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Feeling Rested
I am ready for work. It’s been three days of a lot of rest and I’m now feeling relaxed, rested and ready to go. While there will be some work this week, I’m not anticipating it will be very busy. … Continue reading
Running Out of Time – My Birthday Lesson
With yesterday being my birthday, I woke up early, acutely aware that I don’t want to miss a moment. On my desk I have a scrap of paper on which I wrote a quote on 20th June this year…. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezekiel, God's love, God's love for us, Running out of time
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An Act of Kindness
As much as there are scoundrels in the world, there are far, far more people who are kind and generous. We encountered one of these yesterday. Knowing about the loss of my laptop, this person stopped by with a gift … Continue reading
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Tagged God's love, kindness, Kindness and truth, Treasure
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Unexplainable Sadness Became Supernatural Joy
2-14pm It was Friday 30th September 2011, three years ago today. I woke early and went downstairs to have my prayer time. But I was not happy. Overwhelmed by an unexplainable sadness, I just didn’t feel up to the day. … Continue reading
A Wobbly
1-47pm Yesterday afternoon, reality began to set in a bit. Suddenly, I was overwhelmed with fragility, vulnerability and sheer fear! This leaving Rise and Shine now feels like a death-defying leap! Crazy hey!? My heart was pounding and my mouth … Continue reading
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Tagged God's love, Helga leaving CCFm, Truffles, Western Cape Leopard Toads
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These Two Used To Be At Each Other’s Throats…
9-23am I’m about to leave for my ladies morning, but I thought I’d quickly post a sequence of photos of two residents who used to be at each others throats. Please enter TRUFFLES, resident cat at our home and GIZMO, … Continue reading
Casual Noordhoek Church
2-44pm Today’s the day we went to the new gathering in Noordhoek. Informal is the best way to describe this easy going, children welcome, coffee drinking little meeting! Tea and coffee was first and it was great coffee. Plus, you … Continue reading
God sees, God hears, God cares, God rescues
3-56pm Today I had a double dose of Louie Giglio. First, I re-aired the audio from a short You Tube video on Laminin. This is brilliant. Louie Giglio – short you tube on LAMININ This is what Laminin looks like… … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 8 – A Colourful Cheesy Day With A Manicure Thrown In!
3-39pm With today being Day 8 of my LCHF new and improved eating lifestyle, I made one fundamental breakfast error. I forgot to put in nuts! In so doing, I discovered how sustainable fat is. Breakfast was strawberries and raspberries, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Cheese, French manicure, God's love, Granny, LCHF, Living Hope, Revelstone
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High Protein Eatin’ – Day 4…
2-15pm A restful start to the day, with no worrying about Granny downstairs and having to get her up and made comfortable. Breakfast was berries, strawberries, yoghurt and almonds… Then it was off to church, where Pastor John preached a … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabriel Pretorius, God's love, Granny, high protein diet, Missions
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High Protein Eatin’ Day 2
2-02pm Oh wow, today has been one of the most relaxing days this year! You know what set it apart, was that I didn’t need to watch the time! My life evolves around knowing the time. The alarm goes off … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Caroline Leaf, God's love, high protein diet, Rainy Day in Cape Town
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Helga’s Day, One Photo At A Time…
2-50pm It’s been a fab 24 hours. After yesterday’s blog, I took Granny walking around the garden and she loved that. When she came in, she sat at the piano and picked out a bit of tune and did scales…. … Continue reading
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Tagged Caterpillar, dikkop, Ducks, God's Grace, God's love, God's mercy
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Sacrifices Have To Be Made ;-)
3-05pm A beautiful day dawned…my sunrise photo was taken just after 5-45am… After the show, I headed north of the city…destination- Canal Walk… And I was there to meet two lovely ladies, who bring with them years of experience. What … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Canal Walk, China Town in Kuala Lumpur, God's Grace, God's love
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“Where do I sign? Where do I sign?”
4-02pm Today we went to a wedding! Richard and Tanya got married! It was a really lovely service – very meaningful. I came away thinking how blessed Mike & I are. Rewind the clock 26+ years and not only would … Continue reading
You are indelibly imprinted (tattooed) on the palms of God’s hands…
2-56 Those of you who read my blog, generally know I end with ‘In His Grip’. We are in God’s grip, but there’s more! I am just SO loving reading Isaiah at the moment. It is with some excitement that … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian and Stacey, CCFm, Engraved on the palms of His hands, God's love
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