I met Stella in my former estate here in Lagos state Nigeria. She and her family lived just behind my apartment. Whenever she passes by, she would always greet me with a smile. Stella is a beautiful woman, married with 4 kids. Her regular greetings to me wherever she sees me got me attracted to her and I went closer and discovered that she is not only beautiful outward but inward as well. Stella is such a humble, kind, respectful, and caring woman and that made me love her more. She is older than me in age and marriage yet, her level of respect and humility is worthy of emulation.
Our friendship started the day she invited my family and me to her home for her child's birthday party. We honored the invitation and I could see the level of excitement in her. The next day, I decided to visit her alone for the first time and she revealed to me how she has been admiring my personality. Wow, I was surprised to hear that from her. I liked her simplicity too and her wisdom. There was no day we met without learning one thing from her, she is endowed with wisdom and she is so patient. I was that woman who is always worried, and impatient over so many things but Stella gave me words of wisdom that made me see the need for worrying less and grabbing patience as a virtue.
Sometime in January 2020, I was pregnant with my last child, and my family and I needed to relocate to another area still in Lagos. If you have relocated from one location to another with properties, you will understand the stress that is usually involved. I thought of how to pack all our family luggage with pregnancy and I knew it wasn't going to be easy for me considering how busy my husband can be. I was sitting on my sofa when I heard a knock at the gate, I peeped and saw Stella. I welcomed her and we got talking, I informed her of our sudden relocation and how I am not finding it easy to start packing our loads. She immediately blamed me for not calling on her when such an update came up. She asked if she can begin immediately helping out and I said yes. Stella didn't want me to bend down to pick any properties, she would always stop me if I try to assist her. In her words, she said, "please do not stress that unborn child while I am here". She made sure to pack every single thing inside the big vehicle we hired, and placed a call to her husband informing him that she will take a longer time before returning home. Hmmm, I was wowed by her assistance to me.
As if that wasn't enough, she took transport to visit my new location the next day to help out in arranging the properties in my new home. I couldn't help but kept thanking her. After one month after our relocation, I had complications in pregnancy. Every pregnant woman has an amniotic fluid that keeps the baby safe until birth. This water should only drop when a woman is in labor otherwise place the unborn child at risk. My water started leaking and my doctor was so uncomfortable with the situation. At 6 months of pregnancy? And I am having such an issue? Doctor after the scan placed on bed rest till I gave birth. That means 3 good months without going anywhere. My husband is always busy and couldn't assist with everything. I called Stella to update her on my present situation and she felt bad about it. She said I shouldn't hesitate to open up to her each time I need an assistant.
Considering the far distance we now stay with each other, I didn't want to bother her much but willingly, she was always coming around to help me buy foodstuffs in the market, cook for me and get so many soups and stews preserved in my freezer. Buying all the items for my delivery was still Stella. It's either she is in my house assisting or she is in her home calling to be sure that I am fine.
When I finally gave birth, she didn't hesitate to come home and assisted me as usual. Despite all her sacrifice during my pregnancy with complications, she still presented a huge gift 🎁 with money for my newborn baby. Our friendship later made our husbands to be friends as well. Her show of kindness towards me proved to me that true friends still exist and I learned a lot from her actions. Our friendship has been waxing stronger even with the distance presently. Two days back, I visited her in her home and it was a nice meet-up as usual learning from her well of wisdom.
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Hope you named your child Stella?
God Bless her, she has a beautiful heart and such people are rare to find. And you're definitely nice to also attract such a nice fellow. Your writeup is topnotch
Hahaha 😂
No, I didn't name him because my child is a boy however, Stella is his God mother.
Yea..her heart is large and golden
Thank you so much for your nice comment 👍
The best kindness a person can give to a mom is the one rendered when they are pregnant or just gave birth.
May God continue to bless Stella and her family.
Yes my dear, may she be blessed forever
Every woman who has been pregnant before will understand this better.
Many thanks for your time in my blog ❤️
Amen to your prayers, our adorable mom❤😍
Stella is indeed a nice and kind woman, may God bless her, you are lucky to have such angelic woman as friend @nkemakonam89
Indeed I am lucky to have her
She is an Angel inform of human 🤗
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As we read along, we can't help but to love Stella as well! A friend who goes above and beyond to help us in this manner is a true gift in life. It was a joy to read about how your friendship blossomed, and to learn more about your journey as a mother. Thank you for sharing this touching story with us, and for your engagement with other members of the community!
Indeed Stella is a true gift of life. I am lucky to have her.
Many thanks for your kind words
Much appreciated 👍
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Wow. True friendship is hard to find and enjoyable when found. Extend my greetings to Stella when next you see her.
Wow...so nice of you Sam
Thank you so much
Wow Stella is such a unique friend. Helping you despite the distance and all. Am glad she was there with you during the pregnancy and after delivery, some people are heaven sent.
She is heaven sent for me Geelocks.i am just blessed to have her
Thanks for stopping by 👍👌
Stella is truly a gem. It is great when you meet someone who is genuine and wnats nothing in return. Stella is a treasure.
She is indeed a treasure. True Friends are hard to come by and when they do, we hold them firm.
I really appreciate your sweet comment momogrow
Thank you 🥰👍
Awww I'm touched, she is such a nice woman to emulate I can testify to that because I have met her once, wen we came for your last baby's birthday while going back she paid for the cab we ride together I was surprised and happy because that was the first time she met me. I must say you are really lucky to have such a good friend...good friends are scares to find this days. I'm really yearning for one ooo lolz that is selfless and caring, please hold her tight and don't let go of her o, thanks for sharing, now I know good friends still exist. Bye
Wow, i'm amazed with what she did and this give me a change of thought that people can still love you unconditionally even in this nigeria.....Big shout out to stella
Yes, people can still love unconditionally
Thanks for your comment