My mother had been sitting on the sofa directly opposite the door with Nathan in her arms so they were the first people Absalom saw when he entered my house. Let me talk about my son. Nathanael; God’s gift to me. His eyes are like honey, if you look into them for too long, you

The next day was a Saturday but I begged Grace to come to school so I could see her. When she arrived and I told her what my mother had said, she was silent. “Grace talk na, you’re not saying anything” “I don’t have anything to say MJ, your mother has said it all” “But

Absalom went on his knees pleading with me to forgive him. He said he had prayed severely to God for the day he would set eyes on me again to apologize. I was moved with compassion and with tears in my eyes, I said “Absalom, I forgive you” and I meant it. Tears rolled down

Absalom told me of how he had started developing feelings for me but was scared to tell me because I was only sixteen. As a matter of fact, he thought it was wrong of him but his attraction grew daily. When he kissed me that night, he had wanted to know if I felt the

Grace looked into my eyes. “But MJ, he has a lot to say to you” Before I left for my house, she showed me some verses of the bible that haunted me for weeks. This is a long read but you’ll have to forgive me. We read 3 verses from Matthew chapter 6 using the

I didn’t go to school for days. I didn’t want to see Grace or talk to her. Throughout those days I couldn’t pray, I just cried and cried. If my soul were to be a river, I would have cried it dry. My mother was always in my room after she closed from the restaurant.

I froze. He froze. Even time froze. I was staring into the exact same pair of eyes I had stared into a year and few months ago. The exact replica of the eyes I stare at in my son’s face everyday. My mouth hung open and my breath seized. Grace was so lost she just

How forcible are right words the Holyspirit tells us through the writer of proverbs. The best gift Grace gave to me were those words she spoke in my time of despair and I cannot thank her enough. When I got to school the next day, I shared my experience with her and she prayed with

Grace gave a displeased sigh but didn’t raise her voice back at me. “MJ, you really need to start going to church. The bible says we shouldn’t forsake the gathering of the brethren” “let me forsake them!” I interrupted her not minding if she was feeling bad at how rudely I was speaking “let me

As I resumed school, I watched my mom struggle with the increasing finances of the three of us and it broke me. I began looking for something to do that could help me support her because she had started accumulating debts. After sometime, I decided to start selling just female accessories and clothes. I didn’t