My Life

I have come to conclude that indeed its God who is the creator and His timing is always best. 2 weeks ago the doctor had told me she thinks I may have baby within a week and I was so looking forward. But he re we are and patiently (not really) waiting for baby boy to arrive. My EDD is tomorrow and I have an appointment hoping not to come back home without baby. Anyways Rick Warren has a word for me today and I would like to share with you May 22, 2014 God: Never in a Hurry; Always On Time by Rick Warren “Don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed.” (James 1:4b MSG) Be patient with God and with yourself. One of life’s frustrations is that God’s timetable is rarely the same as ours. We are often in a hurry when God isn’t. You may feel frustrated with the seemingly slow progress you’re making in life.  Remember that God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time. He wi...

We started the week with a surgery for baby gal to remove her tonsils and adenoids. She has been having recurrent tonsils with very high fevers and the doctors advised that they be removed because the bacteria can be deposited in the heart valves or kidneys and can cause more damage. I am so grateful for friends and prayer warriors who stand in the gap when you can hardly utter a word. We were scheduled to be there by 8a.m but surgery was at 2p.m It was going to be our first time back to the kids ward since I was admitted with Jaden and I thought it would be uneasy but God's grace is amazing. My mum came over and kept us company before and after surgery and that helped quite abit. The circle of friends we are so dearly blessed with came, kept texting and checking and we are one blessed family. Samara is so bold, she was wheeled into theatre and did not even cry as we said our goodbyes. I cried all the way from the ward to the theatre but God is faithful 1 hour later we were tol...

An amazing week that has been. Settling in well in our new home and getting used to the change of very few neighbours, switching on and off security lights mornings and evenings but loving the place and space. Baby gal or big sister started her new school on Wednesday and she blended in so well and I never get used to it. She walked into her new class, asked daddy for her pencil, sat down and moved on. She didn't even say good bye to me and as we left I wondered whether it was wise to tell her bye or it would distract her, so we drove off. I longed for 2.30p.m. when I was to pick her and she was just fine. She loved the school, had made a friend, loved the swing and I thanked God. Today, we are 38 weeks pregnant. What an amazing journey this has been. I have seen and tasted of the goodness of the Lord. There has been enough grace and strength to face each and everyday and am grateful for all the prayers and support we have been given as a family. Our friends and family have bee...

A friend Maryanne who runs blog Mummy Tales  http://mummytales.com/category/featured/kenyan-mums/ also writes parttime and she interviewed me on my business journey this far and featured my story on the Saturday Daily Nation. Maryanne thank you for sharing my story to encourage others in business. The link is http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/Lessons-learnt--/-/1950774/2302452/-/format/xhtml/-/i92xqi/-/index.html Please read on. Regards Sylvia

Its been a while since I was here .We are 37weeks and 3 days. It has been so busy with moving to a new house at end of April and looking forward to enrolling baby gal to her new school this new month. All in all things are well. Today, Samara and I were arranging baby boy's room and we look forward to having him join our family soon. Nothing much for now, kindly keep praying with us for a safe delivery and for a healthy and perfect baby boy. Blessings Sly

On Friday, we had our monthly appointments and all is well with us.Mummy and baby are fine and now at Week 30. Feeling abit bigger and bulkier.Alex and I are in agreement that I grew overnight on a certain Tuesday. My appetite has been big for all the wrong things..pizza and ice-cream. My beloved says this has been an expensive pregnancy. The others, I ate samosas which were fairly affordable. The healthy thing I have been taking is yoghurt. So it comes as no surprise that I am now 70Kgs. I asked the doctor about it and she advised that I can eat pizza and ice-cream once a week(I smiled) and she encouraged that I snack more on fruits.  Rest is also important and she said as much as I can, I should target to lay down daytime for about 20minutes to help with oxygen circulation. On our way out, we had to go to the maternity wing to pick a document and amazingly God's grace abounded. We were last there October 15th,2012, the day we were discharged to take Jaden home after his birth...

As the one-year anniversary of Matthew's death approaches, I have been shocked by some subtle and not-so-subtle comments indicating that perhaps I should be ready to "move on." The soft, compassionate cocoon that has enveloped us for the last 11 1/2 months had lulled me into believing others would be patient with us on our grief journey, and while I’m sure many will read this and quickly say “Take all the time you need,” I’m increasingly aware that the cocoon may be in the process of collapsing. It’s understandable when you take a step back. I mean, life goes on. The thousands who supported us in the aftermath of Matthew’s suicide wept and mourned with us, prayed passionately for us, and sent an unbelievable volume of cards, letters, emails, texts, phone calls, and gifts. The support was utterly amazing. But for most, life never stopped – their world didn’t grind to a horrific, catastrophic halt on April 5, 2013. In fact, their lives have kept moving st...