We didn’t know. We couldn’t have known because the year 2017 started with such a bang! It promised to be a good year. All of us siblings, our spouses and our children were gathered at my parents’ home. And like we always do on New Year’s Day, we ate as…

Many people decline to do better because they confuse habit with character. For instance, some people from Western Uganda where I come from are unapologetically rude, claiming that that’s how God created them. I used to be one of those people. …

My father is the most generous person in the whole world! He took on the responsibility of caring for the old, the sick and the vulnerable in our neighborhood. He always told us that he couldn’t stand seeing anyone suffer because of poverty or disease. As a child, my dad’s…

Recently, we left church at 7:30am after our morning prayer. Usually, the route we use returning home from church has fast moving traffic. On that fateful day, we found the king of all traffic jams which was strange. As I sat waiting for the road to clear, my friend asked…

A friend once told me that everything under the sun is possible as long as there is a human being who has done it before. Be it an incredible invention, be it a business. I took this advice to heart and decided to climb Mt. Muhabura. …

One time, I decided to start behaving like my husband because to me, he is everything perfect. His character, his poise, the fact that his words are few and calculated, he thinks hard about things etc…and I am the opposite. I thought I needed to change. I must say that…

When I was growing up, my parents taught us the 10 commandments over and over again until they were etched on our hearts. …

August 25th 2012 is a date I hold close to my heart; it’s the day I married Newbold. Our wedding was special and different because of the way events unfolded. Unlike most couples, we didn’t date. We had attended the same secondary school for six years and we were close…

I used to complain about everything. I was always focused on the negative and this was ruining many aspects of my life. Then I got a partner whose peaceful nature and positive outlook on life are so infectious that they rubbed off on me. Whenever I was crying and tossing…