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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

14/04/2026

She did not come to compete.
She came to be remembered.

Matricball 2026

04/03/2026

Ek is bly om te sien hoe almal die modern day Artificial intelligence gebruik om poster en foto's te maak. Maar hier moet ek half net my si*****te gou aansteek (alhoewel ek nie rook nie lol)

Jy sien, Artificial intelligence kan deesdae baie dinge doen. Vanaf text en selfs produce images en baie vinnig. Dit generate posters, visuals en designs binne sekondes. Baie mense sien hierdie tools en d**k nou dat visual artists vervang kan word.

Maar spoed is nie vision nie.

Artificial intelligence kan nie by jou wedding opdaag nie.
Dit kan nie die emotion in ‘n moment lees nie.
Dit kan nie die light van ‘n sunset observe en presies weet wanneer om die shutter te druk nie.

Tools verander. Die craft bly human.

‘n Professional visual artist studeer composition, light, colour, timing en storytelling oor baie jare. Elke frame wat vasgevang word kom van experience, instinct en creative judgement.

Artificial is ‘n tool. Nie ‘n replacement nie.

Dit help met idees, concepts en experimentation. Maar die artist bly die een wat die vision lei. Die artist neem die creative decisions.

Real visual storytelling vra teenwoordigheid. Dit vra timing. Dit vra iemand agter die camera wat verstaan hoe om ‘n moment vas te vang wat nooit weer gaan gebeur nie.

If you value visuals wat meer beteken as net pixels op ‘n screen, werk met ‘n professional wat die craft verstaan.

Your story deserve meer as net ‘n "prompt."

Dit verdien ‘n artist.
A visual storyteller.
Someone can SEE and who knows exactly WHEN to press the shutter!

16/02/2026

Elke week scroll ons verby duisende foto’s.

Perfekte pose.
Perfekte edits.
Perfekte lewens.

Maar sê vir my…
Wanneer laas het ’n foto jou iets laat voel wat eg is?

Persoonlik, neem ek nie foto’s vir likes nie.

Ek neem foto’s vir nalatenskap.
My oog is getrain om oomblikke uit te soek;

Die traan wat ’n pa wegsteek voor hy sy dogter afstap.

Die lag van jou kind voor hy uit jou arms uitgroei.

Die stil gebed voor die skare opdaag.

Dit is nie net posts nie.
Dit is tydkapsules!!

Eendag gaan jou foto’s praat wanneer jy nie meer kan nie.
Hulle gaan jou familie herinner wie jy was.
Hoe jy liefgehad het.
Hoe jy opgedaag het.

As jy glo oomblikke tel meer, doen die volgende:

• Deel hierdie plasing in jou storie
• Tag iemand wie se herinneringe vasgevang moet word
• Volg hierdie page as jy eg bo perfek kies.

Jou oomblikke is nie net inhoud nie.

Dit is 'n legacy!

08/02/2026

There is a clock ticking and none of us knows how long we still have here on earth.

07/02/2026