Woaaa! Where did the time go?

Holy Moses!

It's been 2 years and some days of being on a blogging hiatus. To think I did not even make an announcement! Where did my manners go? I hope I am forgiven?
I'm staring at the screen of my laptop right now, wondering why and how I have allowed this to happen?

About 5 years ago, when I was still yet unmarried, I had made a solemn vow to myself that I would never let myself go after marriage and childbirth. I used to wonder why some married women and mothers had earned the privilege of sharing descriptive characteristics with a certain unicellular organism that moves itself along by literally "flowing itself into self-made projections of its cell wall...yep, that's the expression, "amoeboid"- you that shapelessly shapeful "thingy"?  Sadly I have come to appreciate Lady Reverend Adelaide Heward-Mills' words in a sermon she preached( pardon me, i do not remember the title. I had chanced upon her preaching while scanning channels on the car radio) where she empathized, "Oh do you think any woman gets up and wants to let herself go?, No! "wob3nyini ab3to"(literally meaning you shall grow to see)- paraphrased.


I must confess my two-year hiatus has not been without drama. Trust me i have had enough drama to last a season of 'Friends". Let me just say, while I pick my lessons from not judging others prematurely, that I am resolved to make small changes that see me blogging a little more this year. I realise that indeed while Rome was not built in a day, it was certainly built..one day at a time!

While I go about building my Rome, I plan to share bits and pieces of the drama and lessons I have experienced and learned. I'll save the juice for my next post. In the mean time, let's make a deal, shall we? How about you nudge me when you notice a deja vu of a hiatus crawling in huh? Deal?

Been ages!!

Hello blogville.

Yes! yes I am alive. I know I've been MIA for a minute but I'm back... hopefully to stay a while before I go under again . ;-)

Quick one. My son is seven months old now. He's big and strong and can't wait to walk already.  He's got eight teeth! Imagine.  Hmmm. I am also getting a new job placement at korlebu with the diabetic clinic. Hopefully I start in january.

So guys I need help with a campaign I am running to raise funds for an NGO I work with...The HuD Group.  Please visit the link below and donate. Please please please. Don't forget to share on your social media sites so we can raise enough funds to offer free training on leadership and personal development.  Thank you. I know I can count on you.

8 weeks MORE!!!! YAAAY!

IT's been a looooooooooooooong time coming.

I've been lazy and procrastinated long enough.

Everytime i set my mind to updating this blog, i find a million and one reasons to shy away.

It's been a long journey with mixed emotions ...but i find it will all be worth it in the ner 8 weeks.

I' posted sometime back about pain i was feeling...and yes i mentioned that someday i'd talk about it.

It's prolly time i did too.

You know the saying "Pain endures for a night ,...but joy comes in the morning?"...well that's me...that's my story.

I praise God for who He is and how He keeps His promises to His children. 

It's March 16th today, 2 and a half days to my wedding anniversary...it will be our 2ND!!!

2 years together..how time flies. It feels like only yesterday when we got married. 

Two weeks into our marriage i had a word from God assuring me that i'll hold my own baby in my arms...of course i never doubted my ability to bear children especially as i had never done anything to jeopardise those chances. He even went ahead to give me an idea which month to expect my baby. All this while the hubby and i weren't exactly planning to start a family soon...you know, we wanted to give ourselves a year to enjoy married-life and put a few things together..so yes i was on a method.

Six months into the method, however, i decided to let it go as i was most not enjoying the side effects that came with it. October 2011 to be precise...In December 2011, we were excited to discover we were expecting. At this point in my life the devil was attacking my family strongly. Work demands and stresses from home were mounting. Sadly we lost our precious little gem. Its was heart-breaking...we were nearly devastated but God's rhema kept me going.

We tried hard after that, God knows we did...each month passed unepected. that May 30th 2012, it happened again, but the joy was once again short-lived. This time, we waited 3 months to try again....and GOD hasn't stopped being faithful since!

We're 38 weeks preggers with our little prodigy! This lil one kicks like Messi...man he had come play some football! It's been months of nausea, vomiting, heart burns, carpal tunnel syndrome, sleepless nights ...and oh, my ICE pica...i totally crave ice! Combined with work...it gets really stressful. I just got back to work after a 3 weeks break but i can't wait for the next 2 months to go by quickly so i kiss those 5 toes and 5 fingers on each limb. I really can't wait to wake up in the middle of the night to feed my bundle of joy and make funny faces together.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine...
 you make me happy ..when i am down..."

