And,
Thus far the Lord has brought us.
I fight feelings of distress,
As I think of leaving behind the year
And the most traumatic happening of my year;
Loosing you.
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Saturday, 24 August 2019
I am not certain where I sourced this from...the words are not mine, I share them hoping they will reach you as they did me.
Child's Ten Commandments to Parents
1. My hands are small. Please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are short. Please slow down so that I can keep up with you.
Child's Ten Commandments to Parents
1. My hands are small. Please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are short. Please slow down so that I can keep up with you.
2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have. Please let me explore safely. Don't restrict me unnecessarily.
3. Housework will always be there. I'm only little for such a short time. Please take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world, and do so willingly.
4. My feelings are tender. Please be sensitive to my needs. Don't nag me all day long. (You wouldn't want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness.) Treat me as you would like to be treated.
5. I am a special gift from God. Please treasure me, holding me accountable for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by and disciplining me in a loving manner.
6. I need your encouragement and your praise to grow. Please go easy on the criticism. Remember, you can criticize the things I do without criticizing me.
7. Please give me the freedom to make decisions concerning myself. Permit me to fail so that I can learn from my mistakes. Then someday, I'll be prepared to make the kind of decisions life requires of me.
8. Please don't do things over for me. Somehow that makes me feel that my efforts didn't quite measure up to your expectations. I know it's hard, but please don't try to compare me with my brother or my sister.
9. Please don't be afraid to leave for a weekend together. Kids need vacations from parents, just as parents need vacations from kids. Besides, it's a great way to show us kids that your marriage is very special.
- 10. Please take me to worship regularly, setting a good example for me to follow.
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
This is what #FierceAndFabulous@41 looks like...
I've been planning my 40th birthday party for a year and several months.
Yes, I did say 40th.
The amount of thought and planning that went into it (in my head) took so long, that my 41st year came around. But since one of my life's mantras is to 'Resist the Usual' I thought I might as well start the trend #FierceAndFabulous@41 birthday to-dos.
So here is a little bit of the fun and beauty of all that went down.
Yes, I did say 40th.
The amount of thought and planning that went into it (in my head) took so long, that my 41st year came around. But since one of my life's mantras is to 'Resist the Usual' I thought I might as well start the trend #FierceAndFabulous@41 birthday to-dos.
So here is a little bit of the fun and beauty of all that went down.
Friday, 13 April 2018
#ifikiewazazi...
.🙆🙅..we the parents have refused to parent our children!
We were never meant to be pals with our kids. Friends, yes. A friend who will read the riot act, call me out, discipline me, refuse to let me watch questionable program content, listen to questionable music content, or to let me talk how I want, sijui attitude, sijui dress like which musicians, dance like which others, etc and we think the children will not take it to the next level?
Bring back the 'shady' parents and parenting methods our parents brought up back with! The reason we are all so appalled at this is because we know what to do about this and where we as parents and guardians and have gone wrong because we were brought up right.
So as people keep sharing and retweeting, and commenting and getting traumatised, can they make some very concrete desicions on what they will allow or not allow their children to do from this day forth AND commit to doing this. If not, let them keep getting traumatised and keep retweeting...this iceberg tip has only just began to show.
Know that your children may be alright but the kids they hang out with may not be. Parent not only your child but your children's friends. They will thank you later...just as you now thank the parents and adults around you whom you considered 'not cool' then, for bring you up so well.
We were never meant to be pals with our kids. Friends, yes. A friend who will read the riot act, call me out, discipline me, refuse to let me watch questionable program content, listen to questionable music content, or to let me talk how I want, sijui attitude, sijui dress like which musicians, dance like which others, etc and we think the children will not take it to the next level?
Bring back the 'shady' parents and parenting methods our parents brought up back with! The reason we are all so appalled at this is because we know what to do about this and where we as parents and guardians and have gone wrong because we were brought up right.
So as people keep sharing and retweeting, and commenting and getting traumatised, can they make some very concrete desicions on what they will allow or not allow their children to do from this day forth AND commit to doing this. If not, let them keep getting traumatised and keep retweeting...this iceberg tip has only just began to show.
Know that your children may be alright but the kids they hang out with may not be. Parent not only your child but your children's friends. They will thank you later...just as you now thank the parents and adults around you whom you considered 'not cool' then, for bring you up so well.
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