My Crazy Birth Date Celebration!

Hey there!
Today was again the 1st of June! the date God enlightened the faces of my parents with big smiles 25 years ago, and since then, it has become my date to smile, celebrate, thank God and my parents for being there for me.

And when I woke up early in the morning, I went outside the house and stood there for a short meditation, I realized how soon 25 years has arrived! realized that there're things I would have achieved but that I haven't yet, there was no sunshine yet and the air was still cold, it was not just my best way of starting a year :-( I stayed there for a while looking at the birds flying around and making their beautiful music, they caught my attention for some time, with my head following their movement... and when I came back to myself I was already smiling, and I started to count the blessing I have received in the past years, the little achievements that I have extremely enjoyed, the goals I have reached that have brought a high sense of esteem and fulfillment... I was motivated, and encouraged, and I know that I'll do MORE and BIG BIG things through CHRIST who strengthens me.

So as the title suggests, today was really crazy, it started when I went to Church, and when the Church Elder finished reading the announcements, he said that there's something else to do! then he was like we want to celebrate someone's birthday today... then he called my name and asked me to go at the front, he didn't even know who I am, coz I don't fellowship from that church actually... then he also asked people who had their birthdays in that week to come at the front then the church sang for all of  us! it was a blushing situation!
Apart from that, I also received a lot of texto, messages on facebook, and one that really touched me is that picture of a cake with my name! Thank you so much David for the time you spent in designing it especially for me!

And the crazy time started when I got home in the evening, where I was welcomed by some crazy guys who did this to me: they poured flour on me, and as if that wasn't enough they added water! u see how it looked!

Cutting the Cake looking like a Miller Operator

I didn't expect anyone else home apart from my family members, but I was shocked to see many of my friends, and their friends, seated at the backyard waiting for me, with a cake and candles on a table, surrounded by chairs...OMG, I didn't know what to do... it was just crazy!
After cutting the cake and blowing the candles, I had to change the clothes and join the party!
it was exciting, and fun!

Then after eating, talking, we definitely posed for pictures it was also fun its own way!

Free Style Pose, Do it the way you feel!!!!

With my mom posing also

The Best Part of the Day now! Oh I missed Pizza for real

Posing after Pizza time with Jacky and Cryspin

Really Had a Happy Day!

Thanks To Everyone who madeToday This Special by Your presence, text, call, thought...

I love you!

Rebuked By My Alarm Clock!

Yesterday before I slept, I set an alarm in my phone to wake me up at 6:15 in the morning the next day (Today), then I slept and had a good night; when I woke up, it was already morning, I could see the sun rays trying to make their way through the curtain of my window.

I didn't know what time it was, and I still wanted to sleep but remembered that I had to wake up and get ready to go to work ( Internship) but I had set the alarm for the time to wake up... then I told myself to relax and wait for the alarm to ring, but I doubted if it would ever ring, all sorts of thoughts ran in my mind, maybe it has unset itself (if that word exits) , maybe it has gone off (knowing very well that it was fully charged when I slept) maybe its not there anymore,maybe maybe maybe... then I gave my doubts a chance, stretched my arm and  picked my phone, guess what I saw? it was 6:14, only ONE minute to the time set!only ONE minute for it to ring, if I had relaxed and been a little bit patient my alarm would have done its work and I would have saved myself from being such anxious early in the morning.

Hey Tasha what are you trying to say here? what's the moral of the whole scenario? This taught me that there's a very thin line between PATIENCE and TRUST, when we trust we find it very easy to be patient, and it works almost in every area of our lives, especially in our relationships, with GOD and with people.

When there's trust you relax, you rely on the promise of the person who gave it to you, you are at peace, and you are unshakable no matter what comes along, but when you happen to doubt of the faithfulness of the other person, you become unbearable, impatient, and unsecured; and you miss out the privilege of seeing the results of patience, when you doubt you also refuse a chance to the other person to fulfill their plans for you and and to make you happy.

I am not the best person to talk about trust and patience because I am still struggling with them; am an impatient person, I want do to anything about everything, at times I doubt of my boyfriend's love/attention when he makes some days without calling, and its always an ugly experience when I get to know that he was badly broke and I was busy getting crazy and impatient about it. I feel crashed and ashamed that I fail to trust him enough. Trust is such important that its all we need to get God's best in our lives, we have to fully trust Him to know the best for us, and trust that His will to be the best for us, then we'll be able to be patient and wait upon Him.

Today I choose to stop doubting and start Trusting, in God and in the ones who love me, no matter what's the situation. I choose to give myself a chance to enjoy the peace that comes from trusting, I choose to take them at their words and relax.

You may be struggling with the same issues, my alarm experience inspired me this morning, maybe this inspires you too, you can make the same choice; Start Trusting, Patience will come along!

with Love,
Tasha