Hello, lovely people! We're in the last month of 2019, and I'm honestly excited to wave goodbye to this year. While we had some great moments, this year holds so many bad ones. Too many. In some sense, it feels like the bad outweigh the good ones, even though we had plenty groundbreaking ones. I'll… Continue reading Currently: December 2019
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Things I Want My Sons to See in Our Marriage
I want my sons to have good marriages one day. I want them to find someone they can share the rest of their lives with… Loving their wives and being loved in return, caring for each other and building such a strong bond that nothing can shake it. Up until a few months ago, I… Continue reading Things I Want My Sons to See in Our Marriage
When Your Firsts aren’t His
I was 19 when I met Hubby Byren, around the time he was about to turn 22. I had never been in a long-term relationship before, although I knew that he had been in one. As we dated and spent more time together, I got to do a lot of things that I hadn’t previously… Continue reading When Your Firsts aren’t His
Things I’ve Learned in Five Years of Marriage
Hubby Byren and I recently celebrated our five year anniversary with a romantic night away, from well, everything. In light of the celebration, I got to thinking how far we have come in this time (although we’ve been together for seven years in total). It’s been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride, I kid you… Continue reading Things I’ve Learned in Five Years of Marriage
Things that Change When You have Two Kids
When our Monster was born, I could also feel the changes that a new baby brought into our lives. Gone were the spontaneous outings, the sleeping in weekends, the going out till morning hours.At the end of the day, besides all the things we gave up, I felt like I had a good handle on… Continue reading Things that Change When You have Two Kids
Secret Sunset | The Place You Need to Be
I’m sure everyone by now must have heard about the Secret Sunrise and Secret Sunset events. If you haven’t, you’re definitely living under a rock… And it’s time to dance your way out from under it. I first noticed the event happening in Cape Town and I could feel my heart sink into my shoes… Continue reading Secret Sunset | The Place You Need to Be
Insight from Moms |Therese Potgieter Van Rooyen
Name: Therese Potgieter Van Rooyen Age: 31 Child Age: 14 and 2-year- old 1. Are you staying at home because of someone else’s pressure? No 2. What was something about being a stay at home mom that surprised you? How underappreciated one can feel. 3. What is the hardest part? Hearing other Moms say how relaxing… Continue reading Insight from Moms |Therese Potgieter Van Rooyen
Insight from Moms | Vereece
Name: Vereece Age: 27 Child Age: 8, 6 and 4 years old, and a 6 month old. 1. Are you staying at home because of someone else’s pressure? No. 2. What was something about being a stay at home mom that surprised you? I’m most surprised about how much liquid can come out of such little… Continue reading Insight from Moms | Vereece
Insight from Moms | Lorna Malan
Name: Lorna Malan Age: 25 Child Age: Jayden- 8 & Willow -3 1. Are you staying at home because of someone else’s pressure? I wouldn't necessarily say that i am being pressured but with the cost of living and schooling, we can not actually afford it. Ultimately i have never been able to earn enough to… Continue reading Insight from Moms | Lorna Malan
Insight from Moms | Tracey Leigh Steyn
Name: Tracey Leigh SteynAge: 29 Child Age: 8 years and 2 ½ years 1. Are you staying at home because of someone else’s pressure? No 2. What was something about being a stay at home mom that surprised you? How my second child has developed much faster being at home with me, than my first… Continue reading Insight from Moms | Tracey Leigh Steyn
