Give a Child a Family

8 hours ago

THANK YOU Hibiscus Mall for the donation of bags!! We truly appreciate your support! 🙌🏼❤
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Give a Child a Family

13 hours ago

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“𝗜 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻. 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.”

~ 𝙃𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙡 𝙂𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙗𝙖, 𝙂𝘾𝙁 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧

Do like Hazel, pledge to stand up for victims of violence and abuse! Together we can make a change! 🙌🙌

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Give a Child a Family

1 day ago

#GCFChristmasLunch

If there is someone out there who would like to donate around 60 Christmas Crackers to our children and staff for Christmas Day lunch, please contact roelien@gcf.org.za or 039 317 2761.

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Give a Child a Family

1 day ago

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Did you know?? The South African Parliament has passed laws to protect the rights of individuals against abuse.

They are:
• The Domestic Violence Act of 1998
• The Children’s Act of 2005
• The Maintenance Act of 2005
• The Promotion of Equity and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2000
• The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act) Act of 2005

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Give a Child a Family

3 days ago

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Passing Down Love ❤

For the last few weeks when I have spoken to a grandchild over the phone, he keeps telling me "𝙂𝙤𝙜𝙤, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙄'𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄'𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜... " and so the list went on. It warms a granny's heart, but more than that it creates bonds.

Then two of them didn't arrive at the same time as the rest of the family because they both had music and sport functions to fulfil... but they pleaded with their mom, to tell me, please don't bake pepparkakor (Swedish ginger biscuits), and please don't put up the Christmas tree until we get there... etc.

Of course, as a grandmother I will try and move heaven and earth to accommodate my grandchildren. I immediately thought what is in a date (the traditional dates to do it)?? Is the connection not more important than the date that we do it, the time together, creating love and memories?

Memories are a way of passing down love. I did these things like baking pepparkakor and putting up the Christmas tree with my mother. My children put up the Christmas tree and the baking of the biscuits with me, and now the grandchildren are doing it and even begging us to wait to do it together - and of course, granddad is the DJ for the day... Ha, ha!!!

Yesterday my one daughter said, “Sjoe, that was hectic, but the Christmas tree is done!!!” She sent us a picture of her children posing in their little Christmas outfits, looking as cool as cucumber with the Christmas tree in the background. (She has a 5-year-old, 3-year-old and a 20-month-old who also wants to help.)

So much about a mother cannot be taught, it must be caught. That’s what being a role model is all about. Children do what they see, not what they’re told.

For the first 10 to 15 years of our children’s lives, and particularly the younger years, we as parents and grandparents, have the power to create memories for our children that will have an effect on the rest of their lives. It is an incredible thought and a huge responsibility, but it can also be a wonderful experience for us and for them.

Christmas, birthdays and school holidays are perfect times for creating memories, and that is often what we subconsciously set out to do as we make our plans. However, it isn’t just the big moments that create all-important memories, the small every day events are often the ones that have the biggest influence. (Like Nathan wanting to rumble on the bed with granddad, it’s the little things.)

Spend this holiday creating great memories with your children, grandchildren and see the love grow and pass it on.

Love,
Monica ❤

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