Category Archives: A Thousand Thanks

The 2017 Argus Cycle Tour Cancelled

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Helga

It was to be the 40th Argus/Pick n Pay Cycle Tour – the world’s largest timed cycling event – but it did not happen. A number of issues worked against it, starting with the wind. After the 2009 Cycle Tour … Continue reading →

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30 Days Fitness Challenge

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Helga

I knew today would be hard, but not hard hard! In the big schemes of things there is “hard” and then there is the kind of hard I knew today would be. This was not serious hard, just physically exercise … Continue reading →

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Unhappily Married Pastor

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Helga

This morning I had a short distance to drive and turned on CCFm, just in time for Focus on the Family. I haven’t listened to it for ages and was reminded at how much I have missed out. On the … Continue reading →

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When Family Judge

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Helga

So in my journey through the Bible, I arrived at Numbers 12. Moses and Aaron were brothers. Aaron had married Miriam, who in this chapter seems to have been the cause of some bitterness and envy  towards her brother-in-law.  These … Continue reading →

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Happy Days!

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Helga

Today the offers for the applicants who were successful in the last batch of interviews got sent out to them! Happy days! They were so excited. Now they have to make it work. A lot of paperwork awaits, as does, … Continue reading →

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Big Exercise, Big Cappuccino

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Helga

That was the order of today. I’ve got this app called 30 Day Fitness Challenge, which I downloaded for free. Now that I’ve been following it for more than 2 months, I’m getting to the serious stage. Take a look … Continue reading →

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A Lightbulb Moment

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Helga

I had a lightbulb moment the other day. At our Friday ladies Bible study there are a few questions that are asked after the study (which is entitled Follow by Andy Stanley). One of the questions was something like “has … Continue reading →

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Theewaterskloof Dam Picture

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Helga

With the massive drought in Cape Town and the dam levels at their lowest in 34 years, I thought I would put up a photo I took of Theewaterskloof Dam as the plane flew over it on a trip out of … Continue reading →

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Road Trip in my own City

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Helga

After Mike and I visited Milnerton Golf Course on his birthday and I saw how lovely it was, I immediately thought of taking Julian there on his next visit…not to play golf, of course, but to have breakfast at the … Continue reading →

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Graham Ingram’s Passing

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Helga

Today I went to a memorial service. Graham Ingram passed away on 20th February after a struggle with a number of health issues. He was 78. I knew Graham mainly through Mike who knew him from when he heard him … Continue reading →

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13743 Days Ago

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Helga

There are many things in this world that we don’t understand. This morning as I prayed, one of the strange words that came to mind was ‘mystical’. Mystical means, “inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination”. It is … Continue reading →

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David’s Birthday

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Helga

So it was 26 years ago that at around about 2-08pm, I gave birth to a son. I didn’t know what the gender would be.  Stacey was with friends and everyone was waiting for the news. A son was born! … Continue reading →

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Mike’s Birthday

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Helga

So today is Mike’s birthday. We headed off just after 8am to Milnerton Golf Course! We have never played this course before. It is beautifully appointed with majestic views of Table Mountain… With a sand trap of note…Milnerton Beach… We … Continue reading →

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Safe, Secure and Comforted

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Helga

This morning as I woke up, my mind went back more than three decades to when Mike and I were dating. He was running the YMCA on Queen Victoria Street and I was wrapping up my Midwifery qualification at Mowbray … Continue reading →

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Banting Biscuit Recipe

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Helga

Yesterday I sampled some Banting biscuits that tasted so very good.  They tasted just like shortbread – but are made largely with coconut. They were very more-ish! Today, when I came to do my last Saturday Banting Recipe I looked up the … Continue reading →

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