Thankful

My mother called me this morning at 5:30am to wish me happy birthday. I had mixed emotions listening to my aging mum sing all verses of the birthday song by herself. Once upon a time, when my dad was still alive, my parents would lead the singing and they'd gather whoever was in the house to join in the birthday wish. Now for the last eight years my mother continues the tradition of singing the birthday song to all her children. "Thank you mother, you deserve the credit coz you carried me for 9 months and you did the waking up in the middle of the night and you raised me and guided me in my early journey in life until I became an adult."

The greater credit and thanks for the gift of life goes to the Almighty, Jehovah God for without him I am nothing at all. Truly difficult to walk without God in these trying times when life seems to become more and more complex. May his holy name continue to be blessed and exalted for ever and ever.

To all my siblings and friends who thought of me this day, I thank them too for without family and friends life is empty.

To fellow women in the world, Happy Women's Day. Let us be remember to be there for one another, to support one another and to speak out for one another and to pray for one another. United we stand, divided we fall.