Lately, I’ve been surprised, no, actually shocked, by how people can go on and on and blow a gasket over something small. I saw a woman in the parking lot getting out of her car and descending on a young man. Shame, the guy just stood there waiting for the auntie to stop ranting. But […]
Read moreWith the drought in the Cape, I started to collect rainwater. Many people did the same and bought plastic tanks. I did a decent job of it and installed five 5000-litre tanks. All the tanks are connected, and if it has rained about 100 millimeters, they are full. With a pressure pump that turns itself […]
Read moreI’ve been a bit hard on dogs, but it wasn’t my fault. I always loved my dogs very much and talked to them as if they could understand exactly what I was saying to them. So, I greet the dogs sitting in the sun outside the office. It seems as if they deign to greet […]
Read moreWhen we camp, we gather around the fire. We cook on the fire, and we warm ourselves at the fire when the wind blows so cold. This is where we sit and talk and laugh until late at night. Have you ever sat around a fire and watched people? As they talk, they don’t actually […]
Read moreSomeone pops up on my screen, giving me a piece of their mind about how bad I am and how wrong it is what I’m writing. I’ve often been told how bad I am, but this person adds a whole host of new ones. I’m target practice. When I’d calmed down a bit, I could […]
Read moreMany times in my life I’ve said things that I should rather not have said. As the words slip out of my mouth I realise it’s not the right thing to say at the time and then I want to grab them one by one to push them back inside my mouth, but, unfortunately, it’s […]
Read moreMany times in my life I’ve said things that I should rather not have said. As the words slip out of my mouth I realise it’s not the right thing to say at the time and then I want to grab them one by one to push them back inside my mouth, but, unfortunately, it’s […]
Read moreWe’re looking at this fruit twice, since most of us fail with this one. Most of us are quick to respond. We get on our high horse and say what we want to say. If someone does or say something that we don’t agree with, we don’t hesitate to express our opinion about it. And […]
Read more<strong>22… a sense of compassion in the heart …</strong> Susan Coetzer wrote the following (my translation): <em>I’ve decided to fast a little. </em> <em> NO, not a food fast – I get far too hungry and then I don’t have enough energy for running and for work appearances. </em> <em> I’m fasting from WORDS. </em> <em> I keep […]
Read moreClick here to go to the Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 The biggest pain experienced in the world is caused by the tongue. Without thinking twice we tell other people exactly what we think of them. They cringe as they’re destroyed piece by piece. How many corpses are walking around because people don’t understand the power […]
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