We have a log rock garden in our garden. It’s pretty large (4 meters wide and shaped like just over half a circle), sloping upwards from just over ½ a meter to about 1 ¾ meters high. We divided the inside into various ‘rooms’ planting different plants in each ‘room’. As I mentioned recently, I […]
Today we resumed our Sunday Evening Gatherings in our home. It’s been a long 171 days without gathering together for worship. Although we did not sing, we prayed, read the Bible and had a message from God’s Word. We were small before lockdown and we were two less tonight … but it was so good […]
For many people, parting with possessions is a difficult matter. I was chatting with someone today about an elderly lady who is moving into a care facility soon. After living alone for a long time and having accumulated many items that have become precious to her over the years, she faces a huge dilemma as […]
I spent at least three days this week in the garden. Now that it is spring, there is so much ‘autumn and winter’ that needs to be corrected. I did so much and so little is visible to the eye. From mowing the grass and cutting the edges to planting new shoots into the log […]
I think that few people have not been so depressed where they have had thoughts of ending their life. Mostly such thoughts are just ‘feeling sorry for myself’ … but sometimes they continue towards either attempting or committing suicide. World Suicide Prevention Day is commemorated annually on 10 September (which is today). I would like […]
We resumed our Wednesday night Bible study meetings tonight. This is the first study in exactly 5 months and 2 weeks. It seems like a lifetime we were separated, but it was wonderful to be able to meet together, study the Word of God, have a time of sharing and end in prayer. We studied […]
Some years ago, Jenny took two old wheelbarrows and converted them into mobile flower beds. They looked pretty nice until we moved into our present home. Maybe it’s where we placed them or maybe it’s because of the lack of attention, but the plants degenerated. During the past few months, all the attention they received […]
Our daughter Angela is a caregiver to an elderly lady who is largely unable to care for herself. This lady lives alone and has various caregivers at different times of the day. Angela does duty in the afternoons. The lady is at the stage where she cannot get herself from the wheelchair onto the toilet […]
For the first time since lockdown started 164 days ago, we had people over for a braai. Now that we are in level 2 of lockdown, we are permitted to visit others. So, we enjoyed the company of one child, three teenagers and twelve adults (including us). It was awesome and delightful yet at the […]
If someone asked you how you prepared yourself to live life–or how you ought to prepare yourself to live life–how would you respond to that question? It might be difficult, but could you stop reading and answer that question? You see my friends, the first step towards living life as a Christian is having a […]