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Nicci Coertze
Nov 25, 20196 min read
My First-held
Nathin’s name was derived from the Hebrew verb נתן meaning “given.” The meaning of the name in Jewish culture could be rendered “God has...
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Nicci Coertze
Sep 23, 20198 min read
I love you let me hit you
My 2-cents worth about the recent decision of the courts not to allow corporal punishment of children in their own homes: Corporal...
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Nicci Coertze
Apr 11, 20193 min read
Rules To Work By
When my firstborn started his job last year, I wrote this for him. I think you can’t go wrong to apply these ‘rules’ in any working...
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Nicci Coertze
Feb 12, 20194 min read
Scattered Musings
Ever since the birth of my first child, I have always written down quotes or underlined deep, meaningful words about children in my...
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Nicci Coertze
Feb 4, 20194 min read
Chinese hugs
I have always been known to be a huge sushi lover. In fact, when I want to let my boys know that I love them more than anything in the...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 27, 20198 min read
A Perpetual Goodbye
My all in one photo I am thinking about saying goodbye a lot lately. Surprise surprise. And inevitably I think about my boys, and the...
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Nicci Coertze
Jan 4, 20195 min read
My Firstborn
I loved you first. Someone asked me after my previous post if Nathin (my firstborn) wouldn’t be hurt by the fact that I called Kevin ‘the...
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