'The Road Not Chosen' - Sample Chapter
'The Road Not Chosen' A sample chapter of our book about the death of our daughter. Click here.
Drawing our strength from the bible
In cards, emails texts and facebook posts our friends shared numerous passages from the Bible they thought would help us in our tragedy. We have collected most of them here because they became a source of great comfort and strength at moments…
Thank you for Grace
Here is the prayer we wrote to say thank you for Grace. We used it at the thanksgiving service when we celebrated her life and ministry.
Heavenly Father the scriptures tell us that
"Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the death…
Scripted praying
Do you ever find yourself rushing into God's presence with a whole collection of jumbled ideas? We do, in common with many other leaders. Of course there are times when we just want to say as little as a single word to God like 'help' or…
Esther White Fund
Esther White
was our daughter who died from diabetes at the age of 22. She was a young woman with a very deep faith on God and was not afraid of embarking on adventurous escapades to help other people know about Him. When she died we created…
Autobiographical writing
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At one time I would have rejected all thought of writing an autobiography. I could not conceive for one thing that anyone would ever want to read what I was writing about myself. Indeed it was almost…
Family Connections
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It is difficult to remember when for the first time it dawned on my that I had a surname. It is equally difficult to recall when I began to realise that my surname differed from those…
Early Years
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It is surprising how difficult it is to recall one's childhood. In the earliest part of it very little stands out. What events impress themselves on the memory are often of small…
Early Christian Influences
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I have already noted the powerful Christian influence upon me of my mother and the various influences from other members of my family. I must next turn to those unconnected with the…