And Then We Forget Them...

Hello all,

Been thinking about something and I can't help but share it on here. Recently, a friend of mine lost her cousin... She died after giving birth to a set of twins (two beautiful girls). 

Anyway, after the funeral and all, family members committed to give their support to the father and the granny in catering for and raising the twins. However, it hasn't even been 2months since the death and burial of this lady, and everybody has forgotten about these children. I feel that way because, I don't hear my friend talking about them like she used to at the beginning, no phone calls talking about how the children are coping; No account of them, no update, nothing at all... Everyone has moved on. They have gotten busy with their own issues and affairs and the twins have now become history if you ask me.

Dwelling upon the situation of the twins reminded me about when my mum died; how family members promised to be there... Some of them said "oh don't worry, we are there for you" Others said... "call on me anytime". And the question I asked myself was, "were they actually there?" Nope! they weren't... Was it a spur of the moment thing, which inspired consoling words? Yes it was... Do I blame them? No I don't... I really don't, cause everyone has got issues and although some might try to be there for you, they won't be there always. Only God will always be there.

As for the little girls, I only and always lift up a prayer to God for their protection, provision and sustenance.

 

Now my question is, is it that we get too busy with our own issues, that we forget about others, or do we make promises in the heat of the moment and yet forget? Let's hear you out please.

Peace... I'm out!

      

What Is Your Name?

Greetings everyone!

How is everyone doing?! I trust we all are very fine by the special grace of God. I know I have some award questions to answer... Don't worry... will get to it soonest.

I know, I know... Priscy always skips questions, right?... But this time around, am so going to answer. Trust me. Thanks to you all who deemed me deserving enough for a nomination. I appreciate!

I was going through my church notes the other day, and I came across this message about how important names are, and how people will respond to you the way you see and carry yourself.

What is your name? which name, title or designation do you respond to? Jabez prayed and asked God to deliver him from experiences that the circumstances of his birth (which brought about the name his mother called him) and God did, by turning around his circumstances from sorrowful to beautiful. The tag you accept is the label you wear. People may call you, weak, poor, foolish, helpless, Mr/Miss nobody, thick head... but what do you call yourself? 

Why won't you begin to replace some names you've been tagged? Instead of weak, say you are STRONG 'cause the bible says "let the weak say I am strong" (Joel 3:10). By His strips we are healed (Isaiah 53:5-6). Instead of ‘poor’, say you’re RICH 'cause "Though He was rich, for our sakes He became poor, that through Him and by His poverty, we might be rich" (2Cor 8:9) Instead of ‘foolish’, declare that you’re WISE, because you fear God (Prov 9:10). 

The way you make your bed is the way you lie on it. So please, refuse man’s tag and accept God’s label. Recognise who you are, and whose you are. I have made up my mind, that it is what God has said about me, and what He has purchased for me through Christ, that will count in and over my life, not what people say to me and about me.

In Christ Jesus, we are BLESSED and not cursed, REDEEMED and not condemned, ACCEPTED and not rejected, CELEBRATED and not tolerated and above all, we are LOVED by the Master of the universe! 

Now tell me... WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

Peace...I'm out

To Be or Not To Be... The Future of Our Values

Hello everyone, 

I trust we all doing awesome by the abundant Grace of the most high God. My weekend was quiet and restful and I trust yours was good too.

I have some things bothering me that I want to get off my chest. Recently, RLG (a communications company here in Ghana) invited American R&B singer Chris Brown for a concert and the kinda things that went on during the show has given rise to this small piece of writing...

This singer whom the RLG paid a huge sum of cash to bring to our shores, quizzed the over a thousand crowd during his performance of how many of them smoked wee? After that question, the singer said “If anybody's tripping on y'all smoking wee, f**k them.” He then went ahead to bring out a neatly rolled stick of marijuana (wee, ganja, or "igbo" as my naija friends call it), and "puffed" it right before the glaring eyes of the security and the crowd which was a mixture of adults, minors and little kids.

As if that wasn't enough insult, producers of the show came out to say that, Chris didn't smoke as purported but rather an e-cigaret. imagine!  

These are my concerns: Is it that we (Africans) don't appreciate the talents we have among us as much as we ought, that we are even making them wish that they were the ones who we are willing to give up an arm and a leg to go and watch? Instead of spending so much to bring foreign artists into the country, won't it better to invest that money in the local artist in order to boost our local entertainment industry, especially considering the fact that these guys (the local entertainers), no matter how controversial they get, will always seek recourse to the values and mentality of our society? Me, I like my country and the values we have as a people. Most importantly, it's important to me what my kids watch and what information they are imbibing all in the name of entertainment. 

Like seriously, Africa has got some of the finest artists in the world, but we Africans, have little or no regard for them. Lets get talking... Do you think if any local artist did what Chris Brown did on a Ghanaian stage, that artist would be allowed to go scot-free without some questions from the security agencies? I was so happy to hear that Jimmy Cliff tried smoking wee in Nigeria a long time ago and was picked up for it, without considering that he was one of the mega world stars of that time. Can that happen in Nigeria again or have we lost everything?

Have a wonderful week and may God guide us in everything we do. Amen!

Peace... I'm out!

   

Happy New Month!!!

*singing* Your Grace and Mercy brought us through... We're living this moment because of You... We want to thank You and praise You too.. 'Cause Your Grace and Mercy has brought us through... Yea, I woke up this morning singing this song with so much thanksgiving in my heart.

God has been very faithful to you and I. For us to see the beginning of a  new month means we will see the end of it and enter into another and another and another... That is what our God does, seeing His children through the storm, through the fire and through the rain.

In this month, do what you have set out to do and make sure it pleases He that has given you the opportunity and the blessing to be part of this time in history... Dare to be different... Dare to reach higher... Dare to dream big dreams and be a prayerful person too. It is well people, and things can only get better! Have an awesome March!!!

