FOR WHAT WE RECEIVE, THANK GOD
Every day I experience simple awesome things that highlight Life’s pleasures and keep me focussed on the positive:
2012
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- Sunday 9 May 2010: Mom
- Monday 10 May 2010: Tickets for World Cup – Germany vs Serbia for the family and the domestic assistant
- Tuesday 11 May 2010: The smell and sound of the rain on the parched ground of the Eastern Cape
- Wed 12 May 2010: The mirror-like reflection of the homes in St Francis in the water in the canals
- Thu 13: Setting sun painting the evening sky pink
- Fri 14: Sean comes home from the hostel for the weekend
- Sat 15: Glenda and Neil Baker (Sean’s godparents) visit from CTown
- Sun 16: Beautiful warm windstill autumn Sunday
- Mon 17: Walk on the beach
- Tue 18: Hanging flags with Phil to celebrate the RSA 2010 World Cup
- Wed 19: Mist rising up off the sea with the sun’s rays peeking through
- Thu 20: God gave us Sean 18 years ago. What a privilege and a blessing!
- Fri 21: Walk on the golf course
- Sat 22: Football and Braai with the Stapletons
- Sun 23: Smell of freshly baked bread at the Spar
- Mon 24: Going to the Gym
- Tue 25: The sound of the sea crashing on the beach at St Francis
- Wed 26: The view of the sea and sky and flag-draped pier at Hobie Beach
- Thu 27: The moon
- Fri 28: Rain and more rain
- Sat 29: An efficient doctor for Sean’s knee
- Sun 30: An ice-cream at the Red Windmill
- Mon 31: The early morning mist in the trees on the golf course
- June Tue 1: I found Lindt chocolates hidden in the skew cupboard!
- Wed 2: Cuppachino at Blue Waters Cafe – what a taste, what a view!
- Thu 3: Putting SA flags on the rearview mirrors of the car – ready for 2010!
- Fri 4: Pera and I had a lovely seafood supper at Cape Town Fish Market
- Sat 5: FIFA 2010 World Cup Opening Party with friends at the Bartons
- Sun 6: Lovely Sunday morning lie-in till 10h00
- Mon 7: The Magic of Flying – Cape Town in 1 hour!
- Tue 8: Meeting up with friends and family after soooo many years
- Wed 9: Having a glass or three of red wine with my late Mom’s youngest sister, my Aunty Pattie
- Thu 10: Pera, Sean and Phil arrive safely in The Strand by car
- Fri 11: Watching the opening game of the FIFA World Cup in Stellenbosch at the Brazen Head
- Sat 12: Waking up in Paarl looking up at Paarl Rock
- Sun 13: Seeing Table Mountain floodlit at night
- Mon 14: Watching Sean and Phillip ice-skating at Grand West
- Tue 15: Invited to High Tea at the Mount Nelson Hotel by Sebastian and Michelle
- Wed 16: Spending the day walking around Cape Town’s Waterfront
- Thu 17: Snow-capped peaks from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
- Fri 18: Watching Serbia beat Germany live at the Nelson Mandela Stadium
- Sat 19: Supper with the Clarkes
- Sun 20: Father’s Day breakfast with the family at Hobie Beach
- Mon 21: Antibiotics!
- Tue 22: The Gees at St George’s Fan Park watching Bafana Bafana
- Wed 23: The England Gees at The Boardwalk this morning!
- Thu 24: A lovely warm winter’s day
- Fri 25: Listening to Just Jinjer at the Fan Fest on Friday evening
- Sat 26: Watching Ghana make the quarter finals
- Sun 27: Visiting with Oumie and Gramps
- Mon 28: Family getting safely to Prince Albert
- Tue 29: Feels like the feehvah is disappearing . . .
- Wed 30: Meeting Ajit at Mugg and Bean – what an inspirational guy!
- July Thu 1: Family getting back safely from Prince Albert
- Fri 2: The Gees and the crowd at St Georges Fan Park, and Holland beating Brazil!
