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April 4, 2015
NaPoWriMo: Day 2: catchup – romance
Today, I challenge you to take your gaze upward, and write a poem about the stars. stardust oh distant star how i used to gaze romantically upon you thinking of the wonder it would be to one day shoot off into space and land upon you wandering around creating memories watching planets whizz by as […]
NaPoWriMo: It begins…
So, discovering this thing a few days late, but tbV pointed it out to me and with a recent spate of poetry coming out of me both here and here, it feels like a good thing to jump into – [Inter]National Poetry Writing Month where you get a prompt a day and write a poem […]
April 2, 2015
A Good Day To Die
When Jesus walked the earth, He called many people to follow Him. And the crowds showed up. He spoke Truth and Life. He reached out to those at the margins, which in His day included women and children, Samaritans [the foreigner], the diseased and more… He performed miracles… He saved lives people were wanting to […]
One person(s) who gives me hope in South Africa is: Megan and Richard Harrell[c/o Sim Cele]
When I was in hotel school they used to drill the phrase “exceed the guest’s expectations” into us all the time. It was never enough to do what the guest asked; we were pushed to always go “above and beyond” the call of duty. As a believer I have found that this lesson also applies […]
April 1, 2015
Taboo Topics: Singleness – meet Angela Saint-Truth
Seriously Single I never imagined still being single at 26 years old. The plan I had for my life was so much different than how my story unfolded, from going to the movies with my friends to attending their weddings, all the while silently waiting for the day my turn arrives… (on the real, sometimes I […]
a South Africa i dream of…
The other day i wrote a poem titled ‘to them who have ears’ and just thinking about it a little more today, have dubbed it a choir poem – as in those who get what it’s about and who agree will totally be reading and nodding and cheering and liking and sharing… but those who don’t, […]
March 31, 2015
Spread Love Challenge
So i was nominated for this Spread Love Challenge by TheFabLetters which is this super interesting blog i stumbled on a short while ago where two women write letters to each other which become the premise of the blog posts. Some really good stuff there. The Rules: Write ten four word sentences about what love means […]
March 30, 2015
Taboo Topics: Dealing with the grief of losing someone you love – Meet Dimakatso Lukhele
This is a post Dimakatso posted on the Education Ambassador’s blog which you can find over here, but she gave me permission to post it in this section as well, sharing the story of someone who lost a best friend in Claire: The 7th of April is fast approaching and I’m already feeling a wave […]
March 29, 2015
The Parent Tip [aka Some ideas that might help you raise your child]: With Melissa Hertz
These are some ideas that Melissa Hertz shared on her blog which you can find over here that she graciously allowed me to reblog for this series: Motherhood has stretched me… stretched my skin, my womb, my patience and the way I think. Motherhood has made me grow and I have learned a few lessons along […]
Chasing LOL – part II
You know how this works. We write LOL, but we barely ever really mean it… but Jack Handey is one of the guys who i know have made people LOL best and for real… so take a look at these offerings and see if any of them do it for you: ‘It takes a big […]
