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Trusting "Hope's View"
As Easter comes and goes there are a few things that remain with me, one is Silent Saturday. The day the disciples hid away and wondered...
Tammy Preston
19 hours ago3 min read
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Dying to live
Passover in Wollongong, 2024 This week marks a year since our move from Wollongong to live in Tapitallee. That last week a year ago was...

Dr. Carol Preston
Apr 157 min read
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The right 'yeast' and a lot of waiting
I confess, ‘fresh anything from a bakery’ is a major weakness of mine. It is hard for me to go past a bakery and not wander in and buy...
Tammy Preston
Apr 84 min read
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Sabbath Rest
On numerous occasions recently my daughter has found me in the house to ask me what is wrong. She says she hears me huffing and puffing...

Dr. Carol Preston
Apr 25 min read
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Are you blocked?
I play a game on my phone called “block jam”. Like many games the aim is to unblock the square and clear all the shapes. There are levels...
Tammy Preston
Mar 253 min read
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The Lord is my Shepherd
This morning, at Hope’s View, I walked in early hours towards the dam at the bottom of the property. The water was still, the grass wet...

Dr. Carol Preston
Mar 184 min read
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We are called to apprenticeship
We have a building project at Hopes View at the moment to extend our decking. A fine builder who takes pride in his work and seeks to do...
Tammy Preston
Mar 103 min read
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Journey to transformation
To journey without being changed is to be a nomad The change without journeying is to be a chameleon To journey and be transformed by the...

Dr. Carol Preston
Feb 266 min read
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We all need a safe place
There is a place at Hope’s View that is fast becoming my safe place. It looks out into a forest of tall trees with a beautiful ground...
Tammy Preston
Feb 213 min read
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The Heavens declare
One of my mother’s favourite hymns was ‘I Come to the Garden Alone.’ The words are a reflection on the experience of time alone with...

Dr. Carol Preston
Feb 124 min read
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Is time with God too scary for you?
I remember a friend once saying to me that he was scared to take time to hear from God because he was afraid of what He might actually...
Tammy Preston
Feb 43 min read
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Simplicity
Simplicity is a word gaining favour today as our busy, complicated and fragmented lives take a toll on our physical, emotional and...

Dr. Carol Preston
Jan 223 min read
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What must change for me to “Remain in Him”?
“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless...
Tammy Preston
Jan 152 min read
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Celebration of Discipline
Over 20 years ago I read and loved a book that is still being sought after because of the impact it has continued to have on its readers....

Dr. Carol Preston
Jan 93 min read
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