Category: Parenting
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Words
Piercing arrows that travel through the soul They tear through the outer lining of the heart Striking nerves and breaking vessels Spilling gallons of blood in their wake Until they hit at the root of your being Dismantling identity; querying personality Raising questions of purpose and existence
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Surely You are my Father
“Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O Lord, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.”Isaiah 63:16 NKJV Abraham may not know my nameIsrael may not recognize meI may be unknown in high placesOr unrecognized among…
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Spring!
Happy New month (May) to you! Spring is fully here, and I am loving it! The full advent of spring season in Edmonton nicely coincides with the end of the winter semester, making April a month of successively easier days to bear. From having multiple coursework deadlines to meet up…
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Marching Forward
I feel overwhelmed. So much has happened in the last two months that I have not even had the energy or time to process or document. Combining full-time studies as an MBA student with family life as a father and husband while volunteering actively with a student organization has been…
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Winter no be your mate
It finally snowed in Edmonton on the first day of November, starting in the evening and showering all through the following day. It was beautiful to watch. Everywhere looked sparkling white wherever you turned, and the temperatures were “nice” (just a couple of degrees below zero) for a day or…
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Bathing Baby Boys (BBB)
These days, I am usually the one who bathes our boys. I feel like my wife has “stylishly” allocated that responsibility to me, and I am determined to fight for my rights…😂😂😂. This routine should ordinarily be fun except that I’m the undesired one when it comes to bathing and…
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Day 27: Ibukunoluwa #28DayChallenge
Today’s post is for my second son, Samuel Ibukunoluwa. Almost two years ago, I wrote and posted a poem for my first son, Lemuel Ayomide, who was a little over a year old at the time. You can read it here. Now I have written one for Samuel who turns…
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Day 26: The Father #28DayChallenge
Downstairs, two little boys are screaming at each other, most likely competing for some toy. They are my sons. One of them turns a year old in a few days; the other turned three years old three months ago. Between them, the sheer amount of energy I expend chasing, instructing,…
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