Day 26-I am grateful to God for the first half of the year 2014....Dee Obi

It is the last Saturday (Sabbath) of this superb month, July, and we are gradually going to the end of the project #31days31epistles, and frankly speaking, I enjoyed every bit of it. Each day from July 1, different persons have shared their epistles with us. I hope you have been inspired throughout this month.

Today we are going to read one of my very good uncle’s epistle, I call him Dee Obi. He is an Elder with the remnant church, Seventh day Adventist church, Sango-Ota, a father of three and one wife. He is my mentor, a superb role model and most of all, he loves the young people. Oh, did I mention that he enjoys music and a die-hard fan of Arsenal FC (abeg no joke with him club o). Enjoy his epistle below.

Day 24/25- Its my CHRIS TUCKER's day- Each day Counted for something.

Some of you will wonder why I call him “My Chris Tucker”, the truth remains that he has a striking similarity to the action figure that partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie “Rush Hour”. Osinachi or Oscywhyte or My-Chris-Tucker depending on the one I want to call him, is a fine boy no pimple wiz, who has a very interesting personality, there are no dull moments when he is around, he must put a smile on you with his songs, he loves music so much.

Today we are going to be reading an epistle from a star, whose light is going to make you blind if you don’t wear a sun shade. Yes sir, I told Oscy about the project, reminded him once and he balled in his write up to me quickly too, and even apologized for the delay he felt I had to experience before getting this epic epistle to me, so Ladies and Gentlemen, without further ado I give you his epistle below…

Day 23- Ann is up- so far it has being exciting, educative and inspiring.

How long must this feeling go on, how long must the pain go on, how long must this rather poignant feeling go on, the feeling that you are broke, the feeling that you are scared of love, the feeling that you are lonely, the feeling that someone else might take your place in the life of that person you love, the fear of a heart break, the feeling of revenge, the hash way you treat guys just because of the way your own father treats you or the way you treat ladies wickedly just because of the way your own mum treats you. How long, just how long will it take to wait for the right time to come, The truth is that i do not know, but one thing i know is if you are patient enough, the goodies will come knocking soon.

Today on GTB, we are having day 23 of our program, #31days31epistles, and Ann is going to share her epistle with us all, she is a dear friend, a sweet heart, a wonderful person and colleague, enjoy her epistle below.

Day 21/22- Chioma is in an open relationship with God....

Some of you will wonder why you were unable to get the daily dose of inspiration from the blog via the #31days31epistles, the truth is that firstly i had a very busy day and i lost some of the epistles to virus, so i am trying to retrieve most of them, i am positive that i will, but if all efforts prove abortive, then i will have to sadly combine the days or skip some days, i am so sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, but the epistles must all be shared with you all. Sincerely, to run a project is not easy, but where there is a will, there is a way, so i am presenting to you today's epistle, Chioma. I must comment, she is one die-hard fan of mine, and i love her so much. Thank you dear, for such a wonderful epistle, may Joy never end in your hood, amen. Enjoy her epistle, below

I started my year gloriously and was overwhelmed with excitement. The joy which d Lord gave to me still intoxicates me.

In january, I had a Change of base, relocated from one place to a better place. "We" like the change, because it was worth it. Though it was stressful and heart breaking due to many reasons. Hmm!, indeed Devil was at work but GOD in his unfathomable divine mercy saw us through.

Day 20- Lets take a blitz on last week's epistles..

The Third week of July didn’t go too well, a lot of “sad” things happened via the week, firstly, two friends of mine passed on, the news is so sad, leaving family members devastated, friends shocked and some even think they are still dreaming. Nation wise, Nigeria also had her sad moment last week too, as Boko Haram succeeded to drag more people to their early graves. Globally, there was a sad moment when a plane carrying over 270 passengers, including little children, were knocked out of the atmosphere as its flew to its destination by some pro-Russian terrorist.

Wow, what a week it was, despite all the sad news, I am sure that the sole fact that one is alive today is a succor that all is well, also there were some good news like Jude Okoye’s traditional marriage, my write-up being featured on a blog (check it here) and sweet messages from six people who shared their epistle with us throughout last week, encouraging us to hold on, not to give up on our dreams. 

Day 19- Odum exclaims that It’s been a lovely year so far..

                                                                 
Its just interesting how this month flies, today is the 19th day in July,2014, and we will be hosting the 19th epistle today on our #31days31epistles, what started as a dream, has turned out to be a fantastic reality.

Its sabbath, and we shall be reading an epistle from one who loves the sabbath too, an Adventist. He is a good friend, one that inspires me sometimes to become an IT guru, how I wish sometimes that I could design some programs, eh, I would have designed one that will bring any food I want straight to my plate for me to consume asap, oh, you know na, just any kind of food....Anyway, not to waste much time, its Odum's turn to share with us all his wonderful epistle, enjoy it below......

Day 18- Chinenye says the last six months has been a real roller coaster.

                                                          

Today is Friday, yeah you heard right. It’s one of the most important days of the week; the Sabbath remains the most important day of the week. Everywhere in the world, Friday is a day we begin plans for a restful weekend, no wonder we have tags like TGIF flying all over social media each Friday. Back in school days, Friday usually has the largest number of exists, people just wanna go have one fun or the other; it’s just so crazy back then in Babcock. Today, we are gonna share Chinenye’s epistle, she is a dare sister to me, I so so love her, and each day we talk or have a chat, I always love making her smile, she has a wonderful smile that brings joy to anyone around her. She is a final year student of Babcock University and she is in a relationship (Bad news to my niggas, hahahahahaha), enjoy her epistle below and TGIF………….

