Her Story
Faith is not a comfortable word.
It is a survival word.
Some people find writing. Taiwolilly was born into it. At six years old, she picked up a pen in Abeokuta, Nigeria, and began telling folk tales. A family friend saw something in her words before she could see it herself — and that single act of encouragement became the thread she would hold onto for the rest of her life.
She is an orphan. A survivor. A woman who carries scars — figuratively and literally. Since childhood, she has lived with keloid, a condition that makes the body memorize every wound. She has not been untouched by pain. She has simply refused to let it be the final word.
Faith, for Taiwolilly, is not a comfortable word. It is a survival word. There were seasons when it was the only thing she had — God, her siblings, and the quiet conviction that she was not finished yet. What she knows for certain: being a Christian is not easy. Being loved by God always has been.
Today she is building something that belongs to her, to the world, and to God. She wants people to live. The world is efficient at killing the soul. She intends to be louder.
Her books are doing that. Her voice is doing that. Her career will do that.
