by Alet | Nov 22, 2021 | Articles, Writing
“You need to stay calm and run to the finish line.” This is the advice of Justin Gatlin, American athlete who won Olympic medals in the 60, 100 and 200 metres dash. Knowing how young children tend to look around while running, I had the perfect solution for our...
by Alet | Sep 17, 2021 | Cooking
Brilliant, beautiful, impressive, tasty, classy – and so easy to make! I’ve impressed many a guest with this treat – a very nice bite-sized snack while we’re waiting for the barbecue fare or even as part of a light lunch. First of all, the must-have item in my fridge:...
by Alet | Sep 6, 2021 | Articles, Writing
Journaling is a handy way to jot down the truths I learn from God in my time at his feet, my ‘quiet time’. Unfortunately, it so often happens that such a truth stays in my journal and the result is that, when the test comes, I don’t have that wonderful truth to hand....
by Alet | Jul 16, 2021 | Articles, Writing
“If only I could walk again!” This is the cry from the heart of a friend in her wheelchair, months after suffering a head injury. Likewise, this was the cry from the heart of the invalid who was lying at the pool of Bethesda for the umpteenth time, hoping for the...
by Alet | May 5, 2021 | Articles, Writing
Maria Margaretha Hough married her first cousin Albertus Hough. Unfortunately, neither she nor her cousin realised that they were both carriers of a regressive gene that caused both their two youngest daughters to be born with microcephaly (abnormal smallness of the...
