by CLF | Jan 1, 2019 | Blogs
By Crystal Young There is nothing more personally debilitating than re-writing for the “umpteenth time” on my new year’s resolution list: Lose weight Get healthy Make some friends BLAAAAAAAAAAAA BLAAAA BLAA. I am not the sharpest pencil in the box today, I...
by CLF | Nov 5, 2018 | Blogs
Onlangs neem my twaalfjarige dogter deel aan ʼn kortkuns skryfkompetisie. Ek laat haar begaan, sodat sy heeltemal spontaan haar tema kies en verwoord. Ek haal hierdie gedeelte aan uit haar werk “Die Glasuur”: “Mamma se foon bo-op die klavier maak ʼn harde geluid....
by CLF | Aug 16, 2018 | Blogs
deur Susan Goosen “Hoekom slaap ’n vlermuis onderstebo? Weet hy dit is onderstebo? Wat het Noag met al die visse gedoen? En wat gebeur met ’n griepvirus wanneer jy al so ’n klein bietjie beter voel?” Die baie vrae waarop jy as ouer antwoorde moet verskaf, is een van...
by CLF | Jul 2, 2018 | Blogs
Dis weer Moedersdag en skuins na 05:30 word daar al in die kombuis gewerkskaf. Jy sien die ding staan so. Mamma moet ontbyt in die bed kry. Dit is die tradisie in ons huis. Om en by 06:30 word daar met groot lawaai in die gang afgestap. Elkeen wil iets dra en Pa sien...
by CLF | Jun 1, 2018 | Blogs
By Crystal Young Wonders of winter Much of South Africa transitions into a winter wonder land from as early as June. Winter is a time when the trees which once strutted an explosion of colour in their leaves turn bare and brittle. Flowers become droopy as they hang...
by CLF | May 1, 2018 | Blogs
By Crystal Young Mother tongue I live in the Winelands! Now, however strange a statement that may sound, you will fully comprehend my sentence once you read the following fact. I am English. Let’s just say that I have a lot of British blood coursing through my veins....
by CLF | Apr 6, 2018 | Blogs
By Crystal Young Thread of grace Like a golden thread weaving through the tapestry of life, Jesus Christ was our ultimate thread of grace and glory on earth. He is the reason why we can have a fresh chance at redemption and freely embrace new beginnings. God...
by CLF | Apr 6, 2018 | Blogs
In die Bybel lees ons dat ons soos kinders moet glo as ons die ewigheid wil beleef. Ek dink dit is met ʼn rede, want wanneer kinders glo, is dit sonder voorbehoud en pretensie. Hulle maak geloof absoluut deel van hul daaglikse lewe. Hulle leef wat hulle glo en hulle...