Author Archives: Noelene

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About Noelene

I am a child of God's. I am also a writer. Mother Teresa once said "I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world". My objective is to be one of God's love letters to the world. I can only achieve this through His grace at work in my life.

Missing my dad…

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Noelene
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A FISHER OF MEN

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Noelene

Written in the fly leaf of my dad’s Bible: “Sunday, August 19, 1951 Gave life completely and wholly to God holding nothing back. Offered myself to Him for missionary work”   “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE AND A DOG!

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Noelene

My husband came into our marriage with a silver tea pot. I came into our marriage with a dog. The dog’s name was Joshua and we learnt some invaluable lessons from him. We learnt about loyalty and faithfulness, about unconditional … Continue reading →

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HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Noelene

  My dad died at one p.m. yesterday afternoon, the 30th December 2015. My sister and I were sitting on either side of his bed holding his hands as he took his last breath.  It was incredibly peaceful. At the end of … Continue reading →

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AMAZING GRACE…

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Noelene

  “For nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 1:37) Never give up… Never in my wildest dreams would I ever have believed that my books would be on the same bookshelf in Exclusive Books as Stormie Omartian, Angus Buchanan, Gary Chapman … Continue reading →

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STOP REJECTING YOURSELF…

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Noelene

“Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection”  –  Henri Nouwen When will you start believing and acknowledging the fact that because of the Cross you have no … Continue reading →

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FORGIVENESS…

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Noelene

God is so gracious. In Psalm 145 we are advised, “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will … Continue reading →

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“MY HEART IS BREAKING”

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Noelene

Pastor and author, John Ortberg, was very good friends with the philosopher Dallas Willard, and he recounts how he phoned him up once when he was in deep despair and said: “Hey Dallas. My heart is breaking. I cannot fix … Continue reading →

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FISHING NETS!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Noelene

Seldom does a fishing net’s rope break, but the net is always in need of careful maintenance. “We must repair broken relationships by forgiving and loving one another. But the basis and foundation of that forgiveness is the blood of … Continue reading →

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FISHING!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Noelene

In Faans Klopper’s book ‘A HAT, A HAIRPIN AND A HEART FOR GOD’ there is a chapter on fishing nets. It reminded me so much of my father. As far back as I can remember he has always made his … Continue reading →

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