- Sat 3: The Gees at Legends in St Francis – Germany annialates Argentina
- Sun 4: Visiting the Nortjes in St Francis
- Mon 5: Superb supper and beautiful evening with the Fouches
- Tue 6: Pouring rain!
- Wed 7: Celebrating Phillip’s 15th birthday – another blessing!
- Thu 8: Supper with Lande and Eppie Ferreira in Patensie
- Fri 9: Walk on the beach at Cape St Francis
- Sat 10: Watching the World Cup semi-final at Cob’s Cove in the pouring rain
- Sun 11: Watching the World Cup Final at the Links – Sean, Pat and Louis
- Mon 12: Meeting up with the 40 odd Helshoogte students on tour – what lekker memories!
- Tue 13: Sean gets his driver’s licence in Humansdorp
- Wed 14: The view of the beautiful crisp blue mountains with snow, sea, beach at Kabeljous
- Thu 15: A tour of SAB Brewery at Perseverance – how beer is made!
- Fri 16: Drinks with Eddie T at the Pitch and Putter
- Sat 17: Phil moves up to B team against Daniel Pienaar
- Sun 18: Lunch at the beach
- Mon 19: Viewing the harbour at Port St Francis
- Tue 20: Magnificent weather in the middle of winter
- Wed 21: Amazing support after Ed is in Wed programme
- Thu 22: Grey Supporters’ Club function in Newton Park
- Fri 23: Assistance from Peugeot with Pera’s car – steering problem
- Sat 24: Being able to be at John Clarke’s funeral in Alexandria
- Sun 25: The full moon rising over Mill Park
- Mon 26: Watching Tuesdays with Morrie on TV
- Tue 27: Toasted Cheese sandwiches for lunch with Wendy Clarke
- Wed 28: Mist hanging over the Ocean
- Thu 29: Andre Roos’s financial advice
- Fri 30: The wonders of the Garden Route
- Sat 31: Friends and family in Oudtshoorn/Coffee with Jan (Elvis) in George
- Aug Sun 1: Still being able to drive
- Mon 2: Wonderful summerlike weather
- Tue 3: Talking to Lynette
- Wed 4: Coffee at Blue Waters with Annette
- Thu 5: Earth laughs in flowers
- Fri 6: Elvis’s concert in George
- Sat 7: Fun afternoon in Plett with the Bryants
- Sun 8: Lunch with the Rishworths
- Mon 9: Elvis’s interview on AlgoaFM
- Tue 10: Being able to write blogs
- Wed 11: Leon, Karen and Rob for coffee at BlueWaters
- Thu 12: Haircut at the Hair Academy
- Fri 13: Grey Orchestra in East London – what talent!
- Sat 14: The coastline at Cintsa
- Sun 15: Safe trip back from EL through King Williams and Grahamstown
- Mon 16: Music – soothing to the ear
- Tue 17: Elvis Blue makes it to the top 14 on Idols
- Wed 18: Rain!
- Thu 19: Prefects’ and Parents Supper at Grey with Sean
- Fri 20: Interview with Lewis Pugh
- Sat 21: Stellenbosch! Old friends at Helshoogte / Pa Seun Naweek
- Sun 22: Church in Helshoogte’s Eetsaal
- Mon 23: Drinks at Lord Charles Hotel with Spekkies, Marius and Org
- Tue 24: Reunion with school mates at Strand Pavilion
- Wed 25: Supper with Wusts in Durbanville
- Thu 26: More Stellies – lunch at Brazenhead / Supper at Romantica
- Fri 27: Rugby vs Eendrag at Coetzenburg
- Sat 28: Aeroplanes! 1 hour back to PE
- Sun 29: Rest! Home!
- Mon 30: Internet!
- Tue 31: Idols – Elvis in top 10
- Sep Wed 1: Spring Day – dolphins at Hobie
- Thu 02: Visit with Gavin and Lindsay at M&B
- Fri 03: Rowan’s sermon at Sergei’s funeral
- Sat 04: St Francis Bay again!
- Sun 05: Communion at church
- Mon 06: Meeting at the Kemps
- Tue 07: Willingly tell the Truth!
