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Lord, sometimes I am so blind, I’m unable to see the tears of
those who hurt, the good deeds people do, the beauty of Your
creation. I can’t even see the destruction caused by my own
actions, yet, I see the transgressions of my sister.
- My liewe jong vriend, Suid
Afrika het jou nodig!
- Jou antwoord mag wees:
- Maar ek is jonk.
- Ek is onervare.
- Ek ken nog so min van die lewe.
- Ek is nou eers in matriek.
- Maar ek woon in Mamre.
If you are a young, inexperienced girl, on the verge of
becoming a ‘first-time dater’, there are a few things you should
know about the dating pattern. Most men have this pattern when
they go ‘girl-scouting’, and this is how they do it:
Het jy al gehoor van die spreekwoord: ‘Die liefde is
blind, maar die huwelik dra ‘n bril’, of, ‘Terwyl jy ongetroud
is, hou altwee oë oop, want wanneer jy eers getroud is, moet jy
maar die een oog toe en die ander een oophou’? Dit beteken dat
wanneer jy getroud is, daar geen omdraaikans meer is nie, en dat
jy maar op die spreekwoordelike bed moet slaap wat jy vir
jouself opgemaak het.
Genesis 1 vers 27: God het die mens geskep as sy
verteenwoordiger, as beeld van God het Hy die mens geskep.
Genesis 1 vers 28: Toe het God hulle geseën en vir hulle gesê:
“Wees vrugbaar, word baie, bewoon die aarde en bewerk dit. Heers
or die vis in die see, oor die voëls in die lug, oor al die
diere van die aarde, ook oor die diere wat op die aarde kruip.”
Ouers probeer om hulle kinders na die beste van hul vermoë te
versorg en op te voed, maar in sommige gevalle is die pogings
wat hulle aanwend om kinders op die regte weg te hou,
onsuksesvol. Drank, dwelms en seks is dinge waarmee baie
jongmense hulle tyd verwyl, en dit skyn asof dit ‘n ontmoontlike
taak is om dié euwels uit te roei.
God het die wêreld so liefgehad, dat Hy toegelaat het dat Sy
eniggebore Seun onskuldig aan die kruis vir ons sondes geboet
het. Op sy beurt het Jesus vir ons in die bresse getree. Hy het
gepleit dat sy Vader die mens, wat Hom so wreed mishandel het,
vergewe. Dit is die liefde waarvan apostel Paulus in
Korinthiërs hoofstuk 13 praat.
I guess most of you who read the previous chapter would
think: 'Been there, done that'. Of course you have been on that
little adventure and I'm sure some of you tripped over your feet
and fell. You thought it was love and lost your virginity.
A while ago I had an e-mail from a person who wanted me to
write a poem about true love. I sat down that same evening and
started writing, but stopped after the first few lines. It is
difficult to describe love in just a few sentences, for it
really is a combination of so many different emotions...
Om deel van 'n gesin van vier te wees is vandag die in-ding.
As jy deesdae meer as twee kinders in hierdie wêreld bring, is
jy of baie dapper of jy het te veel geld. Mag dalk 'n ongelukkie
ook wees. Coogirl (soort van kort vir Cowgirl) was deel van 'n
gesin van agt. Nou dit wil gedoen wees...
Maddy prided herself in being an honest, level-headed,
no-nonsense woman, but for some reason she seemed to lose her
mind whenever she spoke to or came into contact with Jason de
Ville. There was no time to figure out why...
Gavin, son of Derrick Symms, owner of the only hotel in town,
was the first man Maddy came into contact with. When she turned
seventeen, she got a job at the hotel working as a kitchen hand,
and later persuaded Derrick Symms to allow her to also work as a
waitress...
Monday morning, at nine, an anxious Maddy arrived at the
office of the lawyer, Jason de Ville. She found him sitting at
his desk, intently studying the documents in front of him. She
paused in the doorway, watching the handsome man for a while...
Madeleine Wilford stood beside the grave of the woman who
promised her dying childhood friend to take care of and to love
her friends’ baby as her own, but there was only one person
Grace Wilford ever really loved...
The young woman walked out onto the stage, paused for a few
seconds, observing the spectators, then moved to the center of
the stage. She started moving her hips provocatively on the
pulsing beat of the music...
Dear Lord, I thank you for yet another day You added to my
life. Father, I need to talk to someone today, and you are the
only One I can trust. You sent me a very special person and I
appreciate that...
I got out of bed one morning, feeling depressed and sad. I
opened my door and to my disappointment the wet newborn winters
day stared back at me, dark gray clouds in the sky and not a
hint of sunshine....
Neem my in jou arms my lief, en kyk na my. Al die geheime wat ek
vir die wêreld verberg, openbaar ek aan jou, en jou alleen. Lees
die onuitgesproke woorde, sien die teerheid en die lig wat uit
my oë skyn...
To: The man of my dreams.
You are cordially invited to the celebration of our marriage,
and our love...
When I was a young girl, I never seemed to have enough time
to do whatever I wanted or had to do. Words like electricity,
plumbing and washing machines were never in our vocabulary,
which means we needed more time to do our chores...
Sondagmiddag, 5 Junie. 'n Mens sou verwag om donkergrys
wolke in die lug te sien, maar op hierdie wintersdag is daar nie
'n wolkie in die helderblou lug te bespeur nie. Beslis 'n rare,
maar welkome verskynsel...
Slingerend kom hy aangestap, mik na die regterkant van die
pad, maar dit lyk asof sy bene 'n wil van hul eie het, en sy
voete swaarder as sy lyf weeg. Om dinge te vererger wil sy oë
ook nie so lekker korrel nie, en hy moet kort kort gaan staan
net om seker te maak dat hy in die regte straat is...
She met Wayne at her friend Angelique's twenty-first birthday
party a year ago. Trying to escape the loud music, she stepped
out onto the balcony, and heard a deep voice from somewhere in
the dark...
Op elke mens se lewensweg kom daar soms struikelblokke wat dit
vir jou moeilik maak om jou lewensreis te voltooi. Deur ‘n
donker bos van wanhoop, en dit voel asof jy nooit lig sal sien
nie. Oor berge van probleme wat ontsettend hoog en onoorkomelik
lyk...
I bow my head in silent prayer, worshipping God and thanking
Him for being my King, my Lord. I told Him of all my fears and
shared every secret thought, every wish with Him...
Dear someone. I do not have a name, therefore I am unable to
tell you who I am. I was born a few months ago, have all my
fingers, toes, two blue eyes, blond hair, and just every organ
and part a human needs to survive...
I sat on the sofa, watching her. My soul mate, my best
friend, looking happy and content. This extraordinary woman, my
wife. My mother always told me that whenever I feel the urge to
do something, I should do it, and if there is ever anything I
want in life, I should try my best to obtain it... |
