My housekeeper, Joy, that is. Unfortunately, we MUST hold everyone in our lives with OPEN HANDS because no one will be with us forever. WE CAN BE SURE OF GOD, but when it comes to other people, that’s a different matter altogether, let me tell ya. But Joy has left me with lots of lessons. …
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DEPRESSING THOUGHTS, PLEASE, GO AWAY!!!
TODAY, I RAN SIX MILES IN TWO HOURS UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS OF OUR HOUSE!!! I’m working on a better me, baby! The goal was to get rid of the old Nik and my constant sad and hurtful thoughts, and for a happier and more focused person to emerge. And so far, I think …
“MOMMY, I HATE YOU! I ONLY LOVE DADDY”
That was from my wonderful son, Emmie, the other day when I accidentally mentioned something about his younger brother, Joshie, as if I was comparing the two . Then, his sister, Ember, jumped in saying I do the same thing with her, scrutinizing her against her sister Julie. So, I’ve been the hated mom of …
“YOU’VE BEEN A GREAT ADVISER!”
I said yesterday to a person God Himself sent my way! I was calling to say thank you for being my sounding board on a critical issue I had going on that ended up turning out so well. Out of 180 million Nigerians, God connected me with her, and my life has been DRASTICALLY changed …
“YOU PRESENTED HIM AS A HORRIBLE PERSON…”
“…You don’t even seem to realize you did this. Nobody is going to admire a man who insults his wife at a party. If you want people to admire your husband, you need to tell a different story about him.” I LOVE THIS COMMENT because I’m going to use it to be very REAL with …
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“NIKKI, WHAT ARE YOU EATING???”
This was my hubby SCREAMING at his FAT wife from across the room at a party some years ago. Can you believe this was one of those life-changing moments when I decided to work on myself seriously? The then overweight, insecure, overly emotional, unhappy, and unhealthy Nik, used this HUMILIATION as fuel to become BETTER. …
“KEEPING THE CALM”
_Inspiration from my friend, Marcela so Fierce! Love you, sweetie! I’m telling you, writing these posts: EASY; Living the posts: SUPER TOUGH. That’s where this keeping the calm comes beautifully into play. In those tough moments of life, that will ALWAYS come our way, calming down and keeping our eyes fixed on God is the …
“I WANT YOU TO BETTER YOURSELVES”
I said this to two young ladies working in my house about a month ago. One went right away and found out about sewing classes, and the other said she wanted to do some examinations to get into university. The one who opted to do the sewing has already started, and the other has been …
“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY…DON’T LET IT GET AWAY”
A few minutes on Tumblr.com landed me on another beautiful post: “In November, I started reading the Bible from the beginning. Today, I finished it, and I cried. I finally see what it was all about. This whole story is about a God that won’t give up. There are ups, and there are seriously downs, …
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GOD GIVES ME MORE THAN I COULD EVER EXPECT FROM HIM!!!
That’s my testimony, baby! So, even when disappointments, hurts, frustrations, show up, I can politely SHAKE THEM OFF and keep my eyes fixed on God. After asking Him yesterday why someone did something hurtful to me, He responded through my meditation book: “We expect nothing special from this world. We accept the conditions in which …
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