"You got to love family for they are the only
people who knows us very well
Yet they still choose to love us any ways. They accept us for who we are and most of all, they have to put up
with us. Who on earth would do such a crazy thing…if not family?"
And it turns out that he was right!
During our school break I traveled up North in order to
unplug and embrace the joy of spending time with my family. My first stop was
Grootfontein which is still home for me because that's where my Priceless Pearl of
Africa lives (my mom) and there I got to spend an awesome time with her
and half of the family. After a week and a few days I made my way up, up North
deep in to the woods where my dad lives in the village. It was quite a life. By
that I mean an amazing life; simple and peaceful yet hard work! Which is kind
of a norm during our harvest season.
One of the things I learned and keep on learning every time I go home is that the greatest joys and the greatest sorrows we experience are in family relationships. Being part of a family is a great blessing yet those blessings brings their own challenges too. I call them "good challenges" because they are not there to bring division among the family they are simply there to reveal or expose our selfish and prideful hearts. They humble us and teach us to seek joy by putting the welfare of others above our own (which is not always easy). But that is what love is. Which ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in our own family. So many times I look at my family and I can't help it but to thank God for a group of fellow imperfect people that I can call my family. For a place I can call home. Where the feeling of security and constancy of love is a rich blessing. Such love nurtures and sustains faith in God. Such love is a source of strength and belonging. Sure enough my family is not perfect but I am glad that I can still walk away every holiday and thank God for each one of them.
Life in Grootfontein
Life at the Village
After my trip home I traveled up to the coast where I got
the chance to spend an awesome time with one of my awesome little friend Nea. It was quite an experience which a friend
of mine calls “mom training days”. I have to be honest and admit that every time
I baby sit I always walk away with a deep reverence towards the moms whose’ kids I babysit because surely
it’s a full time job! Some times I think it’s a learning process that takes someone' a
life time to achieve. You get to learn about
strengths you didn't know you had and deal with fears you didn't know existed.
It’s a beautiful thing but also scary at the same time. So I do praise God that
I survived my "mom training days". Each day brought it's own challenges and happiness. But I had the best
time ever during this holiday!
Life with Nea
