My husband-to-be told me, “She’s doing what she’s doing out of care.” I told him, “I know she cares but that same care should let her know that people want to be in charge of their own wedding because, in the end, it’s their wedding. They are the ones going to experience everything so they owe it to themselves to make the experience worth it. Tell your mother to leave the key things to us. It’s our wedding.” We had this conversation because I couldn’t sit still and watch while his mother takes over everything concerning our wedding. After we…
Author: town gist
Seven-year-old Clyde went to the toy store looking for something for his younger brother, and the store clerk, Charlie, kicked him out because he didn’t have much money. But a surprising person stepped in and uncovered something shocking that made others cry. “I want to buy this toy for my little brother, Eddie,” Clyde told the store clerk after browsing the aisle for a couple of hours. His mother had brought him but had some errands to run, so she agreed to meet him in the food court, as long as he didn’t wander elsewhere in the mall. Clyde wanted…
A girl whose father had abandoned her family when she was very young is shattered when her mother passes away and finds her faith in God is gone until she meets the pastor. Diana Landers was just seven when her father left. Her mother, Molly, was a loving, hard-working woman, and she did her best to fill the void in her daughter’s life. “Daddy loves you, Diana,” she’d say, “But he needs to find his way in life. You’ll see, one day God will guide him back.” But belief in God wasn’t something that came easily to Diana. She spent…
Katherine started to become concerned after she noticed two unattended children going into the forest for two consecutive days towards an abandoned house. She decided to find out why to make sure they weren’t in any trouble. so every weekend. Katherine continued on with this routine even after her husband died, as she believed it kept him close to her in a way. One particular month, she realized she saw two children walking through the forest in the same direction without adult supervision. They were there when she hiked on a Saturday, and the very next day as well. The…
I have already had two failed relationships. The last one lasted for seven years. I sponsored her to go into hairdressing. And took care of her financial needs throughout her apprenticeship. After she graduated, she broke up with me for no reason. I was completely broken. I almost lost faith in love. But time taught me to put myself back out there again. So I picked up my broken pieces and carried on. Now, I am with a very good girl. She is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of girl. She treats me like a king and does everything to make me…
Kojo and I started dating two years ago. A lot has happened within this time frame, but I held on to hope that things would get better and stayed with him through it all. I supported this guy when he was down financially. I remember when he rented his apartment. He couldn’t afford to furnish it all by himself so I helped him. Even the way he decorated it was my idea. After everything I did for him, he treated me however he wanted. This would get angry with me and insult me as if I don’t matter. There are…
It was when I was in my early twenties that I started praying into my marriage. I prayed for a good marriage. I also prayed to be a good wife to the man I would marry. Most importantly, I asked God to give me a man after his own heart. These were my prayer topics day in and day out. Not even once did I relent on these prayers. The kind of relationship I have with God gave me the assurance that he would give me my heart’s desire. At twenty-four, I met Jeffery. He felt like my answered prayer.…
liked him as a friend but at some point, the feelings I had for him changed. I don’t know what he did differently or what he said to me. All I realized at some point was that I was in love and wanted him for myself. He had a girlfriend and I knew about her. Maybe, it was that reason I couldn’t take my chances with him until it was too late. One night he came to visit me and when he was leaving, I hugged him. It wasn’t the first time I was hugging him but this hug felt…
years ago I was doing fraud. Someone introduced my friend to it and he also introduced me. There are levels to the game. We were at the bottom of the ladder in the game so we didn’t make much but the risk involved was top-notch. Apart from the risk, you have to put in the work every day before you can earn GHC500 a week. We slept very little because our clients were all over the world and the time difference meant we had to stay awake to be able to chat with them. One day, I hit big. I got…
In two years of dating Emma, I caught him cheating with three different women. The first one I was naive. I loved him so much that I didn’t want anything to come between us. I thought I was the problem so I asked, pleadingly, “What am I not doing right? What can I do better so you won’t look at any other woman?” He said sorry so I consoled myself, “Not all men would say sorry when they are caught cheating.” I forgave him. I thought he was the one. Or I wanted him to be the one so badly? Our love…