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• JOURNAL 80

  29 March, 2016

  Our Journey Through The Valley The regular readers of Barnabas will probably sense that we are coming up to… [more]

• JOURNAL 79

  22 March, 2016

  JOURNAL 79 My Darling, As we draw closer to the first anniversary of your death and departure from among us, I find… [more]

• JOURNAL 78

  14 March, 2016

  One year ago on a day just like today there was no way we could know that we had just a few weeks left together.… [more]

• JOURNAL 77

  8 March, 2016

  Hello Sweetheart, I was looking for a definition of ‘epiphany’ earlier today because of something that… [more]

• JOURNAL 76

  3 March, 2016

  My darling I can hardly believe how quickly this first year of your absence has gone. We have begun making plans that… [more]

• JOURNAL 75

  22 February, 2016

  My Darling, You’re not coming back, are you? You really have left this life here forever. Yet again that… [more]

• JOURNAL 74

  18 February, 2016

  My darling, I must apologise for taking so long between letters. I seem to be in a strange season at this time.… [more]

• Our journeyJOURNAL 73

  9 February, 2016

  Sweetheart, I’m depressed! (Hardly the most positive way to begin a letter……but it’s… [more]

• JOURNAL 72

  1 February, 2016

  JOURNAL 72 Sweetheart, Do you recall the rosebush that “A” gave you for our 50 th wedding… [more]

• JOURNAL 71

  27 January, 2016

  Hello Sweetheart, I have been thinking about this new year over the last few weeks and I realised that it was 51… [more]

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• Our Journey Through The Valley (85)

  Russell died on April 1st. He succumbed to Motor Neurone Disease. We got to know Russell through the Motor Neurone Support Group. Apparently he deteriorated rapidly towards the end. This news was quite a reality check for us and was a blunt reminder of the journey we are walking. I think…read more

• Our Journey Through The Valley (45)

  There are some questions that are impossible to answer. Go ahead and Google all you want, the question will linger and defy every effort you make to answer it. "How long is it going to take for me to die?" Bev and I sat across the table from each other as we, yet again, we're…read more

• Today's "Moment With Mark" (2) - A Strange Messenger

  And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. John wore clothing made of…read more

• Today's "Moment With Mark" (1) - Be Prepared!

  The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way"— "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for…read more

• THE JOURNEY IS OVER (JOURNAL 90)

  If you were to read our journal entry for this day last year, you would read the following Today's instalment for “Our Journey Through The Valley" is the 125th and the final offering concerning this 3 year saga Last Sunday morning at about 1.55 am in the Nursing Home Facility…read more