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Birthday Girl
It’s my birthday today, and I am too happy. As you can see, I even took the time to take pictures! This is something I’ve never done before. But there’s always a first time, and today seems to be a perfect day. If I was still having my party, I would have used pink, black, and white balloons. But since the party won’t be happening, I decided that I still deserve to have my balloons. I always put birthday posts for others where I talk about them, so this year, I’m writing myself a short note.
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Dear Vera,
Happy birthday to you, and what a difference a year makes. As you start your celebration today, don’t forget to give God the praise for preserving and protecting you, especially from things you still don’t even know about. Sometimes you get sad (like you did two days ago) because you feel like you are not accomplishing as much as you want, but you forget that as your mommy always says, whatever time of the day a person wakes up, that is the person’s morning, and for you, your morning only came recently. You know this. Remember to pat yourself on the back for a job well done. You have faced adversities, and through it all, you have smiled publicly and wept privately, and you have held your head high while doing it.
You know that you know that you know that you are truly blessed and highly favored, and it has never been more evident in your life than now. Pick up your head, Queen. There is nothing to be sad about. Every single adversity you have faced has proven to you over and over that God loves you and is always looking out for you. He knows the beginning from the end, and before you get there, He has already sent help ahead of you. Have you not always somehow found a way (that wasn’t there before)? When will you learn to truly trust Him and let Him have your problems. Hasn’t He always taken care of you? *Vera nods in agreement*
Peek-a-boo
This is a new you in a new year. Forget about the mistakes you think you made, and the time you think you wasted. Everything in your life is exactly where it is supposed to be. Nothing can happen unless God says so, and when God says so, who dare challenge Him? You worry too much. You worry about today. You worry about tomorrow. You worry about Igwe. You worry about your parents. You worry about your friends. You worry about Nigeria. You worry about America. You read an obituary on Facebook and you weep for the lost soul that you didn’t know. You even worry about your unborn children. Haba, are you the only one? You are not Jesus. Stop going to bed grieving for lives you didn’t save, and stop fantasizing about being a super hero to fly in and save the world from itself. Only Jesus saves, and you are not Him.
Today is your day. Enjoy it. Heaven is celebrating with you. You will reach your destination, but for now, enjoy the journey.
Yours truly,
Vera Ezimora.
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I was going to type a very short post today. I don’t know what happened. But happy birthday to me.
P.S. I’ll do a what-I-wore post, and I’ll tell you about this photoshoot. Funny story.
ONLY YOU V, ONLY YOU!!!
I won’t insult you today. It’s your happiest bday yet.
I love you to the moon and back
and our frienship is not for the birds, mba, its unique.
It’s sincere, special and it’s just a Fufu/Vera thang!!!
Happy Bday girl…. smooches, kisses n more smooches.
P.s – Start having dem babies, you taking too long girllllll
Fufu, you have some nerve coming here to run your mouth, considering that you came to house to cry. Anyhoo, thanks boo boo. You’re the best.
Happy Birthday hon. Wishing u many more in good health. May you reach your destination as you pray.Wishing u nothing but the best in life. Love u
Amen!!! Thank you, Solachi. Look at you being nice to me today. Lol.
Happy baiday ma’am. Enjoy your day
Bear hugs
Thank you Sykik! The hugs are warm.
On this special day, i wish you all the very best, all the joy you can ever have and may you be blessed abundantly today, tomorrow and the days to come! May you have a fantastic birthday and many more to come… HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Amen. Amen. Amen. Posh, thank you soooo much.
Happy birthday dear. God’s blessings all the way are my prayers for you and stop worrying:-)
Thank you, Nneka. I’m working on not worrying so much.
h’everi borri havta parry! happy happy birthday Vera. May He fill your life with more smiles than you know what to do with, more laughter than you can contain, and bigger and bigger successes.
Amen n’afa Jesu! Thank you, doll. And thanks for singing along with me.
Happy birthday, Vera, more happy years ahead. Let d kids start coming..lol.
Aisha, don’t let me catch you with all that baby talk OK. Lol.
Lol! Oh Vera! That could have been me writing that birthday note to myself! Apparently there is something about birthday mates having “goose pimple giving” similarities! Are you sure we aren’t the same person located in different continents?! hehehe! My dear, this year I had to talk to myself oh, a little pause on being “Mother Theresa” for now! Even Mother Theresa needed refuelling and rejuvenation for susteinance!
Its really been a past few days of sober reflection with every mixed emotion you can imagine! And being such a worry wart! choi! e be like say na January 14 dna thing oh. I no sure say u worry reach me babe! I get PHd on top sef! God help me! Lol!
In the past years I gave so much of myself, I emptied! Even borrowed from my future sef on top! The always gentle Holy Spirit literally hammered open my brain to knock real sense in me to “check myself make I no wreck!
All in all, we bless God for where we are and where He is taking us to. Indeed as we take each next step more reflectively, may He grant us the divine wisdom, grace and empower us in all ramifications as needed on this awesome life’s journey!
