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)! 🙂
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.
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.
My son is home safe and sound! 🙌🙏. I will definitely sleep a lot better tonight. He is off again in a few days but today we celebrate his safe return!
I just discovered that I failed one of my exams. Not quite a surprise. I guess next year I will have to really focus on it. I enjoy the subject but I just have not enjoyed writing the exams. Next year will be different though.
Today is my gran’s heavenly birthday. She left us 39 years ago but I still remember her so clearly. Her name was Molly. She was small in stature and very quiet but boy was she a strong person. She was clearly an awesome mother too judging by how her kids turned out. I know that she is always watching over us and for this I am grateful. I am also very grateful to her for giving us our dad. We are because she was. 🙏
Grounded African 