Tea & Cookies with Abimbola

A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.

Maya Angelou

Women need other women.

Life can be confusing, and navigating our way can be daunting, especially as we go through the various seasons of life, and it can be overwhelming to live up to all that is expected of us.

So we need each other on this journey

When you visit these pages, imagine me visiting with you over a cup of coffee and cookies, discussing your innermost thoughts. This is a safe place, there’s no judgment here.

• The Girl Child: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow!
  The world celebrated International Day of the Girl Child or Day of Girls this week 11th of October and it made me think back with nostalgia to my childhood. We played outside all day long and grew up on storybooks; television didn’t start until 4pm in the evening so we kept ourselves busy outdoors. Sisters… Continue reading The Girl Child: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow!
• When Life Seems Static
  Hi friends; it’s been raining cats and dogs all day and right now all I’d like to do is grab a hot drink, and put up my feet. Come sit with me while we visit together. I attended the wedding of a lovely woman in her late forties recently and soon after, I had a… Continue reading When Life Seems Static
• A Letter to Daddy
  In the home where I grew up, reading was greatly encouraged; these were the days before PlayStation, Nintendo and the like. My dad actually bought a set of encyclopaedias that had information on just about anything; you couldn’t “Ask Google” when I was growing up, it didn’t exist! But the three books I enjoyed most… Continue reading A Letter to Daddy
• My Mother’s Values
  Where I live we get to celebrate mother’s day twice a year, with both UK and North America; so as North Americans (and Baptists all over the world, of which I am one) gear up to celebrate Mother’s day on 9th May 2021, I sit here once again, thinking about the values a mother passes… Continue reading My Mother’s Values
• A Mother’s Heart
  Mothers are unique; Mothers are different; A mother’s heart beats to a different drum Have you seen an expectant mother cradle her baby bump? That’s a mother’s heart beating protectively. And with mother’s day celebrated recently in a host of countries around the world, I got thinking about the various ways a mother’s heart beats.… Continue reading A Mother’s Heart