No other man can walk in Joel’s shoes. Sometimes, while he sleeps, I just stare at him… yup,  you guessed it. (Wink-wink!) The story before I liked him … We were friends, really good friends actually. We attended the same university, the same church, and we lived a few blocks from each other. Our commutes... Continue Reading →

First impression: “Oh man!” His stern personality would give you the jitters. He was a stern man. He was the no bullsh*t kind of guy. His candidness was one for the books. I recall the first time he approved something I did. It felt so good to be approved by him.  Yet, to sum him... Continue Reading →

Our culture seems to have tolerated the world just as we found it. Few people have dared to face that lion and bring about reform. Jeff is one of the few. Wherever he is, there are no stones left unturned. He unsettles the dust. He has always been someone who cared for the community. All... Continue Reading →

Being the firstborn of a family, there are a plethora of burdens and obligations that one is imposed to carry. Being both a sibling and a parent to your siblings becomes an inevitable side effect. Firstly, you are more susceptible to your parents’ tough discipline. Then, there is the burden of going places because you have... Continue Reading →

I first met James at a revival where he preached a sermon titled, “Stand Out, Don’t Fit In!” I must say that he lives up to that phrase. Not long after that, he became a member at my church and some time after, was elevated to Assistant Pastor. The first time we went out to... Continue Reading →

If I was granted one shot to “Build My Own Dad”, I reckon I could never come up with such an intricate being. Since I was a little girl, Renaldo, (shhhh… don’t let know him I called him by his first name) better known as Daddy, was always my Hero. He was and still is a... Continue Reading →

In the epoch of the exposures of pastor’s scandalous and reprehensible reputations, Yves Pierre upholds an unsullied reputation. Seventeen years ago, I walked into this church and never walked out. He managed to plant a church and for over 40 years, has been serving hundreds of people in Brooklyn NY. (Kudos!) He created a space... Continue Reading →

Azzure is a TERROR; let’s start with that. Growing up with him, he terrorized his siblings and I, like that time he put a live horseshoe crab under my bed while I was sleeping; or that time he swallowed a goldfish alive. Come to think of it, we would have it no other way. Without... Continue Reading →

Catch Irventz on “Love Talks with the Garçons” co-starring his wife Anne, as they bring us behind the scenes of their marriage while giving advice, support, and hope. We all can agree that marriage is a tour de force. It requires lots of mental and emotional effort in order to cultivate a healthy one. Our... Continue Reading →

Lycée Polyvalent des Iles du Nord is where we crossed paths. Gérald walked in the class… a class with only ladies. We thought he was lost when he walked in but it turned out he wasn’t. Unbothered, he matriculated in the nursing program. At the time, nearly 20 years ago, his quest struck me as... Continue Reading →

I’ve had the privilege of changing his diapers and a greater privilege of bossing him around, just a tad. Renaldo Jr. is a little brother who could very well be granted the Big Brother Award. From the early age of 3, we discovered that he didn’t carry the “selfish” trait. If he went to the... Continue Reading →

For an evolved society so fascinated by and invested in progress, I find it contradictory that we’ve become a populous that have lost… our men. For far too long, we have suffered a shortage of good quality men. There is this disequilibrium, a higher demand than supply of good-mannered and natured men. But ladies, I... Continue Reading →