Today my family and I read from the book of Ezekiel and were reminded about how the Lord can restore, revive and resurrect even the most dire situation. Once we were done with our prayers I went to the kitchen to finish the croissants I started making yesterday morning…yes yesterday . When I was looking for a recipe @sallysbakeblog described making croissants as a labour of love and now I know why! I adapted her recipe a bit and my croissants turned out reasonably well! I put some cinnamon butter in a couple but the children preferred them plain. Next […]
Kristin Buchtel and her husband live in Denver, Colorado . She is a mother of 4 adult children, and a grandma! She has a masters degree in elementary education. Her parenting career has included many colorful years including being a teacher and parenting note taker. Her parental note taking began on a road trip when her kids were young, as she shared her worries over the approaching teen years with her husband and issues such as dating, driving etc. That was how their parenting plan or road-map was birthed. Here she talks about the concept of a parenting plan and why […]
Wunmi is an experienced finance specialist with outstanding academic and professional achievements. She is a mom of two boys. Currently, she works in the Financial Services Industry. Spurred by the desire to inspire young professionals, she started an online community of millennial employees where she shares relevant information aimed at building, empowering, inspiring, supporting and promoting employees to thrive in their careers. She writes from Abuja. At the beginning of the lockdown, I, as a mum of two toddler boys, was excited to keep my children at home and experience home-schooling. The lockdown has lasted longer than anyone had […]
Today the amazing Emem Molokwu, who is one of the leading stylists in the FCT is sharing her motherhood story ! Sit back and enjoy as we get up close and personal with this beautiful mother of three. Emem we know you have three beautiful children, how old are they? I have three children. My two daughter’s are 10 and 1 while my son is 7 . Of all your experiences what prepared you the most for being a mother? I would love to say a situation beyond my control. I had my first child almost 2 years before […]
Lori Ashley is the MD of Pad-Up Africa and is a woman on a mission to ensure young girls across Africa have access to menstrual hygiene products. She founded Paid-Up Africa in 2017 and has been able to provide menstrual hygiene products for lots of young girls. It has be found that one out of ten girls in sub-Sahara Africa misses school due to menstruation, which is why Pad-Up Africa through sanitary sensitization has continued to device practical ways to change the narrative within the shortest possible time. Let’s get to learn more about the beautiful woman behind Pad-Up Africa. Tell us about […]
Today we have a guest post on how we can help our teens cope during this pandemic. It is authored by the amazing Nkiru Esin who is a licensed Social Worker and the creator of NuMindz12v2 . A blog that she created to provide parents, including all primary caregivers, with the tools to raise and nurture adolescents into adults that are ready to take and own their space on the world stage. NuMindz12v2 represents nurturing young minds to become adults who create a better world by pursuing their purpose passionately. Nikki, as she is fondly called, is passionate about ensuring […]
Throughout this period of pandemic the Books and Desserts Book club has been organising a great IG live series titled “Stay home series”. The whole aim is to deliver great content from members while we are home. I was honoured to speak on ” Cultivating a Reading Culture in Children ” and thought I would share some snippets of the IG live session here. Firstly you may ask why is it even necessary for my children to be readers ? are there any gains to being a reader ? and the answer is a resounding yes! Children who are readers […]
