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Adri Sutherland Pastoral Counsellor

Counselling Services: Marital and Relationships, Trauma, Bereavement and Personal Issues
Workshops: Psychosocial Issues, Educational and Theology

Counselling services: Marital, Trauma, HIV and AIDS, Substance Dependency, Personal Issues, Grief and Bereavement. Assessments for adults and children and Career assessment and guidance
Workshops: Health and Welfare training workshops, Study skills, Trauma, Grief and Bereavement, Coping with stress, relationship building, parenting skills, care for the caregiver ...

07/09/2025

Sunday Greetings 🌻 When one looks at this arrangement in front of the hall at Capuchin Convent, one first notices the beautiful showy pink and white flowers of the begonia. One may dismiss the mother-in-law's tongue as common, some looking a bit tattered. In doing so, one may also miss the dainty pale yellow flowers of the mother-in-law's tongue. Don't we sometimes do the same with people? We notice the outward appearance of people, or only the bubbly extroverts. And often we miss out on getting to know the wisdom and quiet presence of the introverts and what they have to offer. We may also overlook the needs of those whose outward appearance seem tattered because we don't want to stretch out a helping hand. And if we don't look deeper, we may miss the pain an extrovert is hiding underneath the showy bubbly personality. May we make a decision to truly get to know people, and may we meet people who truly want to get to know us, so that we can all be there for each other, as God wants us to be. And let us begin with the people in our homes and families. Wishing you a Blessed Sunday 🙏🏽✝️🌻

31/08/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 This beautiful Alstroemeria Indian Summer (Inca lily/Peruvian lily) has taken over its pot. There is a smaller variegated Alstroemeria peeking out from underneath. We can look at it in two ways: that the bigger plant is protecting the smaller one until it is bigger, or that it may smother the smaller one if I don't move it, as it smothered another plant. We too have to be careful that in our attempt to protect the people we love, that we don't smother them but leave enough space for them to grow strong and stand on their own feet. We also need to allow spaces for ourselves to grow in our spiritual lives, strengthening our faith and smothering out that which hinders our faith. Wishing you a Blessed Sunday ✝️🌻

24/08/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 Oldies but goodies 😊 This is what these shrubs make me think of. The magenta azalea is putting on an early spring show. So does the Brunfelsia, commonly known as Yesterday Today and Tomorrow because of the flowers opening in purple, fading to lilac and aging to white, with the three colours appearing simultaneously on the shrub, and the smell is divine 💜 Sometimes gardeners opt for the new varieties of plants, and that is okay, I do too. But it I do not discard the old stalwarts. In life, we meet many new people, we make new friends and connections. But let's not discard the old family and friends who have seen as through many seasons of our life. They may end up in the background at times, but just remember how much they contribute to who we are today through their support and encouragement and building our faith. Perhaps we can go down memory lane and revisit, and perhaps even visit or call, family and friends whom we have not been in touch with for a while.Wishing you a Blessed Sunday ✝️ 💜🪻

17/08/2025

Sunday Greetings from Capuchin Convent near Port Shepstone 🌻 The leaves of this beautiful Cordyline open a creamy colour that gradually turns green and red. To see all the different colours on the plant is really a marvel. I was privileged to facilitate a retreat again for the Catholic Schools Teachers from the Eastern Cape, and this Cordyline reminds me how the message and healing touch of God renews and rejuvenates us, until it becomes part of our being. In turn, we can spread the message of God to others. May the message of God always renew us and become part of our very being. Have a wonderful and Blessed Sunday and week ahead ✝️🌻Adri

10/08/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 My sister-in-law, Imelda, gifted me with this lavender plant one birthday. It has not stopped flowering since I planted it. Lavender is such a common plant and can begin to look scraggly with time, but it just needs a proper pruning and it will give years of joy. Sometimes we can start feeling 'scraggly' emotionally and spiritually. But a bit of 'proper pruning' by God through our spiritual practices, meditation and retreats, we can bloom with joy again. Have a lovely Sunday ✝️🌻

09/08/2025

Happy Women's Day ✨ Today we celebrate the women on whose shoulders we stand: those women who took a stand for freedom, as well as the women in our own circles: our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and cousins whose love and examples give us the faith and courage to continue doing the best we can. Happy Women's Day ✝️🌻

03/08/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 I grew this Acalypha wilkesiana from a cutting, with the hope that it would grow. Fortunately, it did. Many times there are cuttings that do not grow roots and have to be thrown away. Gardening, like many other things in life, is about trying again and again, and hoping that one's efforts will be rewarded. That is why we have to continue praying for our families, our friends, our communities, our country and the world, putting our hope in God, who in His time will change and strengthen us. At times God will change what we are praying for. At other times God will strengthen and help us to change what is needed and what we are praying for. Wishing you a blessed Sunday ✝️💜

27/07/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 The leaves of the Maranta are flat by day and folded up as the day comes to an end, hence the common name "prayer plant". The wind, and possibly lack of water, have caused some of the leaves to be stressed and dry, but still the marantha folds its leaves at night in 'prayer.' May we continue to fold our hands in prayer every night, and during the day. It doesn't matter what stress or lack we are going through, God is waiting for us to bring it all to Him. Even if we do not know what, or how, to say it, Jesus has taught us the Lord's Prayer which encompasses everything. Wishing you a Blessed Sunday, with the awareness that God is with us - and only a prayer away 🙏🏽 ✝️😇

20/07/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 These two small poinsettias were bought around Christmas time, when they are actually forced to bloom during our summer in South Africa. They are winter blooming plants that need to rest in summer to replenish and recharge so that they can bloom during winter, as they are doing so beautifully now. It ties in with the Gospel story today, where Mary is sitting at Jesus' feet to listen to his teachings, while Martha is focusing on preparing the meal. Martha became frustrated, and wanted Jesus to tell Mary to help her. If only Martha had first rested at Jesus' feet and listened to his teachings, she would have been recharged to perform her acts of hospitality with more joy. May we remember to be both Mary and Martha - to recharge at Jesus' feet, enabling us to serve with joy. Wishing you a Blessed Sunday ✝️ 🌻

13/07/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 This little Marigold Durango Red came in a variety pack of seedlings that I actually bought because I wanted a particular plant in that punnet. I like marigolds because they come in such different colours and sizes. However, they are wellknown for their stinky smell. Imagine my surprise when I found that this particular Marigold has quite a pleasant fragrance. That will teach me not to tar all marigolds with the same brush 😀 I can't wait for it to grow bigger and set seed for me to sow 🤗 A lesson from this is that sometimes we judge someone based on where they come from, who they are with, or even having done one thing wrong in their lives. Let us get to know someone on their own merit on who they are now, and we might just be pleasantly surprised. Wishing you a blessed Sunday, filled with peace, love and hope in God 🙏🏽✝️🌻

06/07/2025

Sunday Greetings from Adri's Garden 🌻 This yellow primrose is so cheerful, uplifting my spirits 💛 The 72 disciples were sent out by Jesus to bring peace and upliftment to the homes they enter, so spreading the good news of the Kingdom of God. May we bring peace and upliftment to the people around us in the same way. Wishing you a Blessed Sunday filled with cheerfulness and spiritual upliftment, to pass on to others 🙏🏽 ✨️ 😊

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