Oh! Death where is your sting?
Oh! Grave where is your victory?
Where will I start to write this tribute?
With tears, flowing down my eyes, I was reluctant to write this tribute because of the pain.
Nwanyimaluogo, Nwunye Nwarii, Grandma, best mother-in-law! As we say in local parlance, there are mothers-in-law, but my mother-in-law was one in million. She was a mother-in-love that God Almighty custom- made for me and specially designed to fulfill some divine purposes He had set for me even before I was born years ago. Since God is all knowing, he knows what the future holds, that was why He gave me Nwanyimaluogo, a precious woman with a heart of gold.
I lack words to expound your qualities. You were a role model, inculcating morals in the lives of people, highly humble, very peaceful and so generous.
Nwanyimaluogo, it is hard to believe that you have gone forever. On 24th of April,2023 was your birthday and on the 27th April, you joined the Almighty Father. You said some things that we did not understand before you passed on. On that faithful day, nothing was wrong with you. We greeted and chatted briefly with you before we left for school. Grandma, were you sick and I went to school without driving you to the hospital?
We had so many plans that we have not attended to, what will happen to me? Where do you want me to start from?
You told Akachukwu that you were going to make connection for him and by the time you came back, he’ll be a big man with his own car!. Little did I know that you were talking in parables.
Nwanyimaluogo you told me to give you food on Wednesday night which I did and you blessed me, not knowing that it would be the last food you would take from me, your chekus as you fondly call me. Who will fill this gap you left in the family?
When ‘My Father, My Father’(the Priest in charge of The Victory Hour), called me, it was like a joke until Akachukwu called me again and screamed, “Emergency! Emergency! Come now, now grandma is unconscious .” I begged God for mercy and prayed He should revive you, even in the hospital but no way. Friends, family members and relation still did not believe that you have gone to be with your Maker.
Thank you for never being a meddling mother-in-law. I will forever appreciate how you welcomed me into the family. Not for once, did you make me feel like a stranger. Your kindness, love and strength will forever keep me going.
Adieu Nwaanyimaluogo,
Adieu Nwunye Nwarii
Adieu my sweet mother-in-love. Rest on, till we meet to part on more.
Your Chekus(daughter-in-love)