FALL INTO GRACE

Hello to you all,

it’s been a minute, a year to be precise, wow, a lot has happened in the past year. Even though I have not posted for the past year, I can tell you God has been so good in all ramifications, and I thank God for my humbling experience in the past year; I have been doing a lot of growing up(socially, spiritually and career wise), and taking some momentous steps in my life.

           I don’t want to say too much, but for the sake of hitting the nail right in the head, the purpose of this blog post is “GRACE”. Just to put a little disclaimer out here; I’m not about to preach, neither is my blog a “spiritual nor religious blog, but I’m palpably not gonna recuse my faith from my blog posts. Grace as defined by dictionary; “a simple elegance or refinement of movement, (In christian belief) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in salvation of sinners and bestowal of blessings’. We are CHOSEN by grace, not by qualifications. if we live by the wage of our efforts, then most of us wouldn’t be enjoying the “Unmerited favor” we delight in right now.

            A lot of us need to change how we relate with God, we’ve been relating with Him on a wage level, meaning that we relate with God on a “9-to-5 level or boss-to-staff level; we’ve created this system subconsciously because that’s how we live our live day-to-day. We expect to get paid for what we work for; ‘wage per hour’,when there are some jobs that still pays you whether you showed up at work or not. “But unto each one of us grace is given as Christ apportioned it” - Ephesians 4:7, GRACE is made available but until you create an entirely different type of system with God by getting closer and seeking first God’s kingdom and his will; “But seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” -Matthew 6:33 you can’t really enjoy grace as you should, it’s like asking a stranger to loan you some money, someone you’ve never talked to or related to in any form prior asking for favor, we both know the answer you’d get from such person. But if you asked a family member for a loan, depending how close you are to such person, they might not even bother asking you to return the loan, some might even tell you to keep the money;building a relationship is as literal as that! Everything I’ve experienced this year in my finances and career to love life, it’s been grace!

            I don’t want to go deep into the topic as I personally am learning myself, besides I’m just sharing where I am in my growth with God and my relationship with other people. I hope someone gets an understanding from this, share your grace story or what grace means to you in the comment section, lets “relate” and let’s grow together.

I know I haven’t been consistent when it comes to blogging, but know that where consistency fails, persistence comes through. The main feature of my style in this post is the Black Aviator jacket I have on, I’ve gotten a lot of compliment on the jacket since i got it, and when people find out how much I got is for, they are shocked because of the quality. I got this jacket from a London store called PRIMARK, I learnt that they just came to the United States, 5 years ago; Zara quality for way cheaper price even half of H&M value, awesome right?! not a lot of people know of the store yet, and I’m guess that’s because they aren’t everywhere yet. if you are in New York, you can visit their new store at Kings Plaza.

Jacket: Primark

Jeans: ZARA

Shoes: ZARA

Beanie: Primark

Photographer: WASIU SABA @siusview, @was_i_u

FALLING INTO WINTER

Hello,

welcome to my blog, I hope you are having a great year so far, if you feel the year had been rough for you, fret not my friend, things will turn out to be a testimony for you, the year is not over yet. 

With Fall season here, I'd say it's my favorite season of the year, it's spring but without the killing allergies, but leading to that season that freezes our butt off, downside right? Well i still like fall,cos it's that short period i wear simple and light jackets and blazer on top a shirt, and be ready to go out without the burden of having to layer up or feeling too hot! Here, I have my denim jacket i've had for five years and striped long-sleeve t-shirt and a nice beanie all from H&M. Simple look to either go on a date or to work, classy but casual look. Try this look let me know how you feel and if you got compliments. 

Please share this post and comment, thank you.

all photos taken by my lovely sis. great isn't she?

Beanie, Shirt and Denim Jacket - H&M

Denim Pant- Zara

Shoes - Kenneth Cole

SUMMER DENOUEMENT

Hey Fams,

I do hope y'all are doing great. Summer being officially over, time to bring out the Fall style!!! like this nice twill plaid blazer by DKNY, dark color tones, beauty of the fall fashion.

Blazer - DKNY , Pants - ZARA, Shirt - VINCE CAMUTO, Shoes - ZARA

photos taken by Ms. Phabulous 

A NEW YEAR

Hello Fam,

I hope y'all are doing great. It's getting hot out here, my New Yorkers, you know how it is this time of the year, well my only advise is stay hydrated, and dress appropriately and you'd be fine. 

So I just turned 25 recently, hence; "THE NEW YEAR", so happy belated birthday to me. so this shoot was a last minute shoot prior my birthday which was May 22nd, 2017; as a result of prior incidents, but thank you to my pal and awesome photographer, Oye Diran for making time out of his very tight schedule to create this "dopeness". 

So what does turning 25 mean to me? First of all it'S scary and overwhelming and eye opening all at the same time. I understand that time waits for no man, and you don't get younger, but 25 means that i have to take life more seriously now, and how i think now has completely changed; whatever decision i make now, I am not thinking of myself alone but I'm also thinking of my future family, I might sound crazy but I am being genuine right, because, the decisions you make right now would affect what happens tomorrow. If you don't work hard right now, you will regret it when you can't afford to give your kids what they deserve, and it's that plain simple.

Turning 25 is definitely a new year for me, new year, new opportunities, a chance to rewrite your story, a chance to do something different, or do it better, a chance to go harder for your dreams to become a reality. Looking at myself in the mirror, i ask myself "WHAT NOW?' A lot of times life would knock you down, but you have to get back up, and keep driving, giving up is never a choice.

Overall, I'm thankful to God almighty for the new age, not taking any day for granted. After reading this, please feel free to comment what it feels like turning 25 or what it felt like when you were this age and kindly share.

All Photos taken by Oye Diran