Her Sides

I recently learned that a friend of mine passed on. The news stopped me in my track as memories of this gentle soul flooded through my mind. I felt a sense of loss and sadness in that instance. Within few seconds of hearing the news, none of my big plans and important tasks mattered. All I could think about was a dear soul that would no longer walk the surface of this earth again…so sad. It’s so easy to get caught up in the drama of living and the crazy drive to achieve some great feat that we often forget a simple truth. The sum of a man’s life is not in how he was born or how he died but in the moments in-between. I don’t know about you but I know that sometimes I am so focused on what I’m trying to accomplish that I forget to stop and enjoy the little detours that life brings my way. An unpleasant circumstance you have to go through may be more than just an inconvenience, it may be a great opportunity to bless the soul of another.  However, if we lose sight of the fac...

 Deaconess Abigail Abebi Abodunrin (Nee Talabi) 25 August 1920 – 6 th May 2013 A Tribute to My Grandma   When death comes for some, it comes swiftly and unexpectedly. For the very lucky ones, it comes with a notice. Whether it’s in the form of an illness or a failing body due to old age, a lucky few get the privilege of putting their house in order, saying goodbye to their loved ones, and slipping away to the life beyond in quiet sleep. My Grandma, who just passed on, was one of the lucky ones. When I went to bed the night before she passed, I had so many things on my mind, issues to sort out, people to contact, kids to raise, a job to do, a home to run, a man to love—loads and loads of things to worry about that only concern the living. And as I laid my head down to rest that night and worried myself to sleep, I had no idea that it was going to be her last. There was nothing usual about that night, nothing dramatic to suggest I was going to lose someone close to m...