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Falling in Love- Yea or Nay?

" I've never felt that helpless in my life" he said. A friend was sharing his experience of going through a kidney stone surgery. He spoke about this irritable episode of having to use a catheter during his hospitalization. His exact words were "I had a tube up my manhood". I giggled at his usage of words, but I found my mind lingering at his previous statement "I've never felt that helpless". I imagined being so sick you would have to depend on someone for even for your basic needs. I suddenly remembered being this helpless. It was not a physical affliction, It was an emotional one. A broken spirit, who can bear? I remembered being 18, stupid and in love or at least I thought it was love. Flashbacks played in my mind of when I met him, to when we broke the relationship and how within a day, from having someone as my whole world, I came to having no one by my side. You might think, seriously? When you're 18 it's not love, its just being h...
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An attempt to be real

I caught my self looking at the pictures on the walls of my church. They were put up during the celebration of the 8th anniversary of the church and have been hanging there for over 2 years now. Familiar faces, familiar smiles. The walls seemed to have etched memories of these wonderful people! The church stood strong on their sacrifices and love. Pillars or faith and prayers one can say. But one can wonder what else do these walls hold beneath all the photos of laughter and joy?  Earlier this week, I had a conversation with a friend who decided that it was time to move from the church, have a fresh start he said.   He then texted me, a person who's been a part of this church for 13 years - "Stay strong, You have a long way to go ahead of you". This arose in me a storm of emotions I did not know existed. It felt like a child jumped into a still puddle and all the settled mud suddenly splattered all over. I remembered how I watched, the church grow, separate itself, plant ...
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