- Wed 08: Sonja van Rhyn in The Strand – Lots of Cyber Hugs!
- Thu 09: Gavin’s birthday party at Brewmasters
- Fri 10: Family supper with the Scholtz’s
- Sat 11: Gym / Memories of Sep 11 and the WTC
- Sun 12: More gym
- Mon 13: Beautiful day
- Tue 14: Sandcastles at Hobie beach / Nadine to start helping me
- Wed 15: Braai
- Thu 16: Nadine’s help
- Fri 17: Barry the Handy man!
- Sat 18: My 54th and 4th birthday!
- Sun 19: Braai with Tommos, Stapes, MacKenzies, Clarkes – old friends
- Mon 20: Royal Wharf meeting
- Tue 21: Rest!
- Wed 22: Listening to Deidre Kohler speak
- Thu 23: Another trip to Cape Town with the Diesels /Breakfast at Rotary
- Fri 24: Watching Sean play cricket at Bergvliet (16 runs; 2 wickets)
- Sat 25: Watching Sean play cricket at Pinelands (60 odd runs!)
- Sun 26: Lunch with Buff and David Maynier at Pinelands Spur
- Mon 27: Day at Stellenbosch with the Bryants from Plett
- Tue 28: Trip back to PE – breakfast in Swellendam
- Wed 29: The find of the year – my very own handyman, Barry the Builder!
- Thu 30: New Novilon in the kitchen – looks so good
- Oct Fri 01: Putting up Pera’s family tent in the back yard
- Sat 02: Fuddrucker’s Party at home with 60 friends
- Sun 03: Lunch at John Dory’s for Pera’s birthday
- Mon 04: Listening to music at the Nortje’s in St Francis Bay
- Tue 05: Nadine’s helping with the admin
- Wed 06: Hospitals like Aurora that help people like Heinrich
- Thu 07: Generous people like Sean who did my printing
- Fri 08: Birthday parties – Bev Parker
- Sat 09: Meeting old friends at the US function @ Radisson Blu
- Sun 10: Toekomst Farm with the Hendersons
- Mon 11: Addressing Collegiate Junior
- Tue 12: Watching Phillip in the waterpolo goals
- Wed 13: Rain! and Saving the 33 miners at San Jose Mine Chile
- Thu 14: Having the matrics at home for pics before their dinner
- Fri 15: Granny’s visit!
- Sat 16: Martha’s 80th party!
- Sun 17: Day at St Francis
- Mon 18: Relax!!!!!
- Tue 19: Speaking to the matrics at Grey – Fasten your Seatbelts
- Wed 20: Watching the Heritage March to the Old Grey Institute
- Thu 21: Valedictory Service – the end of 12 years for Sean
- Fri 22: Watching Sean’s 6 against Queens
- Sat 23: Watching Sean’s 3 wickets against Queens
- 2011 Feb Sat 26: Friends like John and Wendy
- Sun 27: Red House River Mile on the Sundays River
- Mon 28: Lunch with George and Lee-Anne from London
- Mar Tue1: Nadine’s help
- Wed 2: Algoa Broadcast No 46
- Thu 3: Hospice Nurses
- Fri 4: St Francis Bay! Legends
- Sat 5: Evening storm over the village. Trat for pizzas
- Sun 6: Freshly caught fish for lunch with Barry and Janine
- Mon 7: Electricians who know their work
- Tue 8: Hobie Beach and new specs!
- Wed 9: Dr Butters
BrainStorms - Ed Lunnon's Blog 
I thank God for giving me the most supportive and patient husband to help me cope with my illness.
For supportive and loving friends that take me out, invite me for supper, come to visit and make my life a happy one.
I thank God that I am still able to drive my car and for being able to afford that automatic car.
For giving me Lilian, my very loving, willing and supportive domestic worker.
For giving me Hansie, the gardener who keeps my pretty garden going since I am no longer able to.
I thank God for dr Lubbe who always answers my frantic calls for help with such patience. And prof Carr – such a clever man and yet so humble.
