Tag Archives: gifts

Friendships…

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Noelene

I received this photo from a friend with the following caption: “I took this photograph in Bettys Bay.  It triggered the thought in me that…even if everything is dry and hostile, I always have you as my best friend”. My … Continue reading →

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WHEN YOUR LIFE SKIDS TO A HALT WITH NO WARNING…

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Noelene

Twenty-three days ago, our lives came to an abrupt stop. Figuratively speaking, we skidded to a halt with burn marks on the tarmac! We had been camping in Elands Bay at the Vensterklip Caravan Park along the West Coast of South … Continue reading →

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DEATH AS A GIFT…

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Noelene

In the month of December 2014, a total number of 1 184 people died on the roads in South Africa. During the Christmas period of 2015 my family and I took a drive one night to go and look at … Continue reading →

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THE GIFT OF POVERTY

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Noelene

A couple of years before my dad died I attended a service in a really quaint church in a small town known as Bathurst in the Eastern Cape.  The minister entered the church wearing black flowing robes and had an almost snow white … Continue reading →

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AN AUTHOR’S HEART REJOICES

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Noelene

Few things bring more joy to an author’s heart than to receive a message and photograph like below! “Finally got mine yesterday from my office mate. I’m so excited. You are an awesome author. May God bless you. I’m still … Continue reading →

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If you are a Believer there is no winging it…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Noelene

I recently wrote a blog entitled On a wing and a prayer and it referred to the fact that every time my husband and I flew we always ended up sitting by  the wing of the plane.  When I asked my husband … Continue reading →

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A MESSY BUT HOLY LIFE…

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Noelene

Do you ever feel like a Jekyll and Hyde character?  Desperately wanting to do the right thing but choosing instead to do the thing that you know is detrimental to you and that you know you are going to feel … Continue reading →

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DAMAGED – by Amy Curry

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Noelene

Sue Allen has worked in the small post office on the corner of Bird Drive since she was 21, she is now 41. It is a quiet post office, which asks and expects little from her. She likes the fact … Continue reading →

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BOW TIE SUNDAY

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Noelene

Tomorrow  William D. Carter III leaves us to go back to the States to continue his studies at  Princeton Theological Seminary. William has lived these past eleven weeks, here in South Africa, to the fullest and has brought much laughter, many Godly … Continue reading →

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YOU’RE RIGHT ON TRACK!

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Noelene

I have recently met a man who practices exactly what he preaches. A man who takes God at His word and who expects blessings to reign on his life because God said they would. “And if you faithfully obey the … Continue reading →

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