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Hello Crushes... Welcome to another awesome Monday on the Nickicripses blog!  I was recently called upon to speak to a group of young girls on abortions and it's consequences, a topic I found rather interesting and eager to deliver due to the recent happenings around me at the time I was to deliver the talk. Fortunately, I ended up not talking to the girls on the said day because I was unavoidable absent but I have never stopped thinking about it since then..... Where have we gone wrong as a family, as parents,  as siblings, as pastors, or as friends? Long gone with the wind were the days when virginity was GOLDEN and It's so hard relating to this.. According to the WHO statistics, adolescent pregnancies remains a major contributor to maternal and infant mortality and to the cycle of ill health and poverty.  Every year some 3 million girls aged 13 - 19 undergo unsafe abortions and babies born to these adolescent mothers face a substantially higher risk of dying..

Hello everyone.. We can not deny the fuss these days about getting married.. I have only been married for a little over a year but long enough to know that there are keys that unlock healthy relationships which eventually leads to a healthy marriage.  Getting married is one of the biggest decision you would ever make and so you might have to really choose wisely... Some people base their relationships on lies and deceits  and I keep wondering what good would ever come out of such relationships... You must remember that you are completely entrusting your entire life to this one person.. You must take your time ! You hear some couples say they wish they had waited a little longer.. A much older aunt of mine once said these words to me... and only recently upon joining an amazing book club..I read a book by Mike Mudrock on recognizing the spouse meant for you and it was an eye opener! Just before you take that huge step ...let's discuss  some of the things I think

Hello everyone...welcome to yet another informative time on the blog... Today i'll be blogging about the amazing fenugreek! You may be wondering what fenugreek really is... I got introduced to these seeds by a colleague Suleiman Kollere and its been soooo amazing... We call him the ''Chai Master''... He brews the seeds with other herbs and we all get to enjoy a rich mug of tea every morning... I have had significant changes ever since the first day I had my first mug...I drink it plain or sometimes with a teaspoon of pure honey... it's got a slightly bitter taste but highly medicinal... Fenugreek is a herb that is commonly grown in the Mediterranean region of the world and their seeds have been found to contain protein, vitamin C, niacin, potassium, diosgenin among other active constituents. I'm delighted to tell you the benefits of this amazing plant and also where you can purchase some of it... Did you know that due to the diosgenin ( a compou