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Monthly Archives: February 2014
He Died….And Woke Up In The Mortuary!
3-13pm It’s not often you hear a really dramatic story of an ordinary young man who has an extraordinary, life changing experience. So life changing, that he is still talking about it 30 years later. That’s the story of Ian … Continue reading
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Tagged After Death Experiences, Ian McCormack, Lunging, Psalm 34, The Perfect Wave
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My Mind is Whirling…
11-03am It’s difficult to know what to say to someone who has stage 4 cancer; someone who has had 30 chemotherapy treatments; someone who has been told her hands and feet are going to go black with the latest round … Continue reading
My Picture is Not Yet Complete….
1-13pm For a while now, I’ve wanted to write a blog about the cross-stitch I’ve been doing. Regular followers of what I write may remember that Stacey gave me a cross-stitch pattern for Christmas. It is a picture of Granny … Continue reading
5-10am & I Find Someone Sitting At My Desk…
1-46pm I arrive at work today & go upstairs. The top floor is always locked and Monday to Friday, I’m the person who unlocks it. There’s never anyone up there, so imagine my surprise when I walk into my office … Continue reading
Lessons from Facebook…
10-38am I love seeing the variety of pictures that pop up on Facebook. They cover so many topics…like family… And friendship…. And Facebook friends count…. On Facebook, you will find Safety advice… And Philosophy… And politics…with some humour thrown in… … Continue reading
Nervous as Anything!
2-19pm Today Mike & I played 18 holes in our new golfing venture. It certainly was a perfect day… With me ‘on the bag’ we played with 3 others which was nerve-wrecking! They had all played for longer, knew the … Continue reading
R100 from Clicks
7-25am I’ve had a few comments about the bulletproof coffee and how I froth it. If you don’t froth it, it looks like black coffee…this was after I’d drunk half of it… It’s still quite palatable, tasting like coffee! This … Continue reading
Weigh-in Day…
1-24pm Twice a week I go to gym with two friends and our personal trainer/friend Melanie takes us through an hour of high impact exercise. It’s fantastic! Two weeks ago, Mel did an assessment on me and set some goals … Continue reading
Emergency Happiness!!
1-31pm Have you ever had an urgent need for happiness? If you don’t get happiness NOW, you’re going to be in big trouble. A heart attack? That’s an emergency. A house fire – yep! That’s an emergency. But HAPPINESS? Just … Continue reading
Tim Noakes Tuesday…
6-08am Today we had Professor Tim Noakes in the Rise and Shine studio from 7-8am. It’s always a thought provoking, educational hour. We are hoping to get the audio off our system & edited by the end of the week. … Continue reading
Even Guys Need To Talk!
3-09pm I stumbled across a photo from our holiday. This was taken in San Gimignano in Italy. There was this vacant under-cover opening off one of the squares. A few old chairs were there and during the day the men … Continue reading
Stick To The Game Plan…
8-14am This has been a lovely weekend so far. This morning as we woke up and drank our early coffee, there were a whole lot of things we could do today. Things that are different to the usual. But sometimes … Continue reading