ONE YEAR, A WIFE!
Hey there! Today makes it exactly one year since I officially became a wife. In the past few months, I’ve seen myself live the ‘Proverbs 31’ kind of life, and I have learnt some real-life lessons. Being the Proverbs 31 kind of woman is not easy. It comes with a lot of responsibility, but by…
The Gift of Children
Have you ever received a gift? How did you feel? I love gifts, no matter how little they may be. I see gifts as an expression of love and care, and that is why I adore them so much. It’s been said that children are gifts. But have you ever stopped to wonder why God…
AMORIO…Our Love Story (The K’Dees)
Hello! Do you know that I’m married to my God-given gift? This is our love story. Before I begin, allow me to start with this. We naturally go through a process. It is the process that builds men. But in all, certain relationships should be maintained through the building process and certain relationships ought to…
ONE MONTH, A WIFE
I believe that it is every lady’s dream to be found by the man of their dreams, get married and start a family together. I remember as a child while playing with my siblings, I would pretend to be their mother. While I was a teenager, I joined a drama group and I always enjoyed…
CORPER OF THE NORTH – Chapter four
While I was in camp, I belonged to platoon five. The experience was a beautiful one. I enjoyed every moment of it. From Man O’ War drills to kitchen and sanitation duties, to inter-platoon drills and then the in-house platoon fun moments. Follow me as I talk you through my platoon 5 experience. CHAPTER FOUR…
CORPER OF THE NORTH – Chapter three
My journey from Sokoto State to camp was an interesting one. I’m ready to share my story with you and the lessons that I learnt from them. If you missed out on the previous chapter, read it here. CHAPTER TWO – CAMP LIFE 2 (Adaptation) “Attention!” “At ease!” “Attention! Eyes forward! Keep your chest and…
CORPER OF THE NORTH – Chapter Two
Being a Corp member, popularly known as “Corper’ opens a person up to so many opportunities but sometimes, we don’t value those opportunities. If you missed out on chapter one, read it here. CHAPTER TWO – CAMP LIFE 1 As Fortunate, Gino and I arrived at camp, we went from one search party to the…
CORPER OF THE NORTH- Chapter One
My NYSC story is an inspiring and entertaining one. But more than just entertainment, I’m sharing it because I believe it can encourage and inspire someone out there. Stories have a great way of affecting our lives. I was posted to serve in the northern part of Nigeria and I experienced a lot. Allow me…
5 LESSONS TO LEARN FROM CHILDREN
Children are a gift from God. We ought to treat them well. They may be little but we could learn a few things from them. I have listed five lessons in this post. I hope you learn from them. 1. BE SIMPLEChildren live very simple lives, compared to adults. Sometimes the responsibility and bills can…
THE CROSS
There is no shadow he won’t light up coming after us all. That’s the extent of Jesus’ love for us. THE CROSS! The Cross is a place of refuge.A place of forgiveness.A place of fulfilment.A place of salvation.A place that is full of love. The summary of it all is that the CROSS signifies Jesus’…
MY GRATITUDE
First, I want to establish something. This is not to boast of my achievements or whatsoever but to remind myself of the good things that keep my hopes up. Besides, it’s risky to be ungrateful. As common as it sounds, I learned that recently. Gratitude is not a dress that you can put on and…
BEHIND THE SCENES
THE INCEPTION OF THE BOOK, FINN Thinking back now, I remember how it all started from a single decision that I made. In Queen Esther’s voice, “If I die, I die.” I had nothing to lose but a lot to gain.That was the mindset I carried. Allow me to take you back to the very…
Everywoman: A gynaecological guide for life (Book Review 6)
The book; Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones is a must-read for every woman and young lady. It’s also recommended for men to read it and understand some few facts about their girlfriends, wives and daughters. If you missed the fifth review, you can get it here. Book review 5 Chapter 10-12 Antenatal care is so important…
Everywoman: A gynaecological guide for life (Book Review 5)
The book, Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones is a must-read for every woman and young lady. It’s also recommended for men to read it and understand some few facts about their girlfriends, wives and daughters. If you missed the fourth review, you can get it here. Book review 4 Chapter 8 – A slight touch of…
Everywoman: A gynaecological guide for life (Book Review 4)
The book; Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones is a must-read for every woman and young lady. It’s also recommended for men to read it and understand some few facts about their girlfriends, wives and daughters. If you missed the third review, you can get it here. Book review 3 (I will make this review as short…
Everywoman: A gynecological guide for life. (Book review 3)
The book; Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones is a must-read for every woman and young lady. It’s also recommended for men to read it and understand some few facts about their girlfriends, wives and daughters. If you missed the second review, you can get it here. Book review 2 (I will make this review as short…
