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The inspiration for this post came from reading this blog http://irinajoyinbo.wordpress.com My apologies to non-Yoruba speakers but you will need to be able to read yoruba or find an interpreter to understand the post below:) I have also put up pictures and a video so you have a pretty good idea of the topics of my rants:)! O ti pe ti mo ti fe ko awon oro yii sile sugbon mi o ti setan lati se afi lehin ti mo ka 'blog' Kayode, mo ranti pe mo le ko awon oro yii ni ede ti die laarin awon to ma n ka 'blog' mi le ka. Kii sepe mo ni nkan fipamo sugbon lasiko, awon oro kan wa to dun so lede mi, ko de si oro ninu ede geesi to le mu oyin kuro ninu okuta. Nkan sele leni ti o ya mi lenu gan.....................................................................................................................................................................hmmm e ma binu iya to ya mi o je n ko le:) Awon ile ologe ni awon oro mi to ku wa fun 1. Ki ni idi ti awon okunrin loni ma n wo sok...

206, 207, 208, 209, 210 God's endless provision, its never too early and never too late! The end of swotting at least for a few days! A trusting heart! The absence of bitterness Family,family,family I can never stop being grateful for you all.

I decided not to wait till M onday to give thanks for someone whose presence in my life has made all the difference in the world- My Mother. Today is her birthday and I thought it would be fitting to celebrate her. Her name when translated means 'Peace' and I remember my dad saying during my sisters engagement ceremony that ever since she came into his life, she has brought him nothing but Peace! I can testify to that. My mum is soft spoken but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a spark in her. That spark comes to life when she speaks about injustice in the land. She is also an extremely determined woman, pushing ahead to reach the heights of her career. She doesn't let anything weigh her down and she has a faith that is as solid as a rock. Many times when I have doubted, her faith shone through and served as an anchor. She loves a good joke and tells stories she finds hilarious over and over again. We all have probably heard the tales before but each time she te...

A few Saturdays ago, I decided to leave my cave of hibernation and get some fresh air. A friend and I decided to tour DC, the Capital city of the US! We quite ambitiously armed ourselves with a map thinking we could see all the sights in one day! At the end of the day we had only been to three places. We visited the Capitol and took loads of pictures outside it. Then we went to the Botanical Gardens and spent some time warming up and admiring all the very beautiful flowers. I have never seen so many cacti under one roof before! Then on to the American Indian Museum we went and there happened to be a cultural exhibition on and for the first time in my life I danced on a stage in public :) Of course I hid behind everyone else who volunteered to learn a tribal dance and did not take any pictures of myself. Enjoy the pictures below, I enjoyed taking them and look forward to taking more pictures when we go back to finish up our tour of DC! The Capitol- One of the many views! A replica of...

The things I take for granted (TTITFG) Over the last month, I have stressed myself out completely. Many times I have wondered how on earth I'm going to cope with all that is in front of me- Exams to write, a job to do, decisions to be made and the other things we human beings worry about. I found out that I spent more time stressing about missing a bus than appreciating all the very many wonderful things that I have been blessed with. So the TTITFG is a list of those things I hardly pay any attention to and yet if they were missing I would not be able to function optimally. A lady today at the bus stop told me of how she was hit on the head with a weapon by another passenger and almost passed out. While another lady she knew was hit by this same man and had to have stitches put on her scalp. I realized that so many times I have ridden home without giving a second thought to my safety. Its one of the things I have so often taken for granted. So this post is supposed to help me look ...

201-205 E xams and all the swotting that it entails. F riends whose words, gifts and love put smiles on my face. Thank you T&K! G enerous sister, brother, dad, mother, grandmother whose gifts of love and prayer uplift me constantly. H eavenly missives that are never too late:) I ncredible friends whose outpouring of love make me want to strive to be as selfless as they are! L,R,C- You are gems!

196-200 An extra hour of daylight savings to sleep in:) Forty weeks of giving thanks, Time does fly! Family I cant ever stop being grateful for my folks! Things that dont turn out just the way we want it to! New friends-Catherine thanks for your friendship!

Have you ever laughed at how cute a child who demands our attention is? Or how charming a child who wants your praise after attempting some feat which you would not think twice of performing e.g. turning cartwheels backwards! In many ways I find myself acting like the child who stands by until you notice and comment on how her lovely her stick figure drawings are. I wait patiently for the words of affirmation and when they come I feel as happy as the child given a popsicle as a reward for good behaviour. And when no words of encouragement or praise come what do I do? I go over all the work I have done for which I am yet to receive praise (ridiculous I know) and wonder what it is I did badly. I wonder if perhaps I should have spent more time working on the project, maybe I should have smiled while I presented my work etc. All sorts of thoughts roam through my hyperactive imagination. Today the words of a hymn brought me to my senses. I dont have to receive any compliments for anything I...

191-195 Thankful for the wonderful news a friend shared with me today! Our God is simply awesome! Thankful for the opportunity to work in a different setting! Spent today in a warehouse sorting through new clothes with colleagues for people who would need them. Thankful for His life and breath in me and eyes that see:) Thankful for things to be thankful for! Thankful for me!