We’re now into a new year, and I always like to take time to reflect back on the previous year. There’s an awful lot to reflect on – political unrest, global pandemics, Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … social media upheaval … it’s easy to forget all the wonderful events that also occurred, mainly because they are never a focus of the mainstream media and are less likely to go viral. [...]
Register for the webinar by clicking here We are fast approaching the end of a year that has tested our global community's faith, resolve, and patience on so many levels. Yet the holidays are a time of hope, peace, and joy; there is always a Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … time and place for celebration and renewal of faith. And a time to celebrate and honor mothers. The power [...]
We are now fully into Autumn - the leaves are changing colors, the air is growing colder, and the holidays are fast-approaching. Yet the world is still in a state of chaos, Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … as we are reminded constantly between social media and the news. In the face of the deluge of images and messages intended to panic or incite, it's very easy to lose hope [...]
Fall is just around the corner, which makes this the perfect time to reflect not just on events of the present year, but on our life in general. Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … Spiritually each season represents a step along a spiritual journey. In general terms, spring represents new birth and childhood, summer is a symbol for youth, autumn relates to adulthood and maturity, and winter is known as a [...]
Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … Summer is upon us and the world is still in a state of chaos from the global pandemic. Family vacations are being canceled or changed to close-to-home activities. We are still trying to adjust to social distancing and attending church and other events virtually rather than in person. Now, more than ever, is a time for empathy, for faith, to respect each other and help [...]
Much like a lighthouse leads ships safely to port, a mother guides her child down the path of life, encouraging them to grow Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. One of my favorite quotes is from Rudyard Kipling, and it goes, “God could not be everywhere, therefore he made mothers.” On page 31 of my book, Great Mother Heart, I write: My mother, throughout her life, taught [...]
Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … As another holiday season rapidly approaches it’s important to step back from the hustle and bustle and shopping and planning long enough to reflect upon where we’ve come from and who we are today. I’m never able to do that without starting at the beginning … the boy I was and the love, sacrifice, and dreams that led me down the path to the [...]
Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … As a child I was very mischievous (as most children can be). I would get into trouble, disobey my mother, make unrealistic demands – I was a normal child. My mother was patient, supportive, but even so there were times when she would reach her limit. Rather than lash out in anger, she would pray. She would pray for patience, kindness, grace … but more [...]
Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … Of all the difficulties parents face, one of the most challenging to balance is what you want your child to accomplish and their own, very personal, goals for themselves. One of the most rewarding things a mother can do is nurture her child, set a foundation in place to help her child succeed in life, faith, love, and happiness and to become a positive influence [...]
Jones Onigbinde – Great Mother Heart … Have you ever had a truly awful day – whether it’s work or school or personal issues, whatever the case may be – where you felt like giving up and railed against the unfairness of the world? How did you deal with it? Did you wallow in self-pity, anger, and/or resentment? For how long? What did it take for you to get up and get [...]
