Hello, I am Folakemi - call me FK. Welcome to my blog!
I write about family, faith, work and Life. My pieces focus on how I am learning to bloom in all these and I welcome you to bloom with me.
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Folake is Off LinkedIn – For Now, Not Forever
I never thought I could feel bad about losing access to my LinkedIn account. Not because it hasn't felt so important before, but because it's just not a challenge one anticipates - being restricted from getting on LinkedIn.
I have a few friends, one of them is tormenting,...
On Submission, Equality, and Knowing the Difference: A Letter to Believers
Dear Sister:
We cannot say we trust God’s wisdom in all things and then reject His design for marriage, especially the instruction to submit to one’s own husband. Do we really believe that God got everything else right except this? If your marriage is rooted in Christian faith,...
killing Karma (2017)
Biyi wasn’t sure what to make of the look on Tife’s face; he had expected that she’d be thrilled at the sight of the tiny box he had opened before her. Elegantly seated in it was the $2830 diamond set white gold ring he had bought last...
I am a good girl!
A plate of partly eaten lunch and a water bottle were on her table. I was working just adjacent to her table. I didn't see her crawl beneath it, but I heard the thump of her backpack against it as she tried to crawl out. If she’d...
Peek-a-boo!
Hi there! Long time no see. Three days! (lol).
You said? Oh, I missed you more. I promise it's the truth.
No boring apologies, today. I am pretty sure you have been busy, thriving. Well, me too.
In the last year, I completed coursework for a master's degree, held a...