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DYING TOLIVE

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Noelene

My mom always told me that she believed death would be glorious and that it would be an amazing experience to enter heaven and hear Jesus say “welcome home”. Ten days ago she heard Him say those words to her … Continue reading →

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FOUR VITAL INGREDIENTS FOR A LASTING MARRIAGE

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Noelene

Friedrich Nietzsche once said “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” For me, this seems to address one of the four root deficits I notice in the majority of unhappy marriages. Lack of Prayer … Continue reading →

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“HOW DO I MAKE MY MARRIAGE LAST?”

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Noelene

A beautiful young lady, who is in the process of planning her wedding day, wrote and asked me the following question: “How do I make my marriage last?”  Her parents divorced when she was young and her dad subsequently married … Continue reading →

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WHAT LEGACY WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Noelene

During this past week I was going through some slides that had been taken in the early 1960’s. One was of my mom and dad when they were living in Nigeria. They had gone out there, from South Africa, to … Continue reading →

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SEX IS GREAT

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Noelene

Now that I have your attention, the full heading should read: SEX IS GREAT… WITHIN THE CONFINES OF MARRIAGE. One of my favorite bumper stickers reads: “God invented safe sex. He called it marriage” There are some really good practical reasons … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE IS LIKE A GARDEN

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Noelene

  When our older two daughters were in preschool, they came home one day with sunflower seeds wrapped in cotton wool and proudly told us that they were going to “grow them into big sunflowers”. There was a real sense … Continue reading →

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THE SORROW OF CHRISTMAS (AND BROKEN MARRIAGES)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Noelene

On Christmas day this year, whilst standing in church singing a carol, an overwhelming feeling of sorrow enveloped me and the tears started to stream down my face. No matter how hard I tried to stop crying, the tears still … Continue reading →

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ELEVEN YEARS LATER

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Noelene

“It was whilst I was reading the Book of Exodus that I realized there was still plenty of hope left for me to become the person God created me to be. Like Moses’ example showed me, it was not going … Continue reading →

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ALMOST DIVORCED…..

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Noelene

In the seventh year of our marriage my husband and I were contemplating divorce.We had reached a stage where we were finding it difficult to be civil to each other and all pretense of praying together or caring for each … Continue reading →

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GROWING OUT OF HYPOCRISY

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Noelene

Seven years ago I made a decision, and since then, there has been major spiritual growth in my life (also physical growth judging by the fact that I no longer fit into certain clothes in my cupboard!). On the 8th … Continue reading →

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