By Laju Iren My daughter is two years old today. It seems like yesterday when she came out face-first out of my body looking absolutely nothing like me, despite our nine-months of bonding, and several hours of labour filled with blood, sweat and tears. Motherhood has been a gruelling experience, but a truly most rewarding […]
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Barrenness, Lies & Laughter (Selfies With Bible Girls)
Purchase Selfies With Bible Girls Profile: Sarah Location: Genesis 17-23 #MotherAt99 #MotherOfNations #FirstMotherInIsrael #Abe’sWife #Submission#barrenness #miraclebabies #ttc “I’m the one asking you to do this Abe. You know that I would do whatever you ask me to, no matter how uncomfortable it makes me feel.” Her husband was quiet. “This is different. How can I […]
Your Child’s Esteem May Be Affecting His/Her School Performance.
Our discourse today is Self-esteem, as it relates to our children and their academic performance. Self esteem simply defined, is an individual’s sense of value or worth, or the extent to which a person values, approves of, appreciates, prizes, or likes himself or herself. Summarily, it is a favourable or unfavourable attitude towards the self. […]
Kemi Oyedepo on Faith, Family, Fitness and everything in between
Plus how she met Pst David Oyedepo (Jnr) and their journey in Nine years of Marriage …Lessons for young women, Wives and Pastors’ wives For someone who considers herself not too shabby with words, I’m not too sure how to introduce this interview. Mrs. Kemi Oyedepo has mirrored humility to me in a way that […]
9 things you should never say (or do) to a pregnant woman
Plus, ways to make pregnancy easier on your loved ones By Adetoun Jegede Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful experiences a woman can have and it is also a great privilege to be a vessel through which a life comes to being. Considering how difficult it can be, you’d expect people to treat […]
So, you’re pregnant?
Positive! There’s almost nothing as heart warming as seeing two lines on your pregnancy kit. Especially if you’ve been praying and waiting. Congratulations! Your life is about to change. This article is to help you in this new phase of your life. 1. All pregnancies are different Some ladies make pregnancy look like a runway […]
30 things I’ve learnt in my one year of being a mum
Push! I remember it like it was yesterday. After hoping she would arrive at 38 weeks, and just plain tired of being pregnant, the little princess decided to arrive at exactly 40 weeks. I had been experiencing contractions the night before, but now, things were beginning to get real-painfully real. No one can explain […]
Life After a Miscarriage
By Laju Iren Don’t read this if you’re pregnant. This post wasn’t written for everyone. But for those for whom it was written, it was necessary that it be written. One in four pregnancies end in a miscarriage. But when it happens to you, you don’t feel like one in four. But one-and alone-in the […]
Rules of Mom-Preneurship Balancing business, motherhood and the ‘other room’
Just when I quit my job to focus on my business, I found out I was pregnant. By Yewande Fatowore Motherhood has got to be one of the greatest gifts a woman could ever have; its surreal, intoxicating and beautiful in every single sense but so also is the joy that comes with doing […]