Naija Why?

Why some fellow nigerians do not seem to value their lives, I may never know.

This truck was moving at night with a bad tyre (Extreme left on pics). Like seriously why? putting not only your life at risk but the life of other road users that could be affected if an accident occurs.

Lord have mercy!!!!!

My Brother

My prayer for you this morning is that the Lord:

* Opens your eyes to the true meaning of success

* Convicts your understanding of the shame associated with failure

* Restores in you an excellent spirit

* Renews your mind on the consistent effort required to achieve success.

* Quicken your spirit to the battle you must win to succeed.

* Reveal to you any person/ habits limiting your success.

* Destroys any powers standing against your success and  victory.

* Awakens in you a passionate passion to be the best despite all odds.

* Reveals to you the true value of a man is not in his possessions but his ability to harness his knowledge and skills to acquire them.

* Softens your heart to feel the pain and disappointment caused each time you fail.

* Deletes every trace of failure and establishes you and your future generations  on a path of success now and forever more.

In Jesus mighty name Amen.
Good morning Brother

Back to Ph

Day 5 and yours faithfully nails the drive back to Ph thank you Lord.

Now it's back to the drawing board for the big day, taken reconnaissance of processes that went wrong on the trad and improve on them such that it doesn't reoccur on the white. 

Sis smiling through the stress, hang in there darl. 

Brother In law the groom handling expenses expressly.

It's all love from both families, again I say Thank you Lord.

Thanks for coming

Day 6 of the GC Weekend lines are falling in pleasant places. 

Preparing sovenoirs for guests, quite a large number of people are expected to be in attendance so planning is everything.

There is an event planner for the occasion but with all the stories of arrogant planners, I ain't leaving anything to chance.

A friend said experience gained as an Usher in church should come in handy now and I sincerely pray so. Tomorrow I get to meet her 

Married by Custom

For this post I have little or no pics too busy catering to our guests (our newest in-laws) to even carry a phone talk about take pics.

Fulfilling the traditional rites was a royal jumble of distributing palmwines kegs, kolanuts,  garden eggs, coolers of food (swallow and rice), hot drinks, soft drinks, wines and sovenoirs to all 7 canopies occupied by the different groups of the groom/bride family.

The two most significant part of the day for me was firstly the prayer by the bride and groom's father to bless the union and secondly the bride and groom mother had to assist the bride tie her second wrapper that represents her transition from singlehood to married, was awesome. Asides idolatry, I truly appreciate the depth of our culture.

Brideprice done by 10am, wine carrying done by 2pm, entertainment and dancing  followed till about 7pm. Thank you Lord for journey mercies for all guest and family members see you all again next Saturday.

Almost there

Day 3 of the GC Weekend 

Started off handing the festivities over to God with a praise session God inhabits the praises of his people.  6am off to kill a cow, just realized the slaughter market is a multimillion enterprise comprising smaller industries. Cow owners, cow killers, the cow shearer, and the meat butchers. If you know you know.

So canopies, carterer, decoration and cake all arrive today, Sis who has been slightly down seems better and excitedly the first team from in-laws arrives by 7pm and our bridegroom is here.

Had dinner and they retire to their hotel for the night. Tomorrow is the DAY.

Ps: Indigenes in Diaspora also offered free eye test to the community truly an honourable venture God bless you all.

Drive

Day 2 of the GC Weekend
We take off to the villa for the traditional wedding weekend. Guess who is driving yours faithfully.

Three hours later we are in home county. 

Get situated,  dinner and off to bed, early start tomorrow.

Check out my bride

So it's all about GC this weekend, yes my little sister is getting married had the while family is gathering in Ph.

Day 1 is me flying into Ph  (with all the almost missed my flight drama), thank you Lord with my hair and nails yet unmade and my dress not finished (sewed it but didn't have time to weave the cut edges)

Note to self:  first thing on my list today is to find a good salon and a tailor to weave my dress.

Pimped

Kudos to this young gentleman. His wooden stall at the market was equipped with a cooling system(ceiling fan) and music. Can you spot the little speaker tied to the wooden shelf? Stay Inspired! and despise not the little beginnings.

