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- Margaret Atwood
Don’t Mom like me: the journey of parenting with a twist
It’s international Bontle day today!✨✨✨ On this day, 12 years ago at 20:35, I gave birth to a bouncy baby girl. I will sum up my birth...
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Mar 73 min read
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Dancing to the same tune in marriage
A deep passion for witnessing and experiencing solid family structures exist in our society has long been entrenched in my heart. This...
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Feb 204 min read
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The Unexpected Price Tag: Exploring the Cost of Befriending the Unknown
The cost of befriending the unknown by taking a leap.
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Feb 52 min read
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My 2024 Reading List
The biggest misconception about life is wanting to achieve something but not putting in the work to actually see it come to fruition. We...
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Dec 30, 20244 min read
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When God’s timing disrupts your plans
What joy is it when your plans get disrupted by the move of God?
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Dec 2, 20244 min read
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Reasons why you should screw it and just do it: lessons from my July reads
Greatest lessons from my July reads
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Jul 21, 20243 min read
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Things you need to know this July
Things you need to know this July
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Jul 13, 20242 min read
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An unexpected journey: The Adventures With Bontle story
The untold story of one of Africa's youngest authors.
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Jul 7, 20244 min read
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6 valuable lessons to seal first half of the year
I’m sure you’ll agree “time goes by real fast” is an understatement of a phrase. I can’t believe today is officially the beginning of the...
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Jul 1, 20244 min read
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Gratitude amidst a mayday season
9 years ago on this day, 1 May, my family and I were getting ready to take a dreadful trip to the homelands to go bury my darling mother....
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May 1, 20244 min read
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Dancing to the same tune in marriage
A deep passion for witnessing and experiencing solid family structures exist in our society has long been entrenched in my heart. This...
Refilwe
Feb 204 min read
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Reasons why you should screw it and just do it: lessons from my July reads
Greatest lessons from my July reads
Refilwe
Jul 21, 20243 min read
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Gratitude amidst a mayday season
9 years ago on this day, 1 May, my family and I were getting ready to take a dreadful trip to the homelands to go bury my darling mother....
Refilwe
May 1, 20244 min read
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Navigating life through the lens of loss: things I’m relearning about life
Navigating life through the lens of loss.
Refilwe
Feb 25, 20243 min read
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Valentine's Day: Is it a Celebration of Love or an all-sorts Contest?
Since the beginning of February, Bontle has been all talk about Valentine’s Day and who is whose valentines at school, etc. During these...
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Feb 19, 20244 min read
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Sin not, oh perfect one
This one is for Christians! Something has been gnawing at me for some time now. When TD Jakes trended regarding his association with P...
Refilwe
Jan 28, 20243 min read
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4 things 2023 taught me
The end of the year and the beginning of a new one always presents an opportunity to reflect. For the past three years, I’ve gotten into...
Refilwe
Jan 5, 20244 min read
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Checklist for perfect motherhood
√ Spotless home √ Children adhere to sleep times √ Always on time for school and events √ Children always “well-mannered” √ Hearty...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read
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Growing pains
Growing up I always felt like something was missing. If it wasn’t a close-knit, happy family, creating joyful memories together it was me...
Refilwe
Oct 19, 20224 min read
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Spiritual Detox Programme Reflections
Ever had a yearning to feel grounded, but you find yourself soaring on unhelpful activities that further impact negatively on your soul?
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Oct 9, 20226 min read
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Extraordinary living for ordinary peeps
We are all ordinary people with extraordinary capabilities. BUT, unless you believe in your extraordinary capabilities ...
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May 23, 20222 min read
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Make things happen
Do you feel like life is passing you by? Here are some tips on making things happen!
Refilwe
Mar 31, 20224 min read
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82 days later…
The start of a new year has always brought with it great excitement, in anticipation of what lies ahead. But this year was different for...
Refilwe
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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March Self-Care Guide
Hello March A brand new month - the last month of quarter one - is upon us. I don’t know if it’s just me but it seems time moves really...
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Mar 3, 20225 min read
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Growing pains
When we set goals, we do so from a deep yearning of wanting to be more than what we are presently.
Refilwe
Feb 9, 20223 min read
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Why are you so assumptious?
An assumptious person makes a lot of assumptions, period. The Oxford Dictionary defines assumptions as: “a thing that is accepted as true...
Refilwe
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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Sizing up God
Most times it is because we are afraid that we are just big dreamers but nothing will really come to fruition. We label our dreams as ...
Refilwe
Dec 9, 20213 min read
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6 reminders for the new season
YES! Finally! Spring has sprung and we are here, waiting on the flowers to bloom. But don't just wait for the flowers to bloom, join in...
Refilwe
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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