Quips & Quotes

Anonymous: Thankfulness is the beginning of happiness.

Moving Pictures

My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺

Riders rally in Napier

Takurua Tawera, rider spokesman - White Ribbon motorcycle riders supported an anti-violence rally at the Sound Shell, Napier.

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Living the Dream

"Divine Business:

"Two business revivalists in the insurance industry had a business meeting in New York. One was from the West coast and the other had responsibility for northeast portion of US market. He took over the Manhattan office in 2011. Of the 56 offices in the northeast, Manhattan was the worst. But a year after taking it over, Manhattan became 'office of the year.'

All he did different was “God, I’ve GOT to experience your Kingdom in this office” and would pray each morning before people arrived. The west coast business revivalist had a word for him: “Holy Spirit wants you to know your sleepless nights will stop now.” He began to weep. He had been diagnosed with a condition of a racing heart and the previous three nights hadn’t been able to sleep. Last 5-10mins of their business meeting was spent just praying in their God-language and enjoying the Presence and peace of God. Blake Schellenberg, Portland, OR (April, 2013)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Heaven in Business

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Leek scapes in Waipatu

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Tomorrow Today

by Lynette Love

"Taken to Heaven simply to dance to the Lord

"Jesus takes me into His kingdom just to dance to Him. How very special these times with Him are."

Encounters of Heaven

Tomorrow Today is a series of excerpts from books by Lynette Love, who regularly encounters heaven - and Jesus - and Holy Spirit - and Father - now, in this life, today. 

My prayer is that you also might experience Him, and that in your own daily walk you might hear His voice, and see His face, and know His love - now, in this life, today.

Lynette's books and e-books are all available on Amazon.com

© Lynette Love, used by permission.

Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

A worthy goal

Chasing Sun Rays, an annual walk/run-a-thon to raise awareness and to support the nationwide, "Family Violence, It's not OK, but it is OK to ask for help" campaign - at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison, Mangaroa, Hastings.

Thank you

L-R: A Unit 7 prisoner, with Tori Morrison, co-ordinator, Road Safe; Brenda Ferguson, activities officer, corrections officer; Jason Burkin, corrections officer; Linda Anderson, general manager, Road Safe - presentation of two paintings to Road Safe from prisoners at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison, Mangaroa, Hastings.

Bonjour

The operations officer chats to Teo before Mrs Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, the French Ambassador, presented three Legion dHonneur medals, on the French frigate FNS Prairial, berthed in Napier Port, Napier.

Merci

Maxwell Collett with Mrs Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, the French Ambassador, who presented three Legion dHonneur medals, on the French frigate FNS Prairial, berthed in Napier Port, Napier.

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Quips & Quotes

Anonymous: Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.

Moving Pictures

My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺

French honours for three Kiwi men

Maxwell Collett with Mrs Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, the French Ambassador, who presented three Legion dHonneur medals, on the French frigate FNS Prairial, berthed in Napier Port, Napier.

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Living the Dream

"Sixteen Years of Sciatica Healed in Atmosphere:

"A team was in a mid- week church meeting in Guatemala City telling testimonies of what God is doing with ordinary people all over the world. One of the testimonies was of Jenna who was healed from ten years of excruciating sciatica pain. At the end of the meeting the team got everyone with any pain similar to the testimonies to stand.

Before praying they asked the people to check whether God had already healed them in the atmosphere of His Presence. Sure enough one woman started weeping as she realized the painful sciatica she had since the birth of her child sixteen years ago was completely gone. She walked around and stretched from side to side to show that she could no longer feel any pain. Weeping she was overwhelmed by the love of Jesus. April, 2015

Another person had fractured a part of their shoulder from a cycling accident two months ago. They had X-rays to prove it. When asked to demonstrate the healing they fully rotated their arm/shoulder. Asked what else he could do to test it, he said “a push up.” So next thing he was doing push ups at the front of the service.

Another woman had damaged her cartilage in right knee three years ago. She happily crouched down showing what she ‘couldn’t’ do. She also had repetitive strain injury in her left hand/arm for six months that disappeared. Andy Mason, Guatemala (April, 2015)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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Community art in Bay View
Part of a six-panel mural by Jil of Aotearoa (Jil Sergent) and Ruby Moon Dog.