Domestic Violence

I represented a fashion house at the recent Da Viva African Fashion Week, the company used the opportunity to launch their new fabric collections and designs and continued till late. I and a few friends left at about 10:30pm at which point the show hadn't ended. 
I was driving and had to drop my girls at their homes since it was quite late. Mary was the second friend I dropped off by her gate. I had started the car to leave when she approached the car visibly shaken after struggling awhile with the gate. 
Her husband (who I later found out she wasn't yet married to but has a son for) had asked the gateman to lock the gate and collected the keys. 
"Call him now" we suggested to her, behold her phone was off, low battery.
"Use my phone" I offered but she didn't know his number off hand, 
Lord have mercy, if I took her to my house wouldn't I be accused of supporting her supposed wrong behavior but do I leave her outside at the mercy of the dangers of the night?

60 DoSH (Day 12)

He has given me victory, I will lift him higher Jehovah I will lift him higher.

My time in the presence of the Lord, thank you Lord for divine answers. I am not to defend myself, Jehovah it is you I serve, you see my heart, you know all things, have mercy on me. Arise oh Lord! on my behalf and let the truth alone prevail.

60 DoSH (Day 11)

I didn't sleep much last night, I know the Lord is at work but am a little apprehensive as to how he is going to accomplish it. Trust in him Joyce, he has never failed you. 

Still feels slightly different going to church on Sunday, I begin to doubt if I will ever shake off this feeling. 
Note to self: Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on despite fear. 

Got to keep keeping on.

60DoSh - 1 week 1day later

Glad to be here today.

The privilege to be able to worship and glorify your holy name is not to be taken for granted. My babies are always here ready with my hugs. 

That I may know him (Part 3)

I must die daily to the flesh so that the resurrection power of Christ might be made more abundantly manifest in my life.

60 DoSh (Day 6)

Thank you Lord for keeping me still, had service at the baby parish, glorious to see what the Lord is doing there. Oh what a pleasure to see the hearts of men and women burning for the Lord, am able to set aside my selfish worries and just focus on the author and finisher of my faith.

60 DoSh (Day 5)

Being taken out of the prayer group filled me with dread about today but a phone call last night soothed my soul. 

Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted

60 DoSh Day 4

Sunday service not as bad as it would seem, Lord put the enemy to shame in my life.

Open heavens for today reads that the motive behind every action will be called into question. Where men have perverted the truth and told lies in my name, Father bring them to repentance.

60 Days of Spiritual hiatus (Day 2)

I struggled with being at service today, different thoughts run through my mind after all your presence/service is not particularly required. 

Is that why you were always there, to sustain the myth of being needed. Questions that may not have come if not this spiritual exercise. Questions that peel away the physical aspects of religion in a bid to expose the core of my belief.

DISAPPOINTED

The shame of disappointment
knowing how much you just hurt your family and loved ones
People that you truly cared about, who believed and trusted in your capabilities
You let them, yourself and most importantly your maker down.

Yes your words, and actions was a shock and huge disappointment.
You see the anxiety, the pain, and uncertainty in the eyes of the ones that trusted you.
These ones you have to work hard to regain their trust.
You also confirmed the suspicions of those that have initially doubted your sincerity.

You sense the condemnation, tactical withdrawal and negativity in their words.
These ones you may choose to avoid, they never believed in you in the first place

MISS YOU

What do you miss the most?

I miss the silly conversations, just talking about absolutely nothing.

I miss the smiles that come unexpectedly in awkward places.

I miss the tempo of juggling hearts

I miss the excitement, my heart beating faster when I see you.

I miss being nosy always wanting to know your business

I miss the feeling, that superficial feeling of knowing that someone, somewhere out there is thinking of me.

I miss you.

Kill it, Bury it, and Amen.

Have you found yourself longing for things you do not truly need?
Caught up in the sea of longings but knowing that those feelings have no true substance.
When you have what you need but long for want what you do not have.


When the tables turn and is seems like you desperately want it more than another. Kill it.


When it feels like you could do and say anything to get this stuff but deep inside you know it ain't good for you. Kill it.