Everywoman : A gynaecological guide for life (Book Review 2)
The book; Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones is a must-read for every woman and young lady. It’s also recommended for men to read it and understand some few facts about their girlfriends, wives and daughters. If you missed the first review, you can get it here. Book review 1 (I will make this review as short…
Everywoman: A gynaecological guide to life (Book Review 1)
The book; Everywoman by Derek Llewellyn-Jones is a must-read for every woman and young lady. It’s also recommended for men to read it and understand some few facts about their girlfriends, wives and daughters. It is one of the most successful books ever published on women’s health. “Everywoman” is the essential guide for women who…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 7)
Wow! Today is the final day for this series. It’s been an amazing one. Guess what!You can catch up with the others just in case you may have missed them. Just click this. (Part 6) Let’s continue.I have shared different phases of my life and what I learnt from them. Today, as I mark +1,…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 6)
It’s remaining 2-days to go. I trust that you are getting value from this series. If you missed any part of it, you can catch up here. Just click this. (Part 5) Let’s continue.Life itself is a learning platform. We learn practically every day. After graduating from the University, I moved on to a brand…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 5)
Wow! It’s already five days since we started this series. I hope you didn’t miss any part of it. Well, if you did, you can always catch up on the previous parts. Just click here. (Part 4) Let’s continue.So, we are still talking about toxic relationships.There was this guy back then. I knew him from…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 4)
Hello! I’m back again. This is the fourth part of this 7-day series. In case you missed out on the first three, you can catch up here. Just click this. (Part 3) Let’s continue.University life is full of choices. The choices you make are mostly influenced by the people you are surrounded by and what…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 3)
Hey hey! Once upon a time in Kendra’s world continues today. If you missed part two, you can read it here. (Part two) Before I start, I just want to sum up my university days into four words; peaceful, stressful, interesting and educating. I started up by telling you about a phase in my life…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 2)
Yesterday, I talked about how I was sent to boarding school as a confused teenager. If you missed that part of the gist you can read it here. (Part 1) So, let’s continue. At first, I didn’t see her as a support system until I realised how lost and confused I was. The strange thing…
ONCE UPON A TIME (Part 1)
Hear the words, “Once upon a time,” it makes you listen and there is a reason. I’ll be sharing part of my story on the journey to becoming, Kendra. It’s going to be a 7-day series. I hope you gain insight and value. Years back, when I was still in secondary school, I never thought…
CHRISTMAS; My gratitude.
This is a late post but I’ll still share it. Recently, I’ve been off the online space. I paused a lot of things but one thing remained constant; my attitude of gratitude. I woke up feeling normal until I heard, “Happy Christmas.” Oh! Those words gave me joy. It’s my Jay’s birthday. I stood up,…
Gratitude; My Attitude (Part two)
Still on my attitude of gratitude, I learnt recently that one of the ways to show gratitude is to remember all what was done for you. To show gratitude to God, you must remember all that he has done for you. Some persons would say, count your blessings. I must say, that method works 100%.…
Gratitude; My Attitude (Part One)
It’s important to have a heart of gratitude. With the recent happenings in the world, all I can think of is how blessed I am to still be alive. I am gradually developing a heart of gratitude. It’s an everyday thing. A few days ago, I went out with a friend. We talked, laughed, ate…
My SARS Story (Episode 3)
The #EndSARS protest is not something that just happened out of the ordinary. Most of the protesters are people that have been harassed, wrongfully accused and extorted by the so-called SARS officers.On today’s episode of My SARS story, a young man shares his account of the horror he experienced with SARS. My brother and I…
My SARS Story (Episode Two)
The fight for #endSARS is a serious struggle. I hope the government takes heed to our demands. But in the meantime, let me share my story with you. It’s not something too special but it’s worth sharing. I’ve encountered SARS many times. And of course, the level of harassment I face is something else. I…
My SARS Story (Episode one)
I woke up that fateful morning feeling tired and weak. I felt uneasy as I laid on the bed. I tried to get up but felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. “Ah! What is this? Could it be that it’s time already?” I asked myself. I picked my phone to check the date, “No!…
HOW I WAS ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE OF POOR PUBLIC SANITATION
