by Paul G Newman | Mar 27, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 29 Catcher with Migraine Thursday, 1 August 2013 — We were at a softball field, where I was scheduled to umpire an under-13 girl’s game. Before the game, Anouk, the coach of the HomeSpun team, asked me to pray with them for their Catcher, Isabel, who was...
by Paul G Newman | Mar 28, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 30 Paddle-Ski Pain It was a sunny day on a beach near Mossel Bay, Western Cape. Practicing to balance my body on the paddle-ski in the shallow surf had me exhausted, yet pleased. Slogging the huge paddle-ski back to the car in the heat was far less exciting....
by Paul G Newman | Mar 31, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 31 Eager Car Guard Friday, 17 July 2020 — My wife and I pulled into the open parking at The Boulders mall here in Midrand. It was for our trailer’s license renewal at the post office, not an exciting or leisurely excursion. Green reflective vests dotted the...
by Paul G Newman | Apr 1, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 32 Empty Bread Shelves Thursday, 22 July 2021 — This morning, while grinding coffee beans, I paused to switch on the oven in preparation to bake Ciabatta bread. During the grind, an upward glance to our bread shelf revealed we still had enough bread from...
by Paul G Newman | Apr 2, 2022 | Pleasure Dome Thunder
CHAPTER 33 Transport Money Friday, 23 July 2021 — This afternoon, in His characteristic still, small voice, the Lord instructed me to give Maria R300 cash. My thought was that she may be short on food, since her children were visiting her, and God had already led me...
