Tag: Christmas

  • A Pukka Psychologist

    A Pukka Psychologist

    Every now and again – and that’s not often, I reblog an article – Why? Because firstly, the person and or their article is worthy of being read by those whose passion is writing. In this case the author concerned is not only an accomplished writer, but a person of integrity, compassion and a Pukka…

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  • Christmas Carol

    Christmas Carol

    It’s that time of the year and our writers group gave me this title as a prompt. I guess the idea might have been for something traditional but I decided to be a little different. When she became aware of the more profound matters of life and began to spend much of her time alone,…

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  • A Letter To The Younger Me – Part Two

    A Letter To The Younger Me – Part Two

    Featured Image Copper Mine Upsplash.com If you missed part one please tap here to read. One day, while sitting on the front veranda of his little miner’s cottage in that faraway country, he had decided to kill himself with his air force revolver.  Daddy was sad because he missed Mommy and all four of his…

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  • Christmas-Wisdom Snippets From Peter.

    Christmas-Wisdom Snippets From Peter.

    Feature Photo by Deleece Cook upsplash.com Sometimes messages of encouragement come to us with a bang. Consider the Christmas cracker; you pull, it bangs and hey-ho, out pops an encouraging message on a little piece of paper! Happy Christmas Opportunities always seem to arrive tomorrow for me. This is quite beneficial, as tomorrow the fog…

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  • The Ferry Ride

    The Ferry Ride

    Feature Photo Google Image The Ferry Ride. Two Strangers, who had met only hours before, travel on a ferry—Russia 1885. “Sergey,” Kristina whispered as the two of us stood under the solitary streetlight in the heavily falling rain. Why are you whispering? I thought. It was half eleven, and we were alone; who are we…

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  • Manifesting…..

    A Pick-n-Pay Experience I have often heard that Pick ‘n Pay ran competitions where one could win a month’s worth of groceries and wished I might be a lucky winner. One day, Stella and I were debating as to whether to leave the comfort of our apartment, go out into the cold and do some…

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  • Mission Malawi – Chapter Nineteen

    Mission Malawi – Chapter Nineteen

     o3.o1.96 Well, “Christmas” and new year have come and gone for another year. Some Christians have again been drawn into the pagan origins of Christmas celebrations for the wrong reasons. How the Lords heart must break at this time when He witnesses the goings on during this season. He weeps and says, “Why do you…

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  • Mission Malawi – Chapter Eighteen.

    Mission Malawi – Chapter Eighteen.

    30.11.95 Our little grocer business is growing well. How I marvel at the Lords hand. We started off eight months or so ago, with three crates of cold drinks to sell which would give us about K160.00 turn over. Today, by Gods grace we will turn over about K1000.00 per day! Why not start at…

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  • Sylvia Rose’s Story – Part Seven

    Sylvia Rose’s Story – Part Seven

    The UAE was never ready for me When the ‘almost husband’ invited me to come and spend Christmas with him in the UAE I was ecstatic. Firstly because I have never traveled abroad. I know right, 46, and never traveled internationally! But the main reason was that I would get to spend five whole weeks…

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  • A House Divided against Itself – Part Two

    A House Divided against Itself – Part Two

    The trip to Australia and the stringent interviewing process, which was conducted over three, sixteen hour, days was a real eye opener for the Father and ended with him and two others being thanked for their attendance and participation. The three candidates were told that they would be notified about the results of the interview…

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