My mortality,

Born Laughing

I have often wondered why I am always smiling
Laughing even when it may seem to some ailing
In my pain I see cause to smile
In my foolishness I reason to laugh sly
Then it hit me and has persisted
I was born laughing as I resisted
The difficult passage of the birth canal
The harshness of the cold wind of life banal
I laughed and they thought I cried
They were glad as they furiously pried
Little and seeming ill prepared for life
Still I guffawed my way as sure as a knife
God made me slight to defy the stout
He gave me reason and grace to go about
And so even now aparently poorly adapting to my circumstances
I grimace and remember to laugh as I take stance
I still smile, laugh, guffaw, whatever
Just as I survived my birth however
I will survive this strife that I face daily
I will die laughing and my small world will rally
Round me laughing with me, and saying she laughed all through life
And even in death she still laughs on as friend, sister, mother, wife

Another reason to smile

To those who ask me why do you always smile
I say this, what is there to cry about?
You stabbed my back to make me die
You tried to pull me down so you can stand up
MY SMILE is in defiance, to show that you failed
I am glad that I also learnt the truth
In pulling another down you bend down too and may fall
In stabbing another you lose strength too and may hurt
In causing pain you fail again and again
Your wishes can only come true when you are true
To yourself, to your kin and to your God
I have another reason to smile
I have been stabbed yet I healed again and again
I have been pulled down yet I stand tall
I live to fight another day
I smile again because there's no reason to cry

A Prayer of Plea

Lord I have come again with my never ending plea for Direction
Lord I have come again, holding the helm of your garment
Lord I have come again, asking another favor, seeking respite
Lord I have come again knowing you will never tire of me
I chose to come to this place, I pleaded to seek these shores
You gave me my heart's desire, I knew not the enormity of my quest
This place is a wilderness, this place is a dungeon, cold and damp
I am all alone in this festering habitat, I am dismayed
I know that in all things I should see your hand, your face, your touch
Right now Lord I do not lie, I feel alone, afraid, aghast
Come to me in this dark night of my soul and let your light shine
Give me the strength to go on in the power of your name
Let me follow your direction even when it seems bizarre
Let me find joy, peace and faith within me
Lord I come again because I am loosing touch
I am loosing the grip I had before or the grip I thought I had
Lord I may have said it so many times, but I say it again take me back
Take me to where my joy will return, to where I will see your face again
If it be your will Lord I will stay, for to do your will is my ultimate aim
But if not Lord, take me where yo know I will feel the light of your countenance
Where I will touch your flock, feed your sheep and still be happy
Nevertheless I say again, Let your perfect will be done.
Lord I come again, I come to seek your face
Lord, I COME AGAIN, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ
AMEN

Resolve to Excel

I have held myself back too long
I have dreamed dreams and not let them Be
My eyes have longed for a disappearing song
Maybe its time to wake up and see
I have the gift to excel, everyone does
How do I choose to use mine?
Will I let it die a death in painful throes
Will I groom it and grow so we can dine
On tables of Physical splendour
Within palaces of spiritual accomplishments
I resolve to rise above my stupor
To burn the midnight oil and reap assortments
Yes, the time has come and now is
For less talk, more action, less pity, more strength
I need to become who I am, sis
I need to wake up, gird my loins and back bent
I resolve to excel, Reviresco!!!!
Watch out you mockers I shall flourish again
I dare to try and to overcome this fiasco
I shall conquer, by God I shall win AGAIN AND AGAIN!

