You walk in and it looks like a bomb has hit the place. There are photos in their frames laying on the floor, bits of household items and scattered furniture displaced everywhere. Stuff is strewn all over the floor. Paper litters the place. Nothing is where it used to be. Doors are wide open. You…
The Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that was formed in Egypt in 1915 and operated during the Battle of Gallipoli. Due to the trench-digging aspects of the war, the ANZACs ascribed to themselves and their mates a slang term of affection, “digger’. ‘Digger’ and ‘dig’ were…
“Love is in the air, I can hear it everywhere…” is the personally modified John Paul Young song that melodically floats through my mind whenever I hear the words, “Valentine’s Day“. Immediately follows are the cynical thoughts of commercialism and inflated prices ripping off love sick saps all over the world. Saint Valentine’s Day (commonly…
Watching a beautiful sunset can be so soothing to the soul. We see the sun fall away in a blaze of colours until the evening creeps in and darkness descends. The moon rises and all is well. Have you ever considered what it would be like the next day if the sun did not rise…
Imagine, if you will, the following scenario. You are the Star Player in this picture. It revolves totally around you. Here is the setup: 1. All, yes all, your politicians are in a government meeting. The city they are meeting in disappears in a blinding flash… so now there is no government support to call…
Have you ever got a fright in the dark of night as you peer into the darkness to see what looks like a shadowy figure lurking in the shadows ready to pounce! The fright is intense and you reach out and switch on the light.. and it’s just a coat draped over a chair or…
I love to give…especially when I catch the person by surprise! That look of, “umm, me, for me?” It can be a physical gift, or shouting someone lunch or buying the coffees. Giving doesn’t always have to be about money. It could cost you a smile, some time, or forgoing ‘your rights’ to give to…
I just recieved an e-mail from a friend of mine, David McCracken, Christian Prophet with a message that he wanted to share. He wrote: At the close of one year and the beginning of a new one, I pondered as to what would be the most vital and important thing I could say to you…
At 5am on 11 November 1918, three German government representatives accepted the Armistice terms presented to them by an allied commander, General Foch of the French Army. The demands of the Armistice included the withdrawal of German forces to the east bank of the Rhine within 30 days; immediate cessation of warfare; and surrender of…