by Kate Motaung | Oct 19, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
It felt as though the world drew a collective breath when the news broke. Nelson Mandela, at age 95, was gone. The word “hero” doesn’t suffice. I shudder to think what could have happened to the nation of South Africa, had God not used...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 18, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
This is Day 18 of 31 Days of Life in South Africa — a series in which every post has been written as a five-minute free write. Today’s prompt is: TASTE. Ready? GO. *** My mother-in-law can cook. Like, really well. Whenever we used to visit her in Cape Town, which was...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 14, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
It was a day or two before our Michigan wedding when my mom woke me up early. “It’s your pastor in Cape Town,” she said, holding out the cordless phone. My heart thumped hard in my chest. Why would he be calling me from South Africa? “Hello?” I answered, terrified of...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 12, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
My dad says that rest is good. God thinks so, too. My husband says I’m not very good at it. Just resting. I like to be busy, even if it’s doing something that I find relaxing. I have a hard time just sitting, if you know what I mean. I’ve come to learn that, in...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 11, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, South Africa
Looking for this week’s Five Minute Friday post and the giveaway from Red Letter Words? Click here. This is Day 11 of 31 Days of Life in South Africa — a series in which every post is written in five minutes flat. Thanks for stopping by! ...
by Kate Motaung | Oct 9, 2014 | 31 Days, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, 31 Days of Life in South Africa, Five-Minute Friday, South Africa
It’s Five Minute Friday time, and as promised, I have another giveaway for you, my favorite internet crowd! In case you missed it last week, I’ve cooked up some amazing giveaways for every Friday in the month of October, mostly to keep the momentum going...