Baptized and Dedicated

The 8th of July 2011,is a memorable day for me
For many more years it will be memorable still
My little Princess was baptized and dedicated to God
Though filled with joy I also had thoughts
Just as Mary, Blessed Mother had thoughts at the dedication of Jesus
I had openly acknowledged that I would be the Jesus that she sees
That I would be an open book, the Bible she would read
I had also said, God she belongs to you and have your way
It dawned on me that, these were responsibilities
These were committments made at the Altar of God
The Triune God was present, so were the Priest, Deacon, family and Friends
Many witnesses to remind me, to address me, to encourage me too
Her dad made the same committment and so we were two
Two are better that one, so they can hold each other up
Though we undertook a challenge, We still knew that
God by His Spirit will be with us all through and do his Will
Only as we have said She's yours Lord, may we always remember
She is God's child, We are Guardians, Stewards
Here to do our duty, the best we can
Let us be wiling ti let go and Let God
Baptized into Christ, Dedicated to God by the power of the Spirit
May God be PRAISED!!!!

Friendship and Lies

Today I talked with my friend
Today I opened up my heart
Today I bared my soul to one I call my friend
Today I did not hold back anything
The confusions i feel
The lies I hear all around me
Sometimes even the lies I tell myself
Today was about being bare, shielding nothing
And oh the relief, to know you can trust
The relief to share the pains and blames of life
Alas what does tomorrow hold I do not know
What does tomorrow have in store for me
I do not care, all I know is this
Today I lived my life exactly as I wanted to
Today I talked about friendship, family and foes
Today I left behind the mask and the fable
Of Friendship and lies!!!!

Musing on paper; the lessons of life

Its been long since i visited you my friends online
I apologise for the long absence and the rude silence
Things have moved in opposite directions and I have been on a learning spree
"What did you learn"? you ask
That i do not know it all and that i will learn for ever
That you gather friends without trying and enemies quite the same
That there's no reason for loving one person and hating another'
That both are genuine feelings which must be accepted as real
one nust be encouraged and the other dispelled
That a life of peace is the only life worth living and a life of strife brings so much pain
That you have to remember the best and forgive all the rest
Life is an adventure and what you make of it and oh never boring!
I also learnt to pray for what i truly want as prayers always get answered
That God gives us our greatest desires and sometimes we do not even know
That wishes are horses and that beggers indeed can ride
That in my dreams I am the heroine and my life is perfect too
I am still learning and I hope I made some sense
See you soon my friends
I go to school again!!!!!

