I write about writing, wellness and life, my latest book “Marriage & Me” is out now
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I wonder what will unfold in two thousand and twenty-five. Will all the dreams inside of me finally come alive? I refuse to fold, stumble and struggle to survive. I can plan as much as I want to, but God has the final say. No matter how many new year’s…
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A poem at the beach
A windy day at Melkbosstrand beachWindsurfers, to the sky they reachSounds of waves and a gazebo screechTo the right, the houses of the rich. The beachgoer’s gazebo starts to breakThey decide to pack up, down they takeWaiting in the car for my skins sakeSensitive to the sun, my face will…
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Hey Mama
It’s that time of year again, the time you loved so much.And as every year passes by, I become a little bit stronger, a little bit wiser.But I still miss you. The feeling is not every day, I must admit. Yet, when it comes, it comes differently everytime.One day, it…
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Christmas with no mother… is still Christmas.
I recently read something that said something along the lines of: “I realised that all that Christmas joy I felt as a child was just my mother who really loved me a lot.” When I reminisce, I can confirm this statement. Christmas and Easter were my mother’s favourite times of…
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The therapy of progress
We are moving, again. This time, to a more permanent situation; something that will be ours. Our moving date is 16 December 2024, so five days to go, eish! In order to move, we need to prepare the temporary space to live in while we plan to build the actual…
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Discernment and investment offers
When you start your writing journey, you most probably won’t have anyone offering help, because to them it is a far-fetched dream. You might struggle on your own, with low motivation because sometimes, even to you, it might start to feel like a far-fetched dream. Then one day, things begin…
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‘n Brief aan my pa
Iemand het eenkeer gesêdat even though rose dorings hê,die doring bos nog spog met pragtige roseEn ek dog dat vandag tog ‘n good opportunity sal weesOm van jou, daddy, te skryf en te lees. Ons pad was vol dorings en baie keer kom die duiwelMet sy lelike horingsen gebruik ons…
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The many reasons I love you
If I had to write a book about why I love you, It won’t be one book, it will be quite a few, When I think about all the things we went through, We stick like glue, cause our love is true. Wait a minute, die gedig klink te boring…
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Hoekom is ek so?
Ek dink ek is ‘n introverted extrovert, Of is dit ‘n extroverted introvert? So confusing soos daai klink, is hoe confused ek is Wanneer ek daaraan dink. When I was a little child, I liked playing alone, I built puzzles, before I discovered a phone. Ek het verkies om net…
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Dis winter daar buite
Dis winter da buite, koud, en som dae benoud, Die bergies soek manet ‘n paar stukkies hout, Om hulle warm te hou, want die nat matras is so koud, Ek dink, dalk was hulle stout, of dalk was dit manet ‘n fout, ‘n Fout in besluite, of vetroue, en op…
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