Anita

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3. Cleansed…

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light....

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2. Set apart…

You are holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own. Leviticus 20:26 This is the voice of the Lord to...

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1. Burning bushes…

There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within the bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought,...

0. Dance with Me overview

A few years ago I was at a retreat in our beautiful South-West. Our facilitator had asked each of us to close our eyes and get a vision from God to draw. Now I...

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10. Shepherds…

As we come to the last post for this journal I reflect back through the past four years when my journey began first with my redundancy, then my laryngeal cancer, then the Covid pandemic....

9. Acceptance…

When we face a tragic loss, we feel for a while that we are living in a bizarre unreality. We experience grief and guilt. Guilt may be intense or light, deserved or undeserved. Both...

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8. Loss…

In order to fully explain how loss has impacted my life I need to go back to March 2020 when I found myself made redundant after 12 years in the job that I loved....

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7. Dependent…

When I woke up after my surgery, I found myself completely dependent on the nursing staff. I was unable to get out of bed, shower myself, eat, talk. It was a very strange experience...

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6. Strength…

The day of surgery had finally arrived. I was up at 4.30am to prepare for arrival at the hospital for 6.30am. Showering with the special soap. Ensuring I had packed everything for a 10-...

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5. Choices…

I had a date for my surgery – April 12th 2021. Having met again with my surgeon I had a clearer picture of what this means. The surgery would take around 4-6 hours and...