Childhood Injury Prevention; at home, at play and on the road

The 4th to 10th of April 2011 was the National Public Health Week (NPHW) and this year’s theme “Safety is no accident: Live injury free”, was apt considering the global burden of injuries and the scant attention they previously received. A recent article in ‘The Nations Health’ (2011) asserts that Injuries are amongst the immediate public health concerns identified by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). What is an injury? How was it defined previously and how is it defined today and why the difference.
Injuries were traditionally thought of as unavoidable and random “accidents” making them seem like a part of the myriad inevitabilities of life over which we have no control. This of course made injuries little thought of as public health issues and therefore not in the purview of public health policy and prevention programs. However public health officials and researchers have agreed that injuries are preventable and constitute a huge global burden on all age groups. The World Health Organization (WHO) in its factsheet, “Facts about injuries”, estimates that about 5 million people die from injuries annually (WHO, 2001) more than the death toll from malaria and HIV/AIDS combined and in the same document defines an injury as physical damage to the body which results from acute exposure to chemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical or radiant energy in amounts that exceed the physiologic tolerance of the body.
Injuries are categorized into intentional and unintentional. Intentional injuries include deliberate acts of violence directed at self or others, while unintentional injuries include traffic collisions, burns, poisoning, drowning and falls. I have decided to write on keeping children safe for a lot of reasons, most cogent of being their vulnerability. The first pertinent question would be who is a child? There are many correct answers one of which is that for most parents they will always refer correctly to their children as “my children” irrespective of age, another consideration is that childhood defer by socioeconomic situations and cultural norms. For the purposes of this submission a child is any one 0-18 years drawing on the United Nations definition in its convention, on the rights of a child article 1. We will however not be too rigid on this definition as some data include 19 year old people.
Childhood injuries are a major public health concern, they deserve more attention than they get and they bring pain and far reaching consequences to families and communities; cutting dreams short and many times leaving behind huge burdens of guilt and depression on families and communities.
To further buttress the enormity of childhood injuries there is a lot of relevant data from the World report on childhood injury prevention (WHO,2008) and the CDC- Childhood Injury report 2008 which brings the problem closer home by giving detailed figures about the situation in the United States.
The world health organization attributes a whopping 950, 000 deaths annually from injuries worldwide to children 0- 18 years old. About 90% of these injuries are unintentional. In addition tens of millions are hospitalized for non- fatal injuries, which may end up with life- long disabilities. Further break down of this data shows that road traffic collisions are the leading cause of death amongst 15- 19 year olds and the second leading cause amongst 10- 19 year olds. Like a lot of public health concerns the burden of injuries fall heavily on the poor both amongst countries and within countries. About 95% of injuries fall on children in low and middle income countries. Though more in developing nations, injuries still cause a huge death toll on children in developed countries, accounting for 40% of all deaths in children. The fact that injuries can be prevented cannot be overemphasized, the rate of childhood injuries in children less that 15 years dropped by half between 1970 and 1995 in Organization for Economic cooperation and development countries (OECD). Until recently not much had been done in low and middle income countries, this may be due to competing priorities for available resources. This is changing slowly as research continues to support the effectiveness of injury prevention policies and programs. There is need for more to be done for the most vulnerable population on earth, “our children”, irrespective of their continent, country or family.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its Childhood Injury report 2008 focuses on unintentional injury in children 0-19 years in the United States between the years 2000 and 2006. The leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst these children is unintentional injuries with an estimated 20 deaths daily from preventable injury, and 12,175 children deaths annually from mostly traffic collisions. Unintentional injuries are more amongst male children than female, highest amongst American Indians and Native Alaskans and lowest amongst Asian and pacific Islanders. The fatal injuries varied by type amongst different age groups for children less that 1 year cause of death was mostly suffocation, those between 1- 4 years mostly by drowning and for those 5- 19years being an occupant in a vehicle involved in a road traffic crash. There were also differences by states and regions. In the case where injuries were non-fatal it is estimated that about 9.2 million initial hospital emergency room visits of children were for unintentional injuries. About 20 million children and adolescents are afflicted by injuries which restrict their movements and account for 17 billion dollars in medical costs. The point has been made injuries to children abound and the data has shown that such injuries can be in the house or during play; drowning, suffocation, falls, electrocution, burns and mostly on the road; collisions. What can we do as parents, teachers, policy makers and children too? As detailed above injuries are preventable that is why the theme is “SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT”.
Safety measures at home; this list is by no means exhaustive and inculcates suggestions from sources such as the NPHW website, Safe kids USA and others
Ensure that the rooms are adequately lit; hallways, staircases, closets
Electrical cords should be kept out of the way and outlets should be child inaccessible and properly covered
Chemicals including cleaning fluids and drugs should be kept in locked cabinets or at least away from children
Children should not be where hot food is being cooked or served and the stove should always be attended to by an adult. Do not carry a baby and hot food
Water heater should be regularly checked for temperature and always set it at 120F or lower and always test water with the back of your hands before putting your children into the bath and never leave them unattended
Ensure the smoke alarm is installed and works and Practice safety drills such that the family knows how to exit in case of fire or other emergency
Home pools should be barricaded with 4 sided 5 feet high fences and self latching and self closing gates
Childproofing the whole house; stair gates, crib rail, cabinet locks
Remember infants must sleep “back to bed” with nothing in the crib; no pillows, no loose sheets, no soft toys
There should be barriers around fireplaces, ovens and furnaces
Window guards should be installed to prevent falls
At Play; this is so easy to overlook especially since the children sometimes see this as too stressful
Wear helmets when riding bikes or other sports that require this as a minimum
Shin pads are also necessary
Monitor children to ensure they comply; this is so important
Make sure children have their annual physical and an okay from their doctors to engage in sports and they should warm up before any sports activity
Children should drink enough water during sports and play to prevent dehydration
Signs showing that kids are playing are also a good way to keep children safe
Protective surfaces rather than asphalt or cement should be installed beneath playground equipment to prevent play related injuries
Educate coaches on youth athletic injury prevention

