By Princess Faith Thomas When I first heard about garri chips, I was thrown into a bout of laughter. ‘How is that even possible? ‘ I asked, my questions were directed to no one in particular but myself. ‘Nigerians and their many inventions! Anyway, since I’m one given to food experiments, I decided to help myself and believe you me, it ain’t something you...
We’ve been home for how many weeks now? I still remember the week I stopped going to work. I got hungry every other minute and I stayed in bed for several hours, pressing my phone and rolling from one side of the bed to the other. I was too lazy to do anything productive. This was me the day I left the office basking with such confidence that working from home would be easy. I was so sure I’d be...
Happy new year! I’m so happy to be back here on the blog. We had a fruitful 2019, yeah? Believe me when I say we are going to have a swell time right on this platform this year. How did the first few weeks of the year go? Have you started working on those goals you set for yourself? My prayer as you visit this blog weekly is that through the stories and articles here, the questions burning in...
I have grown. Oh yes I have. Ife Grace is not where she used to be spiritually. I have seen transformation in great measures. I have experienced God in different dimensions. I have known him as a Father. I have made mistakes. I have cried. I have wondered if serving God was worth it. I have learnt to hear God clearly. I have learnt to walk in faith and most importantly, I have learnt patience...
This post is not in any way meant to derive sympathy from anyone. This is my blog and part of what I do here is to share my personal experiences as I journey through life. About three years ago, a friend called to inform me about my class’ convocation at the university of Lagos. His name was on the list along with most of my other classmates. Of course, my name wasn’t on that list. He was sad...
Few years ago, I was the chief custodian of worry. If the devil were to give an award for the most worrisome human in 2011, my name would definitely be mentioned. I worried about everything. It stole my joy, my peace, and at a point my communion with God. You know what worrying did to me? It messed up my emotions. I became desperate and full of fear. I was the lady with bad moods. Joy was so far...
What kind of person is Ife-Grace? Who really is the person behind this blog? What are you going to see when you get to know her? I’m still learning so much about her too and watching as she improves day by day. However here’s a little something just for you. *winks. Can we just get this enigma out of the way already? 1. Don’t judge a book by the cover. That’s how...
Cross over night was an exciting time for me. Responding to prophetic declarations with a resounding ‘Amen’ was just enough to believe in the easy life 2019 would bring my way. That night, I blasted in tongues, started my one year bible reading plan, caught rhema from the Word and had a beautiful time writing an episode of a blog story series… but by the end of the first day of the...
I didn’t know I had been battling depression until I got to my second year in the university. Suddenly, I became restless and unable to concentrate on my studies. I began to have dreams where I saw myself in psychiatric wards and among mentally deranged people. It got so bad that one night, I got out of the hostel and walked aimlessly around the campus. My friends didn’t know about this, at least...
That was how Irene left her lane to face a bus packed full with little children. The driver flashed his headlight several times and just as it slammed hard on the break, she swerved to her lane but then there was a truck behind her. Thankfully, the truck was moving slowly and it stopped right behind her as she straightened the steering wheels and regained her balance. Trembling, she pulled up in...
