…Stirring up the divine.
Chapter One YOMI It took all my acting skills and then some to maintain the congenial, or so I hoped expression on my face as I sat across the table from my wife’s cousin. I’d questioned my judgement in deciding to have a preliminary interview with Toni a few times since our discussion began about …
Chapter 2 Whispers of Dawn (Chapter One) “You said you’ll be joining me at Ikeja, didn’t you?” Dele asked when I ran into him at lunch time. He had sent me an email about the meeting that morning. “It would be a good opportunity for you to meet some of the other directors working on …
Chapter 1 I deliberately kept my face bland as I listened to my director tell my colleagues that I was going to be team lead for the project we were about to embark on. Ka-Tell, the telecommunications company where I work, had acquired a new company some months earlier, and they were in the process …
As the speaker walked away from the podium after the seminar, Joshua felt it was a good time to return some of the calls that had come in earlier for him. He made eye contact with his friend, Tise, who was Ignite’s president, and indicated that he would be back shortly. Tise nodded and gave …
Banji Read Chapter 7 here: Wings of Healing (Chapter 7) I must like eating crow. I had found myself watching the televangelist again. I had made up my mind after the last time I’d listened to his judgmental preaching that I wasn’t going to listen to him again, but I had tuned to the station …
Denola Wings of Healing (Chapter 6) I lingered in the church after the monthly women prayer meeting. I wanted the others to leave before placing the flowers I decorated the church with every week on the altar. I also wanted to pray and needed some privacy to voice out my feelings to God. The women …
Wings of Healing (Chapter 5) Chapter 6 Banji It felt really good listening to the division heads giving their presentations. Everyone was motivated and seemed intent on delivering their goals. A motivated leader nearly always translated to motivated workers. I nodded as the division head of the Real Estate unit concluded his presentation. Andrew was …
Wings of Healing (Chapter 3) Banji It had been a grueling day at work, leaving me bone-tired by the time I arrived home. I felt better after a hot shower and made my way to the kitchen. Rosa, my house manager, had asked for the evening off, but she had texted that she had left …
Chapter 3 Banji Did you miss Chapter 2? Read here: Wings of Healing (Chapter 2) I tried to stifle a yawn as Sophie modelled yet another dress for me. She stood on her toes, mimicking her height as if she wore heels, and used a hand to hold back the long tresses of her weave …
Chapter 2Wings of Healing (Chapter 1) The ornate design of the lobby in Navagne hotels and gardens made me catch my breath as usual and I allowed my eyes to drink in the beauty of the place. The gleaming gold-patterned marble floors, the floor-to-ceiling windows, the tall marble columns, the glittering golden chandeliers, and the …
Denola Denola I waved at Alex just before his car pulled away from my driveway, then stood there for a moment happily contemplating the events of the evening. My smile widened as I looked down at the square cut diamond solitaire that graced my middle finger. I am engaged! I lifted my hand to get …