I thank God for my boys, both of them loving and supportive.
For people lik Ed, who inspire me to look around me and see that I still have a lot to be thankful for.
Thank you Sonja for your awesome Comment – it’s people like you who keep me going!
God Bless you!
Regards
ED
I am privileged to have known Sonja since grade 1 – 49 years to be exact. She is a dear, dear friend of mine. who, despite many difficulties that come with Parkinsons remains gracious and courageous. Ed, I’m so happy to have met you again as well at our recent reunion and also spending a morning with you and Sonja. I listened to the two of you sharing your difficul-ties,..your fears,..your hopes,…your amended dreams … and I saw 2 people on a journey of their lives, for which there is no map or garmin. Yet you are both handling this journey in a way that could put many healthy to shame. Keep on keeping on .. you both have so much to give .. and there are so many people, like myself, who have so much to learn about the true essence of life. You are both an inspiration to me and many others. You are cherished and loved. xxx
Thanks Karen for all you mean to Sonja and me. Thanks for arranging the reunion last Tuesday and the coffee at the Kaapzicht for Sonja and I. It is people like you that keep people like us going.
Hope to see you all soon.
Regards
Ed
Dear Ed,
Our association has been a long one and we Thank G-d for bringing you into our
lives – wonderful that you can still laugh at all the wonderful memories we all have
of Grey High School.
G-d Bless you and may you encourage one and all who listen to you on Radio
Algoa or who know you personally like we do.
Fond love
Ivan & Harriet.
Thanks Harriet and Ivan
You remain special people in our lives – from the cricket tour through the delivery of Phillip to the magnificent dinners and the Remembrance Day services! Thanks for all of that!
Happy years at Greenacres Village!
Lots of love
ED
Hi Ed
I have just been through breast cancer and a divorce this year and was really feeling down. I phoned my sister in tears and she told me that I must read your Sandcastle message. She reads your blog all the time and I must say, it has made me feel a lot better today. So I Thank God I have someone who actually listens to me and gives me advise without judging me. She has TM and is in constant pain – I should not be complaining.
I thank God for all my wonderful friends which I don’t know how I could have coped without their caring and support.
For Rose (my domestic) who is too scared to go on holiday because she is scared I might harm myself and she won’t be here to pick up the pieces.
For my two beautiful girls, who give me a reason to carry on.
And for God who has come back into my life and will make me a better person.
for my dad, who has lung cancer, that could spend another Christmas with us.
I thank God for my family. my friends, Melonie Gobel and you Ed. I will always admire you for taking so much time to listen to my woes when your cares are worse than mine.
I thank God that you have a supportive family and that your disease is receiving so much ‘air time’.
I also thank God that there are such wonderful people in this world who care about others despite their own stresses.
We each have our own burdens but if we share it, it lightens the load.
Bless you
Llynne.
Ed, what a wonderful idea. I had not seen this before on your blog. I have now started my own. 🙂
Thank-you Ed that you took the time to phone me….not many would do that.I listen to your show most weeks and am always left with something to think about and how life should really be lived.I thank God that he made me realise how many blessings I have in my life and that I do have the ability to make my dreams come true.You are such an inspiration and I wish you and your family much strength and blessings.I will be popping into Bluewaters to personally thank you.
Kindest Regards,
Katherine
Thank you God for the health that I still have. Thank you God for the ability to still walk and use my legs and yes it is Your Will to take them away from me at anytime. Thank you God that I can still hold my 9month old baby girl. Thank you for the inspiration that you have send me in that small bundle of nappies and late nights. I still have some thing to live for and when the going gets tough I still have something to fight for. Most of all thank you for a loving wife that supports me through out the pain and hospitals and mind numbing drugs. It is to easy to give up hope, faith and the will to fight through another day. Thank you Ed for being an inspiration, hearing about your battle and difficulties I know that I have it a lot easier and that there is other people that have bigger daily battles and that I can be greatfull for what i have.
Thank you
Thanks for your note Pieter. Good luck with your challenges and enjoy that little bundle of love.
Regards and best wishes – Ed