My yarn braids...

So i finally put in my yarn braids, and i must say i love it, much easier to manage than the yaki and any other hair extension that ive worn. Since its a fabric, its alot more forgiving on my hair, when its wet it expands just like my hair. I can already see significant growth in my roots, when i condition my scalp the yarn soaks up the conditioner and even the leave-in  penetrates my hair follicles so nicely. I can feel the difference. I honestly love the look, its easy to manage and easier to style. It has the appearance of dreads without the commitment ...lol. I love it especially because its a completely different look for me. If you have ever wondered how you would rock dreads hen try some yarn braids. At first it was a bit tight and they appear to be simple braids, however after they have been in there for a while and they've gotten wet, and theres a bit of growth at your roots they begin to have a striking resemblance to locs. From afar and even upclose some individuals actually believe that i have dreads. Its so funny their reactions.

Just starting the hairdo...i did some in the back but a friend did the front because it was too much of a weird angle for me to do it. I learnt how to braid that week because i really wanted to do this protective style and i could not wait any longer. 

Didnt quite finish but i managed to go out with a half done hairstyle..lol It didnt look half- bad...lmao

 

Last minute touch ups and i was done. I burnt the ends to keep them from unraveling and i had to have my signature part on the left..lol

I wore it like this for a few days beacause the braids were still a bit painful to do much else with them.

In all honesty it was really nice to feel hair at the back of my neck, and twists that i can see without having to pull them down in front my eyes. I didnt miss the shrinkage or the combing every morning. But dont get me wrong they have their disadvantages, like walking thru the sweltering heat with these things on your neck and back. I was stifling!

Also when i did wash my hair i had to retwist some, which were pretty easy, once i got them to dry, which takes forever if you dont have a hair dryer.

I missed my fast air drying hair...lol

When they finally loosened up i wore different hairstyles. I had to scour youtube to get some hairstyles and i got some really cool ones from some of my youtube friends. I created some of my own and then when i was late on mornings and too tired at nights i just wore them up....

...just like this. I got some of my scarves that ive neglected over the years and wore them around my braids. I loved this look just because it was quick and easy and you could co ordinate with your outfit and your scarf. I went crazy shopping for scarves all over the city...(window shopping that is)trying to get some pretty scarves for my head. I also loved this look because it look like i had locs, which gets me even now. Its funny how much the thought tickles me, but im still very sceptical. Im not going to lac my hair, but i could wear these different protective styles and enjoy my hair journey to the fullest.

Its been a wonderful journey and now my aim is to achieve maximum growth and to retain as much moisture in my hair for the growing to take effect. I love the result so far, and im learning to have the patience it takes for happy healthy hair.

BYE!!!!.... KISSES..

All the glory belongs to you oh God.....

Truly all the glory belongs to him. He is the only one who is there all the time, everyday. He deserves the highest and ultimate praise. My body cannot contain the praise to his awesome name anymore and i refuse to let the rocks cry out to him . You might be thinking that this is really spontaneous and out of the blue considering that the name and boastings of God havent been printed in any of my previous blogs, and if youre wondering if ive just stumbled upon him , then the answer is no... I havent just met this man, he has continuously been in my mind, bombarding my thoughts, my dreams and my heart. To contain him, and to stop him from dripping from my fingertips to the keyboard was the hardest and most disobedient thing i have ever done. Its almost unforgiveable, but i realise that now. My fingers are being knotted even as we speak simply because this is so long overdue and im tripping over them, making all kinds of typos cus i cant contain it anymore. The need to boast of his goodness, of his awesomeness, his loving kindness, his awesome power to love the lost and to captivate our hearts, even his ability to love those who dont wanna be loved or dont feel they are worthy. My God.....

Last night i was hit with the revelation that ive been telling him how i surrender completely, that i give it all to him , that i give him everything. I tell him constantly that i will make him the first in my life. I will give him all power, and i have said these things many times, and i meant it honestly at those times; i meant it with every fibre of my being and then hard times come and what i think is a simple decision, turns into something life changing and i never included him. I never sought his face, i never bother to ask him what my next move should be and i get caught up in something horrible that i could have just avoided, had i just sought him. Had i just allowed him to be God in my life, then all the horrible things i couldnt get through would not have been so horrible because he would have been right there with me.

To me, this is the greatest lesson that my father has ever taught me. I learnt that i cant follow him in my own strength, that i need his Holy Spirit, for its not by might nor by power but simply by his Spirit. My appa taught me that. He deposited this in my spirit in his own sweet way. And though i may have known this before, we as humans tend to hear everything and if its said again , it sounds familiar to our ears, however we do not practice it.This is where i fall short as well, i must confess. I need and must have his Spirit to yeild to him, i cannot be holy and walk in his integrity without him. I cannot do it on my own ,with my own will and strength. I cannot build or advance his kingdom and his church in my own strength and with my own understanding for if i do , then i will simply be building cities of Babel.

Now another aspect of my lesson is the understanding that if i am to surrender completely to him and his will and whims, then i cant take my stuff back. I cant take my luggage up again when things are going great. When it seems that i can walk on my own and im strengthened enough. I need to surrender completely and have him at the centre of my life.Let him be my strength. Consulting him on all things and seeking him at all times. Until my will becomes his and my thoughts become his. Until i am his and he is mine, for in theory i have always been his but in practicality ,i have never been further from him. Father i ask for forgiveness even now.....

Continue to teach me appa , and pour your wisdom into me , sweet Holy Spirit continue to reveal the secret things of God to my heart until theres no more room for me. Until theres no more room for all things trivial and unnecessary. Teach me lord....Jesus, sweet brother i know you are interceding on my behalf continuously , kam saham nida...Sarangae.....

Bye....KISSES...