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08/08/2026

03/08/2026

Steeds so onwerklik, maarja... hier is ons nou.

01/08/2026

Today perspective shifts.

What I feared did not come during the day. It came in the early hours of the morning with a phone call telling us to get to the hospital immediately.

Yesterday we laughed. Today we mourn.

Today we say goodbye to our dedda.

We had so many plans and conversations still ahead of us. We prayed for your healing, but your prayer was different. God, in His wisdom, called you home.

Today marks a change in the lives of my brother and I. We now step forward without the earthly presence of the man who guided us.

By the world's standards, you may not have left great riches. Instead, you gave us something far more valuable. Your time. Your guidance. Your wisdom. Your love!

Anyone can leave an inheritance. Building a relationship requires presence. Today, it is your presence we miss the most.

Only six hours ago, I stood beside you while your body was still warm. I remained until it had grown cold. It is a moment I will never forget.

It was an honour to live under your care. You were never a burden to us. Yes, your timing for a lecture was sometimes unexpected, but those moments became part of the memories we now treasure. You were our source of laughter, stories, wisdom, and joy.

Now we prepare to carry you one final time.

Thank you for everything, Dedda.

Our hearts are broken, but not without hope. In Christ we have peace. We have the promise that one day God Himself will wipe every tear from our eyes, and we will meet again.

Rest in Christ, dedda

31/07/2026

Soveel jare gelede... Unreal.
En kyk hoe baie dinge het verander... Die goeie en die, nie so goeie nie.
Maar hier is ons steeds deur die krag en genade van onse Hemelse Vader

Met n dankbare hart is die status buitengewoon;

Vir 'n tyd was ek HALF skaam van my agtergrond toe ek in kaap kom woon het, want ek was baie gespot / geterg. maar hoe ouer ek kom word het, het ek my kop opgelig en elke oomblik waar ek bespot word van my agtergrond, dit gebruik as 'n oomblik om mense te korrek, leer en die ander wang te draai

Ek kan jou vandag sê, ek is nie skaam van my agtergrond nie, want ek is besig om my tuisdorp en streek op die MAP te sit nes die res van ons opkomende kunsternaars in die Namakwa-distrik.

Daarom sal ek altyd tyd maak vir my mense deur middel van advies aanbied en hul ondersteun met hul kuns. Ek het n level bereik in my lewe waar ek n absolute innerlike vrede ervaar en meer en meer na daardie rykdom najag, want geld kan dit nie koop nie. Daarom is dit vir my uiters belangrik om nederig te bly,maar "hoog" in kennis!

Al die troues wat ek tans geskied het in Namakwaland was vir my eenkeer net 'n joy en een helse ervaring. Natuurlik loop alles nie altyd glad soos wat n mens hoop dit moet wees nie, maar elke ding in die lewe bevat 'n proses.

'N GROOT HART VAN DANKBAARHEID aan een en elk wat van my Trou fotografie dienste gebruik gemaak it in Namakwaland. Dit was 'n ervaring! So wat nou? Nuwe hoogtes, baan en wedloop is ek besig om aanvat. ek verander so bietjie die "stream." Dit is vir die rede wat ek nie meer Trou fotografie in Namakwaland sal skiet nie maar ek sal wel n paar manne aanbeveel wat instaat sal wees om die saak te verrig; manne soos GRC Photography wat geweldig met hewige spoed groei!

Elke woord van bemoediging, frustrasie, ongeduld en selfs stress wat ek ontvang het van vorige klante, is die eintlike resep vir my groei.

Mag die boodskap elke jong opkommende kunstenaar inspireer. WANT WIE WIL -SAL!

Ek is van Komaggass - 'n Nama Kjeent en wat jul hier sien is maar nog net die begin van baie goeie dinge!

Sharp!

19/04/2026

Most of us are enjoying this hard rain, cold weather from a place of privilege, warm bed, fireplace, hot chocolate, all cuddled up.

I just want to share something that may spark a mind. Today on our way home, I saw a man standing in hard rain begging for food, I told my wife that guy has a serious need.

Long story...

Anyhow, What I wish to bring to your attention is this. We know heavy rain comes in certain seasons, and we live with that expectation. Yet when the rain falls hard and flooding follows, many still act surprised.

This is how life often works. We know some things will come, but knowledge alone does not mean readiness. Real preparation must happen before the storm arrives, not when the damage has already begun.

So this message is not about weather conditions. It is about the coming of Christ. He warned us clearly. The issue is not whether we have heard the warning.

The issue is whether we are prepared.

