My first heroes.

25 April 2021

About yesterday.....

Finally for the first time since my husband passed away, I found the courage to attend an event at the shooting club, I am a member of, and joined that club just after my husband passed away.

It is emotional for me.

As little girl I used to be at my Dad’s side a lot, raised in a police family and I suppose it is in our blood.

But my husband was a dairy farm manager, and he simply just didn’t have time to be part of the shooting club.

My husband could hit a target accurately even while running.

People still talk in awe of how good a shot he was.

The weapon I have, is one he chose for me. It is a pistol. A very old one. Personally I was used to shoot with a rifle.

My Mom used to be apart of a ladies shooting club. Once I made the commitment to show up for Saturday, childhood memories flooded me.

Back in the day, my Mom was a member of the town council, the secretary of the business chambers and one of the committee members of the ladies shooting club.

Langkloof Dames Skiet klub.

They had a uniform, navy pencil skirt and blazer with club weapon on the pocket, white blouse, stockings and court shoes!

Now I had the privilege of my Dad going with me yesterday and sharing that memory with him, and he shared some more precious memories.

He was the only male member of the club and helped to get everything ready for they’re competitions. They also had red jerseys part of they’re uniform and they made one especially for him.

And I remember it! When my Dad told that, I recall the image of him in that jersey with a jean.

So many amazing childhood memories!

So I guess, the passion and dream to start actively compete with shooting is in honor of my parents and my husband.

Now, so far in my life as housewife and mother, there wasn’t much time for any outdoor experiences.

So yesterday, my children had to be bored while I took a day for me.

Thankful for everyone’s patience to wait my turn to shoot.

I missed the target first two shots!

3rd and 4th bullets was high on the target, but not near bullseye and what I aimed for.

Next bullets was down low, all in straight line down the centre but not bullseye.

Anyway, I was keeping everyone up. There was good advice maybe I need to get a beter weapon.

My Dad asked if he can have a turn.

With my old and very difficult pistol.

5 Bullets

He shot in the centre, 5th bullet BULLSEYE!!

That is my Dad ladies and gentlemen!

My first hero.

My Dad can.

If my husband was alive, he would have done the same. My late husband was my 2nd hero.

We had a very interesting and adventurous, also emotional day for me yesterday.

There are many things going on. Some trying to come against us, but we remain to trust in God for favor.

It feels like I must start learning to live life all over again.

From scratch and from the bottom.

I wish I could have given the life I knew thanks to my amazing parents to me children.

But God chose a different path for us, and we will walked it to the best if our ability!

25 April 2020

My goodness!

After 1st three weeks of sorrowful depression, grieving not only the loss of freedom to go to the beautiful beach nearby, visiting friends and family during lockdown.

But also taking propper time to grieve the loss of my Mom and everything we lost after my husband passed away.

The 4th week exhausted me!

Up at 5 again, Bible study, exercise, cleaning my house self properly. Tremendously pride I take in mastering those skilles again. Missing my incredible house assistant.

Attending Zoom calls like you can not believe it.

Learning so much. Social media can actually keep you busy full time.

Thank God, so far only 3 profiles to manage, personal, Herbalife Nutrition Independent Business and farm business.

Through this all, I find comfort to be firstly plugged in with God.

So while I don’t know HOW to adapt fast enough to master everything as single parent, I know God’s got me and He is doing the most hard work on my behalf.

Lockdown has actually been an incredible blessing and grace for me.

25 April 2017

Dreams come true for us more and more at Tsitismilk. Such a blessed feeling since the 1st time we moved into this temporary house.

I will never forget that very 1st week I used Herbalife, 29 January 2000 in Boskloof, Humansdorp, also temporary rent house to be closer to my husband, then only engaged. Right time, right place where I received a Herbalife flyer. I had so much energy that 1st week, went from lazy to cleaning the whole big house and done all my filing, up to income tax that I fear.

Somehow I thought Herbalife made me more clever, I a got a brilliant idea, to pay an accountant to do it. There end my fear of income tax. VAT was easy.

So, up and down incredible journey from there. Bad things happen, and in hindsight, having OCD, I over analyse myself into paralysis.

So because I couldn't do things perfect, nothing got done.

But miraculously thanks to Herbalife's incredible products and opportunity, I have something to show for my past, scattered life.

Herbalife have a thing they say:"You can not afford NOT to afford to use the products!" Or "You cannot afford NOT to go to the meeting."

Trust me, it is very, very true words. Robert Kyosaki has much the same saying, "You cannot afford NOT to have an accountant."

So we got that, BUT, if you want to grow, I am really realizing and acknowledging the fact that you can't do everything yourself. Past year I found an angel to be my house assistant. We are great team. She’s an everyday hero to me!

So when I was so lucky to spot someone, passionate about filing and willing to exhange her time for payment, things started to fall in place for another dream to one day afford a Personal Assistant. I asked for help first, what a difference a bookshelf make!!!

If it weren't for the Challenges I start doing end of August last year, I would have never let go "control" to let a stranger help me. Funny thing is, all of a sudden I feel more in control and can be more productive.

Baby steps, but so thankful and happy for progress to give even better service to our Herbalife clients and team members.

All the glory to God. Thank you for blessing me with so many angels in my life.

PS: All this while working from home near my dairy farm manager husband and homeschool kiddies. :)

@HOMEisWhereTheHeartis!!

25 April 2012

Wonderlike belewenis saam met my meisiekind vanaand by Tony Fitzgerald. Soete woorde:"Mamma, ek het vanaand 25 April my hart vir Jesus gegee!" Dankie Erna dat ons saam met jou kon ry! Dank die Here vir my geseënde lewe en voorreg van tuisskool.

Ons is presies op regte plek waar God ons wil hê!

24 December 2022

Well, I was planning my next blog about vision boards and HOPE, but apparently the Hero Story is not finished yet, and some memories are on the agenda again.

There are everyday heroes to be find everwhere.

Found this song really moving after hearing it on the Netflix movie, Rescued by Ruby.

Yesterday I had to clean our guestshouse very much myself. By the grace of God, I joined BNI this year and found out about Neuro-coaching to heal brain traumas.

So yesterday was a miracle for me to ba calm and not be overwhelmed with so much memories, especially since it is the last time to get the guestshouse ready for AirBnb booking. Godwilling, in 10 months, I will decide if it is possible to take in guests again.

For now, I am a bit at crossroads and challenging times, temporarily.

What I have learned as widow, is that you need to become your own hero, and that my ultimate Superhero, God in heaven is my perfect husband now, my Provider and Protector, who has the power to send everyday people to come to our rescue often.

I am thankful to ALL the everyday heroes, my Dad, Mom, sister, brothers, my late husband, my mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, our children, friends and every kind person send over my pathway.

There truly is a hero in all of us, because, we are created in the image of God, and there is more good than bad in this world.

To me, the greatest heroes are the people who show up with a smile, and make me feel worthy of being helped and who don’t take advantage of me as a widow and women alone.

I pray for many of these heroes, men and women, to rise up and help more widows in need.

Well done to all the single parents who are heroes in they’re own right and all the children, including mine, trying they’re best to cope and deal with loss of a parent, or challenging circumstances during they’re childhood.

May we all experience miracles this Christmas.

Love,

Daisy

PS:

As always, excuse the mistakes. I have OCD, but I am not a perfectionist..

Still a work in progress. (Always & Forever)

Please contact me with any advice on how to improve. :) )

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DISCLAIMER:

These are my thoughts based on the story and testimonies of my life story, to whom I give God all the glory for. I respect people of all walks of life and all religions. However, I choose to believe and stay grounded in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.