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 :)
“Children don’t need more things. The best toys a child can have is a parent who gets down on the floor and plays with them” – Bruce Perry There’s so much I want for our kids….and it’s so easy getting caught up doing stuff for them (because they also…
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I made an interesting observation this morning. The boys were going through the puzzle basket, and took out lots of puzzle pieces. Some of the pieces weren’t even in their right packets/boxes. And we’ve lost or thrown away some of the boxes (because space). So, it was so interesting seeing…
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to have lots of kids. My husband and I initially wanted to have “as many kids as we can”. Then that number moved to 5-7. and then finally, the number eventually came down to 4 lol! Somewhere along the journey…
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THE MYSTERY OF DISAPPEARING SOCKS One of the things I think I’d want for God to play back for me when I get to Heaven is: what the heck happens to all the socks?!?! Nothing could be more mysterious – and no matter how many pairs I buy and…
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One of the (many) things I’m having to unlearn in this homeschooling journey is the idea that learning=classroom=paper,pen&book=teacher in front of class, etc. I’ve had to discover what learning is all about and am continually forming my idea of what I want our education to look like. Anyway…..one of the…
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There is no phrase as tempting as this one! Especially at the stage our children are currently at, where every little thing seems to be faced with the question “Why??” “Why do I have to eat my vegetables?” “Why must I go to sleep?” “Why do I have to go…
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Hubby and I got married almost 9 years ago now, and we’ve always wanted a lot of kids. We initially wanted “as many kids as we could have” haha! A CHANGE OF PLANS And then over the years, the number moved down to 5-7 , and as we had more…
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Tuesday was our first day back at “school” (we generally start our learning time on a Tuesday because Mondays are our standing family days as Mama and Baba usually have work on weekends). I could’ve done with another week or even month off, but I had actually missed our beloved reading…
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It’s holiday season again, and many of us will be travelling across the country to spend some well-needed resting time, or to visit loved ones! For us, travelling has turned into a whole new game, because we have three little humans to consider. So, I thought I should share some…
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I’ve had to answer this question so many times. Sometimes to seemingly well-meaning people and sometimes to seemingly judgmental or skeptical ones. I guess homeschooling is not quite the norm in our nation….so more often than not, when the topic of school comes up in conversation, I have to brace…
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I'm Unathi (aka MamakaKumi), and the main storyteller here :) I hope you enjoy reading about our colourful life :)
