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 :)
Often, we feel like we need to be “good people” before we can even approach God. When we sin, we feel the need to clean up our act and then go to God. That’s such a wrong view of who God is. That view assumes that God only loves us…
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A Spirit-filled, tongue-speaking, demon-slaying evangelist whose faith is in Christ; and a drug addict whose faith is in Christ, are equally righteous in God’s eyes ONLY BY FAITH… “We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no…
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“When oceans rise, my soul will rest in your embrace” You call me out upon the watersThe great unknown where feet may failAnd there I find You in the mysteryIn oceans deepMy faith will stand And I will call upon Your nameAnd keep my eyes above the wavesWhen oceans riseMy…
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Thought #7 (30 Thoughts Before 30) Money doesn’t say anything about my character, my value or who I am. Look, those who know me will tell you that I’m a sucker for fancy and pretty things, and Pinterest is my downfall ?. But also, our family doesn’t have a lot…
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Thought #6 (30 Thoughts Before 30) I had one of those light bulb moments today! I was reading Titus 2 and (think) I finally understand the difference between Grace and Mercy. It’s been tricky because we tend to use grace and mercy interchangeably, and even in our languages, there’s usually…
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Thought #5 (30 Thoughts Before 30) Our 5 year old daughter, Kumi is such an independent child. I know parents wish for their kids to be independent but I really find myself struggling a lot of times with her because I feel like she is too independent (is there even…
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Thought #4 (30 Thoughts Before 30) This morning, I was praying for our family, for our day today. Our 5 year old daughter goes to ballet classes, and I started praying and thinking about her dancing. I know as parents, we have dreams of what we want our kids to…
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Thought #3 (30 Thoughts Before 30) Greeting is such a big deal in the African community, and I feel like that’s one of the biggest things we have lost in our westernisation. Like, I remember even as a kid, you dared not walk down the street or enter a shop…
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Thought #2 (30 Thoughts Before 30) Beauty Products – Do They Really Make Us Beautiful? To the ladies, interesting thought: that is; the things that we use to “beautify” ourselves often leave our natural beauty in a worse off state. What do I mean? Well, for example, we use make…
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Thought #1 (30 Thoughts Before 30) A week or two ago, I accompanied my husband to a church he was speaking at. By the way, he’s such a great teacher, I’m always just in awe at the wisdom and revelation he teaches with, he’s definitely my favourite teacher 🙂 haha!…
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I'm Unathi (aka MamakaKumi), and the main storyteller here :) I hope you enjoy reading about our colourful life :)
