One marriage. Two accounts. One very turbulent flight and, somewhere along the way, a water tap became a battleground. Captain Waweru spoke. Lucy answered. Same marriage, very different experiences. Between debt, distance, anger, love, loss and that seemingly innocent tap at the front porch, lies a deeper question for every couple: When turbulence hits, areContinueContinue reading “Navigating Marriage Turbulence: Two Perspectives”
Category Archives: Book Review
Building Trust in Parenting: Seminar Insights
At GPT Hebron City’s Parenting Seminar with Kimunya Mugo, one truth quietly stole the show: Our children don’t need flawless parents. They need present parents. Last year we talked about moving from discipline to discipleship. This year, we discovered the bridge between the two, is TRUST. Parenting isn’t winning every argument. It’s keeping every conversationContinueContinue reading “Building Trust in Parenting: Seminar Insights”
Maintaining Resilience: Lessons from Bühler Kenya
Engineers are trained to keep machines running under pressure. But who maintains the engineer? On Monday, July 6, 2026, over tea and honest conversation, eleven men discovered that resilience also requires a preventive maintenance schedule… …for our faith, finances and families. Machines have maintenance schedules. Men should too. Engineers spend a lot of time makingContinueContinue reading “Maintaining Resilience: Lessons from Bühler Kenya”
Transformative Conversations: Insights from DICE Ministry
What would you tell your 19-year-old self? In June 2026, two conversations at DICE Ministry reminded me that while audiences change, the questions rarely do. How do we prepare for adulthood? How do we survive lean seasons? How do we remain standing? My answer keeps coming back to three relationships: Faith. Finances. Family. Sometimes theContinueContinue reading “Transformative Conversations: Insights from DICE Ministry”
Overcoming Digital Distractions for Deep Work
I’ve just completed reading Deep Work by Cal Newport… And suddenly my notifications started sounding like demonic manifestations. Ten years later, this book still reads like prophecy for the distracted generation. My brain has too many tabs open. Playing music, I don’t know from where. “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10ContinueContinue reading “Overcoming Digital Distractions for Deep Work”
The Distracted Life: Notes from Reading Deep Work
What if the next level of your productivity is hiding behind a log out button? Or let me ask a more dangerous midlife question: When was the last time you sat in silence for two uninterrupted hours… Without checking WhatsApp, email, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X, breaking news, Instagram, group notifications… Or that one “quick” TikTokContinueContinue reading “The Distracted Life: Notes from Reading Deep Work”
Reframe your Monday: Lessons from Jane Mbagi Mutua
What if Monday is not the villain of your week, but the misunderstood hero? In It’s Monday!, Jane Mbagi Mutua (aka JMM) turns dread into design, routine into renewal, and tea into theology. I just finished reading it… and I’m already preparing for Take Two. This time, with a highlighter and journal in hand. TheContinueContinue reading “Reframe your Monday: Lessons from Jane Mbagi Mutua”
Discovering Faith Through Ivy Mutuku’s ‘The Church Girl’
What if your waiting isn’t a delay… but a design? Halfway through The Church Girl by Ivy Mutuku, and I had to pause. Because this story doesn’t just read you… it reveals you. If you’ve ever served, smiled, and still quietly asked, “Lord, do You see me?”, this one will sit with you. It gotContinueContinue reading “Discovering Faith Through Ivy Mutuku’s ‘The Church Girl’”
Forced Reset: When Losing a Job Becomes Finding Yourself Again
Losing a job is painful.Losing yourself in the process is worse. Leonora Mbithi’s Forced Reset is the book I wish I had during my career transitions in 2015, 2022 and 2025. The pause that rewrites your story At Ksh. 2,500, this is not just a read. It’s a roadmap. It’s therapy. It’s perspective. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Forced Reset: When Losing a Job Becomes Finding Yourself Again”
Mastering Mentorship: Insights from Kingston Ogango’s Guide
Geared to the times. Anchored to values. Built for leaders who choose people over positions. Mentoring is not about power. It’s about alignment. In Mentoring: A Practical Guide for Developing Leaders, Kingston Ogango offers a book that moves beyond theory into practice. Thoughtful. Grounded. Right on time. Some books shout. Others whisper. This book doesContinueContinue reading “Mastering Mentorship: Insights from Kingston Ogango’s Guide”