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Monthly Blog/Vlog Posts Recording reality as a Cameroonian woman, Writer, Academic, Advocate, and Believer

Monique's Musings

November 13, 2018

Faith Journey Lessons Inspired by Thoughts of Death

Last week I thought about dying. No, not as in suicide. But as in being killed. You see, I’m returning home soon and though I have […]
October 28, 2018

29 Lessons I’ve Learned at 29: A Collection of Personal Epigrams Thus Far…

Earlier this month, I celebrated my 29th birthday. I have dubbed this year: My year of testimonies signifying my commitment to share more (particularly of lessons […]
October 11, 2018

…And that is the story of how I became a Christian.

Hello, I’m Monique and today, 11th October 2018,  makes me twenty-nine years old.  I added an About My Faith page to this blog at the start […]
September 30, 2018

What is happening Cameroon? II

Dispatches from home read like material for a great historical fiction manuscript. You easily imagine the Whatsapp voice-notes with either news of military abuse of power, […]
September 8, 2018

Checkpoints on the Christian Journey

Recently I decided to re-read Rick Warren’s A Purpose Driven Life. This book had a great impact on my discovering my purpose for life, developing a willingness […]
August 17, 2018

Ask Yourself: What am I supposed to Be Learning Now?

The past few weeks have been a struggle with regards to my faith. I’m not where I want to be, there’s no guarantee of me getting […]
August 9, 2018

Undoing a Culture of Shaming

How do you write about being ashamed of what you are to be proud of? I will try.  *** A few weeks ago, a friend and […]
July 31, 2018

Travelogue: S.A has me thinking we’re cursed… but not for the reason you think

It’s been a while since I’ve written a travelogue, a post about a travel experience. Well, as I’m presently studying in South Africa and will likely […]
July 22, 2018

How a Reading Challenge Led to a Lifestyle Change…

Somethings we know, but don’t know. You know? Like we all know we could do more if we spend the first hour of our day effectively.  […]
June 26, 2018

Be THAT Christian Friend

I’ve observed that the Christian journey is too often a lonely one. Despite the fact that the Bible prioritizes fellowship. Today we’ve limited fellowship to church […]
June 9, 2018

The Employment Problem Cameroonians Are Not Talking About

When we think of employment issues in Cameroon, we often think of the unemployment and how graduates can go for years looking for suitable work. We […]
May 30, 2018

For Christian Girls Who Have Sought Reasons to Live When Faith is Not Enough

I know what it means sister, Know what it means to seek hope like children seek fireflies on too-warm evenings I know what it means sister, […]