Harmattan or Winter???

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Growing up as a child, I’ve always been told there are two seasons in Nigeria: rainy and dry seasons. The times for these seasons are hardly predictable cos you cannot confidently fix a date for an event for fear of the rain ruining the day.

GUEST POST: Who Called The Meeting?

By Olakunmi Oluwabuyide

 

The rains are on sabbatical

The sun is on duty

Under this heat we perspire

Our strength easily expires

Out of our holes we groan

Our mouths filled with angst moans

Has hell been set loose?

Or are the heavens on fire?

'Where is Lazarus?' we ask

'Open the floodgates', we cry

Pressure mounts...

Suddenly...

Someone has called a meeting

The clouds gather in the west

The sun suspended

The conference doors are thrown open

The wind rushes in

Lightning strikes on

Thunder claps in excitement

Let the meeting begin

And a wet night gives birth to a cold morning

What a relief!

Who called for this meeting?, I ask myself

Thank God for the weather

Thank God whenever

Kunmi is currently a student in the Nigerian Law School.

The Rebirth

Happy New Year y’all, I should be banned from this web space for inconsistency *covers face. This year is still very much new; I know a number of us have made resolutions. Well, for the first time in the twenty-something years I’ve spent on earth I actually wrote down my resolutions. There comes a point in life you feel like you are growing old and confusion creeps in, that’s the stage I’m in right now.

I’m not here to bore you with my banter, but I’m certain that there are a-million-and-one fireflies at the end of the tunnel. With a grateful heart, I thank God for making us see this New Year despite all odds. He has taken our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. I’ve resolved this year to give my all to Him; this of course involves dropping attitudes, habits and friends (as the case may be).

It’s not going to be easy though, If you happen to be reading this I want you to know that there are life struggles, they make us better or worse- the choice is yours to decide how you handle these situations. We ain’t perfect, but let us work towards perfection this year. We are not remaining at the same age we were last year, likewise we shouldn’t be satisfied with our status-quo. Even as we age and mature, let us all make conscious efforts to allow rebirth….

I hope to be consistent in publishing posts, its part of my rebirth process. It’s the year of Jubilations in my church; I pray we all have cause(s) to celebrate this year.

Have a fulfilling year