Tag Archives: grace

Her Battle

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Noelene

Originally posted on Meanwhile, Melody Muses…:
Life has its way of blackening eyes. Courage paints beauty where hardship resides; Deep within tissues most damaged by pain, Faith breeds the strength that will rise up again. This lily variety is called…

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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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I AM SO WORTHY

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Noelene

Often, as I look at this cross, I think about how Jesus allowed Himself to be nailed to a cross so many years ago.  As He hung there, He looked ahead through the ages and saw me sitting at my … Continue reading →

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A DREAM CAN BECOME A REALITY

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Noelene

Ten years ago my sister gave me this book for my birthday: The following was inscribed inside: I never dreamt that ten years after receiving this book, my second book All God’sStones would be published and that Trevor Hudson would write the foreword … Continue reading →

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MEETING ARCHBISHOP (EMERITUS) DESMOND TUTU!

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Noelene

We have a visiting student from Princeton Theological Seminary, United States, who is doing an internship at our church, Mowbray Presbyterian Church, for eleven weeks. His name is William D. Carter III, and we are really glad that God sent him to South Africa! He preached … Continue reading →

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“WHATEVER MY LOT”

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Noelene

Often when I feel hard done by and discouraged, when nothing seems to be going right and I find myself repeatedly saying to God “Why, Lord?” my thoughts will drift to a man by the name of Horatio Spafford. He wrote … Continue reading →

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‘STOP & DROP’ SAGA CONTINUES…

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Noelene

With reference to my blog of yesterday  https://noelene2014.com/2015/06/04/stop-drop/  This morning we arrived at the ‘STOP & DROP’ zone to find a car parked in the middle of two parking spaces which meant that one could not park at the back or … Continue reading →

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‘STOP & DROP’

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Noelene

Sometimes the words of my mouth and my behaviour  are totally incompatible! This fact was highlighted, yet again, this morning.  We have three daughters, ranging in ages from thirteen to nineteen, therefore this is my thirteenth consecutive year at the … Continue reading →

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GOD’S GRACE KNOWS NO BOUNDS

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Noelene

God’s love and forgiveness is overwhelming. When we are overcome by our own sins, mistakes, fears and hurts, God longs to comfort us and care for us. Through the death and resurrection of His Son, He has made a way … Continue reading →

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BLOGGING FOR A GOOD BOOK – COLOURS OF AFRICA

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Noelene

COLOURS OF AFRICA, The Alexa Kirsten story by  Debra Hunter “From a land marred by violence comes a powerful story of hope and forgiveness.  In 2005, South African artist Alexa Kirsten ran to help a neighbor during a home break-in.  … Continue reading →

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