Through her deep sorrows, she never stopped rejoicing.
She cried her eyes sore, but at the same time, she never stopped laughing… Through the torments, she never quit Continue reading An Endless Wait… Fiction by Funmi Adebayo
… one mustn’t keep complying with every odd life throws at him forever. Continue reading Enough is Enough… A short story by Funmi Adebayo
The story continues from Describing Fear (1): When A Horror Movie Played Out In My Business One Beautiful December Morning: When the gateman wouldn’t show up at his duty post despite several honks as I drove out to work that morning, I concluded he must have gone about his ‘personal business’ as usual. Therefore, I swiftly stood in for him to avoid further delay. This … Continue reading Describing Fear (2): The Day I Challenged Usain Bolt’s Record – Funmi Adebayo
Why do you goWondering“Will I ever be made whole?”When despite a touch from MeYou still see men Like trees walking around? Why do you keepMurmuringWhen I’m still busyWorking outThat very thing you wish? Why do you goDoubtingWhen in your frantic searchThrough the darkYou can’t trace Me? Jesus …spit into the man’s eyes and placed his hands on him…(and) asked him, “Can you see anything?” The … Continue reading A Second Touch…a Poem by Funmi Adebayo
Evil triumphs where good men do nothing! -Edmund Burke When ‘ordinary’ men underrate the power of their ‘little’ contribution, they quit trying. However in Nation Building, little good makes a world of difference… Just… Few good mento buttress the truth Few praying mento stand in the gap… Few upright mento uphold the arm of justice Few hopeful peopleto dream of a brighter tomorrow… Jesus told them still another … Continue reading POETRY: Just A Little Yeast… (Happy Independence Day Nigeria) by Funmi Adebayo
Have you ever visualized your dream to the point of feeling the thrill? Relish that moment daily! Continue reading Life Tip: The Power of Visualizing your Dreams …
An esteemed schoolmate recently narrated on his Facebook wall, this hilarious account of how he had chanted a loud “Eeeeriiiiiiiiii wooooooo yaaaaaa!”*¹ when summoned to give closing prayers at a public meeting, and how he had been hushed and quickly replaced with someone else… Rib-cracking account! I laughed because I could imagine the Christian women in the gathering clutching their breasts, snapping their fingers, stamping … Continue reading SUNDAY POST: Of Nigerians and ‘Unchristian’ Public Prayers
Featured Image Credit – Photo by Gideon Hezekiah from Pexels Evil triumphs where good men do nothing! -Edmund Burke When ‘ordinary’ men underrate the power of their ‘little’ contribution, they quit trying. However in Nation Building, little good makes a world of difference… Just… Few good mento buttress the truth Few praying mento stand in the gap… Few upright mento uphold the arm of justice Few hopeful peopleto … Continue reading Just A Little Yeast… (Happy Democracy Day Nigeria) – A Poem by Funmi Adebayo
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… he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained…John 6:12-13 (KJV) There is POWER in LITTLE THINGS … The bit that remains after all is lost The little change you have left… Continue reading Poem: Gather Up the Fragments …by Funmi Adebayo
Originally posted on Funmi Adebayo's Blog:
The Unprofitable Servant feels grossly disadvantaged Heavily plagued by the ‘Not-Enough-Syndrome’ “I’m not good enough Not rich enough Not connected enough…. This venture doesn’t look profitable enough… So why try?” Thus he scorns his treasures Short-changing his destiny unawares Waiting for… That One BIG Day That GREAT One-Shot That Million-Dollar Deal Ever wondering why it’s soooo late in… Continue reading ‘Big-Day Syndrome’ – A Poem by Funmi Adebayo
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