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Words IN verse
Words IN verse
Inspire | Motivate | Write
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE This past weekend, I attended a women’s conference at our church. Pastor Gugu Dlamini was the keynote speaker and delivered …
I’ve written about this topic before on a previous blog platform under the same title but I feel like I need to …
I’ve been thinking about mental health or mental illness for some time now, and like most people, I’ve been there. I call …
Being a writer is a very lonely thing to be.Unlike a band of musicians working together to create a symphony;a writer is …
I see you. I see how hard you work and how tired you are. I see how you sacrifice Friday nights to …
Have you ever heard or read the quote, “Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned”, well that quote rings …
Sitting outside feeling pressed, smelling the dog next to me.The sun’s heat warms my skin.Hearing bird songs and little insects all around …
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IS LIKE MISSING THE TRAIN I’ve been thinking a lot about missed opportunities of late. It reminds me of the …
I previously wrote a blog on what I’ve learned from running a business but due to the fact that I continuously learn …
So, birthdays. A time to celebrate and be grateful that God has blessed uswith more time on this earth. A time to …
I wasn’t ready to lose my mother when she died in 2020. I was 28 years old; still figuring things out, finding …
You have such an important role as a wife and a mother. Your ability to nurture, love, care and encourage is God-given. …
These hard, tiring and busy days won’t last. Some day you will look back and know that all the hard work and …
Do not pity meFor my God moves mountainsAnd parts the oceans. Do not feel sorry for me,For my Father in heaven created …
This month I celebrate my 30th birthday. The last 30 years seem to have gone by in a blur but there were …
Relationships are hard; we all know that and I’m sure sometimes it feels as if we’re failing at it. This goes for …
STARTING A BUSINESS Last year my husband and I registered our company Fray Music Academy. In April it will be a year …
MEETING THE MATRIARCH This past December, my family and I took a road trip to East London in the Eastern Cape. I …
I hope you fall in love with yourself. I hope you know that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. I hope you …
Dear God, Fill me up with the knowledge of Your will for my life. Fill me with all the understanding and wisdom …
Advertising and marketing have been around for ages. What has changed throughout the ages is the methodology that is used to advertise …
PART 3 – FIGHTING TEMPTATION We all struggle with temptation, and we all give in to sin. Luckily for us, God knows our …
LAUNCHED 31st OCTOBER 2021 It was fun to be a part of this project. I recall, when the Whatsapp group opened, and …
LIVING WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION The other day I had three consecutive seizures at my workplace. When I wrote this piece, I …
LEADING THE WAY You don’t manage a team as if you’re the only person on the team. Whether you manage a huge …
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 …
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 …