Agbenu says “I’m ready for my training wheels to come off. I’m gonna use Oche’s (big brother) old bicycle to practice. I’m just gonna do it even though I don’t know how because our bible study teacher taught us a lesson that says ‘Trust in God and lean not on your own understanding’.” As we cheered and Oche provided her physical support and coaching, I couldn’t help but thank God for her understanding of the Word, as well as for…
Bedtime story read. Night prayers said. Love you and goodnight exchanged Ofu: “Mom, can you carry me?” Mom: “No Ofu, you need to lie down on your bed.” Ofu: “But mom, can you carry me?” Mom: “No Ofu. If won’t go to bed in your room, then lie down on the couch.” Ofu: “But mom, the couch is too hard for my body, I want to lie on your body.”… 😂 😂 – 3/19/17
Can I get a piggyback ride now? Ofu recently began missing being piggybacked by his Mom. Mom’s been telling him her back hurts. Last night he offered to massage her back, which he did very well. After a while, he came back and asked, “mom, does your back feel better?” Mom said, “yes son, thank you.” Ofu then asked, “so can I get a piggyback ride now?” … Stepping into the realm of ‘word processing’ in the first week of…
Oche: “Dad, my friend…(name withheld) told me about his new cool Wii game, and said he thinks I should get it too. I told him that we already have one, although it’s not the newest version so I don’t need it; and also because my birthday is coming up, and I also want to attend the summer camp which cost a lot of money, and that you and mom are trying to save up some money.” Me: “I’m so very…
Again, behold our daughter, Agbenu aka Mama. She blew our minds again this morning! I was outside taking care of our trash, while Sweetheart was fixing breakfast. She came up to me and said, “Dad, I’m glad you picked mom to be your wife.” I was speechless initially but thanked her for her kind words. When I went back inside and told Sweetheart what Agbenu had told me, she said Agbenu also just told her “Mom, I’m glad you picked…
Ofu, my 5-year old likes homemade pancake, especially on Saturday mornings. He knows that usually; mom does the frying and I assist with the mix. This morning he came to me and asked, “Dad, can we have Nigerian pancake (as we call it in ours) for breakfast?” I said “ok.” He went to mom and said “Daddy said we can have Nigerian pancake for breakfast. Can we?” Mom agreed. Off he went to play excitedly in anticipation while Sweetheart and…
“…A father knows he’s a success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and know that they turned out better than he did.”… I’m a success; I’m a hell of a success.” Joe Biden, Vice POTUS. That’s exactly how I feel because of my son, Oche. This morning he said to his baby brother, “I’m going to fix your breakfast first then I’ll fix mine.” Then I lavished him with praises for thinking first of his brother….
Have you ever wondered why, as soon as your child is able to speak, knows how to reply with “I love you too (mom or dad)” the first time you tell them “I love you?” They don’t ask to know what love is or ask for the meaning of love. I think it is because love needs no introduction. It is so powerful and influential that it is instantly recognizable and responded to accordingly at the first experience of it….
I wasn’t prepared for this; it was a make or break encounter, but it turned out to be a great learning experience for me and my daughter. Agbenu: “Dad, I have a crush on…” (a male schoolmate) I braced up and let out a smile to encourage her openness. Me: “Ok, Mama…tell me more. So, what’s a crush?” Agbenu: “It’s a fancy word for love.” Me: “So what do you love about him?” Agbenu: “His hair, his clothes. And he’s…
Home alone with my kids earlier on this morning, we came up with a plan of our activities for the day. Soon afterward my daughter tried to sweet-talk me into altering our plan. Agbenu: “Dad, we don’t have to but, please can we eat out at Chick-fil-A instead of to-go? I’d like to play in their play place.” Me: “Ok mama, so how many things did say we have to do today?” Agbenu: “Emm… run your errand to the office;…