On the move; this falls mostly on parents and adults, sometimes on the teens as they begin their journey on the road. Adults still have a part to play even in the case of teens on the road. Remember most children die on the road, do not increase the statistics.
Always ensure you and all the passengers in the car have their belts on. According to their age, children should be properly belted in car seats and boosters.
Infant car seats should face the rear for as long as possible as facing rear is safer for infants. Though they may face front from 20 pounds that’s the minimum and children shouldn’t be rushed to forward facing positions as soon as they hit 22 pounds. In fact the new recommendation is that kids less that 1 should definitely face rear and should stay till 2 years as long as they fit the height and weight recommendations of the manufacturer. This is corroborated in the March/April, 2011 edition of Pediatrics and is in the new National highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommendations.
Avoid jaywalking, be aware of your environment and face traffic when walking. Wear visible clothing in the night so you will be seen.
Do not send texts, take calls, groom yourself or eat and drink while driving
Be a designated driver, do not drink and drive
Wear helmet and reflective clothing while on a scooter, bike or other vehicles
Let your teens pledge not to text, drink, speed, make calls or carry too many passengers
The issue of injury prevention is one that everyone can be a part of, by doing a little daily and teaching children safety tips, one can change the course of the future and reduce the death and toll of injury.
References
CDC Childhood Injury Report, 2008, Patterns of Unintentional injuries amongst children 0-19 years old in the United States 2000- 2006 http://www.cdc.gov/SafeChild/ChildhoodInjuryReport/index.html
National Public Health Week (NPHW) website 2011, http://www.nphw.org/nphw11/first1.htm#
Safe kids USA website http://www.safekids.org/our-work/research/fact-sheets/home-safety-fact-sheet.html
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website http://www.nhtsa.gov/Safety/CPS
The Nation’s Health, May/ June 2011, The official newspaper of the American Public Health Association
Pediatrics March 2011, Official Journal of the American College of Pediatrics, Online edition PEDIATRICS (doi:10.1542/peds.2011-0213) http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2011-0213v1
World Health Organization 2001, Facts about Injuries, Preventing Global injuries, http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/resources/publications/en/injury_factsheet.pdf
World Health Organization, 2008, World Report on Child Injury prevention, http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241563574_eng.pdf

Happy Easter - True Light from True Light

It's easter day, and happilly we proclaim the resurrection of the Lord
I attended the Great Easter vigil Holy saturday breaking into sunday
The beginning of this beautiful night never ceases to amaze me
The filing out of God's people and the return into the church
The preparation to arise with our Prince of Peace
Jesus is risen, indeed he is and we arose with him
We have another chance to make things better by the power of the Lord
The whole purpose of this reflection is the impression I got before we returned into the church
The burn fire exuded warmth to us as Christ also warms our hearts
The huge candle carried by the deacon SWAYED above our heads as we heard "Christ our Light".
The mass servers lit their candles from the huge one and we all the entire church had candles lit.
Those candles were lit from one Candle,and we all shared the light to each other and the light of christ was held by all with candles
In the same way I thought Christ asks us to spread his light in the world to each other spreading outwards till the whole world feels the true light of Christ.
First start within the church, spread the light and spread outwards, knowing that you share the love of christ. You are not diminished by it and yet you gave it to your neighbor and he gave it to his and we had a greater light that we can truly call TRUE LIGHT FROM TRUE LIGHT! Have a wonderful easter filled with the Light of CHRIST.

