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Was 2020 A Blessing in Disguise? Yay or Nay?
Dear 2020, Whoa girl! Who pissed you off?! Do you not know how we waited for you with bated breath? We made plans with you in mind; selected you as the person who would usher in our completed goals. Countless organizations had you pasted all over their strategic documents – talking about “By 2020, we …
Let’s Stop Doing Each Other Favours
The other day I came home exhausted! I had had a day full of physically demanding tasks. All I wanted to do was rest. I got home late at night and made sure that I locked the door because there were recent reports of break-ins in my neighbourhood. My husband was out of town and …
My Immigrant Life – 20 Years In
August 21, 1999. The hour I had both been dreading and cautiously excited about had finally come upon me. In a few minutes, I was about to embark into the abyss of the deep unknown; facing a sea of firsts. I was about to leave everything I knew and everyone I loved behind in Kenya …
Jaded
I lived in the city for my first 10 years in Canada. I didn’t like it. Too chaotic. I have always preferred the quietness of country life. So when we moved to the suburbs, I was pretty thrilled. It offered the tranquility I desired – and as a bonus, we even had a mama and …
Silently Powerful
In the movies, most of the villains are typically not too easy on the eyes – actually, let’s call a spade a spade and not a big spoon – they look ugly. But when the plot involves infiltrating an organization to bring it down from the inside, they cast a gorgeous female to play the …
The Gift of Pain
About six weeks ago, on a Monday night, I got up from the couch to go to bed and I felt a discomfort on the right side of my back. “Hmmm, that’s strange”, I thought quietly to myself but didn’t pay it much attention. In bed I just tossed and turned, unable to get comfortable. …
YOU Feed Them
When I read the Bible, I often times wonder what my reactions would be had I been one of Jesus’ 12 disciples. As an introvert and a planner, I know for sure there is one situation that would have had me highly irate and ready to lose my entire mind. Here is the scene from …
That Empty Feeling
I am living my best life … on paper. My relationships are flourishing. My social circle is robust and enriching. My job is evolving into my dream job where I’m getting to do more of what I love and less of what I hate. My childhood dream of traveling the world is increasingly being realized. …
Possible Impossibilities
I have always categorized myself as one with ‘stubborn faith’. Stubborn in the sense that I tell God “Dad, I have 2 options: it’s either You help me, or You help me. I have no one else to turn to. So I’ll just sit here and have a staring match with You until You help …
The F-Word
Picture with me if you please…. The crimson sun playfully peeks at the earth below from behind a lone migrating cloud. After several minutes of playing peek-a-boo, the now emboldened sun completely breaks free from the cloudy drape and bathes the entire Serengeti in a warm, gorgeous, orange glow. The animal kingdom is astir. The …
Not Insignificant
At State House Girls where I went to high school, we were one of the fortunate boarding schools that had a pretty decent menu. While some of the other schools’ version of “meat” was the weevils in the beans, we were spoilt to have real beef…and on Tuesday dinner we had chapati and ndengu! Granted it …
The Ark: More Than Meets The Eye
Last week I read the story of Noah and the flood (Genesis 6:9-9:17). Because people had become very wicked, God decided to destroy them along with the earth and everything in it. Only Noah, his family and a pair of each animal species were saved. The Bible tells us that it only took 40 days …
Boundaries: Buzzkill or Blessing?
I love observing little kids. These tiny humans formulate a plan of action in their mind. “Oh boy! This is gonna be fun!” they say to themselves, giggling along the way. They set-off towards their plan when all of a sudden, like a thick dark cloud, a big bad grown human swoops in and blocks …
Sold Out? Really?
It was a warm summer evening. I had been invited to a friend’s house for a party. As soon as I walked into the 8th floor apartment in North Toronto, despite the flurry of activity in the room, my eye was immediately drawn to a painting on the wall. It was a painting of four …
Identity: Who Am I?
A couple of weeks ago I caught my reflection in the mirror. I stopped and stared into my own eyes for a few minutes. And I asked myself “who are you Liz?” It made me think about the concept of identity. Who are we, really? Most of the time when you ask the question, people …
Overwhelmed
I have to admit that over the past couple of weeks I’ve had to fight really hard to keep hopelessness at bay – some days I wasn’t successful. It just seems like there is a whole lot of bad things happening in our world lately – political unrest, earthquakes, hurricanes, violence, hatred, sickness, death…. I …
Stand Out; Step Up
I am a very cost conscious person (read cheap). I don’t believe in paying more for something than is necessary. I also tend to misplace things a lot. Either I am scatter-brained, or I live in mischievous houses that hide my things when I am not looking. One time I was slated to go somewhere …
Hurting
I attended State House Girls High School – a boarding school. We were locked up like inmates and were only let out twice a term. The only other opportunity to escape the confines of our ‘prison’ was to get a day-pass to attend a function of one of the school’s clubs. The wise among us …
