Lianne: My 5 year old son came running into my bedroom in the middle of the night, scared frantically from a night terror. He was shaking, was so distressed he struggled to express what was going on. The fear had captivated him and it was like he was in a trance of panic. As heContinue reading ““When we see you all our fears are washed away.””
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Every thing works out for good…
BETTER THAN FIXING A BROKEN BOWL Stien Marlen 07/01/2025 Sometimes, with all the wisdom mustered – even on a good day – things go wrong. I used to think about the ideas behind the idea of ‘first do no harm’. I worked really hard not to make things worse than they were originally. I wasContinue reading “Every thing works out for good…”
Plus ça change…
God is the same. Yesterday. Today. Forever. When things are up in the air, He’s still grounding us. When things are completely different, He’s just the same. He doesn’t love you one minute only to get into a mood with you. He is constant and loving all the time. I wish I changed more. IContinue reading “Plus ça change…”
Ready for adventure
Stien Marlen 31.12.23 Are you up for an adventure? Never get bored. There’s a new year ahead. We are not supposed to have a dull life. What seeds of excitement and joy are being sown for the next steps? Ahead of me I see my heroes – Elijah, David, John Wesley. Nothing boring going downContinue reading “Ready for adventure”
Keep Going
Stien Marlen 30.12.23 Have you anything to show for all that you have done this year? Still here. Still moving, still speaking, still going? If there was nothing else to say, still standing is success. Step, step, step, walking towards the light, never just treading water. The race continues and we take our part. IfContinue reading “Keep Going”
I love you!
Stien Marlen “Where are you? I love you. I’m coming to give you a hug.” I heard this call from my youngest this morning. He ran from the top of the house to give me a cuddle. “What did you do?” I asked suspiciously. I was having a difficult moment just before and this wasContinue reading “I love you!”
Tightrope Walking With Chickens
Stien 12.6.22 I’ve always been a chicken. Not when it comes to doing physically demanding things, of course. I’m always happy to abseil a 70 ft viaduct or get in a helicopter and bungy jumping etc. will inevitably follow. The problem is that I’m a chicken in life when it comes to trusting God, talkingContinue reading “Tightrope Walking With Chickens”
A tree planted by streams of water
Lianne – 1.1.22 So I thought I’d kick off the new year with one of my favourite (yet challenging) scriptures. I remember hearing one of the most challenging talks when I was 16, by Pastor Mulinde at a prayer conference in Uganda and oh how this word has stayed with me – the call toContinue reading “A tree planted by streams of water”
Wells of living water
Stien – 31.12.21 Just limping on, dragging my bucket full of love and trying to eke out what I can, to be generous. Why don’t I ask the one who has rushing rivers and deep wells of living water? I’m thirsty. Ever thirsty, never drinking. Just dragging this bucket of all that I can musterContinue reading “Wells of living water”
Every Hidden Thing
Stien – 17th September 2021 This morning I tried to recreate in my mind the sky that had surprised me as I arrived home last night. The rays of light, the edged gold of the clouds and the clarity of the blue joined together in a harmony of colour. I was thinking about how, insteadContinue reading “Every Hidden Thing”
City on a hill 