The heavy rains during the summer months revealed an ongoing leak from the roof of the outbuildings falling just outside the entrance door. Coupled to this is a small problem in the main house roof. I had the contractors come and inspect today because I would like these two things repaired. The young man who […]
Jenny and I are closing in on our wedding anniversary in a few days’ time. After so many years of marriage the celebrations are downscaled significantly, but the celebrations in the heart are more powerful now than when we started out as a married couple. We met when I was sixteen and she seventeen. We […]
Some people love to be in the lime light, while others do everything possible to escape being visible. Because of being a pastor, I have been invited to many important events and placed at prominent places. Sometimes I was a guest and on other occasions I was required to perform duties. By nature I am […]
Have you heard the saying “a lick and a promise?” Generally, in my understanding, this would mean a quick cleanup before going out. Something like washing the face, armpits, hands and maybe brushing the teeth followed by a spray of deodorant and a brush through the hair. It’s all cosmetic … the clothes cover the […]
My mom told me that when she was a young princess, Queen Elizabeth of England visited Cape Town. The roads were lined with people who came to get a glimpse of her as her royal visit kicked off. We don’t see things like that in our country anymore apart from the president’s motorcade of several […]
We were chatting to family and friends this afternoon on a Zoom call. The family is in the USA and the friends are in the UK. It’s always great to catch up this way. We speak about family, we laugh and joke and we get into spiritual matters. Today we brushed on the topic of […]
I am sure you are aware that, when possible, Friday is my gardening day. After a long time cutting the edges with the “skaap sker” (sheep shears), I asked my opposite neighbor to help me understand how the cutting line works because our weed eater machines are the same. Both are the same make with […]
Most of us have run races in our time, be it at school or be it belonging to a club. On our travels yesterday, we passed a school preparing for their “annual inter-house athletics event”. You might recall being at school and placed into a “house” and all your athletics were performed under that house […]
We travelled through to Benoni today for the Wednesday Morning Bible Study at 9.30am. Jenny and I reflected afterwards and agreed we had a most enjoyable time with those present. The idea was to get to know each other, study a passage from the Scriptures and enjoy a round of speaking to our Lord. After […]
A good friend of mine has just been through revising his will due to his wife’s death. They had a type of joint will because of their assets and them being married in community of property. Jenny and I are married like this too. Drawing up a will can be a painful and difficult experience, […]