the spice of life

I am not sure of when I became aware that I was black. I don’t mean that for the first part of my life, I thought I was some other race, and then… Read More →

one for the road

The problem with working on more than 5 things at the same time is… uh… wait… what were we talking about? Who ever came up with that, ‘women are multitaskers’ theory? Dude, if… Read More →

just like me

I think I must have been about 17 when that I suddenly started collecting the Mr. Men series. Then at about 18 I suddenly stopped – perhaps because it was around that time that I… Read More →

Rwanda Iwacu

I’ve heard it said, when speaking of the US, that there is no greater patriotism, than that of an immigrant. I’ve heard it said of Christians, that those who were forgiven many sins,… Read More →

why can’t we all just get along?

As a child, I was very proud of the fact that I had no enemies. I was liked by all (or so I believed)! Two of my favourite Bible verses were, ‘Blessed are… Read More →

it’s not you, it’s me.

The other day I was trying to work out how many bedrooms I’ve had in my entire life: I could think of 14 in the different homes my family have lived in; 9… Read More →

green pastures

A while ago, after I meeting this girl for the first time, one of the first questions she had for me, after, “What’s your name?” was, “What’s your favourite bible verse?”. I was… Read More →

where the heart is

I remember my father once telling me I was a citizen of the world. I had travelled so much during my childhood and teenage years that it was always a struggle identifying myself… Read More →

tough girl

I used to be quite a tom boy. Well, to be more accurate, I suppose I was more like a non-conformist. I think a part of me still is – though lacking in… Read More →