African Folktale -The grasshopper and the toad

So i decided to spice up the blog with a different type of story, this time lets do a folktale together, i hope you will enjoy the story....
                                           

Grasshopper and Toad appeared to be good friends. People always saw them together. Yet they had never dined at each other's houses. One day Toad said to Grasshopper, "Dear friend, tomorrow come and dine at my house. My wife and I will prepare a special meal. We will eat it together."
The next day Grasshopper arrived at Toad's house. Before sitting down to eat, Toad washed his forelegs, and invited Grasshopper to do the same. Grasshopper did so, and it made a loud noise.
"Friend Grasshopper, can't you leave your chirping behind. I cannot eat with such a noise," said Toad.
Grasshopper tried to eat without rubbing his forelegs together, but it was impossible. Each time he gave a chirp, Toad complained and asked him to be quiet. Grasshopper was angry and could not eat. Finally, he said to Toad: "I invite you to my house for dinner, tomorrow."

Day 17- Jenifer tagged the first six months as Funfiled..

                                                                      
Last week Thursday we had Toyosi on the blog sharing her epistle on #31days31epistles, she was such an inspiration, I was so inspired that I did a small rhyme on the day, if you missed it, check HERE.

Okay, today, we shall be reading the epistle of a dear friend, she just love being happy, and you will find her always amidst happy people. Jenifer as I call her, is an inspiration to me each, she loves reading the stories on GTB, and each time I delay a bit she strikes me hard, I am so glad I have such a person always supporting me, I hope you will also be inspired as you read her epistle...

I am Jeleon Orlando, Lagos babe wey over single they worry me. This project #31days31epistle is one that I am honoured to join.

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Day 16- Ebere goes hard, advocates for REAL people.

                                                            
Listening to some old tunes from West life, Backstreet boys and Micheal learns to rock, these songs took me back to the 80's, hahahhaha, when things were a bit real, because today we have so many unreal things, from psychology to social life, a lot of things are going really wrong. The most annoying part is that "REAL" Friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, men, women, husbands, wives, Parents and even children are going into extinction.

Welcome to a world where honesty is dusted under the carpet, while pretense and hypocrisy chairman's the day, amidst this weird turbulence are those who are ready to stand by the truth even though heaven will fall, some of them have been sharing their epistles with us here on GTB via project #31days31epistles, today we shall here from one of those Men who is indeed REAL, I call him Ebere......

Story- Ikemba and the Cripple.....Part 3(continues)

Our very own story, written my yours truly #Tatafo is still on, so far we have been able to upload Chapters 1, 2, and 3. In this post we shall be reading the rest of part 3 as we prepare to embrace chapters 4 and 5 soon. In case you missed any part of the story, you can view Part 1/Chapter 1 here, you can view Part 2/Chapter 2 here and you can view Part 3/Chapter 3 here 

Day 15- Sarah assures us that 2014's first half was all about THANKSGIVING

 

 Some "Women Activist" told me jokingly yesterday that i have didn't give the female gender enough space on my blog for them to join the project #31days31epistles, they said more men had been featured on the program, than female. Well, to prove them wrong, we shall have a female writer do her thing today, she is a special lady, soon to be bride and i am sure that she will be a great mother. Sarah joined during the last project #31days31reflections that aired on the blog in January, and when i contacted the Abuja base entrepreneur about this project #31day31epistles, she willingly joined other voices to share her epistle with us. Her epistle is short and precise, and i must add, she invited me to be one of her "Men in Suits" for her wedding ceremony, a request that i accepted with a lot of excitement, hmmm, I await patiently for the wedding day. Do enjoy her epistle after the cut.............

Day 14- Musa strikes HARDER, talks about the youth and the government.

 Its another day, and we shall be reading another unique epistle form Musa, he is a special guy, we met during our NYSC days, and i must say, he is one guy that enjoys originality, no wonder he won the best couple award back then, simply because he was very faithful. Musa loves dogs and he is really doing his best in that hubby, he also enjoys swimming and playing football, just to mention of few of his hobbies. He is also a fan of "a better Naija", and in his little way, he is impacting lives. Do enjoy his unique epistle below.....

WORDS FROM A FATHER TO A SON ABOUT MARRIAGE

It is rather crucial to remember that words of wisdom are key to a successful existence here on earth, no wonder our elders say that a word is enough for the wise. Today, i want to share with you a write up i stumbled upon while surfing the net, painfully enough i was unable to get the author of this wonderful piece. In celebration of the victory of Germany during the 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil, i give you this gift, do apply each word with wisdom.

                                           

1. My son, if you keep spending on a woman and she never asked you if you're saving or investing, and she keeps enjoying the attention, don’t marry her.

2. My son, a woman could be a good wife to you, some could be a good mother to your children but if you've found a woman like a mother to you, your children and your family, please don't let her go.

3. My son, don't confine the position of your wife to the kitchen, where did you get that from? Even in our days, we had farm-lands where they worked every morning . . . that was our office.

4. My son, if I tell you that you're the head of the house, don’t look at your pocket; look if you will see a smile on your wife’s face.