When life puts you in a waiting room, you should to talk to those who’ve already survived the surgery. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been doing exactly that. Coffee by coffee. Conversation by conversation. Three meetups in Nairobi with remarkable people: Joshua Wathanga, Emmanuel Nandokha, and Esther Muchiri. Each conversation left me wiser andContinueContinue reading “Finding Wisdom in Waiting: Lessons from Meaningful Conversations”
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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”
50 Blogs Later: Writing My Way Through Faith, Loss, and Becoming
When life got loud, I kept writing. In 2025, I wrote 50 blogs. Half of everything I’ve written in ten years. It was a year of transition, faith, family, sermons, hospital corridors, and unexpected open doors. Writing helped me make sense of it all. And along the way, it created real connection and impact. StillContinueContinue reading “50 Blogs Later: Writing My Way Through Faith, Loss, and Becoming”
Thirty Days in the Corridors
A month of waiting, faith, fear, and the quiet courage of love. 30 days, since November 17. We walked in with hope. Thinking this would be a brief stop. A treatment. A prayer. A quick return home. But hospitals stretch time. And love learns how to wait. We watched you fight in silence, Dad. BetweenContinueContinue reading “Thirty Days in the Corridors”
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”
🌱 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”
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”
✂️ Trimmed by Grace: A Barber’s Comeback Story
From shaping the looks of Kenya’s celebrities to surviving gastric cancer and social media slander
Sam Kitiki’s story is not just about loss. https://wp.me/p6HwbF-277
It’s about love, grit, and rebuilding life one hour at a time.
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Tija! Or How I Ended Up Wanting to Be Somali in My Next Life
A satirical yet heartfelt reflection on culture, friendship, and the beauty of being wonderfully complex.
I Didn’t Become a Surgeon, But I Still Helped Heal
Life doesn’t always go as planned