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Category Archives: Helga’s random thoughts
Born Out of Wedlock
Every life is precious. I phoned someone the other day – her entire plans for 2016 have been scuttled, as she has discovered she is pregnant. She is not married. The value of the life of her unexpected child is … Continue reading
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Tagged God can use anyone, Joseph
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Lost in Generations
When I think back to where I have come from, I don’t get very far. My parents were Derek and Elizabeth. My Grandparents on my Dad’s side I knew as Nan and Nan Dad – my Gran’s name was Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts
Tagged Future generations, It's Not About Now
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If You Want To Feel Rich….
If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can’t buy. I have a happy marriage. I have family who love me. I have friends. I have intelligence. I have health. I sleep well at … Continue reading
Swellendam Behind Us
We left for home really early this morning and drove up to our house after an hour of winding our way through Cape Town traffic. Two quick hours from Swellendam to Somerset West and 1 gruelling hour from Somerset West … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts
Tagged Country living, Swellendam
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The No Gossip Challenge
The other day when I wrote about protecting that which was sacred, Sandra wrote a comment on the blog saying, “Something I learned and copied from my husband, “your thoughts are your own…the spoken word no longer!” “ Your thoughts … Continue reading
Protecting What Is Sacred
There are a lot of things that are sacred in this world, but the most sacred are relationships. Sacred stones, sacred places, sacred homes may have special meaning, but that which is most sacred lies within our relationships. And it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Protecting what is sacred, Relationships
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When God Doesn’t Answer Prayer
God listens. This is a given. When we pray, our prayers go beyond the ceiling. The penetrate the walls of our homes, they soar beyond the trees, break open the cloud barrier, overcome the speed of sound – in no … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts
Tagged God hears your prayers, God listens
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Where Do We Go For The Truth?
There is so much negativity in the world. On every continent of the world you will find some degree of disorder or distaste. No where is perfect and while man walks the earth, certainly on one is perfect. We live … Continue reading
To Blog or not to Blog
Today has not been a bad day. An ordinary day? Yes, but not a bad one. There are two things I can say about today. It’s a beauuuuutiful day in Cape Town. The sun is shining and the sky is … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts
Tagged Blogging in private, Blogging in public
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40 years later, it bubbled to the surface and I wept….
What I wrote yesterday, unleashed long forgotten memories which have not been pleasant to dwell on. That incident with my Mom at the swimming pool bought it all back. I thought about what should have happened. There I was standing defiantly … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts
Tagged faith, Joy, Relationship with Jesus, Suffering
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Overlooking Flaws
This is a rare ‘middle of the night’ blog. It’s been a hot night in Cape Town and with the down duvet still on our bed, I was overheating so threw it off, only to be terrorized by the irritating … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts, Marriage
Tagged Flaws, marriage;
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What Do You See In The Mirror?
What do you see in the mirror? Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen. Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella. Age 15: She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister (Mum, I can’t go to school … Continue reading
Mr. Holmes
I very seldom go and watch a movie. Watching at home is far more suitable to me, as I can cross-stitch or do a few other things while I watch. When watching a film at a cinema, there’s no multi-tasking … Continue reading
How You Behave Today Impacts The Future
People I was at primary school with 40 years ago are now my friends on Facebook. After decades of not knowing what had happened to them or where they were, social media drew us into a humongous online forum where … Continue reading
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Tagged Betrayal, Trust, When trust is broken
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The Words We Speak
Mike has been home for the last couple of days and yesterday afternoon he went off to the driving range to get some practice. It’s a good opportunity for me to leave an hour after him and walk the 45 … Continue reading