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A tribute to my son: Jacques-Louis van der Merwe

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

A tribute to my son.

Pappa se klein kaboutertjie. Pappa is so verskriklik lief vir jou my seun en Pappa is so trots op jou. Jy?t so baie vir so baie mense beteken. Maar jy het die meeste vir Pappa en Mamma beteken. Die lekkerste gedeelte van Pappa se dag was wanneer Pappa by jou gekuier het. En ons so lekke gespeel het. As Pappa jou vingertjies trek en rympies met jou tone en voete maak, en jy teruggespeel het. Of as Pappa jou koppie gesoen soen soen het. En Pappa kon sien dis lekker vir jou. Of as jy net Pappa se hand vas gehou het. Pappa is so baie lief vir jou. Jy het so moedig geveg. Toe jou nierjtjies nie gewerk het nie, het jy net aangegaan. Toe jou magie nie lekke was nie het jy die dokters gewys wat steek in jou. Elke keer as die dokters gese het 50/50, het jy hulle gewys? En dan pomp jou hartjie so mooi. So pragtig.

Daar was niks onsuiwer in jou nie my kaboutertjie. Jou 2 weke op aarde was sonder sonde en sonder vlek. Pappa wens ek was soos jy. Pappa wens ek was helfte die man wat jy is. Pappa eer jou my seuntjie dat jy vir ons die weg kom wys het. Pappa wil graag sy hemelse Pappa trots maak soos jy.

In jou 2 wekies op aarde het jy seker meer mense bedien en na God toe gedraai as wat Pappa in 20 jaar gedoen het.

Jy sal altyd deel bly van ons gedagtes en ons gesin my klein kaboutertjie. Jy is net eerste by die huis. Dis al. Maar jy sal altyd deel bly. En as jy afkyk hoop Pappa en Mamma en Riccardo ons kan so suiwer wees soos jy en so baie vir mense beteken op so eenvoudige manier.

Jacques-Louis van der Merwe. Pappa se vegkabouter. Famous Warrior. Pappa is so verskriklik lief vir jou. Pappa is so verskriklik lief vir jou. Pappa is so verskriklik lief vir jou. En Pappa sal hierdie wedloop voltooi. Sodat ons saam kan wees eendag. En saam kan lag en speel en stoei.

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‘Dread’news

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Today I went for my annual ‘dreads touch up’ in an African salon in Sunnyside. (Normally THE Wife does it.)? For a while I felt what Americans must feel like when we speak Afrikaans the whole time. Because I couldn’t understand a word of most of the conversations. Apart from that I actually felt quite ‘black’. So anyway 3 hours later my dreads had been touched up by n wonderful African hand! And I’m all waxed up. This is me!

And this is the birthday stuff The Wife gave me for my birthday (the accessaries - not the girls)

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Riccardo 1yr 2mths

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

?Any good father brags about his son!

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Riccardo’s first birthday

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

My kid had his first Birthday on the 9th. And this weekend is his first party. 11 Babies are coming - (unfortunately the parents have to tag along - otherwise they would have MUCH more fun!)

We took him him to the Spur - and this is the first time he ever ordered a meal - he was very impressed with his Ribs!

So this weekend it’s time for the party - and now THE wife and I are broke!

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Naughty wife and kid

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Well u shouldn’t brag about your wife and kid when they’re not doing churchy things - But I’m going to! So here’s my kid watching World Cup Rugby, and The Wife this weekend getting her first (and probably last) ROYAL FLUSH in poker!

Riccardo watching World Cup (click to see video)

And this is The Wife’s Royal Flush in Texas Hold’em Poker!

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Riccardo’s baby competition

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Some of u asked to see more pics of Riccardo - so here we go: These were some of the pics Hilde took for the baby competition! Riccardo is trying to win R15 000 to pay for his diapers! (click to enlarge)

A B C D

E F G

Which is your favourite pic?

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Father and son

Monday, June 18th, 2007

It was Fathers Day this week - I had a fantastic day with my Father, my Father in law, and of course…my son.

Here is Riccardo on Fathers Day… (click to enlarge)

and on vacation playing pool! (click to enlarge)

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THE Wife has become a blogger

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

THE Wife has decided to blog!? Yes it’s true!? Check it out! THE Wife

Man, she is hot!

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No drugs for Riccardo

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

It’s amazing to see Riccardo’s daily growth - I see something new in him every day.? He does nothing to make this happen.? Just breathes.? Recently he was sick.? Our instructions were not to give him any medicine.? Just spend a lot of money on physical therapy, knocking all the crap out of his lungs, and buying a fancy nubelizer enabling him to breathe in some crappy fluid which should help him breathe better.? All of this helped, thank goodness! (Actually God) And supposedly he now has a much stronger immune system, because he didn’t use any antibiotics, and has developed a natural resistance.

Okay, so my point is all of this was no thanks to him.? All my son did to aid this process of healing and strengthening, was to keep breathing.? The rest was my money, THE wife’s late nights, the physical therapist… and of course God.

The same applies to our spiritual and emotional walk.? Sometimes we should just keep on breathing.? That’s all we have capacity for at that moment in time.? And by God’s grace He will get us through it.? And we will get stronger.? And stronger.? And stronger.

It may sound as if I’m over simplifying restoration and spiritual growth.? Obviously there are more intricate processes involved.? And all of these are good.? But sometimes it’s all such a big deal that we don’t feel up to it and just want to give up.

That’s when we just have to break life up into chewable chunks - Baby steps.

And breathe. God will do the rest.

And the sun WILL rise tomorrow.

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