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Guest Post - Paul and His Visit to Jerusalem

There are different opinions on whether Apostle Paul should have made the visit to Jerusalem that eventually landed him in jail and truncated his missionary journey.  Some assert that Paul was right in following his conviction to go to Jerusalem, some others argue that his zeal to preach to or convert the Jews in Jerusalem made him go there. Yet others argue that he disobeyed the Holy Spirit’s instruction. I do not believe Paul was right in going to Jerusalem, neither do I believe that his going to Jerusalem was to preach to the Jews there, although I agree that he had unusual love and passion for the Jews that got him into trouble a lot of times. I have laid down my thoughts on this below.  Please note that all Scripture references are from the New Living Translation (NLT).  First, Some Background Paul was no stranger to Jerusalem. After his conversion in Damascus and some preaching there, Jerusalem was the next place he went. It was there that he received an instruction from the Lord

Building Confidence I

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  "Don't always rescue your child from a challenge; instead teach them how to face it" I struggled a wee bit with a topic for this post.  Let me start with a story to give some context to this struggle. I was visiting a friend once and she told me how her daughter (6 years at the time) who usually loved to eat beans and take it to school for lunch had been complaining about taking it to school recently.

My journey into education and child development

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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle." ~ Steve Jobs I am taking a break today from my usual Child Safety to talk a bit about my journey (still in progress) into Education and/or Child Development.  I must confess that this post is long overdue. Please sit back and enjoy reading.  I began year 2019 with a quest to get some knowledge about working with children - be it

"NO!" and "STOP!"

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"Childhood trauma does not come in one single package" ~ Asa Don Brown When I decided to write on this topic, the first thought that came to my mind was  CONSENT. That word has been thrown around so much, especially with the not-so-recent '#MeToo' movement that trended a couple of years ago on Social Media.  

Hospital visits and safety

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"You do love them, right? Then ask questions" - The Baby Analyst It's been a really long while people, and I'm glad to be back 😊😊😊. This post is long overdue, so I'll just dive right into it. I had to take my Mum to the hospital a few weeks ago to run some tests. I remember having to sit with her during her consultation and paying just as much attention as she was (or even more) to the doctor. When he recommended a test, I would ask what it was called, what it was meant for, how it would be carried out, any side effects, etc. Same thing went for the pharmacists when she had to get her prescription. I needed to know the name of each drug, what it was for, and any possible side effects. You know how some hospitals in Nigeria just dispense drugs in that little plastic ziploc with no name sometimes...so my questions were very necessary I tell you. Lol.  At that moment, I thought about kids and hospital visits and how parents and caregivers manage. Takin

Do they really have to hug or kiss?

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"Your first obligation as a parent is to not bring chaos into your kids lives" ~ Anonymous                                                                                   It's that time of the year again! Woo! Hoo!  And I apologise because this post should have gone out a lot earlier than now; but as the saying goes, "better late than never". So read on with me... Christmas season just seems to bring out all the joy in me, right from the very first day in December when I can 'officially' play Christmas Carols without looking over my shoulder and hoping no one's listening. So these days when I have the radio on, I'm listening to Christmas Carols and singing my lungs out in that awesome voice of mine.  

Drowning outside water?

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Guard himself as he may, every moment's an ambush ~ Horace Just before the rains started, I made up my mind to go swimming every weekend (or every other weekend) - something I used to really enjoy doing.  I managed to go a few times though. Whenever I go to the pool, I see some kids come in to swim very often  (they take swimming lessons) . I've always had the 'consciousness' of knowing how to swim since I was a kid, so I really don't remember ever learning (I grew up in a riverine area in Nigeria). But these

What's in the bag...?

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Guard himself as he may, every moment's an ambush ~ Horace OK...So, I normally have drafts of posts at various levels of completion. When I notice something, or an idea pops into my head, I'd take a few minutes to put it down so I can develop later.  So I looked through my draft stash today and found nothing quite 'meaningful' to complete; it just seemed like there was nothing to write on. But seeing that this is something I love to do so much, it didn't take too long for something to come to mind. (*pats self in admiration*). LOL While in my 'thinking mood', I took one look at my handbag right beside my desk phone and remembered an incident that happened a while ago:  I was rummaging through my handbag absent-mindedly trying to get something out when  I felt a sharp pain on my finger. Yes, there was a pin or some sharp object in my bag that pricked me. I flinched and pulled out my hand immediately and there was a tiny spot of blood on my forefing

Persistent cries? Check the toes/fingers...

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"Guard himself as he may, every moment’s an ambush" ~ Horace I read a post (on Facebook) a couple of months ago about Scott and Jessica Walker's experience with their baby. Scott Walker shared it on his wall, and this is what the post says: *I have permission to share it here* "Had a small scare this afternoon with Ms. Molly (their 19-month old daughter). What happened was new to me, but apparently not totally uncommon, so I figured I'd share with my fellow parents out there. I was with the family over lunch and Molly was cranky and screaming - nothing out of the ordinary. As worked up as she was getting, she started to overheat, which prompted Jess to remove her socks and cool her down.

Fire safety - I would never have thought of that

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Think of fire before it starts ~ Unknown I watched this video on fire safety a couple of weeks ago, and I thought to share it here, although not entirely limited to baby/child safety. I've been wanting to write about fire safety for a while now, especially with our peculiar problem of erratic power supply (a major cause of fire outbreaks).  I'm  always very concerned about leaving electrical appliances plugged in when not in use (especially the ones that heat up). I did something very silly the other day. I left an electric kettle plugged in while I went to jog in the morning. There had been no power supply the night before, and when it came