Tag Archives: Love

WHAT GIFTS ARE YOU BRINGING TO YOUR MARRIAGE?

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Noelene

If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is to be present in the present. Gratefully. —Maya Angelou On the 31st of December every year my husband … Continue reading →

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COMMUNICATION…

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Noelene

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw This quote basically sums up the root cause of divorce. We say something to our spouse and we are under the illusion … Continue reading →

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HUMBLED…

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Noelene

This past week I found myself in the presence of someone who literally made me feel as though I was standing in the Presence of God. She was a Sister of Mercy nun and her face radiated a peace, a … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE IS LIKE A MUSTARD SEED

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Noelene

Today I received the following “What’s App” text from my husband: “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” —Ruth Bell Graham I replied: “We obviously have a happy marriage then—we both have to forgive so much all the … Continue reading →

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LOVE HURTS…some of the time

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Noelene

  Someone very close to me said some things to me recently that shocked me to my very core – I felt like I had been hit in the solar plexus. For a day and a half, I was left … Continue reading →

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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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HOW HOSPITABLE IS YOUR MARRIAGE?

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Noelene

  “Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.”  – Henri … Continue reading →

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A HUGE COLLISION BETWEEN MAN AND GOD

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Noelene

The heart of salvation is the Cross of Christ.  The reason salvation is so easy to obtain is that it cost God so much. The Cross was the place where God and sinful man merged with a tremendous collision and … Continue reading →

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MY FAITH IS SO FICKLE

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Noelene

I have spent the past few weeks questioning God and being angry. I have spent the past twenty years praying about something and not receiving any solution. I have spent the past year and a half praying about something else, … 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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