Cooking 101

Published April 15, 2019 by leabridge

We have a saying in Yoruba language which says ‘to omo re, ko le fun o ni isimi’ loosely interpreted it means ‘raise your child in such a way that it will give you peace of mind’. I’m so sure this saying was gotten from the scriptures

Proverbs 22: 6

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

I’m so proud of my boys (8 & 10), they are simply the best. Don’t get me wrong my kids are not perfect according to the world’s standards but according to the grace of God which I enjoy they are the best.

My boys are like any typical boy child, plays a lot, makes a mess, football lover, doesn’t do any chores until mummy has repeated herself like 4 or 5 times and all other things that we mums get to enjoy.  But like I say ‘I am theirs to run up, down & around the bend and back again’.

At the moment we are working on being independent. I want my kids to be able to make some decisions & do somethings on their own without mummy always having to be there or deciding for them.

My boys love to eat so they come into the kitchen a lot and they know their way around better than their dad. In fact they come to his rescue when I’m not home and he has to go into the kitchen.

My boys are semi-food critics too. I tried my hands at baking bread the other day & my younger son did not hold back on me at all when he said “mum this is not bread its biscuit in fact it just too hard’. So you know the young men am dealing with.

So mum decided that they need to start cooking e.g. noodles & fried eggs for themselves.  The first lesson I gave was on the gas cooker. I rounded up my lesson by saying if we mess with the gas cooker then we will all be seeing Jesus earlier than we thought. So whenever they want to cook they call on mum to help with turning on the burner which am happy to.

So far they have made noodles & fried eggs with love & assistance from mummy But this week they went all out to fry eggs by themselves all I did was turn on the burner. And they both did a great job & it tasted nice too.

I’m so proud of my boys

My days of kitchen retirement are slowly approaching 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿

Art at The Leabridge

Published February 22, 2019 by leabridge

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My Boys

Published December 11, 2018 by leabridge

Something funny & incredible happened in my house the other day. Like I have said on this blog before am blessed with 2 wonderful boys who are now aged 10 and 8. Believe me when I say they are a blessing, they really are.

So, the other day (a beautiful Saturday morning when I had a million and one things to do before noon because I had an appointment later in the day). I was going about my chores and I could hear my boys chatting away like they normally do. I don’t know what was said but the next thing I heard was ‘I can’t wait for you to leave this house and go to boarding school, I will finally have the room to myself I have always wanted my own room’.

I heard this and I thought ‘oh boy these boys are at it again’ but I have learnt not to get myself involved in their arguments because at the end of the day they both blame me so I simply kept quiet and listened. My older son said ‘ yes am going to go to boarding school & you will be at home all alone and you can have the room to yourself’. The next thing I heard came as a shock, my younger son burst into tears. Then he asked his brother why he would want to go away to boarding school knowing fully well that he won’t see him everyday.

I tell you I was as shocked as you. This same boy that was just upset with his brother and wanted their room to himself is now crying about missing this same brother. I was giggling behind the door (couldn’t afford for them to catch me eaves-dropping). The funny aspect is that boarding school is not till next year and he is crying now at the mere thought of the future.

I thought about the innocence of a child and wondered what the world would be like if all the adults retained that innocence. There will be no malice, hatred, revenge, war, starvation etc.

Yes he was upset with his brother but it was only for a moment.

As much as my boys have their moments (arguing) I know they love each other deeply.

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Teaching, The Most Fulfilling Job

Published April 10, 2018 by leabridge

When you ask people about the career they think is the most fulfilling; you will hear all sorts.

Doctors will say its theirs because they are able to save lives. Inventors will say its theirs because they come up with new things and new ways of doing things. Engineers will say its theirs because they are able to build things and so on.

If you ask me, I would say it is TEACHING. TEACHING is the most fulfilling & most profitable career I know and I will tell you why.

Something remarkable happened to me on Sunday at church. I am a teacher & the coordinator for Junior Church (Kids church – from ages 2 to teenage). Some year ago, I had 2 students, one a boy who was then in primary school (year 5 or 6) and his sister who was then in secondary school. They moved to another side of town so they stopped coming to church. Sometime after that, I had also been asked to go and serve in another Parish of the church as well.

About a year or so ago I bumped into their mum who told me how well they were doing and I was really pleased.  And then on Sunday I got a pleasant surprise.

I saw a young man walking towards me with a smile he looked familiar but he was much taller than I remembered. He said good morning and I realized that it was the same little boy I used to know. I asked how they knew where I was and they said they knew the name of the church and they road it was on (a very long road) and simply took the bus all the way till they saw the church banners and knew I was there.

My boy is now a teenager should be doing his O’ levels next year, the girl is in university in her third year studying medicine. I am so proud of them and the fact that they had come looking for me, was even more fulfilling. It made me know / believe that all my time in this very ‘Humble Profession’ is worth every moment.

Today I would like to celebrate every dedicated teacher out there. And I would like to encourage us ‘whatever you find your hands doing, do it well’. Let’s continue to do our BEST.

I thank God for the grace and privilege to help shape the lives of children and I pray for more wisdom to do it the right way (His Way).

‘Deola