Living a life purpose

To have a son is to be given one of life’s greatest gifts. Dara, you are my greatest gift from God and I am so blessed that you are mine. I am really grateful to God that I get to call you SON. You are someone I can count on for support, care or when I need to smile. You share what’s in your heart and you have your own special way of letting me know how much you love me. You are a constant source of joy and pride. You are everything any parent could hope for but I am the blessed one who gets to call you SON. Through every stage and at every age I’ve always been amazed by you. I thank God for the young man are – wonderful, brilliant, witty, charming, kind, thoughtful, funny, respectful and loving. Son and on this your special day I celebrate with you as you add another glorious year. God has brought you this far, not man. May you never stop doing God’s will. Happy birthday Son. Dear Lord, on this day that we celebrate Dara’s birth, I pray for blessings and joy over him. You knew every...

The way we choose to see life determines how we feel. If we choose to see our life through the lens of thanks we will be joyful but if we choose to see life through the lens of what I don't have or what I wish I have we will be dissatisfied. When we choose to see or look for God at work in our lives we can't but be "THANKFUL" and be "JOYFUL" When we choose to see or look for God at work in our lives we will find many marvellous things to be "THANKFUL" for. Each day, you can live with thanks - not because your perfect health, not because the perfect bank balance, not because of the perfect house, not because the perfect job, not because of your perfect family. You can live with thanks because you are saved, You can live with thanks because the Lord has rescued you from sin.You can live with thanks because you are loved unconditionally, You can live with thanks because The Lord is always with you, You can live with thanks because Your heavenly Fat...

When life is going well, it is easy to trust God.  But life is full of troubles, tears, saddness and disappointments. How we respond to these challenges is dependent on our relationship with God, our faith in God and our trust in God. In the midst of troubles, tears, sadness and disappointments do not stop believing in the goodness of God: ‘Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you?’ Lord, thank you that there is no trouble that this life can bring from which you do not rescue me. Thank you that, in the middle of my troubles, I can pray to you and be refreshed by the presence of God. Amen

Happy birthday to my dear son Oluwadara Etti​. You may be growing up but you'll always be my baby. The joy I experienced when I brought you home for the first time after a long stint in the hospital is still present everyday. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful and loving son. You have always been a light in my life, bringing me such joy and happiness. I thank God for giving you to me. I promise to always be a good mother to you, encouraging and caring for you and to always be there for you. My prayer for you is that the Lord will lead you forward to grow into the man He has intended you to be, full of grace and truth, strong in faith and hope, and rich in love. I pray that nothing will ever crush your spirit, I pray that when obstacles appear you will have enough determination to not let them stop you. I pray that when you have tough days you will always know that God loves you and so do I. I thank God for your life so far and I will continue to entrust you into the h...

I look back on my life and wonder why things just seems to be one battle after another. I lost my mum and then my dad. The loss of my dad was so unexpected that it broke me. Three weeks later I gave birth to my son, which was traumatic. I had an emergency caesarean because he was not breathing and the prognosis from the doctors was bleak because the loss of oxygen to his brain. I sank into depression and self-pity. I couldn’t understand why as God who claims to love me will allow these things to happen to me. I was not yet over the shock of my father’s death, now I was facing the loss of my new born son. I was so disappointed and I lost faith in God. Even in my loneliness and depression I knew he was with me. In the end, I realised there was nobody else to turn to but to turn to God. It was a hard battle but I had to rely and trust in God. To God be the glory, my son survived against all odds and he is soon going to be 18 years. It has not been easy but God has been with us ...

I start today with Praise to the Almighty God I start today with thanksgiving for waking me up I start today in Your presence I start today with an expectant heart because I know you have great things in store for me I start today with You by my side guiding me I start today with Your strength because I know I can’t face it without You I start today with Your peace only You can provide I start today with the assurance that You are with me I start today with the assurance that You will provide all that I need I start today with the assurance that all is well

It's Mother's Day again, and I'm trying to make it through, because this day reminds me of your great love we were deprived of too soon, it  reminds me that death took you away from us too young and it reminds me of all the things I miss about you. Losing you is a pain that cannot be described in words. It is impossible to move on from the memory of losing the woman who sacrificed a lot in her own life so that her children could have a better one. A mother’s love is truly irreplaceable. Even though you are not here with me in the flesh, your love shines in me forever. Even though you are not here with me in the flesh, I still have you in my heart and in my memories. The beautiful memories of the times we’ve spent together makes me smile. I love you mum. Happy Mother's day.