Fairy Girl

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all” – Dale Carnegie

“The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow” – William James

God won’t ask you what type of car you drove. He will ask you how many people you assisted who didn’t have transport. God won’t ask the square footage of your house. He will ask you how many people you welcomed into your home.

It was Easter Monday 2008 and without me knowing, it was my last visit to the fertility specialist. “You need another round of injections” said the Doctor. I looked at Barend, thinking I can’t do this again. Barend asked, what difference the injections would make, “oh about 60%”

Sounds like quite a mouth full, but it simply means High Blood Pressure during pregnancy. I am 29 weeks pregnant. Our little Logan is due on the 20th of December. On Monday morning I met my friend Ali at the Clearwater Mall. We had a cuppa at one of the coffee shops and then decided [...]

It was an icy cold morning in the UK.  Two blue stripes appeared, can it really be positive.  Test number three and another two blue stripes.  A faulty pack, I think not.

I was standing in Pieter’s kitchen, tossing away my  green salad, which was made to perfection. I had not a care in the world.  My hair was  tied up in a pony, I was wearing my red bikini top and my delightful shorts which were drenched from the jacuzzi, I was not looking my best [...]

August 31, 2007 Joshua (my son) and I climbed onto the horse carriage and headed towards the chapel. The guests sat waiting patiently while my soon to be husband stood awaiting our arrival. Joshua was very excited as he walked me down the aisle. We both smiled from ear to ear, thinking back we probably [...]

I truly value my relationship with my friends.  I don’t have many “best friends”, but the ones that I do have are very, very dear to me. I have been friends with Lisa for almost 30 years, we have been thru so much together (marriage, loss of loved ones, divorce etc).  We live on the [...]

Have you ever received an e-mail that is mean, nasty and self righteous?  I received one last week and I was shocked and very hurt to say the least. I had been warned by many (mothers from school, family and friends) that this person is cold and superficial, but as usual,  I believed that she [...]