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My Life Is Not a Tragedy

The sun flowing through the crack of the window was not able to warm up the icy cold that was invading me at every thought of my future...

Up in Flames

For as long as I can remember, all I desired was a simple life for my family, alone in the wilderness. This wasn’t without struggle...

In My Mind’s Sight

Growing up, my parents encouraged me to pursue all the dreams I could think of. I remember my dad’s words that have always stayed...

In Our Memories

I always looked up to him, though I must admit I played the part of an annoying little sister perfectly. He teased me mercilessly—not...

A Dream in Sight

And while both were “uneducated” (in the sense that my father dropped out after 8th grade, and my mother had never been to school a day...

I Will Carry You Through the Darkness

The car was gone, and all our things were destroyed. I stood in front of our rented house and panicked wondering what to do. We didn’t...

In the Darkest Hour

My early life was not easy because my father was an alcoholic. He would spend more than half of his salary at the local bar drinking...

Life Served Me a Lemon

Growing up in the dusty countryside of Kenya was fun and typical for girls of my age in the early 1990s. Life was blissful. Sometimes I...