Holiday Time = Fun Time

Ok, so I went back to Motherland (Kenya) with my two brothers, Solomon and Martin in November 2008. We were home for two months, and it was the best two months i've had in a long time!!!! We had a wonderful family reunion which was quite cool, coz the last time we were all home together was in Jan 2006.

The entire trip was refreshing, relaxing and quite fruitful. To start with, we arrived home to our new place which was kinda weird at first coz we'd been living elsewhere for 24 years. Most importantly, I got to see all my immediate aunts and uncles from both sides of the family, which was no easy task, considering my dad comes from a family of 10 kids... I got to eat lots of nyam chom, pilau, mukimo, ngima with nyeni and fish, chapatis...the list is endless, and I wonder why I can barely fit into any of my clothes. I even got to catch up with all my close friends from High school and college.

In addition to all these, I got to share the joy of a milestone for my home Church (Nairobi Lighthouse Church. The milestone was getting a Chruch building we can now call our very own, after 22 years of waiting, praying and constantly fasting.

All these things warm my heart, as I realised how much I love and miss home. All in all, I am grateful to God for bringing me to Australia, because He has a purpose and a destiny for me. To crown it all, here are some photos highlighting my wonderful holiday in Kenya.

PS: If anyone has a free air-ticket to Kenya, just holla at me asap, because now I want another holiday!!!!!!!!!!!



My gal for life Esther Kamau. She's the bestest friend one could ever ask for, and I love her totally


My gals from College: Wahura, Christabellar, Friddah and I...this reunion was long overdue, coz the last time we were all together was 6 years ago



My dear friend from High School Linet Kihonge and I


My long lost friend Madge and I enjoying some Swahili dishes...thanks to her, I discovered a Hungry Jacks meal tastes nice with strawberry milkshake :-)


Paying special tribute to my beloved grandmother...12 years later, and I still miss her so much, and i've never quite grasped why she departed from us


My dear friend Susan Lodenyo and I...U'll be amazed to know how we first met


Mum, Karuma, Me, Njeri, Gaturu, Shiru and Dad


The five of us: Karuma - 4th born, Me - 3rd born, Njeri -1st born, Gaturu - 2nd born and Shiru - the baby :-)


The Gaturu family - 7th Heaven

The True Meaning of Easter

Tomorrow is Good Friday. While I'm pretty excited about it, I am saddened as I watch many people around me who seem to have forgotten what the meaning of Easter is. I see people rushing to supermarkets to buy easter eggs and hot-cross buns, and I just want to scream at the top of my lungs, "It's not about the eggs or the buns!"

Christ died, so that we may be forgiven, redeemed and renewed. He died for us, and we should live for Him. As we celebrate this Easter, let us all look back and reflect as to what it's all about. Have a safe, happy and blessed Easter.

Wangash :-)