Peace...I'm out!

 

A Few Tips On Life and Living It, From One Who's Been There and Done That...

hello people! 

It's been a while I know... Please dont give up on me yet. Been on leave from work to writing exams. I am done now and back to the office. Thanks to all you lovely people who checked up on me on twitter, here on the blog and on Facebook... I appreciate, shows I was missed! to my new followers, you are welcome! trust you will have a jolly good ride with moi here...

As usual I read this piece on a friends wall on facebook. It's a young man's story, and I know a lot of you might have read it somewhere too. I think its worth sharing... Please read and share your thoughts... For me, It is, among other things, a story about people holding on to a dream no matter what the limitations are... Hang in there, keep hope alive til you drop. Just read, you just might agree with me. P:S - a few lines edited to suit our reality...

"The first day of school our lecturer introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
 

She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. May I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
 

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age? (yea... that's how I asked the question)” I asked. 

She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…” “No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to take on such a challenge at her age. 

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
 

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.  Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
 

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent (that's 6weeks before Easter in the Catholic liturgical year) and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.”
 

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.  

You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.  

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.
Anybody can grow older, That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change.
 

Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
 

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.”  She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. 

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be"

Hmmm... this is one of a most inspiring piece if you ask me and how it touched me I have already shared... Have a wonderful week people! 

Peace... I'm out!

Woman to Woman

Hey ladies of Blogsville,

Someone shared this piece with me and after reading it, I just thought to myself..."why not share this on your blog for your readers to also enjoy? This could lift someone's spirit up, could put a smile on someone's face, and could restore the confidence level back in someone's life, especially in this season when there are a lot of whys and what ifs... The writer is anonymous, and I have also added a few words for greater blessings (winks). Enjoy:

In life, "Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone's house will be bigger. Someone will drive a better car. Someone will earn more. Someone will travel more. It doesn't mean they are better, they are just living there lives while you are busy trampling on what you are good, pretty, smarter and bigger in, wishing you had someone else's life.

Just let it go. Take care of yourself. Love yourself and be courageous in your circumstances, understanding that God always has His reasons, which will always be clear to us in the sweet by and by. The prettiest, slimmest woman in the world may have sadness in her heart. The most highly favored woman in your office may not be able to have children. So why do you think that being like them is the answer you need?
 

That married friend of yours might not be happy in her marriage. The richest woman you know may have the car, the house, and the clothes - but might be very lonely. So, love yourself. Love who you are right now! In this life, there  are no perfect situations, but we always trust God to help us thrive through the imperfections around us.

Tell yourself "I am too blessed to be stressed." Be well. Be happy. Be blessed. Pass this on to encourage another woman because, "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world". 

By the way, thanks for all the wonderful comments, prayers and wishes to to my sunshine.  He really had fun and won't forget the celebrations in a hurry. Toin and Honeydame, make una no fight o! Make una just hurry up bring my DIL fast-fast. Time no dey o! The guy is in HOOOOOOT demand keke. Na first come first serve o! lol

Have a great week and stay out of trouble.

Peace... I'm out!

Happy Birthday My Sunshine!!!

Yes I call you my sunshine cos'  you brought lots of shine into my life. Today, you are 5years! 5 solid years!!! what can I render in thanksgiving unto my Maker? You have been of so much blessing to me, yes you have.

Nine months after you were born, I got the job I'm doing now... A very good one at that and my life has never been the same. Through you, I discovered the joys of motherhood; Through you, I discovered what it meant to be there for a child; Through you, I discovered the challenges my mother must have gone through; Through you... All through you. 

There were days things were tough for us. There were days I thought I was going to loose you but God has been very faithful... Very very faithful and I am more than grateful.

Today, I celebrate your day with you... You have grown to be a fine young man who I love and am so proud of. Yes, you can be very troublesome which is typical of every child your age, but listen...I would rather have you in my life with all your troubles and even more than not have you in my life at all. 

I, we, all of us love you so much! Also, if I had the chance to live all over again, I would still love to be your mummy cos' you decorate my life with so much joy! I love you Gabby (short for Gabriel) I love you... have a big fat happy birthday and many more enjoyable years ahead. I love you, always have, I always will and I don't think I will ever stop. 

Blogsville, please help me wish the best son alive a happy happy birthday!

Peace... I'm out! *on a very happy smiling note* 

Unto Us, The New Year Has Come...

Blogsviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiille,

Awwwww... This is my very first embrace with you in 2013! Na me dis?! Chei!! Na U be dat?!!! I de happy for me and u like say tomorrow no dey o! No be God?! All de bad tins wey bad people plan for me and u, God show dem say E pass dem power. Na we de inside 2013 so!

Happy new year to y'all!!! I pray this year brings us nothing but the very best in everything we do, in everything we hope for and in everything we dream about. I also pray God will meet us at the point of our needs and grant us peace on every angle of life.

So you all have read about how awesome I am on 9jagreat's blog lately, haven't you? Well the reason is this... His elder sister and kids came over for the holidays and oh boy, did we have fun? Interestingly everything played out so well, that one will probably think we have known each other for years... And some said women cannot connect easily... *mtcheew*. Check us out in some of the pictures we took... Enjoy:

Team Ebi and Priscy... No be small levels!

Hers, mine and ours... Having a blast at Valley Beach. Fuuuuun!!!

Swagalicious kids! On the Left: Ella and Isaac; On the Right : Ella and *John-Gabriel*

At the hotel where they lodged: The Fun reloaded keke!

You like? Tip of the iceberg... The year ended very well for me and mine. Yes it did. I expect much more from and in this year. You should too. Oh... Did I add that I am thankful? 'Cause I sure am...

Peace... I'm out!