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A lesson in patience
Even before her birthday in August my sister really wanted an mp3 player. Her preference was an iPod - the iTouch - and so I told her to save up the money she will get for her birthday and we'd go get one for her. I fo… -
I'm forgiven ...
Today I just want to share this video ... it's something that I have been listening on repeat since yesterday. I've been talking and reading and hearing about forgiveness a lot. Forgiving our fellow man, loving one … -
Wise words from the Grandfather
This was our weekly message from the patriarch of the family ... I found it VERY interesting ... what do you think!? Shalom Mishpochah… When I was working with the Immigration Service, I was often amazed to hear the… -
Where my heart lies.
Set your affections on things above ... I walk a very fine line with the things I am about to say yet, they are my personal convictions and this is my statement, my stand. I live in a world that is obsessed wit… -
Attitude Builders - Responding to Hurt
I was at a seminar last week on Attitudes (which was adapted from Rick Warren's teachings) and I really enjoyed this particular lesson so here it is in short form ... We all hurt at some point in time. Whether we hur… -
A Dying Breed?
I found out today that I'm part of a different breed ... I'm part of something not quite of this world anymore, that there are so little of us left that we're practically becoming extinct! I found out today that I'm … -
Restoration ...
Just one thought for today. While there may have been forgiveness in that instance, restoration takes time depending on the situation ... -
Is it really that simple?
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the s… -
Submission
One of the hardest things for me to do is to submit... It's not so much that I want to be in control, I want to know what's going to happen next, I don't like not knowing ... I don't really like surprises. It gives me… -
I asked to be made into a diamond.
I was just a piece of carbon-bearing material, nothing great to look at and nothing of worth. I cried out to be saved, to be useful and to be made into something beautiful and so God applied the pressure and turned up t…


