Family is a special gift that can never be replaced with anything else on earth
Hello friend, welcome to my blog. I advocate for love and unity, and I have my reasons.
Have in mind as you read this article; that you’re part of my family. Technically I’m right because we belong to one global family as humans.
Biological family union
Have you ever passed a day without thinking about your family? Our life is mostly tide to our families; our progress, productivity, happiness and love goes hugely to our families.
Though there are some that goes beyond their immediate families; extending great love and care to others and to strangers. Those are legends that understands the real purpose of life.
My family
Today I’ll tell you little about my family; maybe because today is special to my family, therefore I’m triggered in my spirit to share some memories with you.
Today is my wife and my son’s birthday🎂
Standing is my soulmate, sitting is my second son Zara
Call it a coincidence, you may be right, but I could remember vividly, how that fateful day became filled with mixed feelings. Same time as this in 2016, she was so heavy and we were expecting our baby; not being sure of the actual date. Being her birthday, I decided to make her feel happy and strong at same time.
I went ahead planing on her birthday celebration 🍾. I gave her some money for her salon care, for manicure 💅 and pedicure. She went and later came back looking so beautiful.
Just as we were about to organize a little family and friends meet up for her birthday cutting of cake event, she developed labor pains.
Her birthday celebration that day got interrupted by our son’s birth. I rushed her to the hospital for a Cesarean Section. In some part of Africa, especially in developing countries as mine, given with C section is costly and is considered as unnatural way of giving birth.
When some goes through CS in birthing, it’s not to be celebrated as a successful birthing due to huge hospital bill that the family would pay. In most cases, life may be lost due to unprofessional circumstances surrounding medical system in some developing countries.
We weren’t expecting a natural birthing because our doctor specifically told us that she has more chances for a CS than a natural delivery. Reason was because our first son came through a Cesarean Section due to complications during his birth.
So we went ahead to save money for the second CS for our second son. Life was so terrible for my new family financially in those days, but we learned to abase and to abound in all circumstances.
Zara boy
Surprisingly to us, Zara came through a natural birth without much labor; he came before the doctor could arrive to the theater; meaning that the nurses were the ones that helped the child and his mother.
It was quite a mixture of feelings for us that night. At the end, we were able to save our money for other maternity expenses. For us, it was a miraculous event to see our baby coming out without much pain and struggles.
This was how Zara and her mother became birthday mate. Each year, we use their birthdate as a memorial to what our family passed through during those years. And yet again, today happened to be one of those important days of their lives.
Zara and mom like no other
Friends join me to celebrate these special people in my life. I decided to share this memories here because we belong to this family of HeartChurch.
Celebrating birthday in Africa
Depends on individual GDP, one can decide to spend a whole lot for the celebrant/s; after all it’s out of a merry and of a grateful heart. I see nothing ill to spend a reasonable amount on loved ones during their birthday.
But for me, I couldn’t afford much, therefore, we agreed to do it our usual way; low key method. We made cake for Zara, but we couldn’t make for her mom. My wife understands and she couldn’t bother about her own cake, but for children, they may not understand reason for many things.
Other children joining in the celebration
We invited some children, especially our neighbors’ children to celebrate with us.
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I’ll encourage you to celebrate not just your immediate families, but others that are known and are important to you. Life is satisfying if we live most of it for others.