ABOUT THE BOOK It is a plea for a little love and attention. It is a cry from the silence of stolen voices. It is heard in the anguish of that poor and helpless widow who has to tend her sickly child in a home where the in laws have emptied after the death of her loving husband. It is the pain of the that young girl who is circumcised in the name of tradition. It is the grief of the young wife who bears the battering from her heartthrob that had become a heartache. From the rape victim on the streets of India to the 'product of rape' child in the huts of Rwanda, from the hurt of early marriages to the shame of human trafficking; one thing remains certain: this is not God's design. Men should be educated on this, women should be conscious of this because, some women are even the masterminds of these dastardly act. God created everything good says the Holy Book. One, He created a father to head and help, the other he created a mother to nourish and nurture. Mother is the home we come from. She is nature, soil, and ocean. A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. She brings the sunshine into the house. A Mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. The love of a mother is infinite, limitless, eminent and unmitigated. Her love for her children lives on even beyond her. The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. The strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws. A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters. A mother loves her children even when they least deserve to be loved. There is no substitute for mother. Mother is the one we count on for the things that matter most of all. When it comes to love, Mom is the word.
About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Onoja Akpa is a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Idah. He hails from Okenyi in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. He was born in Makurdi, Benue State; to the family of Mr. P.Z. Akpa and Mrs Martina Akpa. Father Thaddeus had his primary education at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Nursery and Primary School, Makurdi, then later at Makurdi International Nursery and Primary School, Makurdi and St. Anthony Nursery and Primary School, Lokoja. In 1999, He graduated from St. Kizito Seminary, Idah and proceeded to Ss. Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Ibadan. He was ordained a Priest in 2009. Father Akpa has a Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Philosophy and Theology respectively. He is the author of the Wayfarer Publication and Rejoice! Most Highly Favoured.