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Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council

Hastings' newest citizens swearing the oath of allegiance at a Citizenship Ceremony at Hastings District Council, on 18 November 2015.

See the full set, with order form at Duncan Brown Photography, and feel free to tag yourself or your friends on Facebook. Photos by Glenn Taylor

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Curious cows

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Tomorrow Today

by Lynette Love

"A Little Taste of Jesus Growing Up

"I asked Jesus what it was like to grow up with His family. He said to me with much joy in His voice, "I loved My parents and My brothers and sisters so very much. I was just like any other little boy, I had fun and I played games. I loved telling stories; I told stories of My Father's Kingdom and then we would all dress up as kings and queens.

Encounters with the King

Don't think that when I changed the water into wine it was the first miracle. No! My mother knew what I could do because when we sat around the dinner table as a family and we didn't have enough to eat, I would thank my Heavenly Father, bless the food and watch it multiply; such fun!"

I could hear the delight in Jesus' voice when he told me this story."

Tomorrow Today is a series of excerpts from books by Lynette Love, who regularly encounters heaven - and Jesus - and Holy Spirit - and Father - now, in this life, today. 

My prayer is that you also might experience Him, and that in your own daily walk you might hear His voice, and see His face, and know His love - now, in this life, today.

Lynette's books and e-books are all available on Amazon.com

© Lynette Love, used by permission.

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Orange and yellow flowers in Whirinaki

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Raked riverbed on the Tutaekuri

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

This week it's all been about F.A.W.C! and fires, and some other stuff.

Little wonder

Front L-R: Zoe Collier, 11, year 6, Clive School, Clive, Bruce Tregonning, Hastings, relief teacher, and author of Daring Gecko, with one of the three stars in his book.

Oops

An Environmental Bins Ltd truck in a stormwater ditch on St Georges Rd North, Waipatu, Hastings, after hitting the back end of a ute. Police attended.

Chefs collaborate

L-R: James Beck of Bistronomy, Giulio Sturla, chef-owner of Cuisine Restaurant of the Year 2015, Roots, from Lyttleton, and Michael Hannah of The Loading Ramp teamed up to serve up ""Cook Up" Foraged New Zealand Cuisine" at Bistronomy, Hastings St, Napier, an event part of F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic.

Missed his calling, should be a model

Francky Godinho, owner and chef at St Georges Restauarant, Havelock North, in one of his vegetable and edible flower gardens.

 Fireworks??
Late night fire on Te Mata Peak, on the face nearest Craggy Range Winery, just down from the hang-glider, paraglider launching pad at the top.

Tall order

Late night fire on Te Mata Peak, on the face nearest Craggy Range Winery, just down from the hang-glider, paraglider launching pad at the top.

Infrared

Firefighters got to try out a UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle - camera drone - which has been in the Bay for the last three days - Late night fire on Te Mata Peak, on the face nearest Craggy Range Winery, just down from the hang-glider, paraglider launching pad at the top.

All hands to the pump

Late night fire on Te Mata Peak, on the face nearest Craggy Range Winery, just down from the hang-glider, paraglider launching pad at the top.

Defending champion

Hadley McDougall, 9, Hastings, the reigning Prince of Tainui in the Peak Trail Blazer race, out training for this year's race.

Not so sure....

Merino treated with Russian nanotechnology, can wear for 45 days without washing and won't smell - One of the displays set up for woolgrowers and clients of Segard Masurel who visited Hawke's Bay Woolscourers, Awatoto, Napier, part of a tour of wool-related industries around Hawke's Bay.

Action singers

Taylor-Rose Edgarton-MacKay, junior kapa haka performance for parents at Bledisloe School Taradale, Napier.

Stand out performer

Noah MacIntosh, junior kapa haka performance for parents at Bledisloe School Taradale, Napier.

Fireside fun

L-R: Rebecca Moses, Napier, Emma Taylor, Napier - Street Eats and Beats, a F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic event at Te Awa Winery, SH50, Hastings.

In the cool of the evening

Blondes L-R: Libby Bradford, Napier, Jayde Corlett, Napier, enjoying the heat from the patio gas heater - Street Alley, a mini street food market, a F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic event at Milk and Honey Restaurant, Ahuriri, Napier.

