Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. It's been a great day. So, I wanted to make you smile with this video of myself and Zoe having fun, while we wait to pick up Le'Veon. I must say that motherhood is fun for me and I am enjoying these moments of play with my kids. I thrive to be my best self and give them the best of me.
Here's the video. I hope this puts a smile on your face.
Good night wonderful people. Don't let anyone steal your joy!
Maryam
Good morning wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. This is a good day. Thank you all for checking out my blog today. In this blog, I want to talk about making it a good day.
This is the start of a new work week and it is an amazing day already.
What does it mean to make it a good day? It means deciding to have a good day regardless of who is nasty to you. Whether you know it or not, you are in charge of your emotions. You have the power to control it. No one has the power to make you have a bad day but you. I used to think that if certain people quit doing the things they did that got me upset then everything would be perfect but the more I expected them to change the worse they got and the worse I felt because I was ignorant of my own power.
However, when I quit projecting my will on others and kept it at home with me and started making changes within myself, things on the outside began to change. I changed my mind and everything else followed to change. What am I saying? If you change the expectations of how you want people to act towards you and how you will respond and you just focus on being better whether others notice or not, not only will you be happier, others will change their attitudes toward you as well.
Life is a game of boomerangs. What you sow always comes back as a bountiful crop. Within yourself, sow peace crops, confidence crops, joy crops and goodwill crops. Do not let these be determined by others behavior but by you. You are worthy of the peace and love you want. This is not determined by people or things. It is determined by God. Let God rule over your heart. Begin to see yourself worthy, loved, approved and amazing. Don't wait for others to say it to you before you start saying it to yourself.
May your week be blessed and highly favored!
Maryam
What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this blog meets you well. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you all for joining me. You guys are so amazing. Today we are sharing an amazing recipe from one of my friends and subscribers Lizzie. Check her out on Cooking with Liz . Please subscribe to her and let her know I sent you.
Here's what you will need in Lizzie's own words
How to easily prepare baked chicken and potatoes dinner dish. Here are the spices that I used to season my chicken. You can use your own spices. Paprika, All Seasoning, Lemon Pepper, Salt, Roasted Garlic Powder and ground ginger.
Here is the video please watch:
Don't let anyone steal your joy!
Maryam
Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you are having a good day and are not allowing anyone or thing steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day.
In today's post, I want to share some amazing secrets to having a long lasting union from one of the most respected men I know. He has been a blessing to me and many others I know and I have heard about. He is a father, a husband and an inspiration. I have watched him shine his light amongst youngsters and older people for years and he just keeps shining. I have no doubt the reason he always shines bright is because of his heart of service to others. His no other than my Col. Sam Ahmedu. He is a leader in the Nigerian Basketball Association and also a leader in Africa. I can not express completely how inspired I am by him but I can say that I have seen him help many people and he never stops. I am just thankful to know him.
It is his 35th wedding Anniversary and I asked his permission to share his secrets with my readers all over the world and he humbly agreed. His humility is no surprise to me as I am in awe of how amazing of a father he is to all who have had the privilege to be in his presence. I am so thankful to share his response to my questions. Please read and be inspired.
Question: How long have you been married?
Col. Sam: 35 years(26, July 1986)
Question: What quality do you love most about your wife?
Col. Sam: Her simplicity, honesty, supports me in all I do and she is a good mother who appreciates family values.
Question: What makes a great home?
Col. Sam: The art of sharing and having trust in one another.
Question: What is the greatest virtue to keep a home?
Col. Sam: Family first above all other things. And keep family problems to yourselves.
Question: Any advise to Younger people?
Col. Sam: Learn to forgive each other, never go to bed without resolving any disagreement and learn to say I am sorry.
Well there you have it everyone. I want to say how thankful I am that Col. Sam took the time to answer my questions. I must say that he is just amazing like that.
May his marriage and union continue to flourish like I know it will in Jesus Name. Amen!
Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Joy!
Maryam
Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. Hope this blog meets you well. Today is a beautiful day day and I am very excited to be here today. Welcome to Maryamsjoyfullife.
So I wanted to share a something profound with you all and it is inspired by a live broadcast I did yesterday.
Here it is. Please watch
Someone came on the live broadcast and asked what to do if they are in a toxic marriage. She said that she and her husband had divorced because of abuse and then they came back together and remarried but the same situation has started again. My advise was she should use her brain. If there's abuse and no apparent change, get yourself out. She said where does compassion come into play. This is what I want to talk about today. Compassion does not mean make yourself a sacrificial lamb to abuse and suffering. It is so foolish to use compassion as a reason to stay in an abusive home. Obviously, she didn't need any advise because she has made up her mind to be compassionate and stay in the abusive or toxic relationship.
This is how we often justify a negative condition. We use a messed up belief to cloud our judgement and then waste people time by asking them for advise or counsel when we have already made up our minds to die in an unfavorable situation. I would like to make one thing clear here, today. God doesn't take glory in your suffering. The Bible clearly states that God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants. What glory will you bring to God if you die in a situation God is clearly telling you to get out of.
I have done some things I am not proud of but one thing I am deliberately doing these days is using my brain. God did not give us intelligence for nothing. We are using religion to keep us trapped and in bondage when Jesus the Savior already obviously brought us salvation through His death.
Don't be deceived, God does not take glory in your poverty, shame, suffering or pain. Glory comes to God when you overcome these things.