Good night all.

19/04/2026

Dit reën vandag, en hier is ons steeds op die pad terug van Houtbaai...ry tog veilig almal.

Intussen... In my vorige post, dai foto by die beach was geneem in 2010...die onderstaande een was onlangs.

Just one last post about our wedding anniversary.

(sit maar die ketel aan vir die post)

Over the years, I have witnessed many weddings, and I carried pieces of those messages home with me. One thing I know for certain, our marriage was never built on perfection.

What we have sustained was never by our own strength. It was by the grace of the Holy Spirit, by calling on the Name above every name, JESUS CHRIST, who carried us when our own strength ran out. In Christ, we built something that endured every season. Some of those seasons came as arguments, tears, silence, uncertainty, and constant prayer. But GOD.

Yesterday, I did not only think about the years. I thought about the moments. One day, when life has run its course and we lie on our deathbed, I believe we will not speak first of numbers, but of moments. Moments where we should have been softer. Moments where we should have listened better. Moments where we should have forgiven faster, taken the chance, loved deeper, prayed longer. Life is made of moments. Marriage too. That is why, when I take photographs, I created the slogan without conviction, "Your moments, my focus."

GOD remains our witness. By His mercy and blessing, we said I do 11 years ago.

Look at us now. Uitgeswel, older, marked by life, yet still held together by something deeper than feeling and stronger than circumstance. Always seeking understanding and solution driven.
I cannot imagine a life without you.

Marriage is hard work. A happy, peaceful, understanding marriage even more so.
Our marriage has officially entered the teenage stage. As Ek kan sê... Die way forward vir elke huwelik vanaf 7 jaar moet al op so n wyse volwasse kom word it dat man en vrou niks meer "baby tantrums" gooi as die een nie sy way kry nie. Dai silent treatment is n intimacy killer.
We set an appointment and talk things out no matter how uncomfortable, we Listen to understand and not respond.

Jul kan hoe lief wees vir mekaar, maar as daar nie begrip is nie, raak die pad swaar. Liefde alleen dra nie altyd die las nie.

Om mekaar werklik te verstaan, om ruimte te maak vir mekaar se seer, vrese, groei en stilte, dit is waar die diepte van n huwelik lê.
Dit is daar waar liefde ophou om net n gevoel te wees, en begin om n geestelike verbond te word.

Die pad is nog lank - we celebrate the "moments."
Alle eer aan die Here JESUS CHRISTUS.

Cheers!

17/04/2026

November 2010... sjoe maar dit is lank terug.
Years after years of silence since our Mxit days, she reached out and asked if I would join her for church.
I declined.

Life had plans of its own.

She reached out again, suggesting we hang out.
I said yes, but on one condition. No movies. No restaurants. Let’s go to Strand. Bare feet in the sand.
Comfortable. Unrushed. Just a long walk and honest conversation. Because talking, real talking is how you discover someone’s heart, their dreams, their vision, and their expectations of life.

An hour passed in nonstop conversation, and somewhere between the waves and words, I realized: this girl is interesting.

Side note:
This is the girl who didn’t mind that the guy had no driver’s licence, couldn’t drive, and had no car at all.
I even asked her straight, “Doesn’t it bother you that I don’t have a car, a licence, or can’t even drive?”
She smiled and said, “No… you’ll have it soon. And I would’ve been a foolish girl to give up just because I wasn’t patient with the process.”

That moment sealed it for me.

18 April 2011 — I asked her to be mine.
18 April 2015 — we said I do.

This post isn’t just about celebrating my wife.

It’s a reminder to anyone reading this: prepare yourself for a partner by being the partner you’re praying for. Have discernment. You will meet many people, find a few interesting ones, but there will be that one who is far too special to let go. When you find them, DO NOT HESITATE. Put a ring on it. Invite the Lord, who created heaven and earth, to bless your marriage.

Love is real. Marriage is real too and yes, sometimes marriage can be ugly. Not because love fades, but because understanding can misalign. You can love deeply, but without understanding, the journey becomes heavy. Respect each other. Grow together, not only in size (because let’s be honest… julle eet te veel uit man 😂), but in maturity, patience, and grace. Groei en bou mekaar!

Today, 18 April, I document this milestone so that one day, if I am no longer here, my son can read this and know:

Dad meant what he lived.
And he lived what he loved under the authority of Christ Jesus.

17/04/2026

I don’t just create visuals. I translate your vision into emotion.

17/04/2026

She does not only sing. She leads people into surrender, prayer, and presence. Michelle Bobbits