FEAR AND BEING A CHRONIC OVER-APOLOGISER I’ve always had this fear of confrontation. Speaking to people or addressing issues with people that …

Today a mother buried a child.Sitting in the rows behind herIn the church,I watch her;Straight back.Head covered.Blank face.Dignified sadness that she carries. …

Your smile and your smirk are the same to me. I can’t see the difference between your sharp navy suit and your …

I find myself being terribly emotional lately, I’m always choking on tears and having to look away when I’m in a public …

I have to admit, it took me a while to really sit down and read this book. I think mostly because of …

IT IS TIME Tears cocoon fearin the eyes of our girlswho were raised to conformto the double standards setwho stalk the streets …

I stare at her in the dirty mirror on the wall She stares back at me, all the cracks showing Unwilling to …

TRUTH UNCOVERED When I was nine months old my father was brutally murdered by an Apartheid assassin by the name of Eugene …

Watching Connie Ferguson at her husband’s funeral broke my heart. I can’t imagine saying goodbye to my husband of only 4 months, imagine the …

IT DOESN’T SEEM TO END, DOES IT? Every single day we hear or read about someone dying. They become a number in …

Earlier today: It’s Saturday afternoon, the house is quiet, the wind is howling outside, keeping the sun company. It seems like a …

The other day I heard two young girls speak on the train on my way home. The one said to the other; …

I was looking at myself in the mirror the other day and I didn’t like what I saw. I felt miserable because …

You step differently when you walk in your purpose.You feel stronger and more confident. You know that when you have challenges, you …

Tall and strong my soulIs firmly planted in the soilOn which you stand.Green and lush my leavesDance to Mother Nature’s lullabyAs I …

Little one,From the womb whence you came,Only to be discarded on the side of the road.Oh, baby!Wrapped in plastic,Near the stench of …

A MOMENT TO CHANGE A LIFE There comes a moment in a woman’s life, it comes quietly and without even knowing it …

A DESPERATE NEED I need to create and leave something behind that will live long after I’m gone. I don’t want to …

I came across this term last year, I think. If I’m honest, I’ve never heard of it before coming across the post …

PART 2 – LOVE IS SACRIFICE God’s love is sacrifice. The most obvious and clear example of that sacrificial love is God …

This will be my first Mother’s Day without my mom. In her honour, I’d like to share only 10 of the many …

How do you say goodbye to the person who changed your life forever? I have been forced to find an answer to …

I often think of the days that I use to perch on your lapAnd grab you around your neckAnd kiss your aging …

Lord, Your word says, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do and He will establish your plans” — Proverbs 16 vs 3 …

PART 1 – THE ROLE OF A MOTHER AND WIFE As I’m writing this, my husband and myself have only been married …

“A reminder that selling 3000 copies of a novel in South Africa is considered a bestseller. And yet we struggle to sell …

Is it how we conduct ourselves in the presence of women and children, or how we go above and beyond to support …

They say black don’t crackbut his neck did crackwhen a knee was benton a strong black neck. In an unofficial act,a figure …

This is for the creatives. The musicians. The writers and poets. The painters and artists. For the ideas that grow in your …

What does that mean? It means that while you wait for God to give you a sign as to which direction your …

Death doesn’t rest. It’s relentless in its pursuits. It has an insatiable hunger that is never satisfied. It is quick, you don’t …

Once in a while you come across a person who shines a beautiful and pure light, right from their soul and spirit. …

We are all in different seasons of our lives. It might not be the season you want to be in but right …

Many of us have felt the pressure to achieve goals and resolutions in the new year. Many of us (myself included) haven’t …