Category Archives: Children

HOW CAN YOU PROMISE YOUR CHILD THAT YOU WILL NEVER DIVORCE YOUR SPOUSE?

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Noelene

My mother and step-father got divorced after almost 29 years of marriage.  She was 79 and he was 81 years old!  I had organised with the Sheriff of the Court to meet him at the retirement home where my mom … Continue reading →

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I LOVE BEING A MOTHER!

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Noelene

I love being a mother even though I sometimes want to temporarily resign as one! Someone once said that once you have a child it is like wearing your heart outside of your body all the time.  It will get … Continue reading →

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SULKING – HERS AND MINE!

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Noelene

One of my least favourite verses in the Bible is “why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3 NIV) I dislike this verse because … Continue reading →

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HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO OUR CHILDREN!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Noelene

The only reason I am writing a third post for the third consecutive day is because I have writer’s block!  The dictionary defines writer’s block as “an inability to think of ideas, which writers sometimes suffer from”.  Well, I have … Continue reading →

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SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION……

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Noelene

After my post ‘Motherhood -sheer joy??’ I thought I better give you some background information about myself. The following is what I wrote in the “about” section of my blog: I was born in Nigeria on a Leprosy mission settlement. … Continue reading →

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MOTHERHOOD – SHEER JOY??

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Noelene

One day I was taking our eight-year-old daughter and her friend to a party.  As we were driving, they started discussing the variety of jobs their parents held. My daughter’s friend said, “My mom is a teacher, an editor, and a … Continue reading →

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