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Dear Sisters,

As we celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day under the theme 'Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, I hope that our voices doesn’t feel like a liability in a world that mostly hears power as baritone, that we don’t cringe when we hear our recorded sound, and wonder what we could do differently.

I hope we know how to breathe deeply, of course, and access the full range of sound that’s contained within our body. I do hope however that it is not a practice we develop out of some twisted sense of shame about how our voice naturally emerges. I hope, like our male friends and families, we simply have a voice and feel free to use it out in the world, taking for granted that we will be heard as worthy.

I hope that we will labor over the usefulness and originality of our concepts, and the clarity and beauty of our language. And if whatever else we find joy in, I hope that we will have it all! This year, I hope that we delight in color, take deep pleasure in playing with our appearances, be creative, fearless and have fun. But I hope we never spend copious amounts of energy trying to protect ourselves from society’s critique, a sort of defensive maintenance that so many women of our generation and previous ones felt obligated to do.

I hope that our identity as an auntie, a mother or a grandmother will never be thought of as contradictory or competing with our capacity to lead.

I hope, most fundamentally, that power is disentangled from s*x in a way that frees us up to see our own gifts, and the gifts of other women, without the scales of s*xism that have so long obscured all of our vision.

And above all, I hope for justice, equality and equity for women, end to being violated, an end to suffering any violence. And that women will get more protection and recognition, and we stop being victims of abuse of any kind.

Happy International Women's Day to all my Sisters here.

Happy Happy International Women’s Day to all my sisters at Tech Mommas, today is dedicated to you, your courage, your tenacity, your strength and your wisdom! Honored to be investing all the time and resources to building a platform that fosters your growth and gives access to a wholesome community.

I hope you all have a grand day!

Erioluwakitan!

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger. May you never take one single breath for granted. Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens for you. I pray that regardless, you'll always give faith a fighting chance.

I pray you never live your life in fear of mountains present nor in the distance. I pray you never settle for the path of least resistance. I know living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking.

I pray you never let evil hearts leave you bitter. And when you come close to selling out, I hope you reconsider, and give heaven more than just a passing glance. And like you do now, even as you grow older, whenever you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance my baby girl.

When I meditate on the word, “Guidance”, I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word. I remembered reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing.

When I saw “G”, I thought of God, followed by “u” and “i”.

“God”, “u” and “i” dance.”

God, you and I dance!

As I lowered my head, I thanked God for the millionth time, for the gift of you, trusting that He will be your guidance throughout your life.

My prayer for you today and everyday is that God’s blessings and mercies be upon you always. May you abide in Him, as He abides in you. Dance together with Him, trusting Him to lead and guide you through each seasons of your life.

I hope you dance my baby girl!

You are loved always, in all ways.

And you are who your Momma says you are, the child of the King!

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Adesewa!

Your fifth year is represented by the color purple, because it represents Royalty, and that’s absolutely what you are are. Omo Oba!

Omo taa re fon, omo ogu owule, omo ateni gbola, omo ateni gboye. Atewo mewewa ni won fin joye ni idile awon oko temi. Omo efa ka mi lowo, omo eji kami lorun, omo egbetalaleke lo ka won ni idile awon oko temi. Omo nini ni yeni, aini oyeniyan!

Ela metta kole ro bi agogo, ko ma seni to burewa nile awon oko temi, eyin lo mo nini nin yeni, aini o ye eniyan.

Omo Adeniji, Apata pari!

Happy 5th birthday Adesewa 💓

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Princess Asani!

Nothing like you….

You dance even when there’s no music. You sing about everything 😄. You are so graceful, sweet, intelligent, super kind, yet assertive. My Jesus baby, you love God so much, and you adore your Momma.

You want to do dress up, wear boots, play football, build blocks and believe you can do anything really. My competitive baby 😃. You are excited about school every day, no surprise that you ace all your subjects. You just do your thing, and in a class of your own, and I absolutely adore that about you. You make being a Mum an absolute delight every waking day.

You are the child I prayed, fasted and hoped for! You are proof that God is forever mindful of me! And whether it’s the first birthday, 5th birthday or 21st birthday, you will always be my world! And I will love you forever and then a day!

You are a covenant child, so I know you will continue to be safely tucked in God’s mighty arms. No evil is allowed to come near you because God has assigned His Angels to watch over you always, in all ways. You fulfill God’s divine purpose for your life. Nothing missing, nothing broken.

Happy 5th birthday Aduragbemi!

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