I have Marian visiting today from Sydney before she returns to the US on Thursday. She arrived yesterday and of course we went straight into Terrigal to enjoy the sea air. We had a lime, soda and bitters at the Florida Beach Bar at the Crowne Plaza and there was a really good band playing [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012 – Happy Sabbath!
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Friday 27 January 2012 – Aspersing!
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I love crosswords! The clue was “slandering” – the answer “aspersing”. I knew the phrasal verb “to cast aspersions” but did not realise that there is a verb “to asperse”. The older I get the more I realise that I have a lot to learn!
Thursday 26 January 2012 – Happy Australia Day!
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Sabbath School lesson – The hour of Judgement reads: Who hasn’t been the victim of how greedy, selfish and mean people can be? or who hasn’t at some point been the greedy, selfish and mean one? Thank goodness for the God of Grace! Revelation 14:6-7 The Message (MSG) Voices from Heaven 6-7I saw another Angel [...]
Wednesday 25 January 2012 – Robert Burns Day! and Condemnation and Grace …
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One of the poems of Rabbie Burns is “To a Mouse” and here are my Dad’s favourite lines “The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray”: But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us [...]
Sunday 22 January 2012 – I believe in One God …
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Matthew 12:36-37 (The Message) 36 Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. 37 Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.” I do not need to say anything. My God [...]
Friday 20 January 2012 – Happy Sabbath
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It is 10.40pm and I am just about to try to go to sleep. It is a hot night – beautiful – so the party house opposite is raging – although I don’t hear any music – just the incessant chatter. Had a great day today. Went to Terrigal. Played tennis. Had breakfast at Bellyfish. [...]
Monday 16 January 2012 – Romans 1:18
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As a Christian I have to be forgiving of all those around me who are mean to me. It is hard but I am trying. The thing that really keeps me going is that I should give the problem to God apparently and let him deal with those who are mean. He is not happy [...]
Friday 13 January 2012 Unlucky for some …
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… but not for me! http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/content/documents/370The%20Future%20We%20Want%2010Jan%20clean.pdf and check out this great website if you want to stay healthy! Eat more dandelions! http://sergeiboutenko.com/
Thursday 12 January 2011 – Say no to plastics PLEASE…
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http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3405538.htm PLEASE watch this and say NO to plastics
Friday 6 January 2012 – Happy Wedding Anniversary, Pam and Neil …
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It would have been my Dad’s 89th birthday yesterday so family members celebrated his life at the Erina Leagues Club – the club where Dad loved to treat his family to their $8 lunches. We had a great day reminiscing about our wonderful life together. Many happy memories. Thank you, Dad. Strangely, as I was [...]
