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To All Fathers Who Are Not With Us

There’s an old saying; “Take whatever you want from life but never forget God expects you to pay one day.” Tomorrow is father’s day. A sad day for me and my kids. I am sad because two years ago I … Continue reading

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The Things That I Wish

Sometimes I wish that I can somehow play with and change the script of my life like I do with my stories. Sometimes I wish that I can use my ‘writer’s magic’ to change the course of events and fix … Continue reading

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This Is Not The End

Have you ever experienced a major crisis in your life? After spending days and nights trying to solve the problem you are faced with yet a new one? Just when you think you have come to terms with yourself and … Continue reading

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Wait And Hope

Yesterday evening I went to pick my son up from the metro station as he had missed his bus. It takes him about half an hour to walk the distance. But it was so freezing cold and windy that I … Continue reading

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The Fearful Acute Suspense

In her book ‘On Grief and Grieving’ Elizabeth Kübler Ross talks about anticipatory grief. She writes: “Forewarned is not always forearmed. Experiencing anticipatory grief may or may not make the grieving process easier or shorten it. It may bring only … Continue reading

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When You Think Things Are Bad

Years ago when I was still teaching in high school and my kids were very young, all I wished for sometimes during the day was to have a quiet moment for myself. A moment to just sit and relax and … Continue reading

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The Smell Of Things

When I was a little girl and in the scouts, whenever we went camping in the fields in our village there were always stray dogs wondering around. I used to be terrified of them whenever they got near me. I … Continue reading

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Man Has Places In His Heart

Yesterday was Valentine’s day. A day to celebrate love and your loved ones. I thought it would be easy for me to commemorate it by writing my feelings down and sharing them with my readers. But first I woke up … Continue reading

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One More Chance

Do you have days when you tell yourself that you are strong and that no matter what happens on that particular day you will not let it put you down? That you will not allow anything to spoil it for … Continue reading

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I Write For Many Reasons But Mostly

When I look back at my life I realize that with everything that has happened to me, from having to live and experience the horrific days of civil war to losing friends and loved ones and then leaving the country, … Continue reading

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