from my sister to me on my birthday

Dear Lord, thanks is due for so many thing, but right now thanks is due to thee, for it is good to know that you are loved..
I thank you dear Lord for my sister - Abiola - I do lover her very much... she is the only family member that i feel connected to...
I am grateful for her and I am thankful to thee o Lord for the kind praises which she has dished on me this day....
While in so many ways I dont feel i deserve all these praises for in so many ways in my life i see failure - in my stubborness and my headstrongness and my lack of patience but i also see success, in that i am able to call the my Lord and do the things i have always wanted to do.

So dear lord this is a thank you for the birthday wishes..

my sister wrote

wow!!!!...is it really that time of year again???...i can't believe it ..you are going to be 30 in less than 3hours ...well 2 hours really if you follow naija time..*SINGS..happy birthday to you..happy birthday to you..happy birthday dear tutu...happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuu. For she's a jolly good fellow..for she's a jolly good fellow..for she's a jolly good felloooooooooooooooow..and so says all of us ..and so say all of us ..hoooray!!..and so say all of us ..hooray!!..for she's a jolly good fellow ..for she's a jolly good fellow ..for she's a jolly good felloooooooooooooooooooooooow aaaaaaaannnnnnnndddddd so say all of us..HIP HIP HIP HOORAY!!..HIP HIP HIP HOORAY!!!*SINGS in my croaky not soo nice voice ..but then who cares!!!!

Men madam tut...30 years on earth...a great acheivement ..i want to thank the Almighty Allah for your life and for making us sisters...we have been through soo much together growing up and faced challenges separately..despite the lack of communication between us ..mainly due to me ..i confess.. i always that you love me very much almost as much as i love you..sometimes i see your face in kitty kat...and it makes me smile..u really need to meet her..there is something about her that reminds me of you..perhaps it is your vivacious nature..generousity and warmth..your irrepresible nature..always bouncing back like a rubber ball after facing challenges that would have dwarfed most of us. Perhaps it is your unique sense of style..lack of conformity and unwavering self confidence which i have always admired ..your ability to grasp complex and simple concepts quickly and a love for life and learning.

Tomorrow is your special day and i hope it finds you extremely well..happy..full of internal peace..may you always know the favour of the Lord and may He guide your every step..i pray that the very best that life on this earth and the hereafter is bestowed upon you and may you have more days to celebrate.

You have always come across as a happy child even in the face of soo much emotional turmoil..you always manage to keep a smile on your face, i want you to remember that and may Lord grant you all your heart's desires and eternal happiness.

love you lots and lots and i can never forget all your selfless acts of generosity and kindness towards me as a child and even as an adult when i had nothing to my name, i thank you from the bottom of my heart and i hope one day to repay your kindness..i hope you have the very best of birthdays and please come and see us soon

lots of love

biola and kitty kat

ps kitty kat send special sloppy kisses to warm your heart this cold cold winter

Thank you dear Lord, I am grateful.