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A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn’t look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! (more…)

At about 12noon today, i got back from Accra where i spent the weekend with my hubby to celebrate my 30th birthday. Though short, i enjoyed every bit of my stay. You want the details of my stay? See me personally

On Friday, I had a party with my colleagues in the office, we ate, watched comedy, they said some things about me and we danced.

Here’s a sample of the steps i displayed on Friday:

You see? Enjoy the week…..

On Saturday 19th April, i wrote my final paper for my Masters in Managerial Psychology. It was a day I had longed for for a very long time. It was more than a heavy load off my shoulders. Thoughts of “dropping out” had come to my mind a couple of times during the course but i was able to finish strong.

Lest i forget, i’ve seen the results of most of the exams i wrote in the first two semesters and they were good. I really thank God i didn’t back out. (more…)

Here’s one joke to start the week with…..

An 18 year-old girl tells her Mom that she has missed her period for two months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant. Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, “Who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know!” The girl picks up the phone and makes a call. (more…)

On 26th April, 1978, a bouncing baby girl was born to Dr & Mrs Ogunsusi in UCH, Ibadan. A very interesting incident characterised that day. I was a very chubby and big baby; i was so big that my mum passed out for 3 days after she gave birth to me. By the third day when she was still unconscious, she was already taken for dead and the death certificates and documents were already being filled and signed. Then, miraculously, she came round. Little wonder i was named “Temitope” which means, “my case deserves being thankful for”. (more…)

Have you ever taken time to read a marriage vow before? Before I got married, i had attended scores of weddings where the bride and groom went through the ‘tradition’ of taking their marriage vows and at a point, i could recite most of the lines of the marriage vows by heart.

I was speaking with some guys some days ago and one of them asked one of his friends why he was not yet married. He said he was not yet ready, he then asked him what it takes to be ready. I watched and listened as they chatted on. This afternoon, it struck my heart that what he, as well as other guys/ladies need to understand is the meaning and expectations of marriage itself. (more…)

Trust is a five letter word which represents the foundation on which every relationship is built. A relationship is only as strong as the degree of trust exhibited by the people in it. Marriage is the strongest bond that can exist between a man and a woman and by its nature, it demands that a couple trust each other IMPLICITLY.

There can’t be trust in a marriage relationship when both parties did not tell each other EVERYTHING about their past lives before getting married. The person who tells half truth will believe the other person is also keeping some things away. Truth be told, the past is gone and there’s nothing that can be done about it, so why not tell it all? If the lady/guy can’t accept your past, you’re on your way to finding the person who will. I know it’s difficult, but it will prevent the occurences of rude surprises later in life. The dissapointment will only lead to more and more distrust. (more…)

It’s beautiful to blessed with lovely children and moreso, when you have male and female; but it’s not so for everyone and how one handles this goes a long way in determining how the family and especially the children will turn out. I wonder why extended family members mount pressure on the wife of “their son” if she happens to have only girls. (more…)