TwentyServing 27 - Neferdede In Palazzo

Palazzo, jiggy……

Say, who no like designer? (ahn, ahn)
Abi you no go like to gapa? (ahn-ahn)

I no dey lie oh (I no fit lie oh)
I no fit lie, you're not my type (uhn-uhn)
If no be God, if no be God, I foh don die (Olohun)

ASAKE WAS MY WHOLE MOOD SUMMER 2022

It seems like the years are just flying by. As time is an illusion many say, all I know is that it certainly does not wait for no man. It is the year 2022 and I have celebrated yet another birthday as I now write this on January 9, 2023. My favorite moments about my birthdays are always the birthday photoshoot and how I will style the concept each year. I managed to pull together a last-minute birthday photoshoot on June 30th 2022 with photographer KelvinShotz. 2022 was a very transformative year for me. I now have a one-year-old and figuring out that postpartum depression is very much real. Being a stay-at-home mom sounds cool but a work-at-home mom is way cooler.

I have been having many doubts about my life and where I am on this journey. With time ticking, in 3 years I will be 30 years old. I am saying each year I will accomplish XYZ but 2022 honestly was a year about self-reflection and motherhood. Learning, shifting, changing, and transforming was my 2022. During my pregnancy, I got closer to God, as I wanted to have a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery. As much as society worries about snapping back and losing the baby weight after birth. My focus was my mental health and spiritual relationship with Christ. Thanks to my girl Vanessa aka Jayce Muvaaaa on IG who set the trend when she turned 27. Her photo caption was Twenty Serving. I found it easy to come up with a name for each year of life but 27 was a hard one. When I saw Twenty Serving, it just made sense and clicked. From my past blogger name StylistaInMind my slogan was “Serving Style Through Representation and it is still the same to this day.

Now as I learn about the word, reading, and studying the word my faith has increased immensely. I no longer let little things bother me or take offense when a naysayer speaks out. My faith fuels my optimism, that is the honest truth. If you see me outside smiling and having a good time, even if my life may be “upside-down” it is by God’s grace he gives me unspeakable joy. Yes, it is easier said than done to have this type of faith. But faith the size of a mustard seed will do it. When you experience God’s goodness and favor all you can do is smile, pray, and push forward even in the storm of trials and tribulations. I say all of that to say that the year 27 has been a year of serving my master, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, my perfect Prince of Peace.

Huge shoutout to my zoom and WhatsApp group, Living Faith Daughters because this walk with Christ has become a lot easier knowing that I am not alone.

Yes, I love to serve looks, style, and profile. But serving one God on this journey forever, for a lifetime is the most fulfilling feeling ever. I love that I can share how good he has been to me and my family and because of him, I will glow better. Twenty Serving onward and upward, forward ever, backward never. IJN, Amen.

Stay blessed and beautiful, Kings & Queens

-XOXO Neferdede