This morning I noticed the fruit trees in the picture for the first time ( an apple tree in flower and a citrus fruit tree, I figured it is a lime tree). I had never seen these trees before, yet I walk here almost every day. It is not the first time I am noticing […]
As I contemplate the challenges one faces in any Bounce Back today, there is a Taita expression that keeps on coming to my mind; sekensigha (do not leave me). It is a special expression because it reminds me of my mother. I remember it because it intrigued me when I first heard her and a […]
I thought I was being smart and put this peace lily (Spathiphyllum) out in the porch to get some good sun. It did not take long for it to start looking sad. The leaves were dull and it was not flowering. I watered it, put some manure and generally did all that I could to […]
from our athletes and from the gospels This week has been full of big wins for Kenya. Our athletes did us proud at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, placing us on top of the medal charts. We celebrate them and share in their glory even if some of us couldn’t sprint to save […]
Recently, I spent a Saturday afternoon with a group of Pontifical Missionary Childhood (PMC) role models, a mix of preteens and teenagers. Our conversation focused on identity starting with the importance of appreciating the meaning of both our baptismal and cultural names in revealing something of who we are. As our conversation progressed we navigated […]
My struggling anthurium also known as the flamingo flower is almost being swallowed by a New Guinea impatiens. Honestly, I should never have planted them together. Now I face the delicate task of separating them without killing one or both. But their coexistence has a story. When my friend Naomi gave me a small cutting […]
Can it be rediscovered? Last Sunday, as I was leaving church, I had an epiphany. A little girl caught my eye. In her small hand, she held a delicate bouquet; an arrangement of purple and white lantanas tucked into a maroon Allamanda flower, cleverly used as a vase. It was beautiful. Simple. Ingenious. That tiny […]