Barby's Diary

Since my celebrity birthday, when I was treated like a star by all of you (or some of you), I kinda forgot I own a blog! Like, it took me almost a week to even upload my birthday pictures on my last post…how lazy can one get? I was awoken to reality some days ago, while watching a talk show on TV. Even though I joined them at the tail end of the show, I was able to garner what the day's gist was all about. They were discussing ‘’sacrifices for love’’. Guest speakers on the show were later asked sacrifices they had made for love. Two of the stories struck me. The first lady said when she was younger, she fell in love with a guy, they had something going on for a while, and then the guy had to travel to another country but didn’t have money to foot his ticket. She ran a per time job whilst schooling, so she had a few bucks. She said she withdrew all her savings (about $300) and gave the guy. What she had left was less than $10. Mr. Guy collected the money, travelled to anot...

Dear Diary, It’s my birthday!!! Yaaaaaay!!! I’m growing younger and wiser. God has been faithful over the years, and I feel it in my bones that he has only just started with me. The journey between last year and now has been refreshing and enlightening…it’s been blessings upon blessings, favor upon favor and happiness back to back! Everything that has happened has been a formation process, preparing and developing me for a greater tomorrow. If I say I am undeserving of all I’ve gotten, I am just putting things mildly. I have a life, one that I enjoy, one that I am proud of, and one that I know can be better. But I am not scared. Because, I know the One that controls the universe and whose plans for me are of good and not of evil. I am a product of sufficient grace. I’m so emotional already, but I’ll try to contain myself. Let me share my birth story (which I find amusing anyway)… I have two birthdays. June 2nd and June 3rd. Yeah, I said so (who else can be so...