Greetings

 Just a quick hiii to all my new subbies! Woop! Welcome to coconutandcream, quite a strange title huh? Well long story short, this blog was once called 'Love is a Verb' But I found that too cheesy and changed it to my favourite lip balm Coconut and Cream, it was called something else before that but I've forgotten. I was gonna change it again to something more sensible but mehh who cares; it's the content of the blog that matters not the URL ehhehe :]
This is uber crazy! last week I only had 11 followers, then this morning I had 14 aand now I have 18! It brings me to tears...Thanks for following me guys!

Stop forcing your religion unto me.

 Stop forcing your BELIEFS unto me. There are these two guys in my class, lets just call them Bill and Bob. Two very different type of atheist (in my opinion) Bill hates God and Bob feels the need to bombard me with figures and scientific facts to try and "tame my Christianity". So us three were just talking about God and surprisem, surprise. They did not only try and break me down but Bill actually had the nerve to say that I was too smart to be a Christian, that I know to much to believe all this BS! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I felt offended, I actually felt offended. He then went on to say that religion is for people who are crippled and stuff and I don't really have a reason to believe it.  I'm going to be honest right now and say that I was speechless, my mouth was literally left hanging and I all I said was 'I feel offended', I mean my mind went dead. 10 minutes on into the conversation, they still were going on about my lack of proof that God exists.
Now prior to this conversation, I had told both of them that I was not there to debate or argue, all I wanted was to tell them, then from then on they were free to make whatever choice they wished to. Let me just state that I am a witness of Jesus Christ, not a darn philosopher. So I must say that I was getting ready to leave before punches started to fly around... LOL joke :)  but to tell you the truth, I felt belittled and quite broken.

Then at this point, as I was about to leave, there were two girls who were sitting on a table near us who had been listening to our whole debacle and one of them (I now know her name, Kim) asked me if I was a spokesperson for a church or something.  I looked at her thinking it was another atheist getting ready to force her religion unto me too. I then said no, and gave a quick explanation of what was really happening and I asked her if there was anything she wanted to add unto the conversation. To my surprise, she said she was a Christian! I can't tell you how that felt, God knew what I was feeling like and came to my rescue. So now there was 2 of us (not sure if her friend was a Christian but was by all means backing her friend up) against them 2. I know this sounds like a war film but surprisingly me and Kim managed to keep the atmosphere light whilst Bill and Ben were shouting all sorts about a trillion lights making up the world and these other galaxies and chimpanzees and bananas and ants and WHATEVER! All me and Kim could do was laugh, it was actually funny because the word says "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness". 1 Corinthians 3:19

After this whole ordeal I went and prayed about it, I thanked Him and cried about it, not necessarily because of what they were saying but at the fact that they felt the need to try and convert me to their belief. Some people may feel like this is what Christians do most of the time and I understand that, that is in fact was most Christians do. But please if you are a Christian and reading this, remember that Our task is not to convince them to come to Christ, but just tell them about it, we are called to be witnesses. Not philosophers. If you are stuck in an argument like this, just pray in your head for God to give you something to say. You don't have to know everything they ask you about, just put your pride aside and tell them; 'I don't know. But I'mma find out and then I'm gonna tell you'. Another thing, Christianity is not about knowing everything, but Gods' love. From then on everything will fall into place.


Bless. x

A Whore's Worth

Gives Me Hope

"One day, a 17 year old girl slipped into a coma.
A boy she always had a crush on, but thought he never knew she existed, visited her every day, telling her how much he loved her.   For a week he did this until she finally woke up, with the words “I love you” ringing in her ears.
We have been married now for 5 years. Jason your LGMH."

"One day while walking home, I saw some mean boys telling her that there was gold in a puddle of mud. She ran over to the puddle of mud and started splashing in it, and the boys laughed as she got dirty.
Instead of laughing, another boy in my class went up and started playing in the mud with her. He GMH" 

My parents have been married for 35 years.
The other day my mom told me that when my dad calls her up at work to see if she wants to grab a cup of coffee, she still gets butterflies in her stomach. Their everlasting love GMH.

These are just some of the amazing short stories told by people all over the world. The littlest things that make all the difference - Go to this link if you want to read more! I love it, because unlike FML (as some of you are familiar with) It totally appreciates the beauty of life for some

http://givesmehope.tumblr.com   

I Love Church

 
Hey I know it's been a while,  I’ve been kinda busy  focusing on school (gotta get those grades up!) and Church (I now sing in church - as in part of the band YAY!!) You know what I LOVE church. Going to church for me is like going home after a loooong day at work. And that 2 hour service leaves me fully refreshed, like drinking a cool drink on a hot summers day! I Love being able to serve my Lord and quite frankly - I find it a privilege. To not only worship my one and true maker but also the beautiful atmosphere with lovely new faces almost every week, and also the warm hearts that come every week.
Every once in a while we have little concerts, In which people are saved! Evangelizing out on the street (Which reminds me, we've got a concert coming up, message me if your anywhere in Reading or London!) fellowship, bible studies. EVERYTHING! I want to grow in Christ and I know people say church is not reallt important for one to become a Christian. But lemme tell ya -  Church is neccesary for one to REMAIN a Christian! Imagine if we all went to school for only a day and never went again until Easter or Christmas? How would be grow as students? Church isn't just a one of thing, I'm not saying go to Church every single day but just think - What is 2 hours out of your life? That 2  hours can really make a difference.

