The Juggernaut
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@Thenextinline1
August visitor. Big fan of man Utd, writer . If you're the smartest person in that room you need to look for another room. ✌
Growing up, he was one of the most steady men I knew; disciplined, and firm. Yet every evening, myself and my siblings looked forward to his return. Almost every night, he came home with akara; Bean Cake always making sure there were extra crumbs because he knew we loved them even more than the main thing. Even when I was sleepy, I would ask my younger sibling to wake me up once Daddy arrived. Missing that moment was never an option. It became our quiet ritual. From him, I learned strength without cruelty. I learned resilience, and what it truly means to hold on to God with quiet, dogged faith. I saw this most clearly during one of his lowest seasons; months in the hospital, when everything felt uncertain. In that place of waiting and vulnerability, his faith remained steady and unshaken. Watching him trust God completely shaped me more than words ever could. I remember when I wrote the toughest exam of my life during my master’s program. While still inside the exam hall, I told myself I would be coming back to write it again the following year, it was just too hard. When I stepped out, I called my dad in tears, telling him that I thought I might have an extra year because the exam I just wrote was hard. He calmly told me to wipe my tears and not be bothered. He reminded me that I already had my first degree, and that it was normal not to find every course easy. In that moment, I felt relieved. I felt reassured. I felt supported. When my mum went to be with the Lord in 2020, everything changed. I knew I could never fill the space she left behind, but I wanted my dad to know he wasn’t alone. No matter how busy the day was, I called him every single day consistently, without fail for over three years. Not to replace what was lost, but to remind him that love was still present. Thank you for fathering me in the way of the Lord. You will live long in sound health to hand me over to my husband in Jesus' name; Amen Happy Birthday, Baami🤍 #themotunglobal
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