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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
FILL UP ON THE FIX OF 2026
I have been around long enough to know and admit that when end-of-year fatigue hits, we tend to disconnect...
ANNIE‘S GIFT
You introduced Spring 1995 And Spring became like you Force of nature, a whole season You came to...
WIL JY SAAM WEGKRUIPERTJIE SPEEL?
die speletjie wat ‘n mens net aan die einde van die jaar speel… Ek sal gaan wegkruip Moenie my kom...
WHEN THE FOGHORN’S SIREN IS DIFFERENT
A silent call to discernment “Nana, what is a foghorn?” “A foghorn is a powerfully loud, low-pitched warning...
ANOTHER DAY FEATURING A HAMMER & NAILS
When a concerned Catholic priest called a spade a shovel and nailed the truth, in written word, to a wooden...
EK LIKE JOU, GIRLFRIEND!
Die kwesbaar-eerlike oordenking van een veglustige female wat ‘n toegewyde groepie girlfriends ‘n yslike...
ONE YEAR OLD
Another letter from Nana to Stitchie
AS EK NET KON
My nederige huldeblyk aan Piet Smit, kosbare mede-gelowige en vriend.
DIE DIEF EN DIE STUKKENDE MASJIEN
My broodnodige oordenking
DIE JA VAN ‘N BEDIENENDE OUPA
Spesiale verjaardaghuldeblyk aan ons 78-jarige OupaBrood
PERFECTION TIMES COMPLETION
Today I celebrate SEVEN years & SEVENtimesEIGHT (56) days.
OBSERVATION AND EXPECTATION
On Heritage Day – a reflection from abroad