August Sisters

 I can only imagine what turning 21 feels like. Especially turning 21 in the 21st century - where youths are getting shot at or "living life on the edge". They never get to witness the miracle called "growing up". In the past years,you had been "growing old",with no care in the world. Growing old is a given now,growing up is a choice you have to make.

Leave the mind-games behind. Tricks are for kids..But if you are ever forced to play,do so on your own terms. Dictate your life's direction. With birthdays, and this one in particular, a lot of responsibility is resting on your shoulders. Everybody is looking at you to see how you handle the freedom and make the most of the pleasures at your disposal. You might not want this pressure,but hey: Birthdays are good for you. The more you have,the longer you live.

 (Below: My beautiful sister Hophnea Lelo)

There is a role you have to play: Friend,sister and child. But above all these: woman... The world is yours

Dedicated to the two Sisters in my and Masoga Leopeng's lives: Hophnea Sehlare(22),my inspiration for having handled the notorious 21 with serenity and maturity and Vanessa Leopeng(21),happy birthday,may GOD be with you through all the coming years just as he has been with you in the past and brought you this far. I'm blessed to be born in the same month as these two. To GOD be the glory