REDEEMED PIONEER

“May I please sit on your lap, Nana?”    Micah is a blazing ball of excitement, because today is his fifth birthday and he just opened two very special gifts.    The first is from his  bestest best  Daddy Daniel, two red lightsabers and the second from his Nana and OupaAssie, a set of six books promising to help him discover the Bible.    While Micah releases the footrest of the lounge chair, Nana scoots up to make space for her beloved blue-eyed-blonde boy, the one responsible for her promotion to grandmother.    On the dining room table are boxes containing a total of 60 birthday cupcakes, 40 for the  Blouklasmaatjies  at school and 20 for family and friends and Micah’s best friend,  oom  Charles, at home.    All of the  Blouklasmaatjies , cousins and a few other friends have been invited to the big birthday party at Spur this coming Saturday.    There will be an ocean-themed cake and more cupcakes. “Oh my.    He’s gonna like Star Trek….”    This was Daniel’s first message to Nana wi

DISCLAIMER : The following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event. SUGGESTION : This story is a follow up of THE PRICELESS VALUE OF R100, last week’s post on RedeemedPioneer.    Readers are encouraged to read that story before reading this one. I will help you clean up this mess .    Ella stepped away from the comfort of his hugging embrace, sat back down beside John and allowed Tim’s words to sink in.    Even her current trauma-infused brain registers the profound irony - that this man has been doing exactly that since the very beginning.    Other than John, he helps her clean up every mess which she shares with him AND he has not caused a single one of those messes.    She is courageous, he is compassionate and together, in transparent honesty and with respectful consideration, they have embarked on a journey to expose, treat and heal her pain.    THIS mess, however, is VERY different and the pain is significantly deeper.    Tim is well aware of this, and,