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Quips & Quotes

Anonymous: Leadership is not about titles, positions or flow charts; it is about one life influencing another.

Moving Pictures

My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺

Brett Morris, Havelock North, with Newfoundland dogs L-R: Nonu and Kiana

Chardonnay canines

Yappie Hour at Trinity Hill Winery, Hastings, a F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic event.

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Living the Dream

"Healing and Discipleship on the Job (Legally…)

"One day where I work at a landscape construction company, I was at the main office before heading out to a job and I saw a co-worker of mine limping out of the office. I had already talked to him about Jesus before and showed him a video of a leg growing out. I asked him as he walked by if I could pray for his knee. He allowed me to and it got healed!!

A guy who had just started the day before saw this all happen and was surprised, he made a comment like “oh look, it's EJ the healer” so I told him “no it's actually Jesus the healer and I’m just a son”. He thought that was cool and mentioned he didn’t really know much about Jesus but wanted to know more.

After that my co-worker who wants to be a pastor and my new co-worker who wants to know Jesus more and I had to ride to a job together, which is an hour drive, so naturally I and my pastor-to-be friend preached the gospel to him for an hour. My new co-worker got saved in the car that morning!!!

The days following that we had to keep riding in the car together each morning and afternoon and Holy Spirit would tell me different things to teach my newly saved co-worker on the rides. I had the privilege to teach him how to hear God’s voice! EJ Wall, Olympia, WA (Oct, 2015)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Heaven in Business

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Squatter's rights

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A Chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach) in Clive.
As always, I'm happy to be corrected ☺

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Who needs wi-fi?
A home-made hut in Wairoa

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Tomorrow Today

by Lynette Love

"Parts Department

"I see a huge storeroom. Inside it, the shelves on all walls are filled with living human body parts. It is obvious that they are for people of different nations and all ages. Hearts are beating, pulsing with life. Shelves of eyes and ears, limbs, rolls of skin... Every body-part is here. It's all here and easily accessible.

Encounters of Heaven

I hear prayers of those on earth calling out in the Name of Jesus for healing. In the middle of the room there is glorious light.

An angel stands with a clipboard taking notes - recording where every assigned part is going. The parts are shooting out through the light quite fast. Seems like they are going out in response to people's prayers. As parts go out supply is replenished. Healing is always available. There's no sickness in Heaven and no incompleteness

The Lord says, "By faith take these healings. Stand on My word." "

Tomorrow Today is a series of excerpts from books by Lynette Love, who regularly encounters heaven - and Jesus - and Holy Spirit - and Father - now, in this life, today. 

My prayer is that you also might experience Him, and that in your own daily walk you might hear His voice, and see His face, and know His love - now, in this life, today.

Lynette's books and e-books are all available on Amazon.com

© Lynette Love, used by permission.

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Macro cross hairs

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Lunchtime

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

[ short week this week ☺ ]

At home in Haumoana

L-R: Julie Connolly, Ed Connolly, Tuki Tuki Cottages, Haumoana.

Stepping out

L-R: Ailie Sutherland, Cathy White, Tessa Chui, Emma Sye (obscured), Amanda Emery, Joy Dench, Cara Bennett, led by Melissa Fairless, co-ordinator, some of the staff from Langley Twigg Law, Ahuriri, Napier, who will take part in this weekend's Mitre10 Mega Walk to raise funds for Hawke's Bay CanTeen, pictured in training, practising The Conga in West Quay, Napier.

Always a winner

Lulu Jackson. 17, Napier, was out celebrating Guy Fawke's Day with sparklers, fireworks, marshmellows and a bonfire on Awatoto Beach, Napier, with the Jackson, Matenga and Martin families, all from Napier. One of the family said the family dinner plus time on the beach had been a great time of bonding as the family had been through some difficulties lately.

Party time

'The First Course' launch party for the annual F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic, was held at Black Barn Vineyard, Havelock North.

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Quips & Quotes

Sourced from Facebook: There is a difference between giving up and knowing when you have had enough.

