Still climbing

Today you can be impressed! I drove our Series 11a landrover through town, double de-clutched up and down the gears without grating them, and managed to get our dog Largo to dog training without a fifty car pile up! for those of you know anything about a Series Landy you will know what an achievement that is.





We came to Johannesburg from Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, and my husband used to come home in these old landies from time to time as he worked in the BSAP. They were fun and exciting vehicles, so a year or three ago Kevin wanted a hobby to occupy him and so we decided to get our own one, and found a long wheel base 1969 series 11a for sale. It is a full time hobby, and an expensive one.

We left Zimbabwe quite a bit reluctantly to come to South Africa to start a new life here when Kevin was needing a better job opportunity. Our two beautiful twin sons, Kirk & Steven, were only just over two years old at the time, (people used to say 'wow twins must be double trouble!', but I said 'no they are double blessings!') and a few years later our lovely daughter Loren was born here in SA- what blessings children are! they are all grown up now, and Steven, who works for a Diesel Engines company and is a mechanical engineer married his long time special friend Chantal this last year in May and live in a lovely home in Sunninghill, and Loren, who is completing her 4th Year Occupational Therapist degree, and her husband Paulo, who is a qualified BMW Technician are married a year already and live in Struben's valley in their beautiful home too.

Kirk has just graduated as an Optometrist after 4 very hard years of study at UOJ and he has began working daily now in a practice in Johannesburg, which he has an opportunity to buy if it works out for him. He is dating Diane, and they hope to get married and get a home of their own soon too.

My children are a constant inspiration and support to me and they all love the Lord Jesus Christ, so family gatherings are happy, noisy events which I love and look forward to.

I had lived for 21 years all over Zimbabwe up until coming to SA and had a happy free and wild childhood with many fond memories to think back on. There were also some challenging, interesting and exciting times too. I may share some of them from time to time.

Now, after 31 years of marriage to Kevin there is much to reflect on. God has been a solid rock all through my life, and as I look back I can see where He has been and how He has taken care of us even when we didn't deserve it. He is merciful and kind and a loving Father, and as I face the challenges ahead of me this year and feel that a change is brewing, I pray He will continue to be there and a part of my future.