My Yummies
This week,I was looking for something on my iPad and I stumbled upon some pictures,
It brought back so many memories and my heart was truly grateful,
You see,I never really gave much thought to the idea of leaving Nigeria and starting life
afresh in a whole new town talk less of a new country.
The excitement when I got off that plane eh at heathrow airport
Was next to none,
I was in a whole new world, a country miles away from my native home with a strange accent and it felt so foreign.
Nothing prepared me for the loneliness that followed after the euphoria died,
I missed my dad ,my siblings, my church and fellowship and most importantly I missed my sisters;
I missed all that had being a huge part of my life for 25 years.
My heart ached for the friendships that had kept me grounded in my faith, career and life as a young lady.
Even though being out of sight did not necessarily mean out of mind and still stayed in touch with my sisters but I craved for new friendships and new bonds that would invariably be there for me in this new country I now called home.
I remember Praying that God would bless and surround me with godly friends and 1 year later I found out that I lived not too far from Emem a former University colleague,We kept in touch and eventually hooked up, through her I met Heira who introduced me to Efua and Kemi.
These 4 women were the first true friends I made In the Uk..We called ourselves “Yummies”(as in yummy mummies😂😂)
We all had babies around the same time and met every week in someone’s house to eat, laugh, rant and sometimes pray...
I remember those days vividly especially Heira’s fried yam, Kemi’s assorted meats and Efua’s Shito and peanut soup, ah, food was so integral to our meetings.
These 4 ladies were there when my world as it were felt like it was crumbling;
When my daughter was diagnosed with SMA(spinal Muscular Atrophy).
My daughter was the odd one in the group,She didn’t do any of the things their kids were doing but they made me feel so accepted, loved and brought a form of normalcy to my life every time we met.
These women rallied around me and became a strong pillar of support.
We never had a pity party, there were God sent to me and I would never had made it through that season of my life without the love and friendships of these women.
I remember how much their presence at my daughters funeral brought me so much solace.
God placed them in my life at such a crucial moment and I am so thankful that God designs relationships with our future in mind,He plants people in our lives who if we allow, He can show his love through.
It’s been 7years since I met these beautiful ladies and we have since then shared so many joyful milestones together and although God has brought more loving sisters and friends my way,I can’t but thank and express my love to these 4 ladies for being there for me in my darkest season.
Thinking about the ladies who have inspired this post has made me realise
How truly wealthy I am, not in cash or material possessions but in the quality of my relationships;
The genuine friendships from years past to the very recent bonds made
The strangers who have become more than friends and
The friends who have become sisters;
The community of women who I can call at any time and they would be sure to drop everything and show up for me,
The sisters who pray with me, for me and encourage me to be this woman that I am.
This post is for you all, who have coloured and enriched my life
Who have touched my life in one shape or form.
I appreciate you for my life would not be the same without you..
We were created for community
God never intended for us to do life alone.
It is the devil’s plan to use offence as an excuse to keep you isolated
I am good all by myself; is a lie,You need the right people in your yard,
You need godly relationships that would form an integral part of your growth process and your journey to being all that God has designed for you to be.
2018 is coming to an end and it’s time to take stock of your friendships
I know you have probably been hurt before so your heart is guarded but can you trust God to heal that hurt and open up your heart to the right friends?
Do you need to pray for God to bring the right friends your way?
Do the godly friends you have know how much you appreciate and value their role in your life.
If not,I urge you to tell them how grateful you are for their impact in your life today.
I am Praying that we would never have to walk alone, that God would surround us with righteous people.
I am Praying that Regardless of what life brings our way, there would be like minds to support us,cheer us on and do life with us. May we never be without true friendships in Jesus Name Amen.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 New Living Translation (NLT)
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
JOB 2:11 AMP
“Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.”
©️Thiswomanoffaith
This week,I was looking for something on my iPad and I stumbled upon some pictures,
It brought back so many memories and my heart was truly grateful,
You see,I never really gave much thought to the idea of leaving Nigeria and starting life
afresh in a whole new town talk less of a new country.
The excitement when I got off that plane eh at heathrow airport
Was next to none,
I was in a whole new world, a country miles away from my native home with a strange accent and it felt so foreign.
Nothing prepared me for the loneliness that followed after the euphoria died,
I missed my dad ,my siblings, my church and fellowship and most importantly I missed my sisters;
I missed all that had being a huge part of my life for 25 years.
My heart ached for the friendships that had kept me grounded in my faith, career and life as a young lady.
Even though being out of sight did not necessarily mean out of mind and still stayed in touch with my sisters but I craved for new friendships and new bonds that would invariably be there for me in this new country I now called home.
I remember Praying that God would bless and surround me with godly friends and 1 year later I found out that I lived not too far from Emem a former University colleague,We kept in touch and eventually hooked up, through her I met Heira who introduced me to Efua and Kemi.
These 4 women were the first true friends I made In the Uk..We called ourselves “Yummies”(as in yummy mummies😂😂)
We all had babies around the same time and met every week in someone’s house to eat, laugh, rant and sometimes pray...
I remember those days vividly especially Heira’s fried yam, Kemi’s assorted meats and Efua’s Shito and peanut soup, ah, food was so integral to our meetings.
These 4 ladies were there when my world as it were felt like it was crumbling;
When my daughter was diagnosed with SMA(spinal Muscular Atrophy).
My daughter was the odd one in the group,She didn’t do any of the things their kids were doing but they made me feel so accepted, loved and brought a form of normalcy to my life every time we met.
These women rallied around me and became a strong pillar of support.
We never had a pity party, there were God sent to me and I would never had made it through that season of my life without the love and friendships of these women.
I remember how much their presence at my daughters funeral brought me so much solace.
God placed them in my life at such a crucial moment and I am so thankful that God designs relationships with our future in mind,He plants people in our lives who if we allow, He can show his love through.
It’s been 7years since I met these beautiful ladies and we have since then shared so many joyful milestones together and although God has brought more loving sisters and friends my way,I can’t but thank and express my love to these 4 ladies for being there for me in my darkest season.
Thinking about the ladies who have inspired this post has made me realise
How truly wealthy I am, not in cash or material possessions but in the quality of my relationships;
The genuine friendships from years past to the very recent bonds made
The strangers who have become more than friends and
The friends who have become sisters;
The community of women who I can call at any time and they would be sure to drop everything and show up for me,
The sisters who pray with me, for me and encourage me to be this woman that I am.
This post is for you all, who have coloured and enriched my life
Who have touched my life in one shape or form.
I appreciate you for my life would not be the same without you..
We were created for community
God never intended for us to do life alone.
It is the devil’s plan to use offence as an excuse to keep you isolated
I am good all by myself; is a lie,You need the right people in your yard,
You need godly relationships that would form an integral part of your growth process and your journey to being all that God has designed for you to be.
2018 is coming to an end and it’s time to take stock of your friendships
I know you have probably been hurt before so your heart is guarded but can you trust God to heal that hurt and open up your heart to the right friends?
Do you need to pray for God to bring the right friends your way?
Do the godly friends you have know how much you appreciate and value their role in your life.
If not,I urge you to tell them how grateful you are for their impact in your life today.
I am Praying that we would never have to walk alone, that God would surround us with righteous people.
I am Praying that Regardless of what life brings our way, there would be like minds to support us,cheer us on and do life with us. May we never be without true friendships in Jesus Name Amen.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 New Living Translation (NLT)
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
JOB 2:11 AMP
“Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.”
©️Thiswomanoffaith
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