A picture is worth a thousand words

The twins were born to a Favour after many years of expecting a child; she had gone through different stages of depression; just her husband’s presence kept her sane. He was with her every step of her depression, encouraging her to hold on to God. She wondered what an optimistic fellow he was, as she barely went a day without smoking and drinking her sorrows.

After many years of hospital visits and getting weighed down by her situation, she decided to live a life with fewer sorrows; she did quit alcohol and smoking, joined groups that shared their past experiences and went to visit God regularly. Fave, as she was fondly called by her peers, was a woman of high standards before things took a wrong turn in her life.

The struggle to get back to her normal was difficult.During her grieving process she stopped being sexual with her husband, and neither did she care about his wellbeing; she needed to go back to doing that, she thought to herself.

After several years of living a light-hearted and healthy life, she got pregnant. She was rushed to the hospital due to a severe stomach issue, only to realise she was pregnant and already five months gone with twins. The world started making sense to her again almost immediately after the news dropped into her soul; she never imagined this day would come as she gave up on having children.Fave showered her children all the things she could give them; people who didn’t know her story often scolded her for getting things they didn’t need at this age, but she ignored them, knowing how long it took her to come this far.

The clocked three already; she could not stop admiring how smart they were. The knock on the door brought her back to reality as somebody delivered a basket of eggs with a tag for my grandbabies. The were so colourful that the children gathered to admire the gift. It is from you, Grandmama, she said. They went ahead scattering it around, hardly listening to their mother.