Jan 8, 2015 | God Stuff, My Story, My Stuff, People Stuff
For the first time since having kids (they are now 3), we actually managed to stay up until midnight on Old Years eve and celebrate the entry into the New Year. We enjoyed an amazing fireworks display that took place on Sandbaai beach, all from the comfort of our...
Dec 25, 2014 | God Stuff, People Stuff
“And He determined the times set for them and the exact places they should live” Acts 17:26 b This is the story of a family who have lived through excruciating hardships and suffocating circumstances for well over six years, but they have never lost faith and have...
Nov 24, 2014 | Fun Stuff, God Stuff, People Stuff
“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little, not too much, we would have found the safest way to health” Hippocrates in 498 BC I wrote in an earlier post that I danced a bit around the Banting diet but mostly stuck...
Nov 24, 2014 | Fun Stuff, God Stuff, People Stuff
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. Psalm 34:4-5 (NLT) I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who...
Nov 10, 2014 | Fun Stuff, God Stuff, People Stuff
You’ve got to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you’ve got, and remember what you had. Always forgive, and choose to forget. Learn from mistakes, but never regret. Ephesians 7:1-10 (MSG) Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah,...
Oct 28, 2014 | God Stuff, People Stuff
Yesterday I managed to carve out some time to go for a short run with Toffee, my sweet and very energetic cocker spaniel. I only had a half hour to spare – as usual I was trying to pack a million and one things into my day – so we headed out on a 5km route...