“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 (NASB) A busy mom of six once told me, “I’m too busy NOT to pray!” Therein lies the secret to a life that really works. Putting Jesus first and making prayer a priority…
Some friendships are eternal. When I met Wana Udobang 4 years ago, I never thought our friendship would blossom into something quite so special. I always say everyone needs a friend like Wana, open and honest, able to cut through the noise of the world and get through to your heart (off course it also helps that her cooking skills…
I don’t have a husband or a child and already I feel the nagging feeling of guilt when I make sacrifices in favour of my career or other life choices. The society expects an arm and a leg from us womb carriers and we in turn place lofty expectations on ourselves. The result, a balancing act of board rooms, diapers,…
Its five years today since I graduated with a PhD in Real Estate and Planning from the University of Reading. An accomplishment I would never have dreamed possible 6 years earlier or even the year before the actual graduation. The road to Dr. Edozien was fraught with obstacles and many setbacks. I tell anyone who asks….‘how did you manage to…
I went jogging last night for the first time in a long time. I woke up this morning feeling inches slimmer until I tried on a dress I had worn only a few weeks ago and the zipper refused to move past my bust. Instantly my earlier notions of weight loss melted into thoughts of heaviness. I felt fat and…
Those who don’t understand her (perhaps) prefer the derogatory term used for the female gender of the canine clan. Whichever you chose, the fact remains the world has come to acknowledge the continuous development of a new breed of women or the mere evolution of a gender from its emotional, submissive ancestral background to a liberal, independent and perhaps, dominating…
Marry a man with potential. If you are a single girl, chances are you’ve heard this piece of wisdom repeated time and time again. But how do you differentiate between a man who has potential and a man who hasn’t? What traits do these potential carriers have in common? What does it even mean to be a man with potential?…
I was absolutely blown away by this video. Although the figures in the article relate more to the US, Africa and or Nigeria can’t be far off. I’d even like for us to question further what we tell (and show) our young girls on more general terms. Does our culturally biased (and even parochial society) upbringing somehow prevents us from…
Its been over 8 weeks since our young girls were abducted from their school in Chibok. For weeks the worlds attention remained fixed on finding them. Celebrities, media activists, every one raised their voices through the bring back our girls social media campaign. Like each one of us, those girls have a future and a family anxiously waiting for their…
Still think marriage will take care of your feelings of insecurity, loneliness and past disappointments? Then you should read this….. And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (NIV) I’ve often wished I could travel back 21 years ago and give my “young bride self” some advice. But since that’s…
