Tag Archives: God is Faithful

It’s Not Over Yet

Wednesday Today was the day… I went walking instead of swimming because the wind was blowing. As I walked I was reminded of how it’s not over yet. My mind went back 20 years to when Mike and I attended … Continue reading

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Grown-Up House

Saturday Today was the day… I got some super comparison photos. Firstly, I took a new photo from the road (scroll to yesterday to see the before photos)…this was today with Julian’s balcony roof being secured. There are some quite … Continue reading

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The Day For Building Our Walls Has Come

Tuesday I’ve had a good working day today, although I have to admit, I have been a little off-colour. Not wildly so, just a little sore throat and flu-like symptoms. Glad I haven’t been in Italy lately. Straight after I’d … Continue reading

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Preparing the Land

Monday Today I have had a catch up day. I caught up with work and rest. The only outing I had was to Echo because the builder needed some direction. Mike and I went down to the site to see … Continue reading

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Back in the System

Today after a long break, we received another sms from the city. It was not profound… It just means we are again edging our way forward. The next stop will be to pay the advertising fee for the Council to … Continue reading

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Thoughtful Thief – Maybe Not!

Yesterday’s blog contained just a short note that David’s cell phone and wallet were stolen yesterday. Today, there was good news! Look: I don’t actually think the thief was really that thoughtful. The wallet was in a bank bag and  he … Continue reading

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God is Faithful!

Mike and I speak often about ‘building at Echo!’ We call the place at which we want to build “Echo cottage” so the phrase ‘building at Echo’ comes up often. There are many hurdles and challenges. Mike is cautious. He … Continue reading

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5 Good Things That Came From Our Burglaries

A few weeks ago when we were in the midst of the fiery trial of being broken into multiple times, the idea of getting to today, 27th September, was just so remote. It was a date in the far distant … Continue reading

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Answered Prayer Encouragement

This morning Mike and I did a walk around the back of our house and lo, there were rocks up against the wall where spying individuals had been peaking over the very tall wall. Two small rocks. This must be … Continue reading

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4 Things I Know For Sure About 2017

I wrote this 2 years ago about 2015. Nothing has changed. Many years ago, I was an avid viewer of the Dr. Phil show. I almost built my schedule round the 1pm start. Fascinated by people and their response to … Continue reading

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Catching up with Hannelie Groenewald

I haven’t written much about Hannelie Groenewald for a while. When you suffer the loss as big as she has suffered, the fact that life keeps going is surreal. Her loss was unimaginable and yet Hannelie has kept going. At … Continue reading

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On This Fine Winter’s Day

Can we call it winter now? After all, it is June and supposed to be winter in Cape Town, although with the weather we’ve had it doesn’t feel like it. The sun was shining, the sky blue and Mike & … Continue reading

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A Significant Moment In Time

No sooner had I hit ‘publish’ on yesterday’s blog, I heard my husband coming up the stairs, saying, ‘decisions, decisions’.  I was very surprised as that was the title of my blog. He didn’t know I was writing on decisions. … Continue reading

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When God Appears Silent…

I was reminded last night, that when it appears that God has not heard our prayers, we need not worry. He is listening. He has heard them. He is faithful. You are not forgotten. Mike & I had a wonderful dinner … Continue reading

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God has not, will not, cannot forsake you when you seek Him.

3-17pm It’s been a good 24 hours. Granny’s face hasn’t swollen any further, although her right thumb is close to three time’s bigger than her left one. As I can’t get her into seeing the doctor tomorrow, I’ve made an … Continue reading

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