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Monthly Archives: June 2013
WOW!
10-55am WOW! That was the only word I can find when I read the results of a survey funded by someone described as the world’s “most generous person”. I have written before about whether you need a lot of money … Continue reading
Ten Tips for Raising Well-Adjusted Children
1-25pm Not that we have all the answers or anything, but today I sat down with a friend who adds a whole lot of value to my life. Riana! Peter and Riana have raised three boys who today are young … Continue reading
Nelson Mandela’s Condition Worsens…And Then Improves…
1-31pm This was the headline that jumped out at me as I turned my computer on this afternoon. Apparently, the family was summoned to the hospital this morning. It looks like many family members have arrived at the hospital, possibly to … Continue reading
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Tagged How is Nelson Mandela today?, Is Nelson Mandela a Christian?
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5 Really Important Things God Wants You To Know
3-08pm We all carry baggage into adulthood with us – today I had lunch with a friend, Mary, who I have not seen for years. We had a lot of catching up to do. She was a diagnosed with an … Continue reading
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Nelson Mandela’s Leadership Lessons…
12-58pm Today, Lynette, at the CCFm office, asked me if I could find for her something referred to as Nelson Mandela’s 8 Leadership Lessons. I scanned the internet and found it, printed it out and gave it to her. Then … Continue reading
“It is only God who knows the end.”
12-51pm I was startled when I opened my email this morning and news of Nelson Mandela’s deteriorating condition was making international headlines. After perusing various websites yesterday, I suspected his state of health was worse than last week, which was … Continue reading
Madiba Said To Be Unresponsive….
1-27pm I was shocked to read this headline on an Australian news website. This is what www.perthnow.com.au says, “NELSON Mandela is unresponsive and his immediate family is now discussing whether to withdraw treatment, it has been claimed.According to a new … Continue reading
Female? Born in the 1960s? Feeling Blue? Step This Way!
1-09pm It also applies if you were born in the late 50s or early 70s. The number of conversations I have these days with women born in the 60s, who are having strange bouts of ‘lowness’, is increasing. When I … Continue reading
Is God Awake At That Time?
1-14pm This is a question I was asked today: Is God awake at the time I wake up? I have always been a morning person. In my teen years, I used to wake up early – at about 4-30am, have … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Beth Moore Fruits of the Spirit series, Meeting With God
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Remembering Stacey & Adrian’s Wedding…
2-13pm Four years ago, by this time, it was all over! Adrian and Stacey had married, the reception was over and they had left for honeymoon. It was a beautiful day. Here are some of my favourite photos. Stacey all … Continue reading
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Just Passing Through…
1-55pm My day today has been punctuated with sad, bad and difficult news. A listener called to say her son died yesterday. Another called to say cancer had returned. The first is in shock and grieving. The second is praying … Continue reading
A Season of Depression
2-33pm For those of you who are depressed, you are not alone. Today, I thought back to a dark time of our lives that ended well. 2004. I remember it being a difficult year. Beginning in January with the death … Continue reading
Sunset Father’s Day Walk…
7-45pm Just thought I’d pop up a couple of photos. After a lovely Father’s Day lunch with David, along with a Sunday afternoon sleep, we had to get out on this beautiful evening. We headed to an amazingly empty Fish … Continue reading
It Was Carnage…At Merion…
12-05pm I am amazed at how much I can say and write about a topic of which I am actually extremely ignorant. But last night, I sat glued to the TV watching as tempers flared, spectators fell, and the most … Continue reading →