A new sport?

We found a new sport on the weekend – to play it you need good planning, a team strategy and determination – sharp elbows also help. The sport is called ‘House Clearance Sales’. You arrive 15 minutes before the sale starts, having briefed your team as to what to go for. The more on your [...]

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The shocking wonder of Christmas

When I think about Jesus at Christmas I am in awe and wonder that the Son of God voluntarily became a vulnerable baby, that he voluntarily gave up his majesty and power so that he could live amongst us and then die a horrible death to pay the penalty for mankind’s sin. Martin Luther said [...]

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Songs in the night

Do you remember this song? Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens; Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens; Brown paper packages tied up with strings; These are a few of my favorite things…. When the dog bites, When the bee stings, When I’m feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I [...]

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You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family!

Today my thoughts have been sent in two directions. I wanted to take part in Bridget Chumley’s one word devotional carnival on ‘Condemnation’ but at the same time Rachel Olsen is having here carnival on ‘sisters in Christ’ so today I’m combining both! Friendship is great but can be fickle. If I remember back to [...]

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Simply Extra Ordinary

A contribution to Rachel Olsen’s Devotion Carnival: Simple pleasures. This morning I am grateful for the breath in my lungs and the beat of my heart. Over the weekend my husband drove a friend over 600kms to identify the body of his wife and baby – 2 of 22 who died in a horrible road [...]

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