In the November issue of Essence TP says " When Black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move heaven and earth." says Perry. He often thinks about his late mother- "she loved from the purest place in her heart. The strength and power of a Black woman is empowering to me."
(http://www.essence.com/2012/10/10/tyler-perry-strength-black-woman-empowering)
I am at the point in my life where I cannot be more grateful for the women in my life who are in my corner. It is amazing that even through the thick and thin...they still hang around and are so instrumental in molding me into the woman after God's heart that I am trying to be. Today, I thought I will give a SHOUT out to them...
Liz Nkiruka Ngewa: my beloved mama and one of my best friends. I love you so much. You are truly the greatest mama in the world. You have shown me what being a woman of God looks like. Thank you for spanking me when I deserved it;) though I did manage to escape spankings a lot. Thank you for your love, your support, your encouragement and most importantly your PRAYERS that truly get me through everything. You have been my shoulder through the years, you have wiped away tears and rejoiced with me in the happy moments. You are such a woman of wisdom and when I grow up I want to be like you. Thank you for modeling what it is like to be a mom, wife, daughter, sister, and best friend.
Tabitha James Ngewa: my beloved grandma and lady who kept me in check because believe it or not, I have and always will be one mischievous girl. You are the woman of so many talents. I miss hearing your beautiful voice and cannot wait to see you again. I miss your cooking! I know grandpa is watching over you from heaven. Thank you for being the woman of strength in the Mutyandia clan. I am amazed by just how much you do and most importantly how you have been standing up for women who are oppressed your whole life. You are my hero and I am so blessed to be your granddaughter.
Christina Onyejegbu: My beloved grandma on my Naija side. You were an amazing woman and I am sad I was not able to meet you in person since you passed away more than 20 years before I was born but you were beautiful both inside and out.
Mary Peters: My grandma on my American side. I miss you terribly grandma, it has been 4 months since you passed away. 10/23/12 would have marked your 91st birthday! You were amazing and so loving. Thank you for always being there for us and taking care of us when mommy was sick and daddy deep in his books working on his doctorate. Thank you for always taking time to clip coupons and mail them to us...I did not realize just what a pain clipping coupons can be but you send them all the time and I did not always appreciate them.
To my sisters:
Christine-Joy Mwende Ngewa Ross: OMG aka mama Bryan Muuo Chinonso Ross (what a mouthful...but you are a mommy now!!! 7 days of motherhood;). Thank you for always being there for me, you are the one who still packs a goody bag when I am traveling so I do not get hungry on the plane. You got mommy's strength...you are one strong lady and I truly admire you. You are one of the most creative people I know, the things you do is simply amazing and I wish I got part of that creative gene but I guess you took it all from mommy and daddy. Thank you for still spoiling me;) You are beautiful and loved! Looking forward to your going back to the operating room to continue to impress surgeons and nurses alike with your skills. I am going to have to take you with me to Africa on my medical missions.
Jennifer Stephanie Katee Ngewa: to one of the smartest people I know! I love it when you call me kiddo;). You have one of the most incredibly genuine spirit which is something I treasure. Thank you for always being the one who will make sure no one is left out when the rest of us are out there oblivious to it all. I pray that I can get more of that characteristic like you. I am so excited that you are in law school, you have found your calling and I cannot wait for you to be a children's advocate fighting for human rights, you have the heart and caring spirit for this. We owe each other a trip around Europe just living it up and enjoying God's creation, I am waiting for you to finish school so we can get to doing all that fun stuff and more. You are beautiful my dear sis and I love you to pieces.
Nicole Eloise Morgan McDermott: My Jamaican sister who shares a birthday with me aka mama Gracie and Joshua. I love your sense of humor and how you keep us happy and smiling as a family. Thank you that we can be crazy together, I love it! You wear so many hats and yet you keep it so calm, cool and collected and I admire that. You have no idea how blessed we are to have you in our lives. I love you Nicky!!
Hiyabel Tewoldemedhin: the baby of the family...well you are not a baby anymore but you are the lil sis. I am so blessed to call you my sister and to have you in my life. Thank you for keeping the fun in everything and living life to the fullest. It seems like you were 4 years old the other day, now you are all grown up in the working world doing amazing things. Truly beauty and brains...I am so proud of you and miss your sense of humor! Love you missie!!
Akosua Rhoda Nkansah-Obrempong: Where has the time gone? You really were 2 the other day sucking your thumb and we would try everything from putting hot pepper to bandages on your thumb to get you to stop lol...I cannot believe for the first time in so long we are on two different continents. I thank God for the woman of God you are continuing to become and how He is using you in Kenya. I am so proud of your business mind and praying for you like crazy. I do miss you though, I miss our heart to hearts...I miss our inside jokes and how we love to live life and have fun. I miss our crazy food concoctions that turn out to be absolutely delicious. I pray that God will continue to bless you and grant you the desires of your heart.
