Tag Archives: restoration

ALL GOD’S STONES – FOREWORD

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Noelene

  FOREWORD BY TREVOR HUDSON “Noelene has a passionate heart for God and wants to ignite our passion for God too. She does this in her new book, All God’s Stones, by sharing eight down to earth reflections on our … Continue reading →

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RESTORATION OF THE PAST

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Noelene

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 →

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“IT SEEMED DEAD BUT I LOVED IT”

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Noelene

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 →

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EPIPHANY NUMBER THREE!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Noelene

  There have only been two major “epiphany” moments in my life – two times when I have literally been stopped in my tracks and have had to re-evaluate the way I think and behave and the consequences of those … Continue reading →

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“TRUSTY”

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Noelene

“PRESERVING THE PAST SO THAT IT CAN BE ENJOYED IN THE FUTURE” Trusty came into our lives in 1995.  I still remember the day my husband came home and told me that, he and his brother, had bought a truck. … Continue reading →

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LOOKING UP

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Noelene

  There is a Maori proverb that says “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you”. “A  friend once told me about a lecture she had attended. The woman giving it worked with mentally-challenged children and told … Continue reading →

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MIXED MARRIAGES and God’s Family – (This was originally posted on ‘noelenesite’)

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Noelene

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 →

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A WORK IN PROGRESS!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Noelene

  Every person on this earth starts their lives as a blessing! In the Bible we read that “children are a gift from the Lord – they are a blessing” (Psalm 127)   Therefore we are all blessings. We are children of … Continue reading →

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SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION……

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Noelene

After my post ‘Motherhood -sheer joy??’ I thought I better give you some background information about myself. The following is what I wrote in the “about” section of my blog: I was born in Nigeria on a Leprosy mission settlement. … Continue reading →

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