My mouth was once filled with crass language, hasty and thoughtless retorts and stinging venom with the right instigation.  My  words got me in trouble many times, as then, they mirrored the deadness of my unrejuvenated spirit. However, it was God who gave me the ability to speak, and so He who made my tongue also tamed and moulded it. When I rededicated my life to Christ in 2011, I went straight back to singing in church. In those days, God sifted my motives until it was not about...

There are two things I really like and enjoy doing uninterrupted: eating and sleeping.   I generally don’t like to speak or be spoken to while I’m eating. Those who know me well, reschedule any planned discourse if they hear the muffled sound of eating. I am not of the 'cut and swallow' clan either, so I eat slowly, which helps me to relish meals. It is my moment of solitude as I enjoy every bite. Sleep is just as dear to me. I need 8 hours to feel properly rested. However, as life became...

We don’t know the future, and we forget most of the past. Of the past, we will have only general memories with moderate details of pleasant or difficult events. The present is the only time you’ll have all the details of life. There is no other time that we live in the details of our thoughts, emotions, and actions. The present is ripe with possibilities to shape our character and impact our immediate circumstances. In this season of my life, people are frequently reminding me to cherish each...