The greatest inheritance isn’t what our father left us. It’s who he taught us to become. One father. Nine children. One conversation that changed us all. 🌹 We came to celebrate Dad. We left carrying something far greater than memories. We left carrying his legacy. Perhaps the greatest inheritance isn’t land or possessions. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Honoring Our Father’s Legacy”
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The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude
🌹 The Flowers He Could Still Smell A three-part series on caregiving, gratitude, healing and legacy. Part 1 of 3 ✅ Act I: The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude (You’re here) ✅ Act II: The Gift of Gratitude: Honoring Our Father ✅ Act III: Honoring Our Father’s Legacy Six months ago, we were fightingContinueContinue reading “The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude”
From Hospital to Home: A Caregiver’s Journey
Dad left hospital frail. He came home held. Two months later, we are watching strength return. Step by (stubborn) step. He didn’t come home healed.He came home determined. Two months later… The man we wheeled out of hospital is walking into dialysis like he owns the place. This is the story of caregiving and stubbornContinueContinue reading “From Hospital to Home: A Caregiver’s Journey”
When Healing Comes Home: Carrying Our Father, Together
Recovery is not a moment. It’s a long walk. And sometimes, a wheelchair, taken together. The Day Guka Came Home There are moments in life when humour collides with heartbreak. The result is a story worth telling. Dad’s discharge from hospital was one such moment. On his discharged (Dec 19), healing didn’t arrive quietly. ItContinueContinue reading “When Healing Comes Home: Carrying Our Father, Together”
A King Is Born — And a Young Preacher Rose
When heaven surprises the world… sometimes it speaks through a child. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…” Isaiah 9:6 Christmas Through the Voice of a Child There are moments in church life that gently remind us why we do what we do. Christmas cantata 2025 was one suchContinueContinue reading “A King Is Born — And a Young Preacher Rose”
82 Years of Light: A Poem for Our Father, Our Legacy, Our Living Story
A nine-voice tribute to a man who outlived battles, built people, and fathered generations. Introduction Some stories are too large to be contained in a single life. Some men carry whole communities on their shoulders. Our father is one of them. Even now, you fight. Gently. Bravely. Today (Dec 12), is his 82nd birthday. FromContinueContinue reading “82 Years of Light: A Poem for Our Father, Our Legacy, Our Living Story”
Walking the Hospital Corridors: A Family, a Father, and the Faith That’s Holding Us Together
Three weeks, three floors, countless prayers, and a crash course in love, grief, and kidney complications. This blog captures the journey: Watching Dad’s health decline. Bonding with siblings in hospital corridors. Negotiating treatment plans with doctors. And learning new language for grief in therapy. It’s a story of faith, resilience, and family unity. We discoveredContinueContinue reading “Walking the Hospital Corridors: A Family, a Father, and the Faith That’s Holding Us Together”
🌱 From Closed Gates to New Purpose: A Journey of Faith, Hustle and Small Wins
How a sermon, a blog, and a webinar sparked an unexpected calling. When Closed Gates Open New Doors Losing my job was unexpected. If someone had claimed it would start a new calling, I would have advised them to check their temperature. 🤓 But here we are, ten months later, and I can’t deny it:ContinueContinue reading “🌱 From Closed Gates to New Purpose: A Journey of Faith, Hustle and Small Wins”
🌿Ashes of My Soul — The Memoir That Turns Heartbreak Into Hallelujah
A journey through ashes, honesty, and the quiet art of rising again. Some people turn heartbreak into hashtags. Clarah Muyera turned hers into a masterclass on hope, in a book. And Not just any book. Ashes of My Soul: From Heartbreak to Breakthrough is the kind of story that doesn’t just sit on your shelf.ContinueContinue reading “🌿Ashes of My Soul — The Memoir That Turns Heartbreak Into Hallelujah”
Nine Months In: On Curve Balls, Closed Gates & Carrying On
From field work to family walks. Catching life’s curveballs with grace and the occasional afternoon snooze. 😴 Recently, I drove past House #81 on the UN Crescent Avenue. The Gate is Still Black. Unchanged. But hanging on it now, a bold “To Let” sign. Quietly announcing that the space we once filled with ideas, spreadsheets,ContinueContinue reading “Nine Months In: On Curve Balls, Closed Gates & Carrying On”