Tag Archives: Family

Dreams Are Better Than Reality

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Helga

This is what I’ve been thinking of today. We live in an area where the first steps are being put in place for a new road to be built. When the planning team first arrived, they marked a whole lot … Continue reading →

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Homeless Drug Addict vss Homeless Father

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Helga

I found this on Facebook…. Sometimes those who have less are the ones who give more! Something to think about! We have just got in from a lovely trip to Swellendam with Adrian and Stacey. Last night consisted of a … Continue reading →

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Great Family Weekend

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Helga

I have to admit that I came home from Johannesburg this morning with my cup full! We had such a good weekend. It was wonderful seeing Jess and Gerrie get married and it was just as wonderful spending time with … Continue reading →

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They Are Married!

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Helga

Yesterday was a long awaited day. My niece Jessica (brother Julian’s daughter) married her fiance Gerrie Naude. We woke early yesterday morning however, to the news that the main bridesmaid’s father had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away late last night. … Continue reading →

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Early Morning Elsie’s Peak Hike

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Helga

This morning I was up early and by 6ish Adrian, Stacey and I left to walk up Elsie’s Peak. The day dawned still and perfect and the view quickly became glorious… The surrounding vegetation has been burned from a fire just … Continue reading →

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Family At War – Making the Right Choices

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Helga

It’s so tough when you see a family at war….bickering, arguing, jealousy, greed, conniving, deceit, betrayal all under one roof.  It should not be. It’s hard for me to find an illustration, even in the Bible, which displays the kind of … Continue reading →

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The Week Before I Turn 50.

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Helga

10-36am Life has a way of meandering by. I do the best that I can. I love God. I love my family. Most days life is normal, but not spectacular. The things most important to me go off in a … Continue reading →

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A Letter To My Great-Grandchild

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Helga

1pm The anomaly of the title of this blog is that I don’t yet have grandchildren, so why would I be writing to my ‘great’ grandchild? I woke up this morning and had a time of prayer including praying for … Continue reading →

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Gifts My Mom Gave Me….

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Helga

1-41pm It was ten years ago on this day  that I sat at the bedside of my mother and I watched her life slowly ebb away. I read Psalm 23 to her and I prayed for her and then she … Continue reading →

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