As the holiday season of 1938 came to Chicago, Bob May wasn’t feeling much comfort or joy. A 34-year-old ad writer for Montgomery Ward, May was exhausted and nearly broke. His wife, Evelyn, was bedridden, on the losing end of a two-year battle with cancer. This left Bob to look after their four-year old-daughter, Barbara….
Month: December 2022
THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.
Chapter 1: The Loss December 20 It had been three years since Suzan’s father had passed away. She was 7 years old at the time, and the loss had hit her hard. Every day since then, she had felt a deep sense of sadness and anger at the driver whose car crashed into her dad’s…
ONLY GOD CAN.
No one will ever understand how much violence it took to become this gentle” This was the exact statement a friend of mine said to me 7 years ago, while we were waiting for our lecturer to arrive in school. My friend, let’s call her Nancy, is a very intelligent and quiet girl. She could…
My Daughters And I.
Service was great on Sunday. There wasn’t any dancing or clapping, we were busy rehearsing the song and drama to be presented for the forthcoming children’s party (yeah, you’re right, I sing, write and act). It was tiring but the thought of a plate of eba and egusi soup made it bearable. I had no…
My Daughters And I.
I had an exciting day at church today. I danced so much until my legs began to hurt. It was Thanksgiving Sunday today and the Egun (Badagry) Choir decided to treat us to some premium Egun songs and dance steps. Oh my, their dance steps require a lot of energy. My shoulders ached so much…
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