Happy Birthday Dear Mate! One of these years, we’d probably have a birthday bash together (location to be decided)…*wink* *wink*. Have your awesome self an awesome beautiful day, mmuah!! Plenty hugggsss! 🙂
Adeola mi,
Happy birthday, mate!! Couldn’t stop laughing at your comment. This PhD you have for worrying, it won’t get you a better job ooo. I absolutely appreciate your loving comment. We have to do better in the worrying department. It’s ridiculous. Igwe always laughs at me because of how much I worry. But I can’t help myself. Thank you for all your support, Adeola. And I look forward to this birthday bash. *HUGS* Hope you has yourself a great birthday, too.
Happy Birthday Vera, have a wonderful day and keep your head up!
Thank you, Tola
Happy birthday Vera. Wishing you a fabulous one.
Thank you, Dare Bae!
Happy Birthday Vera!!!!
I feel like I know you.
All you wrote is so touching and so similar to my life.
I bless you today and for ever. May doors open for you…may all your dreams come true. May obstacles be your stepping stones.
Let love and wealth abound in your life Sweet Vera.
Matse, you just made me cry with your comment, oh my God. Thank you so much. When anyone says that they feel like they know me, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Lol. Thank you for your prayers. You are absolutely amazing. Will it be too early to say that I love you? Lol. Thank you, Matse.
Yeye girl i actually waited till 12am and no answer. Had i known u were here i for find u. Anyways my dear noni beb happy bday, may ur dreams come true and may the odds always be in your favor. Yes i am a hunger games fan…
Lol. Uju, we have already settled the fact that you actually didn’t call me at midnight. Lol. Dalu, Osisi na mi ego. My one and only 3310. Lol.
Happy birthday, Vera of liiffeeee!!!
Here’s wishing you every good thing that God has already destined for you. It will be an amazing and unbelieveably awesome year for you and Igwe and everything in your life.
P.S.: I am telling you in advance that I will steal this your letter and publish it on my next birthday (giving you credit, of course :))
My mum always says the same thing: mgbe onye ji teta bu ututu ya (when a person wakes up, that is his morning)…all these mums must have some school that they all went to which we don’t know about lol
Uju, I completely agree. These moms must all have the same history. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes, and please, feel free to publish the letter.
Happy Birthday Vera Swiri.
Wishing you so so much…can’t even start typing them but above all, I wish you joy in abundance, now and always. Keep being you.
Have fun!!!
P.S. Igwe, shake body o
Thank you, Oma! I don’t know why I laughed out loud at “swirl” tehehe. Thank you.
Happy birthday Vera! Hope this new phase of your life take you to greater heights beyond your imagination. May His face continually shine on you and yours.
Be blessed and more importantly, TURN UP!!! lol
Thank you so much, Segun! And Amen from the bottom of my heart.
Happy birthday Vera! Hope this new phase of your life takes you to greater heights beyond your imagination. May His face continually shine on you and yours.
Be blessed and more importantly, TURN UP!!! lol
Happy Birthday lady! Nice letter, especially the paragraph about worrying… I can be like that too.
Hope you’re having a wonderful day 🙂
God bless
Thank you, Berry! I had a great day. Don’t be like me biko. Stop worrying. Look who’s talking, right? Lol.
Happy Birthday, Vera. May your dreams come true.
Amen! Thank you, Ife 🙂
Happy Happy B’day Vera. Salivating over those shoes
Thank you, Brooms! I love them, too 😀
Happy Birthday, Vera!
Thank you, Onakachi
Happy birthday Vera. You look awesome and like a true model, taking pictures in the cold 🙂
Hahaha. Adabeke, forget that true model thing oh. If this is what they go true, then I don’t want to do again. Lol. The cold was demonic.
“You will reach your destination, but for now, enjoy the journey” Amen!!!
Happy birthday, Verastic.
God bless you.
Thank you, Ms. Dawari! I love when I’m quoted — even if it’s on my own blog. Lol.
Happy Birthday!
An amazing year for you.
Amen. Thank you, Chigurl
Happy Birthday madam
Dalu, Lady Ngo. Thank you very much.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Verastic!!! hope you had an awesome day.
love the letter to yourself, sometimes, we all need a little reminder about giving everything to God. we cannot claim to know and love God yet still want to be in control of our lives.
it gets better, by God’s grace.
I completely agree, and I’m working on not dragging my problems with God and remembering that not only can I not fix them, but that He is the only One who can. Thank you.
Happy birth day Vera
Thank you, Oyenike
Happy birthday in arrears vera. I wish you all the best.
Thank you so much, Dazzy!
Happy birthday in arrears Vera!!! May ur dreams and aspirations align with God’s will and come to fruition!
Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, Hamira
Happy belated birthdau sunshine!!!! Here’s to many many many more!!! Love you like jollof rice!