I thank God today for…

…traveling mercies for my parents
I mentioned they were traveling and I am so thankful that they arrived home safely. They had a wonderful time away and got some much needed rest (my mom said my dad was snoring by 10pm like he does at home). When someone in the family is traveling, we always meet [...]

Palm oil

I’m curious if any of you who cook using palm oil have either stopped cooking with it, or reduced the amount you use in your cooking because there seems to be a belief (at least in my area of the world) that this oil contributes to heart disease and/or artery clogging.
My mom has drastically reduced [...]

Family news

My sister passed her driving test! This was not her first attempt so she had become very discouraged by the process and her inability to do some of the skills perfectly on her first try. I had sent her a text message before her test and she said she got it and it came at [...]

We love Sunny Ade

My mother celebrated her birthday yesterday, and thanks to the music festival I mentioned, finding a birthday present for her was easy: she was going to go see King Sunny Ade live! In the past four years this was my second time seeing him, and it was my parents’ third time seeing him in the [...]

The events coming up in my life

I am so thankful that we’re all enjoying our summer. How do I know this? Because of the reduced activity on blogville! There are fewer blog updates to read, but even reading those seems to take more time than I have, because I’m busy soaking in the sunshine and socializing (or watching SATC, shhhh).
I am [...]

The random things I am thankful for

(Parts of) my body
Although I often mention that I have a lot of weight to lose, I am thankful that I was blessed with good proportions. Although they are disguised now, when I get my act together, I won’t have to worry about an upper half that far eclipses my lower half or vice versa; [...]

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