Dear Grade 1 Mom, these 10 things will help you through that first year…
Are you a Gr 1 mom? These 10 things will help you through that first year of big school!
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Friendship Breakups
Friendship breakups are hard, and they can often leave us many unresolved feelings of hurt, guilt and shame. Here are a few do’s and don’t to navigate the reality of friendship breakups with grace and peace.
What I told my kids about Farm Attacks
A guest blog by Lydia Pienaar I wanted to write about this but I couldn’t. I do not live on a farm. I go into Woolworths and put the lamb and the mielies in my trolley without a thought to where that food came from. I look at the rain and consider the ways it’s …
How to Cope with Uncertainty
When times are hard we need hope in the worst way. But often our hope is based on our circumstances, our ability to control things, the actions of others. How do we find hope in the here and now, a hope that is certain? Explore Psalm 27 with me to see how..
What every believer should know about the Coronavirus Pandemic
There is always more going on than just what we can see. We are holistic beings and our experiences and our walk through this world always have physical, emotional and spiritual components. God is uniquely involved in the lives of His children so nothing that happens to us just “is what it is”. We walk by a different light and it is because of that that we are called to walk circumspectly (Eph 5 v 15 – 21), always looking for and trying to understand the will of God, because the times we live in call for it.
The Most Valuable Thing We Can Do With Our Kids During Lockdown…
I saw a post from an acquaintance recently showing the great lengths they are going to at home to ensure that their kids will be ready for school and for the next sport season once kids are allowed to return to school. They are definitely #winningatlife. And at parenting. Obviously. No one can fault that …
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What I told my kids about prayer
Teaching kids about prayer in times of uncertainty In this year we have faced trauma at school, family members threatened by a dire drought, and now, Covid 19, it’s effects reaching into every corner of everything we do, have, own, trust in. Never before has it been more important to be able to pray. And …
Romance for every budget & season
And how to truly connect when things are crazy! I didn’t really want to write this blog if I’m honest. I am no marriage expert for one thing. And for another, when you are knee-deep in the career-building, kids raising, money and time-intensive season of life like we are, romantic getaways and date nights are …
Five Rules for Friendship
People are often surprised to hear that 3 of my closest friends (shout out Vicki, Nina and Reneé) are friends from my Primary School, High School and Varsity days. It’s a bit like telling someone that you still have a Hotmail account. Or a Tamagotchi. And it prompted me to try to understand what is …
The best thing you can pray for your enemies
How do you pray for your enemies? Don’t worry, as much as you never thought you’d read a post about this, I never thought I’d write one. Considering that you might have an enemy is like considering that you might go bald. Not a fun thought. Something you’d pay money to avoid if you could. …
The one thing we all want to be better at
The wierdest thing happened to me last year. I got one, singular, black hair on my chin. I am not even joking. I called my mom, in full blown panic mode (wondering, am I the only one? Please no! Is this 40? Really? They should stop saying 40 is fabulous if 40 is actually hairy…and …
What not to do in 2019
You’ve barely (guiltily, mock-begrudgingly) worked your way through the Christmas leftovers, and your skinny jeans seem to be really upset with you. You know you are about to fail the ultimate female test of being able to zip those babies up! There is a mountain of scrunched up, used wrapping paper as a passive-aggressive reminder …