The Waldron World
We attend a great church here in Amanzimtoti, South Africa. Oasis Church is a mix of black, white and Indian believers in Jesus. We worship in many different languages and have both an English pastor and a Zulu one. Carl and I have both been involved in many areas of church life over the past…
That is what Marae is painting on this beautiful little face! A fish! And that was her very serious request! To be a fish! Gills, fins, and fun! This was Marae’s first ever attempt at face painting! And she was pretty doggone good at it too!! Read on for a little background story about the…
What do you call your mom? Well, I call mine “Super-Mom!”
Baba means “daddy” in zulu. I am blessed beyond measure to have a wonderful baba. I know that many people cannot say that. Recently I heard a talk about fathers in which statistics were cited that made me shudder. More than half of all children grow up with an absent father – either physically or…
We kind of joke about taking our lives in our hands when we step out onto the highways and bi-ways in South Africa, but a recent road trip shocked me beyond what I have ever joked about!!
I am opening up my life to you! 😉 I have shown you what I do in my spare time, where I shop, what my kids are up to, etc. Now I am going to show you around my house…. room by room. Hope not to bore you!
One of the perks of living in South Africa is that the public schools here have amazing extracurricular activities! My kids have never attended school in our home country of Canada as we moved here when they were 1 month, 2 years and 4 years. This is the first year they have all been in…
Where do I buy groceries? A few of my dear friends have asked me about my shopping experiences in South Africa. Honestly, it probably doesn’t look much different than from where you get your groceries, but I wanted to put a few pictures up.
Can you guess how all of those things tie together? You might think we took Elise to a theatre production about Little Red Riding Hood. Good guess, but a little off. Let me tell you a little story of our youngest, her ears and a few miracles!
I have a healthy addiction to exercise! If I go a day or two without fitting in a workout of some kind, I start to feel a bit depressed and lethargic. My mind and body crave movement… I love being a FitChick! Sometimes it is a struggle to find time to exercise though. Work, kids,…