The Greatest Gift

As i lay down on the couch, i really did not know what to expect.
I closed my eyes and hoped for the best.
"Let it beat God..let it beat", i prayed
Then he started, the screen far from my view.
Can i see i asked?
"Sure" he said, "when i'm done looking for it"
I held my breath and waited then he said it...
"It's a boy!"
I turned my head to see the screen and there it was.
The smile came naturally, as did the sigh that came out almost loudly
I couldn't have asked for a greater gift this Christmas and birthday.
The joy of having a child grow inside me and depend on me for its life
Ten fingers...all intact, a four-chambered heart, valves beating in tandem
The the movements...it almost seemed like a dance.
I pinched myself and took a deep breath.
It's all real. It's happening to me!
My miracle the greatest gift i could ask for.
A year ago on Christmas day, i lost a precious little seed...
a year on, i have more than a seed and the kick i just felt is more than enough proof.
Thank you Jesus for this beautiful gift!!!
Forever grateful!

- Maamedee!!! (11/12/12)

Awesome friendships!..or NOT!

If you closed your eyes and had to count 10 friends who you knew will always have your back, regardless the circumstances, would you make up the number?

All my life i've had four bestfriends...yes, two from primary school, one form Junior high, and one from senior high school. My definition of a bestfriend: a person that is like a sister/brother from another mother (or even the same mother) who you can share your worries, joys, achievements, frustrations and special occassions with; one who won't judge you unnecessarily, except of course it is to put in on the right path (it's ok for my bestfriend to tell me if i'm heidously and inappropriately-dressed to an event, its ok for them to tell me if the comment i passed was not in good taste, infact its ok for them to tell me if they think my choice of relationships with the opposite sex is questionable.

I'm one who cherishes my friends, especially my bestfriends. I like to go all out for them and make it a point to keep in confidence whatever they ask me to, so it goes beyond heartbreak for me when those so-called bestfriends cannot reciprocate...hey i've only four...and 3 of them betrayed my friendship.  The one thing i cannot stand the most is my bestfriend becoming a gossip- the subject ME! 

Ok, so you're guessing what happened to my last bestfriend? Interestingly, we're STILL bestfriends, time and distance have kept us apart and not communicating much lately, however, but that's the beauty of our friendship..knowing secret's i shared a safe.  Ironically my only remaining bff ia a guy. yep, the other three who turned out to be fake were all girls. That got me wondering how much truth there is to the saying "Women are their own enemies?".

What do you look for in your bffs?

 

My new Business! Divine Sparkles Vogue!

I am super excited about starting my new business!

It's been on my mind for a while now and I believe the time has finally come.

It's daunting,you know, the thought of combining professional life with a small scale business which you hope to grow into a large competitive one, but i'm determined to give it my best shot (and i know the favor of God, plus kind words of recommendation from you my loyal readers and my satisfied clients should do the rest)

It's all in a name;

Divine Sparkles Vogue ??? So I run a small scale business while on campus in med school, selling toiletries, and everyday sanitary stuff .I had to  put that venture on hold a while to concentrate on my finals among other things.  Brainstorming for a name for my new business culdn't have been easier. The business then simply Divine Sparkles.

Divine Sparkles vogue is focusing on the complete woman, with an authentic contemporary african/multicultural look. We deal in Kente (yes the beautiful african print), glass bead jewellery among others. So if you want to stand out and look chick, pls look no further, email us at divinesparklesvogue@gmail.com, look us up on facebook or simply call +233 244757318 and we'll be glad to meet your needs!

Please savour samples of our stock below. Customised orders can be made and availability or otherwise of those orders made known to clients. Always remember to Stand out! Look chic! 

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Update - The Wedding!

I know it's been a long time coming, but yes the wedding did come off and as i promised, i'm putting up a few pictures. It was a stressful weekend for all, but i believe I and W are loving the moon!

 

The engagement!

 

 

                                                           

 

Cheers to the new couple. Wishing you a blissful and blessed marriage!