My dear Aunty Vickie... dark, tall, beautiful, gracious and ever smiling. Smart, intelligent, elegant, eloquent in speech, spectacular to watch, admirable, encouraging and gently unassuming in her ways.'
You were gentle and firm in all your dealings.
You knew who you were and carried yourself as an assured and astute Lady of Poise, to God's glory.
Accepting that you are no longer with us, is such a hard pill to swallow.
We worked together splendidly as a think-tank duo.
We disagreed to agree.
I looked up to you as an older sister, friend and as my President, during our many, many, brain storming President-Secretary and older sister- younger sister sessions.
You had great plans for elevating Asaba Ladies League to greater heights.
You were encouraging, youthful, open to new ideas, to continue from where our dear, focused and patriotic, elderly members passed on the baton.
We gladly gisted on different topics for the seven years we worked and bonded together.
You calmed me down with your gentle chiding, whenever I got emotional.
I truly appreciate your understanding and wisdom which will live with me, for the rest of my life.
I thank God I told you many times how appreciative of you, I was.
But did I say it enough? Sigh...
Your demise has taught me to take noone for granted... and 'make hay while the sun shines.'
Aunty Vickie, I am still at a loss for words but reflecting on your passing, has made me truly realise, we all are saved by God's GRACE, even with our strong faith in God.
We have faith in God ONLY because of God's GRACE.
We are all living daily ONLY by God's GRACE, as stated in the Book of Ephesians Chapter 2, verses 5b and 8
and this blessing must NOT be taken for granted.
5b: "It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!"
8: God saved you by His grace when you believed and you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God."
God's GRACE is truly sufficient, daily.
Father, help us not to take Your GRACE for granted, henceforth.
You left too soon Aunty Vicky but I cannot question God.
No-one can question God.
I am pained, hurt as there was so much we had planned to do, for our dear Asaba Ladies League and other projects we were mutually passionate about.
I had so much to discuss with you and was waiting for you to get well and stronger but alas, this was not to be.
I have learnt more surely to, 'Make hay while the sun shines.'
I have learnt to 'Do what you have to do today and not leave it till tomorrow.'
Never has it been more vivid in my mind that, 'Noone knows tomorrow.'
Aunty Vicky, you ran your race and ran it well.
Slowly but surely, I will heal. We all will heal.
Thank God for the many and still fresh-in-my-mind, lasting memories, I will always cherish.
Your life was glorious and your memory delightful.
I cannot but smile, when I dwell on our past interractions.
May your beautiful soul continue to rest in peace and I pray JEHOVAH GOD will heal, comfort, uphold, strengthen your dear husband, fill this void with the Holy Spirit presence, every moment and give him the GRACE to bear the loss of his life time companion, in JESUS name. Amen.
I also pray JEHOVAH GOD will continue to comfort, uphold and strengthen, your lovely children, your grandchildren, your supportive siblings, your whole family in general, friends and give them the GRACE to bear this painful loss, in JESUS name. Amen.
I pray JEHOVAH GOD will also comfort us all, in Asaba Ladies League, as you were a gem of a person, a true leader, our assured President, taking the storm and the calm astutely and with your signature smile.
Aunty Vickie, we love you but JEHOVAH GOD loves you more.
Rest on, in perfect peace. Amen.
Rest on 'Black Beauty', rest on...
Love always,
Olufunke Ogeah.