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Monthly Archives: May 2012
What Helga Did On The Last Day of May 2012…
3-44pm The Rise and Shine show went off well … with PJ joining me between 7 & 8am! After the show, and the 9am prayer meeting, I had a pile of work to get through. I got emails sent, documents … Continue reading
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Hot Chocolate & Tennis
2-55pm There’s something about drinking hot chocolate in winter. It’s just so NICE! Add to it some good tennis on TV and I have a very civil afternoon going on! The French Open is on and with French time the … Continue reading
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Granny’s Night Wanderings…
3-24pm Mike woke at 2-15am with something on his mind. One of those awful middle of the night moments when you realise you have tossed something of vital importance into the recycling bin and if you don’t get it out … Continue reading
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This Is The (Grumpy) Day…
15-00 Today has been a grumpy day! I’ve had to keep pulling back and putting on my happy face! 🙂 So much so that I forced myself to laugh out loud on my way home! A number of things went … Continue reading
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Running with Perseverance…
4-23pm Hebrews 12:1: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for … Continue reading
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Granny had a fall today…
8-54pm I know from last year, that when Granny falls, it may seem harmless but more damage is done than first seen. I woke early this morning and went downstairs to read my Bible. Before settling in to do that, … Continue reading
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A Day Off…
2-20pm This is JUST what the Dr would have ordered! Yesterday Mike got flu’ ping-pong back to him. After getting it a few weeks ago, yesterday he came home with it again. By last night I was also feeling slightly … Continue reading
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A Death…And A New Life…
4-36pm What to do? What to do? Granny is due to turn 88 in August. The 2nd eldest of 8 children, Granny was always extremely close to her older sister Helen, who was born in 1922. Helen & Granny were … Continue reading
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Flat Day to Fab Day…
3-57pm I love it! Jesus makes the difference! He really does. How else can a day go from Flat to Fab. It’s only by connecting with Him and tapping into His grace and His presence and off-loading our burdens onto … Continue reading
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Wayne in Rene’s PJs…
2-54pm Tuesday today and the middle hour of the Rise and Shine show is taken up with Wayne in the studio! We were talking about the cold and he mentioned the warm winter pyjamas he had been wearing & then … Continue reading
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Fun & Friends…
7-09pm A bit late for today’s blog. I’ve been out and about with my brother. After leaving CCFm around noon, I went to pick him up from Cafda, Claremont, where regular listener Bradley gave me a book! 🙂 Thanks Bradley! … Continue reading
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What I Did Today…
4-38pm Sunday and I awaken after a really good night’s sleep. Up to make coffee for Mike and tea and breakfast for Granny, who is still sleeping. Then it was off to church, where we had communion. On our return, … Continue reading
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An Unexpected Crowd…
2-55pm Today was the CCFm Volunteer Information Meeting! IT was due for 10-30am but some thought they heard 9-30 and others said the website said 10am. So by the time I arrived at 10-15am, there were about 20 people waiting. … Continue reading
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Complications…. AND Catharina’s
4-38pm It’s so easy to get bogged down with complications. The last few days my mind has been whirring with thoughts…maybes, what ifs…how abouts…why was thats…perhaps ifs…they came pouring into my head, hurting my brain, confusing my spirit and frustrating … Continue reading
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