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Tag Archives: The passing of time
2 Years
Sunday Today was the day… We’ve been 2 years at the new house. Two years climbing 85 steps to our front door (Julian has 100). We enjoyed the day. We had a slow start, going to the beach after 8am … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hoek Beach, The passing of time, Time, Tokai forest
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Time Slips By
Sunday Today was the day… That Google came up with some of the things that were going down 2 years ago. This video is a good reminder that our house was built on the shoulders of strong men. Everything got … Continue reading
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Tagged A time for everything, The passing of time
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Time Marches On
Friday Today was the day… We overslept a bit – I only woke up at 7:15am. We ended up leaving for the beach after 8am. I swam to the barrel as well as to the lighthouse. It was a good … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 on Echo, The passing of time
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If You Are In Your 20s or 30s, This Is For You!
2-34pm I remember watching Andy Stanley’s series on Time and one of the things he remarked on, is that when you get to late 40s early 50s, you suddenly wake up to the great insight of the rapid passing of time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Choose Life, Living life intentionally, start living, The passing of time, Time
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A Surreal Experience – In a Time Warp
6-17pm (Late post due to internet failure!) I had a bit of a surreal experience last night. It was bedtime and Mike & I had just turned off the lights. As I snuggled down into my bed and felt the … Continue reading
Granny’s Deteriorating Condition
7-45am On Wednesday this week I received a phone call from the doctor at the Ladies Christian Home where Granny is staying. She explained that Granny has a suspicious lump on her chest. I thought it was a breast lump … Continue reading