STAMPMOTORS . . . waagmoed . . . \u2019n sperreling . . . geen remme en \u2019n soen \u2013 d\u00e1\u00e1r het alles begin.<\/p>\n
Liefde met die eerste oogopslag, of eerder, die eerste stamp.<\/p>\n
Vandag \u2013 64 jaar later \u2013 brand die liefdesvure nog hoog, ten spyte van verskeie uitdagings wat Edna (84) en Daniel (Dan) de Kock (87) van Jeffreysbaai se pad gekruis het.<\/p>\n
Di\u00e9 egpaar is op 4 Februarie 1956 getroud nadat hulle mekaar in April 1955 by stampwedrenne in Johannesburg ontmoet het. \u2019n Wedren wat Edna skelm saam met \u2019n vriendin bygewoon het.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie eerste keer wat ek Dan, \u2019n voormalige stampwedren-bestuurder, gesien het, het ek geweet hy is die man met wie ek gaan trou,\u201d lag Edna.<\/p>\n
Dit was egter eers twee weke later, toe die organiseerders ses vroue-vrywilligers gesoek het om om die baan te ry, dat sy hom van aangesig tot aangesig ontmoet het. Nie oor haar bestuursvernuf nie, maar omdat sy reeds tydens die oefenlopie in die sperrelings vasgery het \u2013 n\u00e1 sy vir stoele uitgeswaai het.<\/p>\n
Die feit dat di\u00e9 motors geen remme gehad het nie, het beslis nie gehelp nie.<\/p>\n
Edna lag: \u201cDan het dadelik tot my redding gekom. <\/p>\n
\u201cNa die wedren het hy my terug na my huis gevat. En gesoen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dan, wat die eerste stampwedrenbaan saam met Buddy Fuller in Johannesburg begin het se o\u00eb kreukel van lekkerkry: \u201cSy het dan so honger vir liefde gelyk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drie weke later is hulle verloof \u2013 n\u00e1 \u2018onskuldige\u2019 vensterinkopies \u2013 en tien maande later is hulle tydens \u2019n intieme seremonie getroud.<\/p>\n
Die liefde tiekiedraai in haar o\u00eb: \u201cDie Here het ons bymekaargebring.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie getroude lewe is \u2019n saak wat van twee kante kom. Ons het ons struwelinge gehad, en daar was uitdaging , maar ons het daardeur gewerk. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk was een keer so kwaad vir hom dat ek gedreig het om my tas te pak en terug na my ma te gaan. Hy het nie op hom laat wag nie, en my sommer begin help pak. Soos wat hy my klere in die tas pak, het ek dit weer uitgepak.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie Here was, en is steeds, goed vir ons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Edna, \u2019n voormalige boekhoer, en Dan, \u2019n voormalige fabriekbestuurder, het een seun (61) en en twee kleinkinders.<\/p>\n
Sy glimlag hartseer: \u201cEk sou graag ses kinders wou gehad het, maar die Here het in sy wysheid anders besluit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Die egpaar het voorheen in die land met hulle karavaan rondgereis en het verskeie trofe\u00eb op die gholfbaan ingepalm.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaar hy het nie so baie trofe\u00eb soos ek nie,\u201d skerts Edna.<\/p>\n
Edna maak nog self hulle huis \u2013 propvol onthou \u2013 skoon, terwyl Dan gereeld in die tuin skoffel.<\/p>\n
Die resep vir die lang reis?<\/p>\n
\u201cOns het van die begin hande gevat en alles saamgedoen,\u201d s\u00ea Edna. \u201cSaamdoen, en om elkeen die plek te gee om sy eie ambisie te volg en om sy identiteit te behou. Asook geloof, geduld, verdraagsaamheid, respek vir mekaar en b\u00e1ie liefde.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaar die belangrikste, God se Genade.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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