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  Our very first Date I have known this woman for the past 7 years, I have dated her for the past two years and I have been married to her for the past one year, four months and thirteen day, ( don't be fooled, I sort the help of a calculator and minutes of thinking) If you would like to meet an incredible woman, you should absolutely meet her. If you want to meet a smart and beautiful woman, you need to meet my wife. If you want to meet a flawed woman, damn right, you should look for her. If you want to meet a loyal and loving woman, my Eve should be your next meet. Every additional year she gets becomes first a gracious gift to me then to her. Don't get me wrong, it's just that she takes care of me more than she takes care of herself. This is her second birthday we are celebrating in Kilifi. The first was just a week after we had moved here from Nairobi. We just had a small "Fayaz" cake (I didn't even put a sad face, it was a terrible cake) with our very ...

 I know there are  so many stories out there, stories about success, about love, about escape, about everything you can imagine. But this is my story. The story of village boy who became so much and is still becoming. I am turning 27 today and I can't even understand how fast I got here. Then I looked at my graduation photo hanged in our house and it all came rushing and I couldn't hold the tears. If it were not for God, let Andrew say. If it were not for God! I was born in a small village called Kizingo in Dida, Ganze sub-county. Being born fourth but the first son is great but not so great! I grew up mostly with my three sisters and mum - you know this story already if you read my blog. I don't wanna talk about that today. Growing up, there was no exposure whatsoever. The furthest I went was my father's place in Bombolulu - Mombasa. Nothing much there apart from playing in that house with kina Tatu and Mariam and sometimes go to the highway to watch vehicles pass and ...

Hi there. My name is Andrew Sikudhani, I run a small business in Kilifi and I have an interesting story that I would love to share. And because the internet doesn't forget ( unless forced to😀) I would like to remember this a few years to come. Let me first tell you about my business( I have to, I mean...🤷‍♂️) Okay, just follow me. So, if you have realized, I know you have...on my LinkedIn profile, I am the managing director of Merime Solutions. Now, I am not diverting. What do we do? First, our heart is to micro and small enterprises. We would love to see them have simple but crucial solutions that they need in order to thrive. So, we provide basic solutions like Website design, redesign and development, Website maintenance, Domain name registration, Web hosting, Email creation and configuration Development of systems, Selling of third party systems (POS, hotel management) Software installation and configuration Business Training Accounting services Payroll services  and We...

  Hello! Hello! It's been quite a while. I had to take a break after my wedding. I am back now and you will get reads often enough.  Now, today's read was a request by a close friend who's very passionate about men's vulnerability. She is working on something to tell men that it is okay to be vulnerable. She wanted me to share my experience, story and insight. I hope this helps a man somewhere. Let's get into it. If God created man from the soil and He did, He must have created the African man from the best of hard clay. He created him “strong and tough enough.” The unfortunate part about this kind of clay is, as it hardens, it cracks. The more it hardens, the bigger the cracks become. The best version of this kind of clay is when it is watered. It even becomes sticky – holds closer and tighter. Oh, how foreign this is for us men. Let us talk about men and vulnerability. Seriously, I am already feeling vulnerable putting men and vulnerability in the same sentence...

 I have been thinking about the last post on trust; that there are a few things I could add that make it complete. Things like, so when I am hurt, disappointed, frustrated or betrayed what can I do to heal. As usual, I am not writing to give you answers but provoke you to think about it and if you find some here, great. To begin with, if you examine the title of this post; you will wonder how scars and wounds are on the same line with the goodness of God. A lot of people struggle with understanding how God can be good and loving yet there is so much evil in the world. That will not be my focus, but I will definitely touch on that. I love sharing my experiences and I wanna share about one I had this morning. After doing my devotion today, I wanted to pray and as usual, I put on some good song to just make sure my mind is aligned to that mood of prayer. On my playlist, I came across Nichole Nordeman’s song “You are good” and listening to it, somehow something shifted in me. I stopp...

I would like to write today about trust. Now, this can be a very sensitive area because many have wounds that haven’t healed and maybe this gets the wounds fresh. But you know what? Most times, wounds have to be cleaned up to heal well and that process is not so enjoyable but is worth it. Let us begin with defining what trust is (Please do not feel like you are seated in a lecture hall😂😂) The oxford dictionary defines trust as the firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. I love Merriam Webster, it adds character into the definition; assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. Look at these definitions. Trust is a strong thing. No wonder relationships cannot stand without it. Now, bringing relationships into the picture gives us a good beginning – of course knowing that the fabric of a relationship is in trust. You remove trust and there’s no relationship. If there is, it’s definitely either very superfi...

I am back so quickly...I think that is a great thing. In my last post, I ended with sharing what is going on in my life - that I am leaving work soon and I am scared about it because I do not know what is next for me. Now, a lot of people, and especially the readers that know me, were asking why. Well…   Permission to have some little fun 🕺. Let us get into their heads for a little bit 🙈🙈 . I think I know what they are thinking, “this guy has a great stable job, earns some good money, has a good life and he wants to quit his job?” “Is he out of his mind?” I can almost tell that some even want to call or text and be like, " come on Andrew...this is a terrible move." “And with the whole Covid-19 thing?” “Do you have a plan?” Alright, look people I have already thought about all that. And I thought maybe, this is a chance to complete or do I say build on the previous post? So, let us get out of people's minds now. Let us talk. There are times that in the middle of ...