Dear March…

Your name is a command, and it speaks authoritatively, “No sloppiness, here, it says!” Even on the 31st Day, I still feel that urge to obey you… so I’ll keep moving.

But before we step any further into the joys of awaiting April. Allow me to thank you for the wonders you brought. When the 82 blessings were declared by Daddy GO, every single day, I recorded a blessing until like Peter, I shifted my eyes from Jesus and looked at the “storm.” Did the blessings stop, no! I just failed to notice them. I’m back to keep records and acknowledging God for His goodness. Hallelujah 💃 💃

I’ve dared some challenges in my pursuits, and I’m pushing against the tides, something has to give, and it ain’t me, I’ve got God in and with me. Intentionality is almost a norm, and it feels good to be accountable without stress of ‘a cloud of witnesses’.

If there’s one place that brings me calmness ✌️ and provides serenity amidst all of life’s drama, it is … and March found me there. Mmmhhh, I had a swell time. Let’s do this again soon. 😍

A grateful shout out to every one of my people who celebrated in March, my prayers to all who encountered loss and pain and my worship to the One who knows the end from the beginning. Baba, You too much o!

Happy Resurrection to you all, and gives thanks to Jesus for His sacrifice on the Cross! You were worth it! Enjoy The Jesus Medley by Olumide-Zechariah, Kike Mudiaga and Eno Michael. https://share.amuse.io/track/olumide-zechariah-the-jesus-medley

Shhh 🤫 🤐 I have to whisper this part, I’ve been having deep conversations with my son, intentionally teaching him how to prepare and cook different stuff. The boy dey try. He doesn’t know it yet but I think he’s few hours away from being taller than me and that will make me officially the ‘shortest’ in my home. 😔 😟 but until he knows….

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Scarred

As he sat to eat breakfast, whilst I watched, the mango lay still in the bowl. I reminded him that though he wanted to be an engineer, he could do anything additionally. After all, he had the fingers of an artist. Yes, he draws and creates cartoons, but I’d love him to do portraits, too.

Shey, you still remember that you can write about anything and turn it into a poem.
Yes
Ok, let’s create a poem about this mango 🥭
Right now?
Why not?
Let’s call it “The Scarred Mango”
No, that will already tell the readers what it is about. You need to intrigue them 😉 😜 😘
Ok, we’ll call it “Scarred,” then.
Don’t forget to add the time and the date, so you know when you wrote it.
Ok.

And we began. But I wrote mine first (as he was eating), moreover, he said he wanted his lines to rhyme 😲, so he needed to think it through.

Why are you covering yours as you write, 🤔 mummy?
Because I don’t want you to use my lines. That way, yours is an original!

There you go, the first “Scarred” poem is by King-Earl, and I love his poem… very much, actually, because the first time we attempted to do a poem together many years ago about, it was laughable because he was describing the vase and making it obvious. Today is the 2nd attempt, and we wrote separately. These are the results.

It’s in you to become what you think. Think good. Think great and BE! Like Pastor Paul would say, it’s the Creator-Life at work in you!

What do you think about his work?

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Dear God

Dear God ❤️….
I may not often express what my heart feels towards You because I know You can read my unsaid. Yet, I realise that it floods my being with tenderness and deep love when I do. I get soaked into Your arms, love, and presence. I step into a time and space that I don’t want to leave anymore, and it leaves me wanting more and more of You; activating in me a hunger for You that is not easily assuaged.

Today, I’ve come to pour my love on You as it gushes from my core, my Lord, my Glory and Lifter of my head, my Lyrics and Song, my Lifeline, my Anchor, my Wonder. It is You who makes every day worth waking up to. You put rhythm into my unsteady steps and add the beats to it. You remind me of the times and seasons that only You could have made possible and yet still paint me a picture of more to be expressed.

How do I repay this Love that leaves me weak and unable to articulate the flow within me?
How do I get the world to feel like I do and more?
How do I get them to understand that Your expressions are beyond the things, the tangible, the seen to that which the mouth cannot utter?
How?!

It may take more than a lifetime, but as long as I draw breath,…
I will say “Thank You”,
I will carve the words, “I love You!”
I will declare that You alone art worthy to receive my praise.
I may not get the words right, but I’m glad that You understand the depth of my unsaid and know I mean it.

I stopped by to say You are good to me, and I love being Loved by You! ❤️ 😍

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