During the past week, I removed lots of small branches and stems from bushes, shrubs and plants. Today, I needed to deal with this by putting everything into garden bags to be disposed of. Months back, Jenny saw our neighbour pruning his shrubs and bushes. He cut everything up into small pieces to go into […]
I was reading in George Whitefield’s Journals this morning. The entry was dated 19 May 1739. Over a period of time, there were many letters sent between Whitefield and a man named Joseph Periam. This man was placed in a mental institution for being “methodically mad”. His sister gave the reasons for his madness. First, […]
Today was a long day in the garden. The Pacer App on my phone recorded 20,000 steps–some 13 km in the garden! However, it was a good day and a productive day. Denise introduced me to the LM Radio App. We used to listen to this station in the 60s and 70s. They are the […]
Today is 1 May–Workers Day. So, I spent the day working in the garden. It was a productive day, as I accomplished quite a lot … but as always, there is a but! I accomplished quite a lot, but as I was finishing off the day in preparation for tomorrow, I made a mistake. We […]
Today I want to start differently. I watched a video clip today where comedian Trevor Noah blasphemed the God of the Bible. I refused to send it on. His mother is a devout believer. He is a pagan. Having said that, please read Job 38: Job 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the […]
Jenny has recipes and patterns she has collected over many years. She is sorting out what to keep and what to dump. The best method of storing the patterns and recipes is to insert them into plastic sleeves and place them into A4 Lever Arch Files. That is not too difficult, but what do you […]
Yesterday we dealt with money. Today, I want to return to a similar theme, except this time including all possessions. Very often we all refer to our possessions and finances as ours. It’s my house, my car, my furniture, my cellphone, my tablet, my laptop, my money! And because it’s “mine”, we feel we can […]
Today I want to tell you two stories. The first is a story of a man came to me in 1986. He came explaining that should he not fulfil the wishes of another person, that person would report him to the Revenue Department for tax evasion. He was filled with panic and fear. I cannot […]
Sunday is always a slow day during lock down. We connected to Christ Church Midrand and participated in their Sunday Morning Worship service. As I write, the thunder seems to indicate that the rains are about to fall. Praise the Lord for that. Believe me–I just wrote that and then the lightening, thunder and wind […]
I want to give credit to our family in Naperville, outside Chicago, for the illustration and theme I use today. Every Saturday late afternoon, we visit them for about 2 hours via Skype. Today we tried Zoom, where our grandchildren, Nathan and Luke, and then our daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Roy, logged in separately […]