A LIFE WELL LIVED
ANGEL IN OUR HEARTS
__To everything there is a season,
a time for every matter under heaven;
a time to be born,and a time to die;
a time to plant,and a time to harvest;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
-Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
I celebrate the life of my mother, Florence Bamidele Makanjuola, acknowledging both our joy in the gift that her life was to us, and the pain that her passing brings, but comforted by the joy and assurance that she is sleeping in the bosom of her maker.
She was a remarkable woman, she had 5 biological children, 15 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
The family and her role as mother, grandmother, and great grandmother was the most important thing to my Mum. This is where she drew her strength and left her legacy. Mummy really
enjoyed her family most of all. She was there for all of us through the good and the not so good times strengthening us with the Words which never departed from her mouth and by which she
spent her life.
Maami was the kindest, most loving person I've ever known. She mothered everyone, so much
so that friends would often call her mummy. She took this as a compliment and never shied
away from being there for others who needed support in one way or another. As her daughter, I am blessed to have grown up with the most incredible role model, a beautiful soul who taught me to always be myself and to always push myself to learn more to achieve my God given potentials. I will miss her smile, her laugh, her sage advice, and her bubbly personality.
I know I am not alone when I say that she will be in my heart forever, but there is a hole in my heart that will always be there. I am not sure how I will cope with losing my best friend, confidant, mentor, and mother. I do know that I have been my mother's little sidekick all of my
life, and I hope and pray by His grace that I follow in her footsteps and become a strong woman who can face traumatic loss, just like she would want to. No-one is ever as interested in everything you do as your mother, or as proud of you.
Mother was strong, selfless,positive, prayerful and her presence lit up any room she entered. She loved
to let people around her know how much she loved them. My mum's joy and true happiness for life was truly remarkable.
Ever since I was a young child, my mother taught me to live every single day to the fullest and not take any thing/one of value for granted and always see the beauty in everyone. Her passing can be an inspiration for each of us to take advantage of the small beautiful things life has to offer every day.
Special thanks loving hugs from mummy to you my Makembi Prof Kunbi Banjo who had practically put her life on hold to stand in for all of us with strength and unconditional love as our mum had done all her life.
She loved all of us and her memory will continue to live on in us all.
Amen
Ps.91:11 reads "He shall give His angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways".
Jehovah Promise Keeper has fulfilled this by assigning to you your halo so that you havebecome our own special Angel in our Hearts watching over us with all the saints triumphant from His better place.
Lady Maami Mama Roger Mama Bandele Mama Yombo Mama Goke Mama Kunbi Omo Akegun Omo
Fajaiyeyomi Omo Oretipe
SUNRÉ SUNRÉ SUNRÉ MAAMI
DIDÛN DIDÛN NI IRANTI OLODODO.
SLEEP ON OUR BELOVED ANGEL. GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT
Bandele Makanjuola Ndanusa.