Happy Birthday Mummy

Happy Birthday Mummy Grandma Oluyemisi Adetoun Ogunlade Mummy… Today is not just your birthday. Today we celebrate the woman whose prayers built roofs over our heads before we even knew how to pray for ourselves. Iyá wa… Igi ńlá tí kò rọ̀ nínú ìjì. The strong tree that does not bend in the storm. Thank you for the love that never reduced. For the sacrifices you never announced. For the silent fasting. For the midnight prayers whispered when nobody was watching. A dúpẹ́ lọwọ́ rẹ Mummy. A dúpẹ́ fún ìfẹ́ tí kò lópó. A dúpẹ́ fún ìtọ́sọ́nà àti ìmúrasílẹ̀ tí ẹ fi dá ìdí ìdílé wa mú. You carried strength like it was normal. You gave without measuring. You protected us with words we did not even hear. Olúwa á fi ìlera pípẹ́ bù kún ọjọ́ rẹ. Kí Ọlọ́run fi ayọ̀ tí kò l’ópò yí ẹ ká. Kí gbogbo irúgbìn rere tí ẹ ti gbin bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í hàn gbangba. May God crown you with long life. May He surround you with joy that does not fade. May you eat the fruit of every prayer you have ever prayed for us. From Shola, From Eniola, From Adel, We love you beyond words. Your prayers are still carrying us. Your voice is still guiding us. Your love is still covering us. Happy birthday our mother. Our foundation. Our blessing.