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”
Category Archives: Personal growth
The Gift of Gratitude: Honoring Our Father
For five hours, nine siblings took turns telling one father, “Thank you.” There were tears. There was laughter. There were stories we’d never heard before. Sometimes the greatest inheritance isn’t land. It’s believing in your children before they believe in themselves. 🌹 The Flowers He Could Still Smell A three-part series on caregiving, gratitude, healingContinueContinue reading “The Gift of Gratitude: Honoring Our Father”
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”
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”
The Silent Burdens of CEOs and Pastors
We celebrate successful men. We rarely ask if they are okay. This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s talk about the hidden battles behind the pulpit, the boardroom and the brave face. One life lost is one too many. Success, status and spiritual authority are not enough. Let’s check on the man everyone else depends on.ContinueContinue reading “The Silent Burdens of CEOs and Pastors”
Discovering Faith: Legio Maria and Nelson Odhiambo’s Journey
“If the healer was powerful enough to remove the curse, why wasn’t he powerful enough to stop it in the first place?” That question took Pastor Nelson Odhiambo from Legio Maria, through family conflict and spiritual searching, to the pulpit. After listening to his conversations on We Need To Talk and Life Is Spiritual, IContinueContinue reading “Discovering Faith: Legio Maria and Nelson Odhiambo’s Journey”
Seventeen Years of Grace and Growth
Marriage isn’t sustained by grand gestures alone. It’s built by ordinary people showing up faithfully, again and again. Seventeen years ago (on June 13, 2009), Mercy and I stood before family, friends and God, and said, “I do.” Looking back, our marriage story wasn’t built by two people alone. Chauffeurs moved us. A counsellor strengthenedContinueContinue reading “Seventeen Years of Grace and Growth”
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”