Living the Dream

"Miracles in Atmosphere:

"Women in 50's had arthritis and pain in both ankles since high school when she broke one and repeatedly sprained it over the years. Tonight at a meeting we told testimonies of Jesus healing people and then got people with pain to stand up and check it out. Her response was shock... "I can't believe what is going on with me!" Jesus healed her ankles in the atmosphere. No one prayed for her. She instantly had no pain and could move them fully. She started jumping around with no pain and was crying and laughing at them same time. Kathy, Russell, PA (Sep 2014)"

Living the Dream, a series of true and verified stories of real people who have encountered God for themselves and have learnt to apply His principles in their normal everyday world, sourced from Dream Culture: Bringing your Dreams to Life

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Just another collection of links

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Likin' lichen

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Tomorrow Today

by Lynette Love

"Sit with Me, My Child

"I am woken by the Lord in the early hours of the morning. His voice comes to me like crashing waves on the shore. My heart responds and I an wide awake.

Encounters with the King

"My child, I AM the Lord God Almighty: I can reveal to you the deep mysteries of the oceans, things that man has not seen or heard. I can reveal to you the treasures of the Heavens and the deep secrets of My galaxies.l Is there anything too hard for Me, your God? No! There is nothing impossible to Me."

Then with a voice softened to a quiet whisper He confesses, "But most of all I long to reveal Myself to those who truly love Me. Come and sit with Me, come to your Father."

Instantly we are sitting on a jetty, dangling our feet in a river.

"Above all," he admits, "My children are my most desired possession. I desire to be with them and there in a place of intimacy and silence I will reveal Myself." "

Tomorrow Today is a series of excerpts from books by Lynette Love, who regularly encounters heaven - and Jesus - and Holy Spirit - and Father - now, in this life, today. 

My prayer is that you also might experience Him, and that in your own daily walk you might hear His voice, and see His face, and know His love - now, in this life, today.

Lynette's books and e-books are all available on Amazon.com

© Lynette Love, used by permission.

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Razor wire on a dairy

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Bird's eye view
Mother Mallard, soaring over Bluewater Stadium at Park Island, Napier

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Spice of Life

My choice from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺ 

(including at times, photos for the Napier Courier, the Hastings Leader
the Havelock North Village Press and/or The Link)

Cooling off

L-R: Hemi Smith, 10, Flossy Smith, 8, Rotorua, under the cold water at Ocean Spa, Marine Parade, Napier, in the hot sunny weather.

Every day's a good day

Jess Keepa, Hastings, with Gelato, Italian icecream, Marine Parade, Napier, in the hot sunny weather.

Fountain fun

L-R: Georgea Reece-Bowring, 9, Shayla Reece-Bowring, 8, Taradale, Napier - Families picnic and kids play in the pool, fountains near the National Aquarium of New Zealand, Marine Parade, Napier, in the hot sunny weather.

 Missing bike

Jacob Hulme-Moir, Porirua, had his $2,500 bike stolen off the back off a car in the carpark at Hawke's Bay Hospital, Hastings, while visiting his sick grandfather.

First roll of the season

RaceSafe fire crew run to the aid of Sam Bartholomew in the first heat of the Superstocks at the grand opening of Meeanee Speedway, Meeanee, Napier.

Napier's changing skyline

 Demolition continues at the old Napier Hospital, Napier Hill, pictured from Ahuriri, Napier.

Up and comin' footballer

Liam Doran, 6, Beachlands, Auckland, kids play at half-time - Birkenhead beat Western Springs 1-0 in the final of the Napier City Rovers under-19 football tournament at Park Island, Napier.

Two goalies clash

Red: Charlie Morris, guest player, goalie, Birkenhead (the black team) saves a goal attempt from a corner and bumps into Elliott Munford (yellow) the goalie from the other end (Western Springs) who came down to help, in the final minutes of the game - Birkenhead beat Western Springs 1-0 in the final of the Napier City Rovers under-19 football tournament at Park Island, Napier.

Thunderstorm

Cars with lights on at 5pm, heavy rain, storm, thunder, weather, Havelock Rd, Havelock North.

Wow, just wow

L-R: Frank Roebuck, Kitchen Adventures Ltd, Taranaki, demonstrating a curly fry gourmet skewer to Chieko Dietz, Taradale, Napier, at the Hawke's Bay Home and Garden Show at McLean Park, Napier.

Look again

L-R: Alma French, Lenn French, Raukawa, pictured in a Mirror Illusion, created by Tarnzart, Tauranga, at the Hawke's Bay Home and Garden Show at McLean Park, Napier.

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