Regina Hayden: You keep it real...always have and always will and I love that about you. Thank you for being my big sister through the years and keeping laughter in our midst. There is definitely never a dull moment with you. Thank you for modeling being a mama and sharing your kids D and D with us. Thank you for filling mom's shoes when she left and hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at your house. It truly means the world to me keeping up with our family tradition. You are such a blessing and we love having your in our lives.
Sophie Nduku Munyao Okello: Miss "ophie" aka mama Sean. You bring the music to the house with your talented voice and you have such an infectious laughter and I love it! Thank you for being such a caring sister and being there for all of us 24-7. Thank you for always checking up on the parents, it means a lot. I am so blessed to have you in my life and love you lots:)
To my besties:
Betty Mihayo Daniel Nungwana Mlaki: My bestie since I was 3 and a half years old. Girl, we have come a long way. Thank you for calling today!! So crazy we have been on different continents for more than 15 years but we do not miss a beat. I LOVED hearing my niece Haika chatting about in the background. I cannot wait to meet her. It is such a blessing to hear how much you love motherhood, it SO suits you!!:). You are such a gem and I treasure you. Our song by Whitney Houston and Cece Winans still holds true today more than ever..."Count of me through thick and thin, a friendship that will never end. When you are weak, I will be strong...helping you to carry on..."
Semeyian Namelok Nassei: How did I manage to have a best friend who was always at the top of the class and I was the one getting into all sorts of trouble with my posse. My beautiful Kenyan-Tanzanian sister from another mother. You made junior high a memorable experience for me in Ngong Hills:). I cannot believe I have not seen you since I was 12 but I am so grateful that we have managed to keep in touch and maintain our friendship. I am honestly waiting for our reunion because it will be like old times you being the voice of reason haha. I love you my dear and thankful for how to modeled what it is like to be a women on a mission, with a vision and a plan. You planted a seed in me that has enabled me to focus on being a student and not taking education for granted. I am sure you are surprised that something good rubbed off on me because it was like I was always in detention, being punished for being hecka rude to teachers or being chased around by a teacher because I stole his stick to punish people...haha the memories!!
Sheridan M. Richards: I can honestly say you are the most genuine person I know. Thank you for being one of my favorite people and being incredibly beautiful on the inside and the outside. I am so happy God created Red Robin restaurant because I was able to meet you at one and God started a friendship and sisterhood that has truly been held me up through all these years. Thank you for being someone I can look up, and I am so excited that I am learning what it looks like to be a wife and mother living in God's will. I have learned so much for you and I wish there were more REAL people like you in this world!
Sherryann Taylor-Santos: I am grateful for the years of friendship and for the growth and just having someone who has my back. I appreciate all you do and who you are. It seems like yesterday we were just out of high school and biochemistry majors at CSUF. I am so glad that we were able to connect them, being some of the few female black students did pay off;) In a few months, I can officially call you Dr. Taylor-Santos. I am so proud of you! Sorry for ditching you on the MD path but once I convince you to follow me to Kenya lol we can bring health back to so many communities out there. Thank you for the 411 on all the new Dorito flavors;)
Fiona Lewis: My Guyanese sister without you there will be no trio here at Loma Linda University. You are such a beautiful person and you keep me in check. Thank you for being a lady of prayer and modeling what it looks like to walk in Christ. I love it that we can be serious, goofy and crazy at the same time and not drive each other crazy. I am learning so much from you, what it means to be focused and yielding to God's plan in my life. Thank you for taking care of me and looking out for me, and even for FORCING me to eat my lettuce!! Who does that? someone who cares...and I know you do. I am blessed to have you in my life and that God brought us to Loma Linda for a reason:)
Tracy-Ann Dawes Daniels: My Jamaican sister the other part of the trio here on campus. To say that you do it all is an understatement. I admire how you balance so much and still manage to keep a smile on your face and take care of everyone. I am so blessed that you are in my life and I can learn from you. It is great to have genuine people in my circle such as yourself. You keep us happy and cracking up with your sense of humor and I love it:). I am truly looking forward to see how God is going to continue using you for his kingdom. You are truly a force to be reckoned with!
To the lady who is sister, friend, manager and everything else:
Corrie Lynn Osuna: my dear Cor, if I could bottle your energy and sell it, I would be a billionaire. I cannot believe I have only known you for a few years because honestly it is like we have been friends and sisters forever. Now, you are superwoman and no one can deny that. I am perplexed at how you do ALL you do! You have such a caring heart and you have been a huge blessing in my life. Looking forward to seeing your fashion designs in France, Italy and all over the world because you are amazing! I still cannot believe you woke up that one day and decided to make a dress for yourself..before I could blink it was done and you rocked it!!! I am honestly still laughing because it was like you zapped me into a different time zone and did your magic and we were walking out the door with you wearing your just made dress haha.
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