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)

...What to WeaR!!!

Hmmm....Two of my good friends are getting married...yeeei...in SIX days! That's exciting news right? Of course it is...well at least till you're in my shoes!


My friends have been childhood sweethearts (since sunday school times mehn), so this wedding is a big deal and means a lot to them. I'm part of their day...handling protocol among other things. I feel really honored but also feel pressured to look my very best!! Pressured not by my friends, (no they would never do that), but by my own self. It's like my small wedding gift to them (corny i know ;-). )


Turquoise green and white...that's the colour theme! I drove round all day today looking for a dress, a fascinator, anything worth wearing! It didnt help that it's a holiday today (yesterday was Eid Ul something..not sure which one...given that i worked a 12 hour shift, have NO idea what went down- all i heard and saw from the windows of my ward as i did rounds where people on motor bikes tooting horns loudly as is done if Ghana won a football match or if some political party won elections!)...drove round in vain, eventually came home with foodstuff rather than a dress and accessories!

Thinking of this dress in turquoise-green(love the fring/ruffle work going on there) plus gold/glassbead accessories! and yellow high-heeled pumps! Whachya think?  Too traffic-lightISH?

WHY aRe MEN DIFFICULT sometimes?

Dear Reader,

I find myself wondering over and over again, why men are so different from women!

I wish i were talking merely about the cliches, you know the usual bickerings over the toilet seat-up or down, the tooth paste-squeezed from top or bottom, time spent in the shower, etc, etc... but boy there sire is more to it than meets the eye.

Really i don't get it... is there a thing about the male brain that processes information differently?

If anyone has a copy of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" kindly lend it to me...cuz i'm on a quest to get to the bottom of this.


Yours-in-total-confusion,

Maame

At Last - The Celebration!

Been a long time coming!

Ok guys! Been a minute., but i'm back with some good news. Yes, the much awaited anniversary get-away finally happened. Yes it did...and i'm typing right now from my suite at the plush Movenpick ambassdor hotel(yes i'm on the presidential floor and what a treat i've had)!

If you've been following me , you prolly know what i'm talking about. I'll keep it short...and spare you most of the details...maybe i'l post a vlog later..for now...just feast your eyes on my teaser pictures! Enjoy!

Loving more than ONE person

So last night, hubby and I were talking about an interesting topic on the radio earlier in the morning:
Loving someone else when you're married to another.
It made good talk, and offered us an opportunity to evaluate our marriage- 9 blissful months of marriage!
Crux of the matter is he was surprised at how many persons sent text messages to the discussion saying they loved someone else as early as 3 months after being married to another"...and i went like "babe, are you trying to tell me you havnt had emotions for another or liked some other girl/woman out there in a more than friendly way since we got married?"..and of course his obvious answer was "hell no" lol...flattering...but i really wouldn't have been bothered if the answer had been "yes i have".

The way I see it, LOVING someone is a choice...its a decision to pick out of an array of persons you are attracted to, one to exclusively muse, admire, dream, and have restless nights about. Marrying someone for that matter involves taking a decision, to FORSAKE all others you admire/like/love to be with that one person you've chosen.
I guess different people marry for different reasons: for some its based on physical attraction..and the intent to bear genetically perfect children-kids without blemish!, for others its purely for financial safety, reassurance that all will be well, for others, out of pity....and yet others out of desperation...because guess what..." their biological clocks are ticking"(unfortunately us women are the majority in this category).  Why did I marry my husband? I guess i can share a secret or 2 here:
1: He's presentable. Yes in as much as I'll love to hang off the arms of a HUNK..my husband aint the finest man on the universe, but i sure don't feel like having the earth open up and swallow me up when i'm seen with him. (He's got flaws, some i nag about...and unfortunately may never change)
2. He's responsible: He takes care of his mess- i think i fall in that description. lol
3. He's patient: He'll never lift a finger at me...no matter how angry i make him.
4. He's liberal: Doesn't insist on us doing things his way always. (well, most of the time...there's that one issue we have to sort out)
5. He's a forward thinker: He thinks about our future and wants to make hay today to keep us comfortable. I appreciate that he learned from his fathers mistakes and would rather be buried alive than repeat them.
6.He loves me: In all the ways imaginable.

So why would anyone marry someone..and start looking elsewhere as early as 3 months into marriage? I'd like to know your opinions on here...then I'll share what we discussed and what most people think.

my heart Blog!!!

i have a blog in my heart..
and but one faithful follower.
I'd dare not share these posts with you...
you'll judge me much i know you will
what i need most, he provides!
a listening ear, he avails.
when the time is right he'll be my judge
until then..here's my heart blog...
to my faithful follower.

My heart is broken now you know..
another dropped it
and shattered to pieces it fell tonite!
My heart blog to you i cry!

How it hurts...

There i was...
thinking what an amazing nite t'was goin to be...
after giving off most of my day and evening for an ungrateful patient..
coming back home to a tired husband who was being really sweet...
hey he shampooed my hair...
but just when i thought the nite had just started great...he says the wrong things...
and bruises ma heart bad.
why couldn't you just say the right things?

marriage!

funny how much time and money goes into planning the big day
how many times you fantacise about your new life together
then the day comes and it passes
and you live out reality
one day at a time.

for the married couple out there?
are there times when u've caught yourself wondering if you made the right decision?
marrying the person you chose?
ever wondered how different things may be had they not been the ones?

today i write to celebrate my husband...
and i have no regrets saying...
"yes, i have wondered more than once ...
if you trully were the one...
but each time...
i've had to come around and say
you've made my life so much better
yes i may nag you out of your bad habits
and complain endlessly when you don't do things my way...
but through it all...i remember
Luther Vandross' "I'd rather"...
and so I toast to you...our memories past and future to come!

"Love you hun".