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31 Days of Gratitude – Day 15

Every December I am intentionally and publically grateful every single day. My aim is to end the year in a positive frame of mind and start the next on a high. Every December, between the 12th and the 20th, I get a pleasant surprise. I have actually had a few this year but today, I received a mail to say that my son had won a bookstore gift voucher from the a website I had subscribed to to help him revise for exams. He was not a fan but I asked him to do at least 2 worksheets every day to prepare for his final exams in particular. He complied and, for his efforts, he won a voucher. Hopefully this will encourage him to use the facility of his own accord next year. (I can dream…lol). I am thankful for the voucher.

I am also very grateful that tomorrow is a public holiday. I didn’t realise how exhausted I am until I stopped at the petrol station this evening and kept opening the petrol flap instead of the bonnet (hood) when the attendant wanted to check the oil and water. I was mortified when I realised what I was doing…lol. I will definitely just be chilling this weekend. I need to catch up on some reading as well.

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31 Days of Gratitude- Day 14

Today was a good day. My son reached his destitation safely. Our team had a great afternoon together and certain things that had concerned me, fell into place. God just always makes a way. I am so thankful for His Grace. Lastly, it was just a stunning day in Durban today. Of course the thing that would really top this day off would be if Morocco wins their match tonight! I will defintely be praying for them and keeping my fingers crossed. It’s time for Africa (Waka Waka eh eh)! 🙂

A beautiful view from Umhlanga Ridge

My handsome actually let me take a selfie with him!

31 Days of Gratitude: Day 13

My son passed grade 8! I am so thankful. He struggled with Afrikaans this year which initially surprised me but I eventually realised that he hasn’t grown up surrounded by it. Now he only hears it at school and we had to make a conscious effort to watch Afrikaans programmes on TV to help him along. When I was his age, Afrikaans was the language of the Apartheid govenment so we were constantly surrounded by it on radio and TV. It was inevitable that I would have some understanding of it even if it wasn’t my home language.

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Today is also the one month anniversary of my son’s dad’s passing. I still can’t believe he is gone. My brain still battles to process this fact. While we didn’t always agree on what our son should have, we always agreed on the basics like manners and discipline and supported each other on this. I am very grateful for this and for him. It is not easy being a single parent, but knowing that he was there to back me up when I needed him to made it a little easier, especially when dealing with teen drama. Thank you Warren for all your support. Our son will not forget the lessons you taught him. I know this because he treasured them while you were here so he will treasure them even more now that you are no longer with us. Rest easy Warren.