I’ve made it a practice over the years to meet my kids at the door after school, whenever I happen to be working from home (which is pretty often nowadays, it appears). So it’s a fairly typical weekday and I’m winding up my day as I...
I have always enjoyed working from home, especially since it became the new norm and everyone is just a quick Zoom call away. And for me, this means that on most days, the distance between my “home” and “office” is just seventy brisk steps out...
So Tuesday morning, just a few minutes after the kids leave for school, a sudden thought grabs hold of my mind. I reach for my phone and call Noni, our first-born, hoping she’s not yet at school and can pick. I’m in luck. “Noni,” I ask,...
It’s early evening on Wednesday, 26th November 2008. I have just tucked the little ones in, and settled into our family room, to watch a bit of TV as I wait for hubby to come home. One of my favorite evangelists, Angus Buchan, is on air,...
I’ve been meaning to tell this story for a while but have always stopped short, seeking to confirm that everything is still alright. Even now, just before I put pen to paper, I feel the need to ensure with my own eyes, once again, that...
In my other life, I’m what one might call a ‘budding entrepreneur’ - though, between you and me, it might just be a tad late in the day for me to be called a budding anything. So I’m thinking I might as well just go...
"KINGS" - Book Launch in Pictures. What a beautiful evening it was - Wednesday 20th November 2019! Together with ten other titles, my new book "KINGS" was launched at the Kenya Faith Writers Network Annual Book Launch, during a fine cocktail event, at Double Tree by...
When I was about eleven years old I stumbled upon my first “grown-up” novel – a thriller titled The Naked Face, by acclaimed author Sidney Sheldon. The book was hugely popular at the time - a veritable bestseller - and is still available on Amazon...
Clear blue water, sparkling warmly in the pool, a beautiful cottage, delicious meals and wonderful company. That’s what I remember of December, 2009. My hubby and I had travelled to Mombasa, together with our kids and one other couple - good friends - with their kids. A...
At the end of the 2013 General Elections, I found myself suddenly idle, with nothing to do with my time. I had been part of a busy campaign for one of the candidates, a Believer taking a shot at politics, and had become used to the...