THE DUSTBIN ESTATE, AJEGUNLE

Last week, we had a brief discussion on the Dustbin Estate, Ajegunle [click here if you missed it] and I told y'all that The Hope 4 Lyfe Foundation would be visiting there on the 7th, and we did. 

HOPE 4 LYFE FOUNDATION

Good morning my lovelies..... this morning we're talking about Charity and helping people out......

#GUEST POST// IN A RACE WITH ME

Hello my lovelies.... How y'all doing.... I hope you're all doing great? How's the week been and how's the cold treating y'all?

Today's guest post is from *drum rolls* my very own PARTNER-IN-CRAZE, the shoki mistress of blogsville, MOBYLISTIC MOBY of Diary of a Lagos Drama Queen. She has a very interesting and inspiring piece on CONTENTMENT.... so sit tight, read, share, comment, learn, and most importantly, ENJOY!!!!!

#GUEST POST// HORSES IN BATTLE

Hallos my lovelies.... How you all doing? It's Thursday already, next thing we know it's the end of January.... But thank God anyway.

So today, we have a guest post from my dear Ernie Tibs of Tibs Tells Tales. We've been having guest posts from some selected bloggers on this post. This bloggers feature should have been over with before the 31st of December o, but you see, I need to carry cane and flog some people first before they submit. Anyroads, I had to bribe Ernie, in fact I had to threaten to steal Lil Sean from Lil Ernie before she produced this post..... 

Now that's here, sit tight, read, comment, share, learn, and most importantly ENJOY....

#GUEST POST// 2014 LESSONS

31st of December here we are..... Still breathing.... Mehnnn Baba God is too much sha.....

Well, I've cleaned my outer skin away and cleaned enough to last my grandchildren.... Even my fifth generations won't need to clean again for the one I've done today.....

Okay.... Today, we have a guest post from AmeComplique of My Thoughts to Screen. Before we proceed, I have to inform you that this niggie has succeeded in putting me in trouble... You'll understand as you read....

WHILE WE WAIT FOR 2015

Hallos once again my lovelies..... My second post for the day hehehehe.... You know the year is ending and I need to let it all out na..... 

Meanwhile, is it just my house that they wait till 31st of December and then have one kind massive clean up? Like, right now I'm already anticipating how much work I'm going to do tomorrow.... Momc has opened one unused room for clean up tomorrow..... SOS

2014 IN RETROSPECT

2014 is over

Holla my lovelies...... it's the 30th of December and I hope y'all are excited to end the year cos I am......

We’re about to draw the curtains on the year 2014 and I can’t believe it’s December yet sef. Am I the only one who thinks this year was too fast? As in ehnnnn….. one minute we were screaming Happy new year, the next minute here we are in the last week of the year. God has indeed been faithful.

#GUEST POST// KEEPING ON

We can travel round the world in one day cos we don't care..... Play our favorite Christmas songs and party like we don't care.... Merry Christmas Baby

Hello.... Hello.... Hello.... Eyin temi lori pinging..... How the Christmas season dey go na... How the rice, chicken, salad, bean, chips, pounded yam, ofe nsala and co. dey go? Omo, I am overfed... I was even sensing constipation early this morning but it didn't stop me from eating more sef......

Okay.... Today, our darling Duru Bubba is our Guest Blogger for the day..... If you've ever been on The Young and Confused Blog, you'll understand why I love this young man. He claims to be confused but whenever I read his posts, I relate to every word of his posts and he inspires me every day. So it's either he's not as confused as he claims, or I am very confused. I spoke to him for the first time yesterday and the guy is just as hyper as his posts. Did I mention he can wash for Africa?

Anyroads, sit tight, read, share, comment and most importantly, ENJOY.....

HOPE& STRENGTH

"I Didn't Know My Own Strength"

Lost touch with my soul
I had nowhere to turn, I had nowhere to go
Lost sight of my dream
Thought it would be the end of me

I thought I'd never make it through
I had no hope to hold on to
I, I thought I would break

I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength

Survived my darkest hour, my faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up, hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength

Found hope in my heart
I found the light to life my way out of the dark
Found all that I need here inside of me

I thought I'd never find my way
I thought I'd never lift that weight
I thought I would break

I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength

Survived my darkest hour, my faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up, hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength

There were so many times I wondered
How I'd get through the night
I thought I took all that I could take

I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength

My faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up, I hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength

I was not built to break, no, no
I got to know my own strength

The above are the lyrics to Whitney Houston's I Didn't Know My Own Strength.... For a while, I've been in a very bad place.... like I've been waking up depressed for a while. But I realized that each time I played this song, I just got strength from somewhere to do whatever it was I had to.

This morning, I woke up deeper in depressionville and I started playing this song while I bawled out my eyes wishing I didn't have to come out from under my blanket, a little while later I decided to do my morning devotion under my blanket. Lo n Behold, today's topic was The Silent Comforter; and this was the outline under the topic

It was just like whoever the author of the devotional is and Whitney Houston knew what I needed. I finally got out of bed and I tried to get ready to set out, i heard I had lost someone close and it got me thinking. Perhaps I really didn't have a thing to worry about after all. I was awake, hale, hearty, healthy but just sad, I had a roof over my head, and I had one more day to look forward to. I began to think of all the times I could have died, all the accidents I had been involved in but I came out unscathed. 

Adeyemi Lawal, death came too soon for you and heaven gained a really young soul. There was so much you had left to do, see; there were places you still had to go, but God knows best and he took you away from us. I don't know how your mom is taking the news but I pray that God gives her the strength to bear this great loss. EBCO misses you already and I miss you more. I wish I could turn back the hands of time to spend more time with you but God knows best. RIP BROTHER AND FRIEND.... TILL WE MEET TO PART NO MORE.

XOXO

FORGIVING

Good day lovelies! It's Friday again and I'm so glad this week is over already... Also, happy new month! welcome to October... Happy Independence celebration Nigeria...

WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL

                                      You're insecure
                                      Don't know what for
                                      You're turning heads when you walk through the door
                                       Don't need makeup to cover up
                                       Being the way that you are is enough......
                                        Everyone else in the room can see it
                                        Everyone else but you..........
                                         ............ You don't know you're beautiful
                                         That's what makes you beautiful

Hello my lovelies!!!!!!!! Written above are the lyrics to One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful; my fave song from 1D.

SANITY IN INSANITY

Good morning my lovelies. How did your week go? Thank God the week is ending already.
The world we live in now is way different from the world our grandparents and some of our parents lived in. The world where daily news of bomb explosions, kidnappings, natural disasters, airplanes crashing and all the rest

FEAR IS INDUCING

Good day my lovelies!!!! I'm in my exam mode so I'm going to be brief and formal (hehehehehe). I guess this piece is exam-induced sha. You know how serious, meticulous, prayerful we all get when exams approach? Well, I'm in that cloud now and this piece just hit me hard so I had to share.
        "Fear is a distressing emotion caused by impending danger,
      evil, pain, etc. whether the threat is real or imagined;
   the feeling or condition of being afraid."

REJECTION

Hallos lovelies!!!! Yipppeeee!! It's Friday again; another Friday to get a glimpse of Esther's eyes *lol*
We have all been rejected at some point in our lives. Some of us have been turned down by schools, companies, our CVs have been rejected countless