by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Articles
Children’s games are built around symbols – a baby blanket becomes a wedding veil for a little girl, a stick becomes a sword, a piece of rope a beautiful bracelet, or a tree a magic castle, the branches the stairs and the leaves the vaulted roof. Ordinary objects...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Articles
We are in the middle of an interesting time and I know there are many lessons we have learnt during lockdown. One of the books I read during this time was “And David perceived that he was King” by Dale Mast. A phrase from the book has stuck with me: “It took faith for...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Articles
In January 2011, I left my home in New Germany to study at Stellenbosch University. Just over a year later – on the 12th of August 2012 – God transformed my interactions with others, daily habits, and even life goals! Before I met God I started at Stellenbosch in a...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Articles
In our last edition, Nikki Kinder answered the question, “What is the glue that keeps our families together?” Her answer was that it was living out our faith as a family – not just saying it, but living it. To make it concrete, there were five easy ideas: Eat...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Articles
I have a small confession to make. I have a bad habit. Sometimes, when I get home in the afternoon – especially after I’ve had some really exciting meetings – I’ll say hello to Jax, then immediately start telling her about what happened during my day. Very...
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | Articles
When I was a young student at Teachers Training College many years ago, I was looking for a way to make some extra pocket money. We had made a few simple hand puppets to use as story aids in the classroom and I decided to offer puppet shows at children’s parties. The...