Hebrews 10:32:39 explains how people that were once so full in Christ slipped from, prayer, then church, then bible reading, then ultimately from God and into the world. Hebrews 10: 25 says " Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the Day of the Lord is coming near".

God knows youre circumstance and knows how much you are willing to serve him. I personally love Christ and His Church and one day He is coming back for His Church and I want Him to come back to something good. Don't you?

Product Review - Curl Creme

Hey ladies (&Gents) here's a quick product review on this 'curl definer' i bought the other day. Now if you live in the UK I'm pretty sure your familiar with Boots (company) I think it's like the English equivalent of a store called Target in the US.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Cetyl alcohol,, Stearyl alcohol, Cetrimonium chloride, PVP/VA copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Polyquaternium-10, Parfum, Benzophenone-3, Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide, Linaloo, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Hydroxycitronellal, Sodium acetate, Sodium chloride, Citronellol, Isoprpyl alcohol, C1 14700.

Where to buy?

I bought this at Boots for £1.69, it's Boot's own so hence why it's so cheap.

Is it worth trying

One word. No. This is an official warning to all naturals who wish to keep their curls - stay away from it. 

It is creamy and light but don't let that deceive you. I used this one just a small section of my hair (Freshly washed) and my hair instantly retaliated. My hair felt and looked straw-like, it actually straightened my hair a little, but fuzzy straight. I left it overnight to see if it had changed... Nothing. just the same as the day before. Sooo I'm very dissapointed but then again should I be suprised?

But all is not lost, after I soaked (yes soaked - spritzing it with water would not make my hair go back to normal) my hair with water it gradually returned back to it's kinky coily self.

The picture below was my hair after I tried to finger coil it - This was the result, I actually nearly cried when my hair wouldn't shrink! (Never thought I'd miss my shrinkage so much) But as I said above - with loads of water my hair returned to it's normal state - aaah the bliss of kinky hair :)

 

God Has Given

(c) coconutandcream 2010

Avocado Deep Conditioning

ooo i tried this out today and it did nothing special to it, not softer or curlier or anything... it was there.Plus the smell was REVOLTING lol, not trying this out again

Outro...

There is a lump in my stomach.

A lump so big that it foams

This lump cages my body up

Suffocating the little freedom that is left

Lord I just wish to be covered in your love

Your soothing voice untying this knot

Cut me open oh Lord and remove the lump from within me

Kill my pain with your blood

As you have done before

Whisper sweet blessings in my ear

As you have done before

Speak to my heart

As you have done before

And cover me with your wings

As you do always

Remove this lump from me so that I can be pure and holy as you are.

(c) Sherida Kuffour 2010

So I don't normally write my poetry on here but today was an exception... There are some things going on right now - Mainly in college that I just want to get away from. The people, the work, heck even the building itself. I don't know if you can relate to this poem but I just had to cry out to God to release me from this pain, to just pull me through these times. The times where faith is mocked, where the blood shedding of Christ is despised, where adultery is glorified and God is a myth. These are the times when we (Christians) need to come together.For the first time in my life, I realize that this isn't a game, nor is it a joke. This is reality. So where ever you are, realize that people might mock you for your strength in Christ, or will be against you. But know that "If God is for us, who can be against us?" [Romans 8:31]

Plus you must be doing something right when going through hardships "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus". 
[1 Thessalonians 5:16-18]


I yearn to be close to Christ, I want to be clothed in him, wrapped in His love, there is no word to describe me wanting to fulfill His wishes. Though this is not a routin but a mere lifestyle - I still want there to be more time dedicated to not only reading His word  but meditating on it and absorbing it so it can flourish for others to see the Christ in me.

There simply aren't any other words to explain other than I love Jesus - I can't really put it any other way. My vocab just doesn't reach that level. Trying to define His love would be an insult and quite frankly stupid.
In my opinion of course :)

Another Intro...

I'm pretty sure you've had enough of my many introductions and almost 6/7 months into this blog, I still feel like you don't know me. So I'm writing this to you as honest as I can possibly can.
My name is Sherida Akosuabima (Ghanaian) Kuffour.  I'd love to have a nickname like Sage or Rida or something - Not Sheri, because that'd be really cheesy. I'm at an awkward stage in my life right now. Not mentally or emotionally but physically. I'm 17 years old and I will turn 18 on December 20th of this year. Currently, I'm 5'5 and weigh 11 stones, with a 24.2% BMI (I don't know if this is good or bad). I used to be thinner I suppose but when I was thinner (like 6 months ago) I wanted to be even more skinnier, but now that I look back I was really bony and muscly due to over exercising and no eating. To be really honest I would love to go back to that weight and I wouldn't complain again... Ever... at least not for a while.
I currently wear a size 10 -12 (UK size). My ultimate goal is to get down to a size 8, that's not to hard to ask is it? No. I believe that I can accomplish this.

I would like to do this by incorporating 5 small meals through out the day. I don't want to deny myself anything, but at the same time, I would like to eat in moderation. However, I want to give up fried foods and fast foods, and focus on eating fish and poultry. I plan to replace wheat with white bread and use this site as my calorie counter.