A hope of raindrops on the dusty Kalahari, giving, breathing, Life!
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 NIV Years ago, I put up a status on Facebook saying, "hold tightly to your faith more than you do your dreams; it will keep you going when all else fails."I might have taken for granted what the... Continue Reading →
Mosi-oa-Tunya, The Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 2022 "The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration." Claude Monet The past three years have been the examination room we never knew we needed. The global pandemic was somewhat for us to reconsider what might be important to us; why we count such as important... Continue Reading →
I sat in a circle of family and friends internally analyzing the things that once were, and the things that brought us to where we today. The songs of the little children still full of life when it was long past bedtime sounded distant and far removed; like a soundtrack to the episode of my... Continue Reading →
Who among us is friends with death? Who has played with the locks of his hair, pushed him into a puddle and exchanged poems? Who has played childhood pranks on him, heard his sneaky laughter in a corner during tiresome hide and seek? Collapsed into his arms and found comfort, peered into his eyes and... Continue Reading →
"I grazed the marshes of the Okavango, singing quietly with a voice of hope for the delight I was seeking. The perennial rains of trouble fell on me, harshly wounding my heart, and roots of lilies tugged at my feet beckoning me to stay. But I sought a tune of love that would not let... Continue Reading →
Psalm 121;7 “The Lord will keep you from all harm, he will watch over your life”.
A smile is the universal welcome.-- Max Eastman That swift hand pulled me gently forward, saying "Come, let me show you my people." And there I stood in the midst of them, radiating warmth, feeling their kindness only a few breaths away, inwardly hearing their laughter for future days, their strength empowering me from shoulder... Continue Reading →
“So? What do you mean your dress is wet so you are not going?” my mother, the earliest early bird I know, waited for my answer as I got up confused with a slight tugging at my heart I had went to bed with that I did not want to go to church in the... Continue Reading →
A final word on balancing self, building character and settling down: the Basic Girl.
Trials. Tribulation. Severe conflicts. Illness. Uncertainty of life. Heavy Aloneness. Fatigue. Lord, rescue me from my gloom! I hurt at being a friend to my agonies whilst being indifferent to my little joys! I’d like to be cheerful through the storms and happy in your comfort. Your rest is my peace and joy, and my... Continue Reading →
Peolwane In The Sky 