This is hard to write, but today I made up my mind to translate my thoughts and emotions into words in honor of my MOM, My friend, teacher, a counselor.
Firstly, I thank God for your Life, mama, a life of joy, unity, giving, a life well spent in faith and service to God and humanity.
your reception and accommodation was second to none, you were on point at all times and had solutions to almost all the problems we faced.
you trained me and my siblings with so much love, you invested in us wisdom and knowledge that are profitable, you spared nothing in ensuring we got values and today we are standing tall , facing the society with boldness .
you loved truth and lived in it, and we learnt to say the Truth no matter what the cost may be.
Mama, you made our home open to people both great and small, rich or poor, you thought us to value people and to remember that food is a basic human need and everyone should eat and merry at all time, no wonder a friend once asked me if we run a restaurant as he observed people eating always on our table.
About 25 years ago, I left the house for marriage but I kept coming back to you with my children because I have sought for your kind of love and reception all these year but it not available anywhere.
you thought me how to care and love even the enemies, you made me to understand that life is simple and should be enjoyed.
Thank you for taking care of my daddy, you protected him from different arrows both spiritual and physical, you were a voice for daddy and I wonder what his life would become without you.
Thank you mama, for the church, you made your contributions and your legacy will live on. Your love for God and faith in Christ was evidence that even in illness all you could say was let the will of God be done, “It is well”
You were an advocate for the poor and less privilaged, a giver that never lacked.
Even in your sick bed I saw you giving out blessings, treasures, gifts and making people happy.
My children are weeping, they could not imagine the village without you, the best grandmother ever, life will never be the same without you, mama you have created an unfillable vacuum in my life and family, I don’t think I will get over it.
My husband is weeping, why mama, why now, we all have been through lots in life, why living us now, it is not fair but it is well.
The night you slept in the Lord remains the saddest day in my life, I kept recalling your words, it kept echoing in my mind , your eyes that was directly on me asking me to do something but I was helpless, I couldn’t even stop you from living this earth, I was so powerless, everything in me failed me, the moment I doubted God, hmmm, mama, I never imagined me without you, I did not see it coming.
But I drew strength on the fact that you are at peace with God, you are with Jesus, people has testified of you how affected their life positively and your good services to humanity,
am consoled, and I thank God that I will see you again on resurrections.
Life is a journey, death is wicked, I, missed my grandmother, mama Amafor over 15 years but her memories are still fresh because she was exceptional, I missed my uncle Basil, a good man with great plans, now you have reactivated all these pains and this time it would never heal because you are irreplaceable.
mama, you lived a good life, you enjoyed yourself, you lived in the goodness of God, I thank God that He gave you assess to treasures of this earth , am consoled.
I will continue to maintain peace, unit, I will love and care for your daughters and their Husbands just the way you did or even more
I will maintain the values , dignity and legacy you have created. you will be proud of me , my brothers and my sisters and our children.
mama you came , you fought a good fight of faith, you lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called and has professed a good profession before many witness.
May God bless your soul, NNEM Nwanyi Jesus, nnem nwa Obochi, Nnem nwa Igbodo, Nnem nwanyi Oma.
I am missing my mother and I will continue to miss her, life is not fair
may your gentle soul rest in peace, MAMA
Kelechi Ayogu
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