Irene uses her beloved Ipod touch to email people, listen to countless books on tape, play scrabble and boggle, and get a word a day sent to her, which she memorizes. She announced today that she is now officially cleverer than me because I didn't … [Continue reading]
“The Lord gives you the power to produce wealth” Deut. 8:18
Roy has a very important deal to negotiate today. I am not particularly good at negotiation. I either pay or agree to the price asked, or suggest another (which, to my astonishment, is often accepted.) Yet, somehow, I am usually offered good … [Continue reading]
In which I discover that if you hire your spouse, you cannot so easily fire them.
Hot tip to all small business owners. DO NOT hire your spouse. Roy just made a really stupid, and somewhat costly, mistake, and when I told him off in no uncertain terms, just stood there, grinning happily from ear to ear, as if he had done the … [Continue reading]
Nothing nicer than a spirit-filled church
I have always thought that phrase was somewhat conceited. My church is by no means perfect, & neither am I, but it is, to use a glib, over-used phrase, definitely "spirit-filled." I.e. one goes there, often empty, distracted, secular in one's … [Continue reading]
When my Family say, “Mum, say Business,” when they want to smile for the Camera
Somewhat to my surprise, I have discovered that I thoroughly enjoy running our business, a publishing company. When our family wanted me to smile for pictures, they used to say "say cheese" (and once as she became daring a girl said, "Say Sex," … [Continue reading]
In which Family Life Makes us Laugh
Whenever the girls did anything amazing, I would observe proudly, "Isn't she good? See how well I have brought her up?" The other day, Roy was very noble, and I observed proudly, "Isn't he nice? See how well I brought..." Irene said, "YOU brought … [Continue reading]
In which I study Jake, my Border Collie
Whenever we said the word, "Walk," Jake would jump up in unbearable excitement, wagging his tail. Now however, I have taken up jogging (I call it running though!) Fortunately, he does not know the word "run," so remains passively ensconced at the … [Continue reading]
"I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten," Joel 2:25
"I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten," Joel 2:25 It is easy for me to see how that can be true with money--God turning on the tap, blessing the work of your hands, and money exponentially flowing. It was not that clear to me … [Continue reading]
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