GRATEFUL WEDNESDAYS ".....Prayer moves the hand that rules the world...."

Today I am so grateful for prayers.

I was introduced to prayer at an early age, because as early as the morning was, I would wake up to the voice of my mother praying and just before bedtime, I would again hear my mother praying.

Even though I was young, I could still recognise the passion, conviction and sincerity with which my mom prayed. She got her results and as she still continues to pray, she continues to reap much blessings in her life, to the point where she has been able to bless the lives of others around her.

The other day a very good friend of mine asked me to join her in prayer for some health issues she is being faced with, and I remember in my encouragement to her, said, that  prayer is one of the tools we have against issues we are subjected to in our lives. She agreed promptly.

As we go about our daily lives, let us remember that God is just a prayer away and stands only too willing to help us though the many and varied difficulties that we face each day. All we need to do is engage him and watch him work.

As prayers are being offered up on behalf of my friend, we wait with confidence, as God works everything out, according to his promises for his children.

Have a grateful day and do, pray for someone today.









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‘GRATEFUL WEDNESDAYS’ – POST 9 " .........DANCE WITH MY FATHER..........."

I have not been able to spend any quality time with my father in a while because of the path life has been leading me.

For the greater part of last week my father was with me for follow up visits with his doctor, after his recent hospitalization. I was so busy making sure that my husband, my children and my dad were well catered to and started panicking at a point when it seemed I would not have been able to just sit with dad and talk. I was even jealous of my husband as he was able to do this on many occasions.

The opportunity came and did we chat. I found out how he and my mom met and when myself and each of my siblings were born. I even found out how the property which I came to know as our home, was acquired.
Very interesting story and I now feel particularly closer to my dad.

It is interesting how we wake up each day, not knowing how our day will turn out and I am extremely grateful for how that particular day turned out for me..........I got the chance to dance with my father again.

"Excuse me baby modda" (Excuse me baby mother)

I have been a mother for 5 years now and it seems I am not yet fully embracing motherhood and all that it represents. Who can blame me though when it took me over a decade to become a mom and felt so many times along the way that chances are, I could still come up empty, after my struggles.

The other day I was waiting in the checkout line at a pharmacy and heard a young man politely said ‘excuse me 'baby modda.’ I did not move at all and so he seemed to have made his way without my help. When he passed, I said to myself, oh, he was actually talking to me. A few days later, while reflecting on this incident, I began wondering if the reason I had not responded quicker to this young man’s request was because I had not yet completely embraced the fact that I was a mother because of how long it actually took me to become one. Do I need to be in this role a couple more years before I can be completely invested?

This church brother calls me only by the name of baby mother these days. He knows my real name, but I guess he too has a problem seeing me now a mother and so he has to call me that every chance he gets for it to hit home to him.

There are times when I am interacting with my children and I find it a little difficult to remain in the moment. It feels so surreal that I am actually interacting with them in the capacity of a mom and not an aunt or such. I even find myself wanting to pinch them to be convinced that they are really real.

Thank goodness they are no second guesses when it comes to caring for them, I am completely invested there and run on empty sometimes ensuring that their needs are met, so I guess it is safe to say that my shortcomings then, is purely psychological.

Since the psychological aspect of motherhood seems then to be a work-in-progress for me, it is my honour to continue to fulfil my role as it relates to the other aspects until I am fully embracing motherhood and all that it represents.

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MOM LOSES HER DAUGHTER A SECOND TIME

A mom was featured on one of the cable morning programmes yesterday, whose child was kidnapped from the hospital she was born, 23 years ago. The daughter, after finding out that the family that has been raising her all this time, was not her biological family, decided she would search for her biological family.  She found her biological mom, and was reunited with her and they were the happiest ever, as you can well imagine.

Things took a ugly turn however, when the daughter found out that the mother had set up a trust fund for her with money she received from a lawsuit she filed against the hospital that the daughter was kidnapped from. Apparently, she asked for the money and found out it was not available any more, as the mother had used it on her younger siblings, when she thought she would never find her again.

The daughter apparently is upset about this and has disappeared once again out of the life of her mother.

I watched this Mom tell her story and could not help but see the pain in her eyes. She, like any other mom would, wants so much to be a part of the life of her daughter and is being robbed of this a second time, in such an unnecessary way.

So many of us women who struggle with infertility and end up having children, know the joy of having our children close to us, in our arms,  and for me, it hurts so much when I see women who are  being robbed of the opportunity to have their babies close to them, in their hearts and arms where they belong.

I truly hope this story will result in a happy ending.

See complete story and interview:-

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41472141/ns/today-today_people/

The joys of being a mom

Before I get to the joys of being a Mom, let me just say this quickly. I do not think the New Year is too far gone to say this. I am quite aware that some of you, my readers, who are presently dealing with infertility are probably having mixed emotions right about this time of the year. I would like to tell you that for years I desperately yearned to become a mother. I remember that sometimes my most yearning desire for this was as a New Year dawned. I wanted to have hope that the New Year will be the one in which I conquered infertility. This hope however can quickly become a distress as I also started thinking that at the end of this New Year I could still be childless and still fighting infertility. The only comfort here is that you just do not know, your triumph could be just about any month as the year progresses. I encourage you therefore to focus on the positive. Like many treatment processes, overcoming infertility, I found out, is a series of small steps and possibly small gains that leads to an eventual result.
Now that I am a mother, I face each New Year much happier and more complete, ready to take on the challenges of being a mother and eager see what the year has in store for me and my family, and the changes in my son as he grows up.
Motherhood has been to me everything I had ever hoped for and more. It is a real privilege and one not at all to be taken for granted.
Every time I hold my baby in my arms or watch him sleep, something inside me just wants to hold on to that moment forever. Is it possible for me to feel more blessed?
My son is beginning to babble now and says ‘mama’ on occasions. It feels like music to my ears and I cannot wait until he begins to actually have a conversation with me.
Being a mom comes with so many privileges. You are looked on by society so differently and is treated differently as well. I feel as if I am being recognized as a woman for the sole reason of being able to share in such miracle, bringing a child into this world. We no longer have to wait in long lines, instead we are called out and given priority service. You are called to be seated first on flights whenever you travel, and you are singled out in a crowd only because someone thinks your baby is adorable.
This is such a satisfying experience and my heart goes out to women who are being robbed of this due to infertility.
After all we are made to naturally procreate, and when this is frustrated or hindered, we are left feeling empty, betrayed and less of a woman. It is important though that you do not throw in the towel. I was about to do that and turn to adoption, and just on the brink of doing so I triumphed so your triumph could be just around the corner. I know it gets frustrating at times, especially if you are undergoing treatment after treatment with no success. I found myself at that place over and over again. Oftentimes I asked myself, why I am abusing my body like this, as some treatments do in fact have terrible side effects. Now I know why, and every time that I look at my healthy baby boy I know it was all worth it. I say to you, do not give up!!!!