[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As South Africa once again celebrate Women’s Month in August, this year’s anniversary is particularly special as it marks 60 years since the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Building where 20 000 women marched against proposed pass laws that threatened to restrict the […]
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Life is too short for unforgiveness
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Life is too short to live it trapped in unforgiveness, living with hate and living with regret. In the last week alone I have heard of three deaths. Three husbands who left their wives with the reality that they have to continue […]
Of shoes and dust in marriage
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Try wearing your shoes on the wrong feet. You will only cause your feet to stress. You will not be able to move forward. You will walk but your walk will be skewed as if you are limping! What causes a perfectly […]
Joy and laughter at Kaleidoscope 2016
Cornerstone Church Bedfordview, in Morning Hill, Johannesburg, hosts the annual Kaleidoscope Women’s Conference, and it is attended by women from all over the country. Women come together, away from their home environment and families, in friendship, fellowship and worship, to hear the invaluable messages and testimonies from the panel of […]
Saving the next generation — Israeli pregnancy counselling leader in SA
Visiting Cape Town this month has been inspiring and compassionate speaker Sandy Shoshanni, Director of Be’ad Chaim, (Pro-life) and mother of seven, from Jerusalem. Be’ad Chaim is an organisation that counsels pregnant women considering abortion, and gives aftercare whatever the outcome. It intends soon to start counselling for men […]
Not pleasant, but necessary
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Have you ever had one of those peaceful “me time” moments that gets interrupted? You might be enjoying your sleep in the middle of the day or sipping a cup of coffee while reading a good book. You might finally be watching […]
Mother’s Day reflections
In a few days’ time it will be Mother’s Day and some of us will have the honour and privilege of getting Hallmark cards, chocolates and gifts and having brunch with our family. That’s the perfect picture. I love the idea that schoolteachers take the time to teach children to […]
Lessons from 15 years of marriage
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Recently we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. As always when one celebrates an anniversary there are moments of looking back at your journey as a couple. This milestone was no different for us as we went down memory lane remembering the good […]
Are you making space for loved ones?
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As I drove towards my garage the other day I noticed how I had parked my car in a way that would make it impossible for my husband to come in and park his. I realised that simple act or image, although […]
The blessing of present fathers
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] After watching uTatakho, a show on Mzansi Magic helping people search for their identity and find their long-lost fathers my heart broke for the lady who cried once it was confirmed that the man who raised her was not her real father. […]