Eucharisteo!
295-300 The end of a journey The expectation of reunions The sprinkling of hope The strength to cope The road that beckons.
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Mo wa gbe o ga!
286-290 I have come to give praise for: Hope Life Love Trust and His word which is an anchor that holds fast in the storm!
Ofada Stew!
Spending the weekend with an awesome couple and had the opportunity to take pics of Ofada stew being made! Did not take a picture of the finished product though, I was too hungry to wait to take it (Truth is I forgot:) Blended 3 Tomates and 8 small green peppers! Add a little palm oil to the pot! Add the blended sauce to the palm oil! cut the meat into pieces to suit you! Add crayfish! Add Spices too! The finished product! Could not get a picture without the smoke screen!
The Almost Syndrome!
Anyone who has attended a function in Naija e.g. wedding, birthday celebration, book launch etc can relate to a concept which I call 'The Almost syndrome'. I will illustrate this concept with a story. I walked to the wedding reception of a cousin with an uncle after the church ceremony was over. The hall where the reception was taken place was just beside the church. Several other guests were sitted and I walked on in front, I made to walk to the front of the hall to find a seat which would provide me a vantage view of the ceremony. I had hardly walked past two rows behind when my uncle asked where I was headed. I told him I was going to the front of the hall. His next statement left me in stitches. He said I had obviously not attended enough ceremonies to know that the best seats were not at the front but at the back of the hall closest to where the food was being served. 'Mi o ti wa moto lati ile mi ki n wa wo enu awon to n jeun'. Roughly translated this means 'I...
Japan............
Lighthouse on Iojima Island! Exactly a year ago I was on my way to the airport to catch a flight out to Japan's Narita airport! I was excited to be going to a land I had heard so much about and was looking forward to my time there. I was going with a group from my school and several people had arrived a few days before I did so I had a warm welcome from them. I landed at the Narita airport and spent a night in Fukuoka before my half of the group headed out to Nagasaki and Iojima islands where we spent 2 days before returning to Tokyo where we spent the rest of the week. A summary of my trip - it was the best ever. My heart bleeds when I read of all the destruction, death and devastation that the earthquake has wrought in this land. It is difficult for me to look at the pictures and read of the rising death toll without a heavy pang in my heart. The night after the earthquake hit, I had a vivid dream of the tsunami possibly elicited by my browsing through news reports from Ja...
A word of encouragement!
Are you going through hard times? Do you wonder if the sun will ever shine again? Does all around you seem dry and dusty? Is your hope guage on empty? May I give you one sentence to think on today- This too will pass . When? How? Really? All valid questions I cannot answer but this I know- Just keep on believing, keep on looking up, keep on sowing, keep on holding on For surely the sun will shine , the hard times will pass , the fields will become verdant and your hope will spill over !