My children love birthdays. It doesn’t matter if it’s their own birthday or someone else’s - they’re going to get excited about it. It’s your special day, and, even better, there’s cake! And ice cream! And presents! My youngest son’s second birthday is next week. The thing is, he'll be celebrating in heaven while we remember him from earth - but my boys still want to have a party for him. They decided on train decorations because Levi would have liked trains if he were still here. We need...

Never in a million years would I have thought I’d be sitting at my computer right now, writing about a topic I have zero experience in: marriage . So, what got me thinking about the topic of marriage? You may be wondering... I recently bumped into a friend in the ever-bustling Terminus main market in Jos, Nigeria. “ Gemma, this is my boyfriend ,” she said, gesturing to the handsome young man who had thoughtfully stepped aside to allow us to greet each other more intimately. We said hi...

There are some things people do to you that don’t fade with time. You can move forward, carry on with life, smile again… and still you carry the memory of what happened. Forgiveness is one of those beautiful words that sounds simple… until you actually have to live it... I’m not exactly sure why I’m writing this today. But here I am anyway — fingers on the keyboard, determined to write from my heart, not from what feels polished or “right.” We all know what it's like to be hurt, and we have...