The Cat Came Down

[2min Read]

The Pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.

That's what he did, all the while checking his progress in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit farther, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved the car a little farther forward, the rope broke.

The tree went "boing!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air-out of sight. The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen astray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business...

DEFEATED NOT - Episode 1

[3 min read]

By TOSINMILE OLA-AMUDA

Waiting was worse than I expected. I had expected it to be sooner and was really excited that I would be out of here by now. I threw out hopes of ever getting a family of my own ages ago and I was utterly shocked and anxious when Miss Bola told me a week before that a family wanted to adopt a girl and having seen the necessary documents especially my medical history, they thought me the best choice. I asked Miss Bola so many questions that she had to send me to the room to keep from questioning her further.

The best choice? What a nice way to frame adoption. I heard other girls talk about how impossible it was to get adopted in Nigeria because of the cultural beliefs. I thought it cruel that they made us watch movies of how children in other parts of the world living in orphanages get their happy endings usually by getting adopted into a nice family. But then, it was as if I was in a movie of my own.