot.com For day 2 of the Nigeria @ 50 blogsville write ups see www.ochuko.wordpress.com