NotesByLawalWhatever it is that we have become, there’s still more yet to be seen,so we must go out more. Perhaps one has gotten to a point of little or no motivation, I assure you comfort will still come from seeking new frontiers. Depression is real, fatigue is most certain to happen, and discouragement may show […]
I remembered a particular children’s day which happened to be my first time following my school to the stadium for a marching parade. My mum had followed me to school to see how the logistics would work as the school was meant to make arrangements for that. After days of practice and being of a […]
Sometimes ago, a friend shared a funny story of how his parent forgot to pick him up in school, only for him to get home to meet both of them watching television. According to him, they apologised, but the dad and mum also fought each other that day. Both of them thought the other person […]
Many who live at Stone Axis of Dartford may be familiar with a youth club hosted at Stone Baptist Church. It was a community-driven initiative to engage the young ones in a productive way. For some reason, the program was paused. However, after the long wait, the leadership of Stone Baptist Church decided to relaunch […]
Just like most parents, myself and my wife were concerned about getting our boy into reception in a good school though aside from the quality of the school, proximity to our home was also a factor we considered. While we were living at Stone, our boy got an offer from Brent primary school, which seemed […]
A while ago, a big brother of mine told me of a mutual friend who was on the verge of committing suicide just before he called. I wasn’t just shocked, but it was hard to imagine how quickly the mighty can fall. A famous Nigerian singer said, “Everybody is rich on instagram.” However, it’s not […]
I broke into Quincy’s mind, and this was what I found. Most days start with him getting his kids ready for school. He was not a single father, but doing that has become a routine. One of his boys will regularly ask if he can sleep some more, Quincy will say no as it is […]
It was the audacity to ask for referrals that annoyed me the most. We returned from what was supposed to be a massage session looking for painkillers. A day later, one lady called to ask how relaxed our bodies were after the session. My first question was: Where were you when the spa offered us […]
Cruz said “I don dey cash out oo” just before we had our daily brief before work. One would have thought that all is well with every migrant that made it to the western world, but that’s not really the case. A while ago, I noticed some guys were always with their phones even while […]
The call from Jesus Christ is that you follow Him, and the admonition from Paul is to follow those who, through faith and patience, obtain the promise. Jesus didn’t promise funfair if you follow him. He essentially promised us an identity and to give a sense of duty just as He told Peter; follow me, […]