STOLEN INNOCENCE - STILL SHATTERED

I rushed back home that fateful tuesday
morning as I forgot a file at home. The
traffic was bad as I found my way back
home. I decided to park my car outside to
make things easier and faster for me as I
was just going to pick the forgotten file and
head back to the office. Little did I know
that parking my car outside was my saving
grace, if I had honked for the gate to be
opened for me to park, I may have never
found out, it may have continued
unnoticed for a long time.

I guess the rattling of my keys while
opening the door alerted him. I saw my
little girl, my sweet beautiful little girl of
four rounding the corner of his room,
rumpled and disheveled, guilt and
confusion written all over her face.
Where is Adams I asked and she pointed
to the direction of his room, the room of
my house boy
I rushed into his room and found him
arranging an already arranged room. I
looked at him, then to my girl, him again
and to my girl. At that instance, I placed
one and one together and I collapsed on
the floor as it dawned on me, tears pouring
down my face. I was so shattered, I
couldn't believe my houseboy has been

DONT GIVE UP

"One day I
decided to quit. I quit my job, my
relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to
quit my life. I went to the woods to have
one last talk with God.“God”, I said. “Can
you give me one good reason not to
quit?”His answer surprised me.“Look
around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and
the bamboo?”“Yes”, I replied.“When I
planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I
took very good care of them. I gave them
light. I gave them water. The fern quickly
grew from the earth. Its brilliant green
covered the floor. Yet nothing came from
the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on
the

I MARRIED A LION.

Submitted by oladimeji josiah on Fri,
04/19/2013 - 16:34

Most often than not, the trouble most
people find themselves in are brought on
them by their own handwork, but when
the problem take over their lives and
swallows them up, others pity them and
cry foul to God, asking why God would
allow such terrible things happen, when in
true sense it's not the fault of the creator
but an outright fault of the creation, be it
male or female.

I live a very busy life, because of the kind
of work i do and my position in the
company i work with, but however busy i
am, my work ends in the office, i never let
my office work spill over to the house,
despite this my hands are always full when
i am at home because of the handful of
activities i have to grapple with