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Tag Archives: Andy Stanley
Biggest Lesson Learned From Airbnb
Friday Dear Elsie It’s been two years since we put our units on Airbnb and started hosting. And there is one massive lesson I learned almost immediately. We had put together the listing and were about to push the publish … Continue reading
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When You Are Next Angry….
Friday Today has been a profitable organised day. It had a number of things that had to be done and they slotted comfortably into time periods allocated for them. I woke quite early, got dressed and without coffee, I went … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Coping with anger
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Hello Weekend!
Friday There’s something good about the sound of Friday! It is always a work day for me, but generally a slower day as it’s weekend already in the Middle East. I’ve probably said that a lot of times before. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Kathryn Swain
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Christmas Came To Getcha
If there is only one message you listen to this year, let it be this one… Very close to the end, he says ‘Christmas came to getcha!’. I found it so insightful. It’s all about Grace. #988 is for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Andy Stanley Undeservable, Christmas, Grace
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The Gift
The other day I got a message from a missionary friend, Nico Bougas who said he had a little book for me, that his wife Bee had made for Elsie. On Wednesday I got it and it is such a … Continue reading
Of Weeds and Work (and Truffles)
Okay, the weeds are a now a pain. The more I take out, the more there seem to be! I took out a few hundred today. The wheelbarrow is now overflowing with them and yet there still seem to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Truffles, Weeding
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Give, Save, Live
Such a simple message. Give, Save, Live. It’s the key to financial freedom and I heard it this morning from Andy Stanley from his series on Happiness. Whatever money you get in, give first, save next and live on the … Continue reading
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What Is The Wise Thing…
Sometimes it is so interesting to look back on my blogs and see what was written a year ago. November last year, Mike and I were debating putting artificial turf down in our back garden. I wrote this blog: “Today … Continue reading
The Easiest People To Dislike
A light-bulb went on inside my head today. We are going through Andy Stanley’s ‘Brand New’ serious. Absolutely worth watching although some who hold to very traditional church expectations may be offended. I sort of felt Andy covered the lesson … Continue reading
Mood Control
Yesterday, Jean sent me this picture… Of it she writes, “It’s learning to let go of our reaction to something or someone and thinking of the feelings coming up because of it or them, only then can we start getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Future Family, Mood control, Story of Joseph
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Raise Your Children Like This…
There is one thing that Andy Stanley said yesterday about how he and his wife Sandra have raised their children that struck a chord with me. It’s such a great objective to have in mind if you have little children. … Continue reading
Your Plans For God
It’s one of the most quoted verses – Jeremiah 29:11 This morning, in a message I heard from Andy Stanley, he really turned it upside down. He suggested, (and is right), that many of us (me included) embrace this verse … Continue reading
We Really Know How To Mess Up Our Lives
You read about it from time to time. Headline stories that sweep across the world. Men and women in high profile positions making mistakes – bad choices – which result in devastating consequences not only for them, but for those … Continue reading
Most Important Advice
Today Mike & I had the opportunity to put into practice one of the most important words of advice that I have ever heard in my life. This comes from Andy Stanley’s series “Ask It“. Mike & I bought our … Continue reading
Difficult People
Today as I was driving home from somewhere, I passed the home of where a difficult person used to live. It’s not that she is a horrible person – just difficult. Her health is difficult. Her circumstances are difficult. She’s moved … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stanley, Difficult people, Grace and truth, The Bible
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