The Algorithm of Life

There is a quote from Jim Rohn that says “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” I have been thinking about this quote and how powerful friendship is. I have been thinking about how impactful the conversations we have daily affect who we become and how we viewContinue reading “The Algorithm of Life”

COUNTDOWN TO 40 YEARS OF AGE featuring MY FATHER

My father died when I was still young and as I count down to 40 years of age, I wish he was here. I wish he could see who I have become. I wish I got to experience him longer than those few years. When stories are told of my father and I, it isContinue reading “COUNTDOWN TO 40 YEARS OF AGE featuring MY FATHER”

COUNTDOWN TO 40 YEARS OF AGE featuring MY MOTHER            

My mother is going to have a 40-year-old child! This is a statement that deserves a pause and a selah moment because MY MOTHER IS GOING TO HAVE A 40-YEAR-OLD CHILD! That surprises me more than me turning 40 years of age. I cannot imagine her mothering a 40-year-old child. She looks too young andContinue reading “COUNTDOWN TO 40 YEARS OF AGE featuring MY MOTHER            “

COUNT DOWN TO 40 YEARS OF AGE – ONE STEP AT A TIME

I love gifts and I love words. I would try to give a gift and a card or a message to the people I love every birthday because I feel that is the best way to celebrate someone near or far. I love words so much that I have a postal address with the hopeContinue reading “COUNT DOWN TO 40 YEARS OF AGE – ONE STEP AT A TIME”

Just One Look

I was listening to Most beautiful/So in love by Maverick City and a line caught my attention. It says “With just one look, Everything changes, I’m captivated, I’ll never be the same.” It took me back to instances in the Gospel when just a look from Jesus changed everything for the person. It reminded meContinue reading “Just One Look”

Father’s Day

The Baganda have a saying that goes “Atannayitayita, y’atenda nyina okufumba” which loosely translates as “the one who hasn’t traveled praises their mother’s cooking.” Just to be clear, my mother’s cooking is amazing and the best but I am trying to drive a point home. The older I get, the more I realize they areContinue reading “Father’s Day”

Breaking Free

As a woman, I am finally realizing that they are so many things I have been taught along the way that are supposed to help me make it in life but have grown into self defeating behavior. In this case, making it in life means achieving what other women and men have achieved. Of course this variesContinue reading “Breaking Free”