Category Archives: Daughters

SOMETIMES OUR CHILDREN LIVE ON A DIFFERENT PLANET

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Noelene

Saw this board whilst walking down the street a while back. It triggered a memory of an incident that occurred a few years ago with one of my children. I need to set the scene for you first though! Ever … Continue reading →

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SHARE YOUR TESTIMONY!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Noelene

I really love God and I love the way that He speaks to me through His word, through people, through songs, through nature…the list is endless!  Daily I am reminded of how intimately He is involved in my life and … Continue reading →

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I LIVE IN A WORLD THAT TRIES TO SELL ME UMBRELLAS

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Noelene

How I feel about turning 18 A poem by Amy Curry There are many reasons I don’t want to turn 18. One, turning 18 means becoming an adult and I don’t like the way adults seem to look without seeing, … Continue reading →

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LETTER FROM A 17 YEAR OLD TO HER SISTER ON HER 13TH BIRTHDAY

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Noelene

To my little sister People can give you advice and life lessons and while these things are all very well, as much as someone can give you help, you have to go out there and make your own mistakes so … Continue reading →

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LETTER FROM A 19 YEAR OLD TO HER SISTER ON HER 13TH BIRTHDAY

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Noelene

Dear Youngest Sister Turning 13 symbolises a change in your life, further growth and discovering more and more about yourself and all the wonderful things you are capable of. I have written about a few big points that I try … Continue reading →

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“IT SEEMED DEAD BUT I LOVED IT”

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Noelene

For Christmas last year we gave our daughter, Sarah, a Bonsai tree.  She was leaving for the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein in January to study nursing and wanted to take something with her that was ‘alive’. The two … Continue reading →

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SAYING GOODBYE

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Noelene

  This morning we said goodbye to our eldest daughter.  She is spending the next four years at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein studying to be a nurse. Bloemfontein is 1 010 kilometers away from where we … Continue reading →

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DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER (A SECOND REMINDER!)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Noelene

Yesterday I was walking down the street and I passed a couple who had various body piercings and tattoos. My first reaction was to scowl at them, because to me, it just does not look right and I feel that … Continue reading →

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MOTHERHOOD AND PRAYER

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Noelene

One of our main ministries as mothers is to pray for our children continuously.  I think it was Billy Graham’s wife, Ruth, who, when asked how she had managed to raise five children with her husband being away so often … Continue reading →

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ANSWERED PRAYERS……..

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Noelene

I came across this prayer the other day that one of our daughters wrote many, many years ago when they were nine years old: Pleace lord convince our dad to get us a hamster, gineepig, mouse or parrot.  Amen Well, … Continue reading →

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