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Category Archives: Love
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE AS A WITHERED BONSAI TREE – a new understanding of Jeremiah 29:11
Due to neglect and forgetfulness this Bonsai tree went from the above to this: And it’s life was almost brought to an abrupt end! 1 Timothy 4:14 states Don’t neglect the gift that is in you and Matthew 22:37 says Love the Lord … Continue reading
RESTORATION OF THE PAST
For my birthday this year I was given two bracelets. They were handmade by two very special friends. I was wearing both of them the other day and as I was admiring them the following verse came to mind: “I … Continue reading
Posted in God, Love, Uncategorized
Tagged friendship, grace, restoration, thankfulness
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“IT SEEMED DEAD BUT I LOVED IT”
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
JUST BECAUSE…….THEY ARE SO CUTE!
A hot, lazy morning in South Africa…… Snowy and Frodo waiting outside the back door to be let in. They have been banned from the house till we can figure out what to do with the electric cables in our … Continue reading
WHY DOESN’T GOD HEAR MY PRAYER?
How many times have we asked the following question and heard other people ask the same question: “Why doesn’t God hear my prayer? Why doesn’t He answer me?” Some of our prayer requests may be quite selfish but the majority of … Continue reading
WHO’S THE BOSS?
In the early days of our marriage my husband would jokingly quote the following portion of scripture to me “wives submit to your husbands”. I would just smile quietly and tell him to go and read the rest of that scripture!! … Continue reading
“HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”
I was once asked the following question: “What feeling does the word ‘home’ invoke in you?” My first thought was Steven, my husband! The word home represents a place of safety, acceptance, warmth, love, and security. I find all these … Continue reading
BABY RABBITS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE ……….A POST JUST TO SHARE HOW AMAZING NATURE AND GOD IS!
Once again I stand in awe and amazement at how great our God is. We have recently had five new additions to our family. On the 16th September our dwarf rabbit gave birth to five little rabbits! We got Snowflake … Continue reading
MIXED MARRIAGES and God’s Family – (This was originally posted on ‘noelenesite’)
In Psalm 127 it says “children are a gift from the Lord – they are a blessing”. In spiritual terms a gift means any endowment that comes through God’s grace. This means that each one of us started our lives as a … Continue reading
Posted in God, Love, Mixed marriages, Racialism
Tagged grace, Relationships, respect, restoration, self-worth
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THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A MOTHER
One of the hardest things for me as a mother is the fact that I sometimes struggle to not allow my children’s attitudes to rob me of my own joy of living. Their times of moodiness, their fighting, their lack of showing … Continue reading
Posted in Children, God, Jesus, Love, Motherhood
Tagged burdens, grace, thanklessness, unhappiness
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UNDER A JUNIPER TREE 