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Monthly Archives: June 2013
What I Have Learned From My Dad & From Mike
11-16am Father’s Day today & I am thinking of my Dad and the gifts he gave me. He died in 2008. My Dad was quirky, always searching, he followed many different religions and thoughts of faith during the course of … Continue reading
Happiness Is More Than Money…
2-27pm There is a well-repeated statement: ‘Money doesn’t buy happiness.’ Wealthy people may well believe this statement to be true. Those of us who fall into a regular income bracket may suspect it is true. Those who are struggling to … Continue reading
God Knows The Best Place To Get Oxtail!
12-40pm You’ve heard of people praying for parking spots…I’ve done it before! And amazingly, I’ve had cars pull out, 10 seconds after the prayer! Is God, the Creator of the entire universe, really interested in where I park or my … Continue reading
Why Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women…
2-18pm Cynthia Sass writing for Shape.com sheds some light on why women don’t lose weight as quickly as men do. Firstly, men, who generally have more muscle mass than women burn 20% more calories than their female counterpart by doing … Continue reading
Tim Noakes Tuesday for June 2013
2-46pm Once a month on a Tuesday when Professor Tim Noakes comes into the studio, it is always a busy, exhilarating hour that flashes by in what seems like a matter of minutes. He has so much scientific knowledge and … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Madiba's Health, Tim Noakes LCHF, Tim Noakes on CCFm, Tim Noakes Rise and Shine
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Nelson Mandela – What The Media Are Saying Today…
2-59pm Apparently they are camped outside the hospital in droves… a growing number of local and international journalists, waiting, watching, trying to glean any new information. I have been following the Twitter ‘Madiba’ trend and found this photo posted by … Continue reading
Nelson Mandela’s Health – “Serious This Time…”
6-47am I woke up this morning with Madiba on my mind. It was the first thing I thought, “I wonder how he is?” On turning on the news, there was no new information on him. This is the third time … Continue reading
20 Things To Start Doing In Your Relationships…
1-32…. Today’s blog is a bit of a cop out…but I did find this online… Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble; be gentle, bearing with one another in love. And as for me and my house…. With the rain falling and … Continue reading
9 Years Hanging Out 6-9am In The CCFm Studio
2-52pm It’s been an amazing 9 years that have passed since I took up my role as the presenter for CCFm’s morning 6-9am Rise and Shine Show. As I think back over the last 9 years, there are a few … Continue reading
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It’s Hard To Watch Friends Suffer
3-52pm Today, I watched a friend receive bad news and feel ‘everything is going wrong.’ It was hard and heartbreaking. It’s not what we want and it’s absolutely not what we have prayed for. I want to throw my hands … Continue reading
The Secret To Contentment
2-29pm One of the things that I believe robs us of daily joy is comparison. I’ve often said ‘comparison is toxic’. It’s easy to compare – from very young, we compare toys with friends, we compare looks with magazine pictures, … Continue reading
Happily Ever After…
12-18pm The Grand finale…of how I met Mike… Phoning Mike to ask him to come to a wedding with me, took quite a lot of courage. When I asked him to go to Betty’s Bay, he had said ‘no.’ I … Continue reading
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Mike & My First Date and the Outcome…
2-29pm First, more about how I met Mike! First ‘date’. Mike asks a very interesting question I guess it was a bit of an ‘iffy’ date – ‘iffy’ because it began at the youth meeting I was helping at and … Continue reading
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Tagged Feeding sharks at the aquarium, The Two Oceans Aquarium
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The Great Work of God: Rain
Link: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/taste-see-articles/the-great-work-of-god-rain A Thanksgiving Meditation November 19, 1998 | by John Piper | Scripture: Job 5:8–10 | Topic: Creation Job 5:8–10 But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; Who does … Continue reading