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”
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Between What We Wanted to Be and What We’re Becoming
What did you dream of becoming? Career detours, quiet resilience, and the rediscovery of purpose in unlikely places. A Small Team. Big Stories. Honest Conversations. On Saturday (Dec 20, 2025), I had the privilege of attending Shamba Connect’s end-year staff retreat. I left reminded that some of the most profound leadership conversations don’t occur inContinueContinue reading “Between What We Wanted to Be and What We’re Becoming”
🏁 Retirement Is Not the Finish Line — It’s the Start of a New Marathon!
What if your golden years could glitter with purpose, health, and joy? CPA Dr. Wilson Mbugua thinks they can, if you start running your race early. 🏃♂️ Retirement Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint If you think retirement means finally “resting,” think again. Retirement is often painted as a hammock. A pension check. And endlessContinueContinue reading “🏁 Retirement Is Not the Finish Line — It’s the Start of a New Marathon!”
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”
Went Fishing with Dad, Caught a Legacy
🎣 A fishing outing with Dad unearthed a buried family history.
Prison, exile, and a father who grew up like a wild shoot. But against the odds, he raised us with love and grit.
Read the full story here with some throwback photos: https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1Sm
🧬 #FamilyLegacy
#GenerationalStories
#FromShootToTree
#FathersAndSons
#HonouringOurRoots
🎉 Honoring Mrs. Kimotho: 33 Candles, One Glowing Legacy 🕯
📢 She lit up our minds, corrected our mother-tongue-influenced English, and molded our hearts.
Today, we returned to say: Thank you, Mrs. Kimotho. ❤️
#CelebrateYourTeacher #ReturningToSayThankYou
The Kimani’s: Our Village, Their Legacy
In 1992, Baba and Mama Jane moved from Eastleigh to our wild, quiet village and helped raise a generation.
40+ years of marriage, five children, and countless memories later, we visited on 2021 to say THANK YOU.
Their story is full of laughter, faith, and quiet wisdom: https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1Pj
#RewritingTheTestimony #VillageParents #Philemon1
Nine Families, Countless Blessings: A Journey Back to Those Who Raised Us
Three years. Nine families. A million memories.
We went back in 2021. Not just to visit, but to honour the parents and teachers who raised us.
We brought gifts, but left with something far more valuable: wisdom, laughter, tears, and stories that shaped us.
They survived COVID, retirement, loss, and change. Yet their faith, strength, and love remain intact. 🧓🏽❤️
Be wise. You won’t be young forever. Visit while they’re still here.
Read the full tribute:
👉 https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1PB
Celebrating Baba Kahúra: The Man Who Lit Fires and Shaped Lives
Would you celebrate a dad who was fireworks? 💥
We feared him. He fixed everything. He fathered a village.
In October 2021, we honored Baba Kahúra, with stories, lunch, and tears.
Read the tribute → [https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1Pl]
#FatherFigures #VillageMentors #PressingForwardWithGrace
The Machogus: Multiplication, Patience & Chicken Money
She drilled us in multiplication with a cane 🫣 and modeled faith with her life 🙏🏾.
In June 2021, we went back. Not for math, but to say thank you.
From chicken money in Kisii to a legacy in Nairobi, Mr. & Mrs. Machogu quietly raised a generation.
Today, we grieve 💔. The Machogus were murdered at their Elburgon home. Leaving us a testimony of patience, devotion, and faith.
Read our tribute 👉🏾 https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1Pp
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted…” (Psalm 34:18)
#WaitPatiently | Luke 2:25
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