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Dear Pastor, long time. Thank you for thinking of me and for asking how I am coping. Honestly, it means more than you know, it got me thinking. To answer you plainly — I am tired. Deeply tired. At almost 74, caring for my two adult disabled children day after day, I feel mostly alone. Isolated. Like a modern-day Biblical leper family. That image may sound dramatic, but it is the most accurate one I have found for what this life feels like. And I have been thinking a

I have quietly, over time, mastered the art of hiding in plain sight — wearing my all is well mask, or simply staying away. I sometimes wonder: do the people who love me notice me disappearing inside myself? Do they know the not-so-great, stay-away days? Does it hurt them to watch and not quite know how to reach me? Maybe letting them fully in isn't weakness. Maybe it's the kindest thing I can do — for them, and for myself. But in my quieter, less generous moments, I wonder w

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Eers Wouter. Toe Nina, en amper-amper Leona. Toe jy. Toe jy. Toe jy. Een jaar gelede, laat Oktobermaand, het jy ons verlaat. Dit het begin met vroeë waarskuwings – 'n pynlike rug. Ons het saam met jou asem opgehou en gebid vir iets eenvoudigs, iets regmaakbaar. Tuberkulose, miskien. Iets geneesbaar, asseblief tog, Here. Toe kom die woorde soos hamerhoue: Kanker. Pankreas. Stadium 4. Geen omdraai. Geen omdraai. Geen omdraai. Ons het gehuil, maar gekies wat ons

As we Christians know, the Lord's greater earthly plan for us as humans is to be bearers of His banner, to bring and shine His light wherever we find ourselves, but especially so in our inner circle, where our children's children await us with unconditional wide-eyed love, so that we can walk a path together with them in His love and grace (of course, I speak of those of us who are blessed with grandchildren). What a heavenly privilege! My wife and I have been married for 4