Be Creative
When Tom died, an activity that gave me solace was making South African buttermilk rusks. The processes of rubbing butter into flour and kneading the dough required no thought or skill, but using my...
Author: Marlene
A Time to Laugh
While preparing to write this blog, I read again the beautiful and familiar passage in Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1 to 8: “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under...
Be Thankful
“Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 1:18) Throughout the Bible, we are exhorted to give thanks. And not only when things are going well, but also in every circumstance. And yet, there are...
The desert shall blossom!
Isaiah 35:1 “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.” It is Easter as I write this, a time when we remember that the joy of Easter...
Don’t be afraid
Was I afraid of Tom dying? Not really. I pictured us growing old together, enjoying each other’s company. Did we have any warning in advance that Tom was going to die? Well, yes and...
Getting away
During the first year after a loved one has died, anniversaries and other significant days are particularly hard. My reaction was to get away. “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I...
