It's been one year and you deserve this.

...Omonoba...
Our people say:
Bini - A gha gbe evbokhan udian A ghi rhie maren ne ghewe tu gbiren ubi
Eng: When you kill a tsetsefly on a child's back, you should show him the dead fly so he doesn't think you hit him as a punishment. - Bini proverb.
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Burntbottompot is 1!

(Make some noise, dance some Makossa, pop a bottle of zobo)

This is her first anniversary and I am extremely grateful for such a blessed year. It is also a celebration of three Nigerian Blog Awards nominations, over 100 followers, ~100 posts and useful discussions on BG. I love to write and this past year, I have delved into so many beautiful things to keep this blog a pocket full of life. My readers deserve more than just a thank you post, so, guess what?

I'm having a series of give-aways. I am thankful for your readership, support and participation on this blog and I constantly pray for you all. So, apart from the prayers, here's a little something something: The give-aways will run until the end of April, 2011. I have partnered with some great organizations. So, let's jump right into gift-giving and love-splashing, shall we?

First up: This is for the ladies or the gents who are interested in healthy hair :) - With a U.S. address.

Hydratherma Naturals

Of course I would start with my hair products; of which I have had many great things to say. A big thank you to Saleemah Cartwright and her team for sponsoring these:

What:

Hydratherma Naturals 4oz Hair Lotion and 4oz Hair Oil.

How:

Leave in the comment section, answers to ALL three questions:

1. What three states in Nigeria do I come from?
2. If you met me, what would you tell me?
3. Has this blog been of any relevance to you? If yes, tell me how.

To win, you must have a U.S address and answer ALL three questions. However, 2 and 3 will not count. Question 1 is the only question with an absolute right answer, so 1 has to be answered correctly.

I will announce the winner on this blog as soon as there is one. If there is/are more than one, I will choose from the winners, the most active participant(s) on this blog. If there is/are still more than one, I will go ahead and use random.org.

Alright, start winning, lovelies! And God bless you.

P.S: Any one who knows me personally is ineligible to participate. :)

NakedSha.

Interesting 'Let's Talk' Responses.

...Omonoba...
Our people say:
Eng: A diviner cannot accurately divine his own future. - Nigerian Proverb.
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Thank you so much for your responses to the last 'Let's Talk' question. So, the responses were much fewer than previous ones and I don't know if the open comment box style instead of option style box was responsible.
Here we go:

Question: What is your understanding of 'submission' and 'love' in marriage?
Responses:
1. 
Submission is a cultural cum biological trend that helps men and women get along in marriage, the man mostly dominating and the woman submitting. It is a trend, a change in how the society sees things it seems to be suggesting equal decision making power between couples, and maybe causing marital friction? just maybe. Maybe the biological trend of male domination might be the secret to a successful marriage.

Love is first affection then duty that validates that affection. Even in the absence of affection, duty might remain in marriage but outside marriage, duty ends, and love does as well.

Ayam not married.

2.

In a marriage, the couple both submit to each other, but there are different kinds of submission. The man submits to the woman in complete love (the bible says "husbands love your wives") and the woman does likewise according to the general law of love and reciprocity. Another type of submission is respect, as in the one where a woman respects her husband and recognizes that he is the head of the home, and there can't be two heads.

3.
Submission isnt weakness but another form of respect to one another.I believe love is being vulnerable to the one you love and vice versa knowing they wont take advantage of your vulnerability.


4.
Submission is understanding that there is equality in worth but hierachy in functions. As a wife, I understand that my husband is head of the home and I submit to him. That notwithstanding, I would not keep quiet if I know a decision he will take will lead us into trouble. Hence we have submission to God and His word. Love is letting go of self and accepting someone for who he/she is despite weaknesses, flaws, mistakes and imperfections. It is something we work on every single day.


5.

My take?

Love- 'Husbands love ur wives as Christ loved the church'. I wanna believe that means accept her, cherish her, nurture her, pray for her, be selfless for her, 'die'(let go off u) for her.

Submission- Wives, be submissive to ur husbands, ur head even as Christ is the head of the church (Paraphrased). i.e Allow him to lead, respect him, listen to him, Take care of him, accept him.....

I think GOD gave the perfect relationship of how man n wife should be.....Christ n the church.

O.

I think these are some pretty serious answers. For those who put down their names, I have removed them. What do you have to say based on these responses?

God's Blessings...

My name is NakedSha

Let's Get Talking - 'Submission' and 'Love' in Marriage.

...Omonoba...
Our people say:
Eng: "I have killed an elephant," could be true, "I have carried it to the road" must be false. - Ikwerre Proverb.
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I had a discussion with a great blogger, LeDynamiqueProf and it prompted this post. Nawa oh, LDP, you no even gree make I talk. Before I talk one thing, you don talk twelve. Anyway, Remember that you can only answer once from a computer / device. So, here we go, my people:

Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.

Bless,
NakedSha.

I cannot see through this light!

...Omonoba...

PHOTOGRAPHY!
{NakedSha Photography}

NakedSha chopped off her 'fro. :|

NakedSha <3