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Tag Archives: faith
Good Friday 2024
Friday Dear Elsie Today is Good Friday. Today was the day you, my darling Elsie got to meet Lizzy. Yes! Jess, Gerrie and Lizzy drove through to Swellendam for the day. You loved meeting Lizzy. She is so cute. Most … Continue reading
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Tagged Austen Dundas, Easter, faith, Good Friday, Jesus, The Blue Cafe
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Cheat or Compromise?
Thursday Dear Elsie Today was the day that some may say we cheated but I say it was compromise. The plan for today was always to go to the beach, but while the wind had calmed a lot overnight, there … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged faith, Fish Hoek Beach, Summer in Cape Town
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God is Bigger
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was an exciting day for you because you visited the new school you will be going to next year! Grade R! It looks amazing and you loved seeing it and didn’t want to leave. You also … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Belief in God, faith, Fish Hoek Beach, How many stars are there
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Walking and Varenna Botanical Gardens
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went walking! We walked up a very steep stairway to what we hoped was going to be the monastery but it was closed. We did find some other fun places though and … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged faith, Hiking, Italy 2022, Varenna, Varenna Botanical gardens
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Today I Bought This
Saturday Today was the day… I bought this! I am way too excited about buying this toy, especially as it’s probably already too small for Elsie, but it was so cute and I’ve wanted to get one for ages. It … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged faith, Faith in Christ, Future Family, Future generations, Rocking-horse
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Coping With Covid
Thursday Today was the day… I encountered an Old Testament Bible verse that really resonated with how I am coping with Covid. Not that I’ve had it, but it’s how I am mentally coping with this devastating pandemic that is … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living
Tagged Coping with Covid, Covid and Faith, Covid vaccine, Covid-19, faith
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Tea and Faith
It was a good conversation we had this afternoon. David arrived. Mike arrived home from hitting golf balls and we sat and had tea and a chat about faith. The truth be told, a lot of people have been hurt … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Ellies Deli, faith
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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
7 Qualities For A Good Life
There are many ways to try and do your best in life. I have come across several “formulas” people have come up with that aim to give direction, lead to success, embrace happiness, contentment and wealth. Online, I’ve found endless titles … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Faith in Christ, Formulas for life, self help, Self-control
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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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One Of My Biggest Weaknesses
I’m not a natural housewife. I’d far rather be out socialising; and doing stuff I like – like spending time outdoors – maybe walking up a mountain or on the beach – and writing and cross-stitching. I’d far rather have coffee … Continue reading
Slack Attack Meets Housework…
12-53 So this is my final weekday of rising late and LATE it was! I checked on Granny & gave her breakfast in bed, made coffee and headed back to bed myself. When I looked again it was 10-30am!! Back … Continue reading
“Not surprised,” said Stacey, “rather impressed!”
1-59pm YaY! We bumped into Stacey in the Mall today. “Stacey!” I said, ” I want to knit!” “No problem,” she replied, “I have just the thing! I can bring it around.”
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged british passport application, faith, knitting, On the round
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