Latest Stories
I’m Lulu van Aswegen—a wife, mother, grandmother, and writer from Bloemfontein. Life, faith, and family inspire the reflections and short stories I share here. I write in English as RedeemedPioneer and in Afrikaans as VrygekoopteBaanbreker.
Explore, enjoy, and feel free to share your thoughts—I’m delighted to have you here!
Latest Stories From Lulu van Aswegen
DANKIE LIEWE THERESA,
hierdie een is vir jou! Ons het mekaar nog nooit ontmoet nie, maar ons het dieselfde kosbare...
UGLY & INVISIBLE
in the eye of man If I had had the opportunity to be there in Matthew’s shoes when he recorded the...
HOPE FOR A LIFESONG OF JOY
The heartfelt prayer of a tender soul inside a fractured clay jar Thank you to my beloved firstborn,...
ONTBYT — ONTGLIP OF ONDERHANDEL?
gewaarwordingsgediggie van ‘n visbevange VrygekoopteBaanbreker In my ou lewensvissersbootjie probeer...
BREAKFAST ON THE BEACH
A Nana-Mikey story, based on John 21:1-14 “You know, Nana, I want to also have breakfast on the beach...
GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS!
A simple anthem from my heart to Your ears, Lord. Thank you to my beloved firstborn, Daniel van...
EK IS VROU EN VOLGELING VAN JESUS
‘n aanbiddingsgedig diep uit my siel uit, verwerp deur KI weens onwelvoeglike inhoud O Heer, my God...
BOLD BRAVERY AMIDST LEWD LUNACY
celebrating the bravery of an unsung Gentile hero Like so many before her, and so many who came after...
PASSIONATE PENTECOST PRAYER
of an English-speaking Afrikaner woman who desires to be fluent in Lovingkindness “This one is not...
HARTSHULDEBLYK UIT DANKBAARHEID
in die enkelstem van ‘n hele Tribe aan hulle beskeie TribeMaster-held Liewe leser, neem asseblief...
MAY I PLEASE…?
On Ascension Day 2026 I’m contemplating a possible question on the heart of Mary Magdalene as she witnessed...
DAPPERSTE, DEERNISVOLSTE & DIERBAARSTE DRIETAL
‘n persoonlike vertelling van die waarheidswaardigheid wat hulle in doodsdonker gebring het —die...