I met him- I dared to dance with the SON

As I walked the lonely streets of life, I worked day and night
Searching for heights which I can’t attain, trying to please everyone
I pained myself, I pained my kin, and I became the ill- tempered sow
I felt the ground opening before me
I saw the earth opening before me as I slipped slowly down
Then I met him, and he turned my world around
I learnt about the reality of life, I learnt I couldn’t please everyone
I found I could die and not win the battle and still burn in hell
He loved me just the way I was; he loved me so much more
He directed me back to my kit and kin, he sent me home again
He directed me to my lovely ones, before I burnt out myself
He took my hands and looked into my eyes, and we danced
The dance which changed it all, the dance which I scared at first to start
A slow musical trot at first that became the all consuming frenzy
And I learnt in ways inconceivable, ways unspeakable
That life is more than who knows or owns
But who loves and is loved and how much we can give
He taught me to love and to live and to readily die for the people that I love
That heaven is for people who love
And hell is for people who own, and keep owning without giving
That people have to believe in Him who is higher than them
That life is without meaning except we learn to love
Except we let go and submit to the creator and owner
Of all of life and all of us, now I can’t live outside of HIM

Good Friday

Glad to be back today after a few days on the road. My lenten journey I complete and in words i express my reflections
I started off this lenten period with resolutions to reflect on the true meaning of Lent, ash wednesday, holy thursday, Good Friday, holy saturday and of course Easter!
Did I achieve anything? One thing I do know for sure is that God achieved all he set to achieve in my life this period.
He always does. I acknowledge that and I humbly bless his name for not looking at my lack of commitment but going on with his work, he only says I should let him be and let him live his life through me.
Today or more accurately yesterday was Good Friday and I thank God again for the gift of his son. For loving me even when I was yet in sin,for not giving up on me. For the beautiful family, friends and foes that surround me. Yes, foes for I learn of God's grace from them and of my inadequacies too. Thank you GOD for the gift of Jesus on Good Friday.

What to do Lord

Today I got a message and I hold it firm
He gave me this inkling because I had asked
Why did you make me, what am I to achieve?
The whole world belongs to you and I believe you have a purpose
For every soul you created for every person you made
I have studied to be a physician as I dreamt at first
I have also gone further to learn about the health of masses
I have had experiences many and varied and all lead to something
They lead to where you want me to be
What is it Lord, where do I go from here?
I remembered the words of the song "Que Sara, Sara"
Also the song, "the answer my friend is blowing in the wind"
And truly the answer came blowing in the wind
Not the howling breeze but the silent wind of silence
The words oh 'Chrysologus' came forth
"You are a healer by my side, as you were meant to be
With your words sooth people, and with your hands bring relief
With your voice calm fears and with your face extend a smile
Let your heart be aflame to warm the freezing world
You are a healer beside me, what more do you want to hear

Another Sunday

The day I commit to God
Church, prayer and family
Somehow it was so busy
I tried to learn something new
I thank God I did
It was about my hair
I am almost giving up on it
Well I learnt that I can manage it fine
Wash with Dudu Osun soap and use sheabutter as moisturizer
Dudu Osun soap is said to have shea butter in it
and today I got shea butter
I am also going to try the best way to sofften it and make it naturally straight
A mixture of Sheabutter, Castor oil and olive oil
I got this from the sheabutter center
I will try it when i loosen my corn rows
Who knows this may be a message from above
Learn something new everyday.
Watch out for more details on how it went.
Peace, love and Hope!!!

My Web Log- Blog

Today i learnt the meaning of blog, it is a combination of two words web and log
It made so much sense. I have been one to write journals; every year i keep a journal of sorts and i started this blog in 2008 as a web journal which was private.
Here i openly expressed my faith, my view of life and generally just wrote poems about how i see this life and lessons i have learnt
However like life this blog is evolving to include my interests and ways i can reach out to people and share with them the same things I love. It will be nice if it can make a difference in people's lives.
Life is all about sharing, caring and daring. We dare to live daily as we believe it is right, we share our lives with people and we care enough about people and issues to go the extra length. We share our faith and we dare to proclaim our belief in God and we care that someone somewhere will find the way home.
My blog is all about doing the things we do at the right time in God's sight and living life to the fullest. Expressing my talents and sharing my knowledge because no candle lessens by sharing its light. Dare to blog, share your thoughts and gifts and care for people enough to give them hope to live life to the hilt. Blogggggggggggg on!!!!

