I looked into my mothers eyes in passing, Then I took a second look, My grandmother was looking at me through those eyes, She was smiling, I smiled back, Precious eyes, Windows for my ancestors.
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On 31st August 2021, at 9:30pm, Rev. Dr. James Kiarie Kuria breathed his last this side of eternity. James was the husband of Rev. Margaret Wangari, the father of Cate, Wanjiku, Nungari and Ngoiri. He was the father in-law of Dr. Steve Ndegwa. James was the beloved grandfather of Hadassah, Wendo, Thayu, Utugi, Hinya, Wega,...
I am the fulfillment of their wildest dreams My Grandmother My Mother My Aunties My Godmother My Sisters My Daughters My Son
I love asking questions. I ask a lot of questions. In one of my former work places one of the older employees (who has since died may she rest in peace) got tired of my questions and one day in frustration, raise voice and hands in surrender she told me: Joyce, you are a walking...
When you are so used to keeping quiet Instead of speaking your thoughts When you have been dumbed down When you speak you follow it with an apology When you are so used to not being seen Instead of living your fullest When you have been made into a shadow When you are seen you...
A couple of weeks ago, in my capacity as a blogger, I received an invitation from Oxfam Kenya to attend a breakfast media briefing they would hold on 13th February 2020 to enlighten media professionals on ‘Gendered patterns of unpaid care and domestic work ‘ At first glance, the question that came to mind was...
He chose me. He loved me. He chose me before the foundation of the earth He loved me before time began He chose me as His Beloved He loved me as His Own It feels good to be chosen It feels good to be loved To be chosen by God To be loved...
Life is tough. It takes up much of your time, all your weekends, and what do you get in the end of it? I think that the life cycle is backward. You should die first, get that out of the way. Then you live twenty years in an old-age home. You get kicked out when...
MENTAL and EMOTIONAL gender based VIOLENCE is one of the most normalized forms of violence within the family unit. It manifests in many ways:
*Parent against Parent
*Parent against Children
*Children against Parent
*Children against Children
16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, 17 who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18 Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. 19...