Two Strong Geese
My days have been so busy since Dad died. Penny, Peter and I are trying to pick up the hours that Dad used to spend with Mum, as well as...
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Apr 15, 20132 min read
Call Unto Me
Today I had a lovely visit with my parents, both 91 years old. They were telling me that the previous night Mum had fallen out of bed and...
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Mar 7, 20131 min read
Integrity
Here’s a good quote to think on today: “Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.” H. Jackson...
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Nov 26, 20121 min read
Simplicity
Today I read Kate’s blog about simplicity on her ShoeLess blog. Got me thinking… Our lawn is covered with beautiful daisies – so simple,...
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Nov 21, 20121 min read
Our Big Accomplishment in Life
I’ve been reading an old Calvin and Hobbs book the last couple of days and having quite a few chuckles. 🙂 This one made me laugh out loud.
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Nov 6, 20121 min read
A Lover of the Soil
I was reading through 2 Chronicles 26 the other day and did a little study on the life of King Uzziah. He reigned from 792 to 740 and was...
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Nov 6, 20121 min read
A Word to Fellow Writers
“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” James Allen I’ve...
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Jul 29, 20121 min read
Remembering Happy Times
Last night we spent a good hour looking at some old home videos. No-one wanted to stop watching, but of course we had to go to bed...
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May 7, 20121 min read
No Hurry
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. – A. A. Milne author (1882-1956) I love this quote. It seems to be the...
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Apr 5, 20121 min read
The Riches of God’s Grace
I sat upstairs in ‘The Snug’ this morning looking out through the wet windows at our rain-drenched land. And I thought that just as the...
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Apr 1, 20121 min read
The Book of Years
Okay, for those of you who are wondering what my new project is… Last night I lay in bed thinking of what I should use a special blank...
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Apr 1, 20122 min read
Gezellig
This morning I was searching through old diaries for information for another project I started today. (May do another post about that...
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Mar 16, 20121 min read
What You Believe
I read two good quotes the other day – and I can’t remember where, sorry! But they’re thought provoking. Good to share with your...
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Mar 8, 20121 min read
Just Talk
Read a good quote this morning. “Your behaviour is what you believe; all the rest is just talk.” I love the example of Daniel. When...
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Mar 2, 20121 min read
Welcome to Autumn and Wisdom From Liszt
We had a wild blustery morning today – the perfect start to the first day of autumn. Then the sun came out after lunch and I went outside...
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Jan 31, 20122 min read
Old Treasures
I love old things. Old washing boards, woodstove irons, trivets, cast iron pots, old utensils, ragged lace, delicately painted cups and...
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Jan 12, 20121 min read
Do Not Say…!
When God called young Jeremiah and appointed him as a prophet to the nations, Jeremiah responded with a familiar-sounding excuse. “Alas,...
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Dec 1, 20111 min read
The Amazing Paradox
I’m sitting at the table with Kate on the eve of her recital in Hamilton and she’s busy trying to finish a theology essay. I’ve just been...
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Sep 26, 20112 min read
The Sluggard’s Farm
I’ve just been re-reading a beautiful old book by Charles Spurgeon called Farm sermons that I bought it at an antique shop some years...
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Sep 16, 20111 min read
A Droopy Soul
I’ve enjoyed reading a book by Linda Dillow called Calm My Anxious Heart. In it she talks of an old translation of Psalm 42v5: “Why...
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