World Health Day- "Act today to Heal tomorrow"

Today is world health day (WHD). A day set aside by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness globally about a major public health issue and to prioritize areas of health to deal with. Globally WHD is celebrated annually on April the 7th. The theme of this year's celebration is "Antimicrobial resistance", the slogan is "no action today, no cure tomorrow" some would say 'Act today to Heal tomorrow'.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms which were previously sensitive to drugs become insensitive to those drugs. These organisms which could be bacteria, viruses or parasites become insensitive to conventional treatments. This makes them difficult to treat and cause them to spread to more people and persist world wide. Some of the microbes are called "Superbugs" because they are resistant to multiple drugs, a very common example is Mycobacterium tuberculosis and staphylococcus aureus. According to the WHO there are about 440,000 new cases of Multidrug resistant Tuberculosis annually and 150,000 deaths. The mechanism may be by adaptation and could be caused by misuse of antibiotics or improper use of antibiotics. Some common ways this could happen would be by innappropriate use;
1. Using antibiotics for viral infections such as the common cold
2.Not complying with drug dosage and length of time the patient is to take the drugs

Imagine the loss gains of development of antibiotics by rapidly spreading AMR. Think of a world where we can no longer treat infections such as Tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, parasitic infections and even a common wound infection! That is the world we do not want to go back to. A world devoid of effective antimicrobial agents is what we would have if we do not act today.
What can we do today to heal tomorrow?? Individually we can:
1. Prevent infections, by common means such as proper hand washing, covering our coughs and sneezes
2. Practice hygiene and adequate sanitation, healthy eating and lifestyle
3. Rational use of antibiotics
Collectively we can help by addressing WHO's 6 points identified for action in the 2011 WHD Policy package:
1. Surveillance of AMR and use
2. Rational drug use and regulations
3. Animal husbandry regulations
4. Infection control and prevention in health facilities
5. Enabling Innovative technology
6. Multisectorial and multidisciplinary actions, nationally coordinated and involving civil society.
More on WHO's work and information on AMR can be gleaned from the following websites
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/GPSC_amr_combat_antim_res_en.pdf
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs194/en/index.html
ACT TODAY!!!!

A Big Heart

A large room of many different doors Some best forever locked, others better opened daily Some peeped into and shut again quickly Others opened, gazed into hard and longingly Closed again with struggles, shut, reluctantly Some holding secrets that could maim and kill slowly Others holding memories so beautiful they must remain in glory Locked up within the recesses of this living human effigy Some holding views which come with a rush of nostalgia and windy While many just open to the mundane issues of life really There are many such doors in many lives truly There are diverse ways which people operate inwardly The doors are numerous and sometimes we open them too longingly There comes a time when we must shut some of the doors finally Call it a day and move on in life and out of our captivity Where are these doors we speak of so realistically They are within us as female humans and family They are the true hearts of women scattered globally They hold many things numerous and growing greatly Large hearts, the heart of women, oceans apart coalescing slowly Joining to form one big heart that holds the love of humanity The compassion that cares and warms in ways heavenly Open doors, closed doors, open hearts that love only A big heart, a large ocean of love, a true patriot story

