For New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day,  Heaven Admin invited some friends of his to spend New Year’s Eve and stay over at this marvelous beach house.

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You know from earlier blog entries, how it’s not comfortable when a Heavenreader who does not know me at all and credits me with too much. Heavenletters™ are admittedly wonderful, and I have the blessing of being able to type them up — that’s it. This is an unexpected gift that came to me, and it is for me to step aside and let the One Who deserves the praise receive it. God has said not to over-endow anyone. That is for the sake of the one who over-endows as well as the one over-endowed. I’m wondering if it over-endowing or just too limiting, actually.

If I personally should write a story or a poem, wow, send me the plaudits. Even though it is God Who does everything, I would have put a lot into it and would not then feel like an imposter. (more…)

I’ve noticed that lovely is a word used here a lot! And I can understand why. Just being here in South Africa is lovely. Being in this house where Uncle Arnand makes us so welcome is lovely. I want to tell you more about Arnand.

He and Heaven Admin are very much alike so when I describe Arnand, I am also describing Heaven Admin. (more…)

How could I lose a blog entry twice?!!! This is the one I lost, not once but twice. Twice I wrote it, posted photos and all, and twice it disappeared! What is going on!???

But the third time is a charm, isn’t it? It is, isn’t it?

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My daughter Lauren wanted to know about the people I met in my travels. (more…)

Sherry has been instrumental in Lauren’s life in Chicago. Lauren, my daughter, has her wonderful job because Sherry was out having foot surgery, and that’s when Lauren filled in as a temp and later became a permanent legal assistant. Sherry has worked at the company for fifteen years and creates harmony. Besides that, Sherry is a caring friend and FUN!

Here is a photo (left to right) of me and Sherry. That’s the rear of Chloe in the background.

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The moment of truth refers to actually packing for South Africa. The suspense is:

Can I squeeze everything into one piece of check-in luggage, or do I require two pieces of check-in luggage? (more…)

There have been little incidents in my lifewhere it feels like an Earth angel has been brought into my life. It is kind of like when someone starts subscribing to Heavenletters™, and I feel that a blessing has settled on me. (more…)

What is wrong with grapes and watermelon having seeds? (more…)

In Russia where my mother, at the age of four washed clothes in the river to earn money for the family, life was hard, and my mother did not have much experience in receiving.

I also believe it was a custom back then to refuse something when you were first offered. Some kind of good manners in those times in Russia.

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