On a blessed Thursday morning, I went to the market to get something. Everywhere was jam-packed and really busy. I wanted to get something from the other side of the road so I decided to cross over. While crossing, I was looking left and right when I stepped on something slippery and almost fell. I…
Jay Cares (Episode Six)
(Final Episode) Mummy, please don’t cry, it’s going to be okay,” Alfred said with teary eyes. Mrs Ada hugged him as he encouraged her, “Daddy will be fine.” Wilfred walked straight to where his father, Mr Ben-Paul was lying and stared at him. Papa Ovie walked in after the twins and asked Dr Chika to…
FREDA IS FINALLY HERE
As earlier promised, the link to access my latest ebook, FREDA, is ready. FREDA is a fiction story of suspense and trust. The story portrays an example of a typical Nigerian family. It is the first of “The Paradox Series”. Let me share a review of the story: “My first read on the author’s work…
About the book (FREDA)
Few months to her wedding, she found out a shocking truth that left her in a dilemma. In her emotional turmoil, she is left to make a drastic decision that could alter the course of her life. A story of suspense and pain, this is Freda’s story. I’m pleased to announce that my latest book,…
FREDA (New episode excerpt)
Freda looked at Morenike who was lying beside her on her bed covering her face with a pillow, “Hey! You better stand up oh! We are in this together,” she said as she dragged the pillow from Morenike’s face. “Ooooooh! I’m not the celebrant here oh! It’s you. Why do I have to wake up…
Jay Cares (Testimonies 3)
Testimonies help us to remind ourselves of what Jesus can do. Sometimes, when we remember what he has done, it helps to build our faith in what he will do. Today’s testimony is about Regalo. He was once a student of the University of Benin. From his 100 level to his final year, going to…
Behind the Scenes 3
Still on BEHIND THE SCENES So, I finally got an idea for the end but someone among my audience predicted it in a comment. That single comment made me change many things about the story. And it also gave birth to the sequel😂. It’s funny how one simple comment can change a lot of things😅.…
Behind the Scenes 2
So, I drafted different titles to write on. Reading them now, I realise how funny they sound😂😂😂. I’m glad I didn’t use any of those names. 🖤My love letter to Dee,🙈🖤My lockdown experience🙄🖤Dream high🤓🖤The girl called Kendra🤔🖤The groom’s best man😂😂🖤Her view😂😂 The problem I had with the titles was that none of them could relate…
Jay Cares (Episode Five)
______ I opened my eyes and all I could see was a bright light. “Where am I?” I asked myself. “Where is this place?” I stood up turned left, right and moved backwards but I couldn’t see anything. Everywhere was plain. “What’s this? Am I dead? What’s happening to me?” I turned yet again in…
Behind the Scenes
Every episode of FREDA has a back story. But I’m not going to talk about that now. Let’s talk about behind the scenes and how the story came about😃. So sit back and enjoy😅. It all started when I came across a wonderful book, Writers Armoury by Irene Nwajei (I’ll talk about this book later😃😃..…
Jay Cares (Episode Four)
“Mummy Joseph, please can you call my mummy again? Alfred asked. ” Your mummy is coming don’t worry,” Mummy Joseph replied. “That’s what you said before and she has not come since,” Alfred complained. “Even daddy too. He is not yet back with our gift. I want to see my parents,” Wilfred complained alongside his…
Jay Cares (Episode Three)
Mrs Ada didn’t let Papa Ovie park his car properly before she came out and rushed into the hospital. She walked up to the receptionist and said, “Please, I’m looking for my husband.” “I’m sorry madam, I don’t know who your husband is.” The receptionist replied. Mrs Ada shouted angrily, “I want to see my…
Jay Cares (Testimonies 2)
Lost Hope Restored Today is another day to share a testimony. I hope this story encourages you. This is a testimony of a friend who was supposed to have an extra year in school due to an issue she had in one of her essential courses. The whole matter gave us serious concern. I could…
Jay Cares (Episode Two)
“Hello?” “Who is this? Why are you answering my husband’s call?” Mrs Ada asked in curiosity. “Good day madam, please we need you to come to Faith Joseph’s Memorial Hospital. It’s an emergency.” Mrs Ada was already tensed, “What emergency? Where is my husband? What happened?” “Your husband was involved in an accident and he…
Jay Cares (Episode One)
“Mummy, I’m hungry,” Alfred complained. “Me too,” Wilfred added. “Did I not give both of you rice to eat? How come you are hungry again?” Mrs Ada asked. “That was since morning and the food was too small for both of us,” Wilfred replied. “Look at your mouth! All you know is food, food and…
Jay Cares (Testimonies)
Her Debt This is a testimony of a lady who was in a lot of debt. She didn’t have enough cash and she needed to pay her school fees. Due to the pressure, she went on to borrow from some daily collectors (osusu). Her plan was to pay back in instalments but then, the pandemic…
Hello, I’m Kendra.
Hello! Welcome to Kendy Speaks. This is a platform where I create inspiring, captivating, encouraging, interesting and educative contents. I’m Kendra and it’s nice to have you here. I am an educator, fiction storyteller and author. I represent Jesus’ baby girl, I love to smile, talk, tell stories and write. I have a very interesting…
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