Category: Obsessions

“On any normal day, my lady and I would text or call to check on each other. She has always been a little extra, but I didn’t think much of it. Recently, though, I made a regrettable mistake. She came across a WhatsApp conversation with a woman I had been flirting with at my office.

“I met a very beautiful lady at work. She had come to the office to drop some documents for a colleague, and somehow, I got her number. We started texting. She was classy and intelligent, and I wanted to know her beyond the occasional conversations, so I took her out to dinner.

“I phoned him several times. I needed him to come and attend to my AC switch, but his line was unreachable. I thought I’d try again later. Then I opened Facebook and saw the shock of my life. I had been calling a dead man…

I was 12 when I lost my virginity to my boyfriend. I came from a poor home, and he was the only luxury that made my life feel special. He promised me the world, and somehow, he delivered…

My husband and I have been married for five years without children. We are both Christians and very active in our local church. After several attempts, prayers, and medical interventions, we finally had twins. They will be a year old in two months.

When we care about something deeply, it is expected that we give it our attention, time and energy. Yet, sometimes, it becomes so deep that it starts to take pieces of us we never agreed to give.

Welcome to October with Daily Grace! This month, we are going somewhere a little uncomfortable. We all have things we care about deeply. People we love, dreams we chase, and things we want to achieve, protect, understand or become. But sometimes, without realising it, something we care about begins to take up more of us…