Maryam
SIMPLE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
What you will need:
2 cups of pillsbury southern homestyle biscuits( 8 count)
A 32 ounce box of chicken stock
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups of half and half milk
2 cups of chopped roasted chicken breasts or shredded rotisserie chicken
A soup pot
½ cup all purpose flour
DIRECTIONS:
Set stove at medium high heat
Add chicken stock to soup pot
Let boil
On a cutting board
Dust board with all purpose flour
Open biscuits, separate them and place on floured surface
Cut each biscuit into 9 small sizes
Open pot with boiling chicken broth
Throw cut biscuits into pot
Stir lightly
Turn heat down to medium
Let dumplings cook for 5 minutes
Add half and half milk
Add your chicken
And stir in salt and pepper
Stir lightly
Cover pot and let cook thoroughly for about 15 minutes
Turn stove off
Set pot aside to cool for 10 minutes
Enjoy!
Don't let anyone steal your joy!
Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. Thank you for checking out my blog today. It is a beautiful day indeed. I am glad to share some tips about blogging with those of you who are thinking about starting your own blog. I also would like to invite you to try my new blogging e-course; https://www.maryamsjoyfullifeapparel.com/listing/BLOGANDMAKEMONEY?product=1447. In this course, I share everything you need to know about starting your blog, picking a niche, building your blog and monetizing it. Now that I have shared that with you, please enjoy the following tips from my e-course
Blogging is something that I believe everyone should do. For me, I love blogging because it gives me a platform to share my story, inspire and encourage millions of people. Blogging helps me get over any heaviness that creeps into my mind. Anytime I am feeling overwhelmed and cannot think of what to do to change my mood, when I write a blog to encourage people or share one of my favorite recipes, I feel better. It is as if the moment I start writing I break through that cloud and the sun starts to shine again.
I believe everyone can benefit greatly from blogging. Your age is not a barrier and as long as
you have the necessary tools and strategies I share with you, you will be off to a great start.
Blogging is great because it gives you the freedom to choose from a wide range of topics to
focus on. Blogging is also great because you can blog about your experiences and lessons you
learned from them. Whether your blog is about your hobbies, travel adventures, budgeting,
planning your best vacations, the benefits of reading, having a community of support around
you, food, life’s virtues, family life or fun activities to do with your family, it is all up to you.
You have the power to choose where your focus will be and that is why I love blogging. There’s
no end to where you can focus your blog.
My advice is that you blog about what makes you happy and feel expansive. If it makes you feel good and happy, it will be successful and worthwhile.
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EASY HOMEMADE GRAVY
What you will need:
2 packets of .87 oz brown gravy mix
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp crushed red peppers
½ tsp knorr beef bouillon powder
2 tbsp all purpose flour
¼ cup chopped onions
1 tbsp olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
Place a saucepan over medium high heat
Let heat for 2 minutes
Add oil to saucepan
Let heat for 2 minutes
Add onions
Cook until onion is translucent
Get a mixing bowl
Open gravy mix and pour into bowl
Add 2 cups of water
Add all spices
Mix until you get a loose batter
Empty bowl content into saucepan
Stir saucepan content until onion mixes well with gravy
Taste for salt taste
Add a sprinkle of salt as needed
Cover pan and let boil
Keep an eye on pot to handle overflow
Turn off stove and let pot sit on heat for 5 more mins
Let cool for 5 minutes
Serve over mashed potatoes and rice or even biscuits
Good morning, wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this blog meets you well. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you all for stopping by today. You are all amazing. Today is the first day of the work week and I wanted to share this post with you today. I already made a video on it. Make sure to check it out. I have linked the video below. Please watch!
If you are thinking about moving on from someone you love for no reason, you never really loved them. You were with them on a conditional basis. If you love someone, you never walk away when things get hard or when you feel like you are done. Love doesn't work at your convenience. Love is action. That means support, communication, forgiveness and perseverance. Passion doesn't last in relationships because it is based on physical attraction and hormones. Passion can not hold a relationship. Any relationship not built on God as the foundation, is bound to fail. The reason I said not built on God is this; God loves us and shows us mercy whenever we mess up. God always gives us strength to overcome difficulty. If we depend on our strength and wisdom alone, we will always fail. Therefore, it is very important to have a relationship with God.
On the flip side, if you are in an abusive relationship and have done everything to stop the abuse, it is God's will for you to get out immediately. Don't hide what you are dealing with because you are afraid to be shamed by others. Don't endure abuse because you are praying for God to change them. Get help and get out!
My advise to women is to have a relationship with God. Spend time in God's presence in prayer and meditation. Go for a walk in the nature and pray while you walk. Communicate everything to God and wait to get guidance from God. The answer for your next move will come from within. God will speak to you. Even if you are surrounded by pretentious pastors asking you to stay in an abusive relationship, God will clearly tell you what to do. In my case, I called on God and paid attention to the prompt of the spirit. I didn't have to do anything, God handled it. When it was time, I disclosed everything to the world and God took it from there.
God is real. The way God becomes real to you is when you spend time in your prayer closet in prayer and meditation. God loves you and it is not his will for you to endure life but enjoy life.
Life is good when you make God the first priority. Seek God first thing in the morning, during your day and last thing at night. Matthew 6:33 is very powerful!
Don't let anyone steal your joy!
Maryam
