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Tag Archives: Granny
LCHF – Day 7 – Sorting Granny
3-05pm A good eating day today! I seemed to have got the balance right. For breakfast I had my berries with double cream plain yoghurt, almonds AND a tablespoon of marscapone cheese. Oooh, it was very good! It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Granny, Kalk Bay, Kalk Bay roadworks, LCHF, sunrise
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LCHF – Day 6 – Bit of an odd food combo…
2-50pm Oh darn those seeds. I bought sesame, sunflower and pumpkin and mixed them together with almonds and snacked on them all morning, after my berry breakfast. Then I had some coconut chicken curry for lunch with a piece of … Continue reading
LCHF – Day 5…It’s WORKING!!!
2-49pm I was amazed this morning. I woke up full of beans, high energy, more than 1kg lighter than I was 4 days ago and very clear-headed. This is working!! I feel different! I feel energised and raring to go! … Continue reading
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Tagged Avocado pears, Granny, LCHF, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
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High Protein Eatin’ – Day 4…
2-15pm A restful start to the day, with no worrying about Granny downstairs and having to get her up and made comfortable. Breakfast was berries, strawberries, yoghurt and almonds… Then it was off to church, where Pastor John preached a … Continue reading
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Tagged Gabriel Pretorius, God's love, Granny, high protein diet, Missions
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High Protein Eatin’ – Day Three – Also Granny Had A Fall…
3-41pm I had a wonderful night’s sleep, waking not long before 8am! 🙂 Feeling better, Mike & I set off for breakfast… We did a bit of shopping and then came home. Not long after we got home, our Saturday … Continue reading
A Season of Sadness…
2-59pm It is not fun to watch Granny deteriorate. There is peace in knowing that she is ready to die and in fact looks forward to taking that step into eternity, but it’s certainly not pleasant walking the road with … Continue reading
A Bit Of A Wake-Up Call…
2-10pm I’ve been reading Kay Warren’s book on joy. It’s called “Choose Joy” because happiness isn’t enough… A couple of things caught my attention in it. I’m blessed with an optimistic personality. I am happy most of the time, cheerful, … Continue reading
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Tagged God's love, Granny, Joni Eareckson Tada, Joy, Kay Warren
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Shopping Spree!! It’s Amazing What You Can Fit In An i10
12-09pm Last year Mike decided, because of the high cost of petrol and the massive mileage he does, to buy a more economical car. The Hyundai i10 is small to be sure, but after today’s shopping spree, it amazed us … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian & Stacey, Bible verse, God's provision, Granny, i10, Kuala Lumpur, washing machine
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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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I Need Rest!
2-40pm Last night Mike & I went out for our weekly (red meat) meal! I have been only trying to have red meat once a week and that’s when we have a steak! We normally go on a Saturday evening … Continue reading
Protein vss Carb – Twin Noakes…
3-31pm It was great fun to have twins Jax and Jeanne on the Rise and Shine show today. They have teamed up with members of the health fraternity to do an ‘in public interest’ dietary experiment. Jax is taking the … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, Carbohydrates, cholesterol, diets, eating plan, God's love, Granny, The Bible
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Found on Facebook!
3-28pm This morning as I lazed in bed, Mike was out trying to fix David’s crock of a car! Right now it is still not working! Anyway, no doubt it will eventually get fixed! As I hung out on Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible verse, Chocolate, Facebook, Granny, Nutella, Petrol price, prayer, Worry
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A Day For Granny…
5-18pm Today, Rene came and cut Granny’s hair. She looked and felt much better. Then Mike took the afternoon off. Earlier this week, he had gone down to the bank to draw money from her account and the ATM swallowed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible verse, God's love, Granny, His Banner Over Me Is Love, Song of Songs
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