One thing that has brought me joy these past years is putting smiles on the faces of our little ones during the festive season.

You don’t even need to struggle to love on them. The candies, drinks, biscuits, books & pencils get them excited. Watching those beautiful teeth out and wide makes me fulfilled. I love seeing them happy.❤️

Two years ago, our party with them was fun. Food, dance, gifts & face painting. Last year was clothes and gifts.🥳

This I love to do with kids in my neighborhood or random kids I see in key places.

The plan this year was to take food to the street. I have a Team and friends that we love to do this. Aside from my plan to meet up with a few of my Team members over a drink this season, that was a thing that got me excited.

To my story; I saw a man walking with a little girl I didn’t know around my enclave on the 26th December, which was boxing day btw. Felt the need to give the little girl a snack.

I was skeptical, didn’t know them nor where they lived, and nearly wanted to ignore. I’m not sure how some parents may take this random act.

The urge was strong, so after a while, I stopped the man and went for a biscuit and drink for the girl. Intrinsically, I thought the little girl was picking a stroll with her uncle.

Just then, I saw a fruit seller and called her to buy some fruits. It is unusual of me to do that, especially when i do not know the person selling. This is because I have specific places I buy fruits from. This lady was walking with a sister who was also hawking detergents.

Seeing me give the little girl the drink and biscuit, she uttered; ” we also have children oo” in Ga, a local Ghanaian language. I enquired how many her kids are. She mentioned 4.

Her sister also has 3 kids. I couldn’t hide how astonished I was to hear her say 4 kids but she confirmed & gave me comfort that it is a true number. We moved on with me buying the fruits. Then to all 7 kids I do not know & had not seen, gave drinks and biscuits for them.

These were some of the ways the Holy Spirit guided me to put smiles on faces of kids I didn’t know aside my neighbors kids. These little things do swell my heart.💜

I didn’t touch any of the fruit I bought.Amazing, huh! Didn’t have appetite for it. That was how I realised God just wanted me to get to those kids through their moms & not necessarily buy fruits from them.🤗

I love buying drinks & biscuits for kids. The season was no different.

The beauty of the first child’s encounter I realized later was that her mom was kind to me the previous day. The mom sees me two days later & confirms her husband described me as the one who gave their baby the biscuit & drink unbeknownst to me. Then I understood the urge I had.

Our little acts of kindness never goes unrewarded by God. I loved that for the mom.

The Joy in my heart is undeniable.🌟💜

May 2024 be our Absolute best!👌

What has been your highlight this season aside, good food?💃😁😍

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Happy New Year.🥳

❤️adubia

I have a good friend who lives in the States.We grew up together in the same community & are fond of each other.Her home was next to mine.We celebrated many activities like Christmas, parties, family events & clubs.Celebrating milestones and birthdays were a norm.

This preamble is to give you an idea how close we are.Effortlessly quoting dates and numbers of loved ones growing up, birthdays were no different. A girl has become quite rusty with these numbers now thanks to the usage of smart phones.🤦‍♀️

Some years ago,I received a Text from my friend which read; “hey hun,it is my birthday tomorrow”.

Wait a minute…Did a good friend send me a text as a birthday reminder? I was astonished to the core on reminder for a date on my fingertip yet,there was that feeling of thoughtfulness, Empathy and respect.

Question I asked myself was,why will she serve a reminder? You are doing same I guess.

However, her text humbled Me.

It assisted me to operate more in open mindedness & Empathy.Being less Judgemental but more understanding of loved ones and colleagues over expectations of love & concern on what I believe to be important.

There was so much l learnt from this Text which I still live by and thought to share:

1. It is Okay to serve Reminders
   Instead of expecting loved ones to keep important dates,it is okay to remind them.There is so much going on with everyone especially as we age.You get to avoid disappointment & unhealthy expectations.
2. Be Understanding
   I learnt to understand people who forget dates of my special moments. I also learnt to keep zero expectations of loved ones over important events of my life regardless the relationship.They may have genuine issues,engagements or reason.Non- attendance to events should not define hearts nor our derail love.
3. Being Sentimental
   I chose to be rational than Emotional over events like birthdays, graduations, loss of loved ones,etc. I acknowledge how unpleasant it is when those we love so much are unable to be present for us.

Nonetheless, rationality aids so we view a situation from different perspective to avoid being Sentimental.

4. Empathy
   I saw honesty in the action of my friend. Her schedule can be tight. She was graceful enough to put herself in my shoes because she knows how busy it can be for me too sometimes hence reminding me.
5. Forgive Yourself
   Don’t be too hard on yourself when you miss an important event.Take care of you but make the effort & plan for it anyway.

You can do a Pop in(drop by) where time is limited.

I don’t believe in love without action.👌

I however appreciate that,it is okay to remind others about events & meetings.Those we love.Our partners, best buddies & colleagues.🌟

And when they are unable to make appearance in situations we served reminders,I learnt not to take it to heart but be kind enough to understand.💥

Struggling to forgive a love one over their absence? It is okay to serve Reminders.💜

Thank you for making time to Read, Like this and also Commenting.💜

❤️adubia