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    Hi Everyone!   I'm excited to introduce my new book for kids aged 7-11, " Who Will Wear the Crown? ". This Spring, follow the story of this castaway tree, Thorny Bee, who teaches the mean trees a lesson about love and respect for everyone's uniqueness. This story presents an excellent opportunity for kids to learn about love and acceptance. Buy Now on Amazon , Word Alive , Chapters Indigo , Barnes and Noble , Goodreads , Kobo , Book Bub and all other platforms where Christian books are sold.   I am raising funds for Compassion's Education and Training initiatives to celebrate this moment. I would love to invite you to this opportunity to join me in meeting the needs of children and families. Education is one of the most powerful ways to lift kids out of poverty. Still, with one in five kids not in school, according to UNESCO, the gift of education is as vital as ever.   With a gift of $10 or more,  you can support Compassion's effort t...

Barrow Boy is an enchanting tale of a young lad's quest to find the secrets of becoming a great man. Despite the odds, young Ladi's mother, Nana is determined to help her son succeed and learn the secrets of becoming a great man like his father was. Unable to take on the task of instructing her son, she leads him to the door steps of an old wise tutor who ushers him into a whole new world. The story emphasizes four basic success nuggets: Desire, determination, discipline, and dance, explained in a comical manner that gently penetrates the mind of a young listener. Listen to Barrow Boy on Audible. Promo codes available to listen free on Audible US and UK sites . Email hersides@gmail.com to request a code. Offer valid while stock lasts.  

Birthdays are fun. You get to celebrate with the ones you love. They get to shower you with lots of gifts, love, and food. It's a good thing. What I enjoy most about my birthday is that it makes me reflect – to look back on my days and years on earth and try to make some sense of it. I woke up this morning thinking, " Wow, I'm turning forty! ". So I started to reflect -   think back on how I have lived my life so far. The decisions I made,   the ones I am still making and how they will impact the rest of my life.   The thing with reflecting is that it sometimes fills you with emotions you didn't anticipate. This is why you want to make sure while reflecting, you are looking through the right lenses. You can't look back and compare your life with another person. Now, I know how hard it can get with all the seemingly picture-perfect posts you see of other people’s lives on social media. It's hard not to compare and ask...

Dear Moms, Here is a nugget of truth to help you through this pandemic and the new realities we have to deal with as we work and school from home. We don't need supermoms in this period, we just need moms. Loving, healthy, sane moms. #inspiringwomen Happy International Women's day 2020

I was sitting in my garden recently, in the midst of the global lockdown, thinking about the amazing love and grace of God and this song came to me. Just wanted to share it, to remind us all that the love and grace we experience daily from God is really undeserved, but he still gives it to us, just because.  Song Lyrics: Undeserved  By Seye Oke Copyright April 2020 I don’t deserve your mercy I don’t deserve your grace But somehow you’ve shown it to me When I was lost in sin It is the love you’ve shown me That has brought me home So every day teach me to follow Your guiding  light So light the way On your truth Shine on me Bring me through So light the way Keep me true Only you Make me new ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUCK AT HOME? Download the new Wordle Bible Puzzle Game App.  Wholesome...

In 35years of living I can say with absolute confidence that God is real and he has been graciously good to me. So here is to celebrating many more years of his loving kindness. Thank you for being a part of my life's journey. I pray with each passing day you get to experience God's love, mercy and grace. Amen. Now here is a little secret: the joy of the Lord is really my strength, so don't loose your joy. Happy birthday to me.

Although I had had some publishing experience with tracts, books were a whole new world to me. And as fate would have it I met a fantastic graphic artist by the name Ajam Sunnie de Great, who has now become a long time friend and without whom a lot of my publishing success would never see the light of day. Working with Sunnie I understood the process required to successfully publish a book. From editing to typesetting, proofing, cover design, printing everything, he worked with me through every step and connected me with some of the best hands in the industry at the time. Together with a group of remarkable friends we published Debbie’s Diary in November of 2003 with 1000 copies in the initial print run. I remember that night at the printing press, I remember very well picking up a copy of my book and exhaling with gratitude that I decided to do this. In that moment I didn’t think about the sleepless night I had trying to finish the manuscript or the rejection letters from other...

By 2001 I had become fairly organized in my writing and tract publishing and I felt it was time to put some structure into the whole creativity business. I established Splendour Communication Network – an organization focused on publishing God’s love, mercy and grace through print. I had a group of friend join me as distribution partners and I committed myself to send monthly newsletters to show progress on what we were doing at the time as well as share a word of encouragement.  First Newsletter to distribution partners (2001 ) Sometime that year, my dad brought home a Christian novel series – The appromattox saga by Gilbert Morris. I remember literally having loads of quarrels with my siblings – each one of us trying to read the books at the same time. It was ridiculous. We had different book marks to show where the other person stopped- simply ridiculous what impatience can make you do.  Anyway, somehow between all that buhaha I finished reading the first book...

