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Category Archives: Helga’s random thoughts
Nailing My Colours To The Mast
My arrival in Cape Town was on 28th December 1982 and after I settled in at Woodstock Nurse’s Home, I had a few days before my first day of student nursing orientation, which was Saturday 1st January 1983. One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Being a Christian, cape town, My Journey
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Decisions Decisions
We are facing them. You are too. Throughout our lives what to do and how to do it are questions frequently asked. There are so many decisions, from which school you want to go to, which subject to study, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Making decisions, Trust, Trusting God
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When Bitter Disappointment Comes
There are things in this life that we will only understand in the next one. Each of us have to learn this. One of the first people in the Bible to see the whole process through, to have a dream, … Continue reading
I Have To Live With Myself
I’ve been thinking about this. Me. The person I spend the most time with….and for that reason, I am the person with whom I must be most at peace. If I can live happily with me, I can live happily. … Continue reading
Looking Ahead – Far Far Ahead
It’s not easy to predict the future. We don’t know for sure what will happen in our lives. We can expect this or that, but we can’t say for sure. Many a man has planned his life, yet it has … Continue reading
The God Who Sees
There are so many poignant stories in the Bible. Real stories of human heartache and pain. Like that of the founder of the Jewish nation and his wife. Abram & Sarai were childless, so Sarai gave her handmaiden (Hagar) … Continue reading
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Tagged Abram and Sarai, Belief in God, God sees everything, Hagar
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Don’t Crack Up Under Pressure
This morning the washing machine danced! I was upstairs when I heard it making rather a racket. Then Mavis called me down and she went ahead of me into the garage (where the washing machine is). For plumbing purposes it … Continue reading
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Tagged Coping under stress, overcoming stress, Pressure
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Hard, Harder, Hardest
Every day, I have, amidst normal life, three things I have to do. Read my Bible for 15 minutes. Write the blog. Burn 2200 calories. ~ One is hard. ~ One is harder. ~ One is hardest. Can you guess which is which? … Continue reading
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Tagged Be determined, Don't give up, Give it your all, hard, harder, hardest
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We Woke Up To Rain!
What a treat it was this morning to wake up to rain having fallen overnight. After weeks of dry, hot, windy weather, with water restrictions in full swing, IT RAINED! It was so refreshing – cool and cloudy – a … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, Cape Town rain, Drought
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How To Prevent Getting Hurt
You may have heard of the phrase ‘guard your heart’ and you may have thought of it in light of a romantic relationship prior to marriage. But I believe it goes far deeper than that and is beneficial at so … Continue reading
I Write Because…
I write because….. As I sat pondering why I write, it suddenly became a good question to ask! Why do I write? I remember about 28 years ago writing a poignant story of my childhood and how this fragile, insecure … Continue reading
“I live in Iraq”…
This was a line that caught my eye of an email I read this morning. Someone who lives in Iraq looking for a job elsewhere because of the circumstances in their country. This person is not alone in their desire … Continue reading
Hello Stranger!
I’ve been doing a lot of walking and as I walk, I pass people and they pass me. I try and greet everyone. It’s an acknowledgement of their presence. I’ve seen them. They’ve seen me. Sometimes, I’m straining up the … Continue reading
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Tagged Greeting, Hello Stranger, The Greeting Law
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Source of Grief
Whenever the new year arrives and I jump into the book of Genesis again, I come across these 10 words and I am again reminded of what I have previously written: While it didn’t apply to me as a daughter-in-law, … Continue reading
The Day of Small Beginnings
It’s a phrase from deep in the Old Testament. For me it just stirs up excitement. All of us can begin with a small job – with a small achievement and when we do, the Lord rejoices to see the … Continue reading →