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Tag Archives: God’s Grace
God’s Grace on the Contour Path
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we did a very long trail walk. We started off at 6.30am with the plan to walk along the Contour Path from Constantia Nek to Table Mountain Rd & that was what we … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Mountain Hikes in Cape Town
Tagged Constantianek contour path, Contour path from Constantia Nek to Table Mountain Rd, God's Grace, Hiking on Table Mountain, Kings Blockhouse, Kirstenbosch hike, Newlands Forest hike
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The Broken Cup
Saturday Dear Elsie It was a treat to speak to you today. My favourite moment was when you were showing me round the new building and as you were walking, I was telling Granpa how clever you are and all … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Helga's random thoughts, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged God's Grace
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Quite a Surreal Experience
Monday Yesterday afternoon was quite a surreal experience. We went down to the building site, having been there earlier in the day to see the men putting blocks between the ribs. When we got back, the workers had left and … Continue reading
Posted in Building a house on a mountainside, Day to Day Blogs, Echo Photos
Tagged Building a house on a mountainside, God's Grace, God's Grace and Love
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Emotional Viewing!
Today Mike and I got our wedding video back from the photo shop – they had been tasked with the job of putting it on a DVD and flash drive. We knew it was going to be really bad qualify. … Continue reading
Posted in A Thousand Thanks, Day to Day Blogs, Marriage
Tagged God's Grace, Mike, wedding
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Morning Gorgeous
A friend is cleaning out her home and often-times I am the happy recipient of hand-me-downs. Truly I’m not looking for extra stuff – I too am trying to reduce the contents of my home rather than add to them, … Continue reading
4 Tips For Getting Over A Head Cold…
3-53pm Yep! This has been a day of rest! Mike’s cold went from bad to worse and so he (& I) have been in bed for almost 24 hours…I call it prevention on my part! Granny has also stayed in … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged 4 Tips For Getting Over A Head Cold, Colds & Flu, God's Grace
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Helga’s Day, One Photo At A Time…
2-50pm It’s been a fab 24 hours. After yesterday’s blog, I took Granny walking around the garden and she loved that. When she came in, she sat at the piano and picked out a bit of tune and did scales…. … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Caterpillar, dikkop, Ducks, God's Grace, God's love, God's mercy
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Sacrifices Have To Be Made ;-)
3-05pm A beautiful day dawned…my sunrise photo was taken just after 5-45am… After the show, I headed north of the city…destination- Canal Walk… And I was there to meet two lovely ladies, who bring with them years of experience. What … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Canal Walk, China Town in Kuala Lumpur, God's Grace, God's love
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What God Can Do!
2-54pm It is amazing what God can do. I have got hooked onto You Tube and spending some time hearing stories of what God has done in people’s lives, in people’s marriages. How God can take a situation and restore … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapman's Peak, God's Grace, God's love, Gosling, marriage;
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Last Night I Lost It!!!
2-16pm If you ever wanted to see Helga have a meltdown, you should have been a fly on the kitchen wall last night! In order to make good come out of my angry, frustrated outburst, I did the dishes!!! It … Continue reading