We are a young, fun-loving, crazy, disciple-making, intentional, home-schooling, adventure-seeking, purpose-pursuing family living in the heart of Jozi yet trying to do life at our own pace.
This blog is about sharing our stories, our thoughts, our experiences, our lives; hoping that they will help, encourage and inspire other families out there.....as we all do this adulting thing :)
The phrase about “greener grass” has come to communicate that we shouldn’t desire what our neighbour has; but I had a new thought the other day. So, it’s spring and I’m trying to get the garden back up. And you must know that I’m not the greatest at this gardening…
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I turned 35 earlier this month; and dragged the hubs and friends to go on an adventure trip! Main activity was doing the Tugela Falls hike, although we did get up to a few more things! I’m sharing the information & tips with you guys incase you’d like to do the…
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I think my mom did a great job of teaching us household work. From as young as Grade 1, I remember my mom making me handwash my own socks when I came back from school. And mind you, I was 5 turning 6 in Grade 1! Dishes as well, I…
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One of the most popular questions we get asked is “What does your Homeschooling Day look like?” Today, I’m gonna share a bit about what our homeschooling rhythm looks like and hopefully it’ll shed a bit more light 🙂(Click here if you’d rather watch the episode) Let me start with this…
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One of the most popular questions we get asked is “Why do we homeschool” or “How did we decide to homeschool”. Today, I give answers to these questions; so whether you’re considering homeschooling or if you’re just a bit curious about homeschooling, hopefully our story or our experience will leave…
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This moment here was the sum of mentorship and discipleship for me. All my kids absolutely love swimming but the younger two are scared of waves. So, when we got to the beach on this day, Zizwe was scared to get into the water. This moment here was big sis…
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I’ve always admired the campaigns that Dove run on self confidence and the likes. So, I was really excited at the privilege of our family being invited to be a part of Dove’s Self Esteem Project this year! Self confidence is such a critical thing, and one thing that ends…
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Having young kids means toys sprawled about everywhere 24/7! And always having to clean up toys can feel like a madman’s work! But this morning as I was cleaning up the kids’ toys, I actually found myself taking joy in it. I’ve always wanted children, so this morning, cleaning up…
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If you’re like me and have lost count of how many times you’ve watched the Ninjago movie, you’ll most likely appreciate this post! Our boys are serious ninja fans, and we just celebrated Hubo’s birthday and he asked to have a ninja birthday celebration. Birthdays are big deals in our…
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We recently did a week focused on learning about the human body in our homeschool 🙂 There is honestly SOOO much to learn about the human body, no wonder people spend years upon years in university studying! I must say: 1) Just in preparing for these lessons, I was in…
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I'm Unathi (aka MamakaKumi), and the main storyteller here :) I hope you enjoy reading about our colourful life :)