My Prayer Today

That I will see your face Oh Lord In the face of those I meet In the tears of every child In the pain of every heart Lord that I may feel your touch In the smiling throngs of men In my husbands loving arms In the warmth of every friend Lord that I may hear your voice Amidst the bang and ding of life In the news that spews from far In the words my children speak Lord that I may feel your pain In the aching hearts of men In the dying both near and far In this suffering sinful world That seeing you I may respond with a smile Feeling you I may respond with empathy Hearing you I may respond to the need Feeling your pain I may respond with compassion That I may be your child doing your will In a world that needs you so much In a world that sometimes fails to see this need That I may be you in a world that needs to see you in me

My little boy

Today is my son's birthday He turned six I say I look at him and I remember That April morning in sweet shudder The pains came and I checked the date I told my mum and she looked mouth agape Do you know the date of today She asked? I said well this is not a cosmic joke, I Gasped! I will have my baby today and He will be a wiseman My little boy, he came fast crying to the barn I am here and I must be here today I chose today so no one will forget my birthday Happy Birthday to God's precious gift to my family Happy Birthday dear, sweet, brilliant, great homily

The Great Exchange

"Then Pilate set Barabbas free for them; then after he had Jesus whipped, he handed him over to be crucified." Matt. 27:26 Before Pilate did this he said three times that he had found no guilt in this man. Then it hit me an 'AHA' moment, Barabbas had to be released. How else could we appreciate the reality of the salvation plan. He didn't That was the salvation played out before us, the innocent paying the price for the guilty. Not by works of righteousness but by grace! There stood Barabbas a murderer, a thief and an open opponent of Caesar and the crowd chose Him to be set free. And then in a historic turn around the crowd called Jesus an opponent of Caesar openly antagonizing Caesar!! Those were the sins of Barabbas not Jesus! He knew no SIN, the bible says this over and again. This only points out that he is our salvation, he bore all our sins and sets us free. It is worthy of note that the passover is a time of release of one prisoner by Caesar, It was customary, and so Barabbas was released. Did the crowd choose right or wrong. They chose right. Barabbas was a prisoner, a sinner, in bondage, he needed salvation, he needed to be free, yes he needed FREEDOM! He got it. I do not know what happened to him after that and I leave you to decide that for yourself; if someone took your place, which you rightfully know is yours and died for you physically how would your life be after. Jesus did it for Barabbas. He seemed forced, but it is not true, he laid down his life. He was crucified, but he knew no sin, he died with thieves yet he was no thief, there was the physical switch. He died in my place. That is why I can say have a very happy EASTER and be resurrected with Christ. He died in my place, what do you think?

Lenten reflections

Lent is upon me again and how do I spend it? Really want to do something different this year achieve a faith feat! Pray daily, thats usual, feel a lift of my spirits to high heavens; fast and abstain! From what exactly, I have so many things I need to let go off. Will I have the courage this lent? Like the rest of my life, I am undecided and really confused. By the way the only thing that I can do for sure is let go of my fears and self inflicted burdens. So this lent may be I will reflect on my needs, my deeds and my bids. I will hand over all these to the One who died on the cross and just maybe I will find the peace that passeth all understanding.
Still asking for His grace and His help as I lay it all down at the foot of the Cross. I start afresh my faith journey maybe for the umpteenth time as I tell my self this time it is for real. The pilgrimage truly begins, this lent, this year this hour. At the dawn of easter, I will rise again and flourish again and find myself totally In Christ alone!

NINA

Nina
She told me she was tired of something
I said dear Nina my friend what is that
She said he smokes cigarettes
I said when did he start
She said I have known him so
And you accepted him so I guess
Yes, she answered
So why change him now
Its the wear and tear I guess
I am looking at his imperfections again
What about looking at yours I said
You see, little girl, if you can't stand something
Do not accept it in the first place
Hoping it would go away
It won't, it grows and grows
It wearies you and it aches like an old festering sore
Advice numero uno
Before you get married, weigh it all
Ask yourself, can I live with this all my life?
If no let goooo!! Babe let go!!

2011 Now what?

I think its going to be a beautiful year, i guess because it started out fine for me. One of my dreams fulfilled, many more in the can.