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Tag Archives: God’s Grace; God’s Love
WIN!
4-11pm Yeah! Today is Kezia’s birthday! She came to work laden with cake and cupcakes… Birthday girl was inundated with flowers… Kezia on the CCFm balcony… I did a LOT of work this morning, then stopped by the printer on … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, Fungai, God, God's Grace; God's Love, God's provision, Granny, Kezia, Proteas
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If I Hadn’t Met With Him This Morning…
3-21pm It was a tough weekend! I woke this morning feeling I hadn’t had my regular restful two days. To get the drift of how I felt, you need to read what I wrote during my early morning devotions… Isaiah … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible verse, God's Grace; God's Love, Granny, Isaiah
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KPW!!
4-03pm I’ve made it a new catch-phrase in our house! KPW. It’s what we all have to think when we are coming or going so that we don’t leave vital stuff in arb places. It stands for KEYS, PHONE, WALLET! … Continue reading
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Tagged God's Grace; God's Love, God's love for us, Granny, KPW
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Back to Normal – Back to Different
2-57pm After a leisurely rising this morning, we cleaned and packed, intending on missing the “end of long weekend” traffic. We said good bye to Rooi Els, just short of high tide, with huge waves crashing against the rocks… The … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Bible verse, God's Grace; God's Love, God's provision, Granny, Home, Rooi Els
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26 Reasons Why We Have A Fabulous Marriage by Mike & Helga van Niekerk
2-08pm 9th August 1986, I walked down the aisle at Cape Town Baptist Church and at about 2-30pm, we said, “I do!” 26 years have passed. That’s 9497 days – 227928 hours. We can confidently say that there has not … Continue reading
Devil & The Duck
Devil & the Duck There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target. … Continue reading
We Are Different, We Are The Same
1-12pm The dichotomy of life – the vastness of contrasts, the intimacy of similarity. I started thinking about this today as I was driving to and from Somerset West. It began when I was listening to Focus on the Family … Continue reading
Posted in Helga's random thoughts
Tagged acceptance, God's Grace; God's Love, Granny, Music, reflections, salvation
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12 054 Days Ago…It Was An Ordinary Day That Changed My Life
1-36pm 12054 days including 9 extra days for leap years = 33 years today!!! That’s how long ago I came to faith in Christ! It was difficult for me today to remove the smile from my face and suppress the … Continue reading