In 2000 while continuing to do the art plus scripture for the church notice board, I expanded my scope into writing poems and short stories for the church bulletin. I attended Foursquare Gospel Church Orogun, Ibadan at the time and that was where I was taught how to put my creativity on a schedule. Before then, I could write whenever I wanted and print whenever I wanted. Now being a contributor of the bulletin meant I had to turn in a new creative work every week and at a certain time to meet the production schedule. That was a new experience for me, I had to learn to push through the blank pages and come up with something good – a lesson that I have used in many other areas of my life till this day.  Whether you feel like it or not when you are responsible for something you just do it... click to continue reading.

After the feedback I got from friends and family that had read my hand written tracts I was inspired to write more stories and take my creativity to another level. I scouted around for a good printing press and eventually found the University of Ibadan printing press, in Ibadan. I remember my first conversation with the Manager of the press at the time (whose name I can’t remember). He was so impressed that a young lady was actually following her dreams that he decided to give me a quick lesson on printing. He thought me a lot about the basics of printing – paper types, weight, colour separation techniques, plate development and other tips on how to print on a budget. He gave me a tour of the facility to see how it all worked. I’m really grateful for that lesson because over the years they came in very handy. First published tract - God's Love ( 1999 ) My first printed tract was God’s love – ended up printing 500 copies (not the most economical I know but was what my b...

Everyone has a day in their lives when something changes and turns your life in a whole new direction. Well, if you haven’t experienced it yet, I assure you, sometime during your stay on this planet you will. Today, I look back on that day in history and I’m so happy I decided to act on my instinct, on what I believed, and on my dreams. Over the next five weeks, I’m going to take you down memory lane, back to that day in history when it all began. The very first day I decided I’m going to write something and get it published. Late 1998 One of the first hand written tracts in 1998 I remember that night so vividly. The memory still lingers in my mind. It was the evening my friend came to visit me after we had graduated from secondary school. We were sitting in my parents’ living room and talking about our plans for the future —what schools we wanted to go to, what exams we had written, and what course options were now available for us to pursue. As I listened to him, my...

Just for kids with dreams Genre: Children Book Suitable for: Ages 5 -12 ISBN:  978-1511558747 About the Book: Sleeping Bags is an enchanting magical tale about four young boys on a camping trip which turned out to be a night to remember.  Randy, Paulo, Ken and Travis were given four sleeping bags to enjoy their time out in the woods. Unknown to them, these sleeping bags had magical powers that helped each boy create an enchanting picture of what his future would look like. Many years passed and these boys now men return to reunite with their special sleeping bags,  only this time the special sleeping bags take on a different task. “We all need the courage to dream and the strength to stay with our dreams. Sleeping bags will definitely sow that into the young and fertile minds that get the opportunity to read it. A good book for tomorrow's great minds.” Titilola Lewis, Center Director - Babyville Childcare Center "A light hearted entertaining read for...

To celebrate my birthday with you my dear readers, I am giving away free copies of my new book - Barrow Boy on Goodreads. Enter below  to win. Offer ends 7th April 2015, terms and conditions apply. Goodreads Book Giveaway Barrow Boy by Seye Oke Giveaway ends April 07, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

Since I was young and now I am older I have never seen the righteous forsaken by God or their children begging for food... celebrating 34 years of amazing grace. Happy to me. #grateful

Splendour Dynasty and Seye Oke Announces the Release of an Inspirational Fiction Book titled Barrow Boy Lagos, Nigeria – Splendour Dynasty and Seye Oke are proud to offer the latest work from Seye Oke, Barrow Boy, hitting bookstores everywhere on Thursday 26th February 2015. Barrow Boy is an enchanting tale of a young lad's quest to find the secrets of becoming a great man. Despite the odds, young Ladi's mother, Nana is determined to help her son succeed and learn the secrets of becoming a great man like his father was. Unable to take on the task of instructing her son, she leads him to the door steps of an old wise tutor who ushers him into a whole new world. The story emphasizes four basic success nuggets: Desire, Determination, Discipline and Dance, explained in comical manner that gently penetrates the mind of a young reader. It is set in a simple traditional village setting written to captivate the mind of readers between from ages 8 to adult. “I wrote Barrow Bo...

                     This really is the day the Lord has made Because over three decades ago I was born on a day like this All through the years God had kept is word to me And as I celebrate my special day today I renew my vow to him - to keep his word and follow him. Happy birthday to me and all my April celebrants.   Trending Topics Was Jesus really this good looking ? Lola's Testimony Celebrating Moms