tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512223562000364532024-02-18T20:50:43.872-08:00abundant lifeFood, Faith & FunRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-68137083429685486562014-12-03T12:00:00.002-08:002014-12-03T12:00:43.004-08:00thankful heart.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Wowzers. It's been a month of Sundays since I posted on this 'ole blog. At this juncture, I find it exceedingly doubtful that anyone is still checking this, but for whatever reason, I felt inspired to recap our Austin Thanksgiving in photo form. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">There was excess food, excess drink, but most importantly, excess merriment and laughter. I mean, who would have thought a game of "would you rather" could result in endless hours of entertainment and some of the most sincere laughs I have ever heard from my cousin and uncle. To top it off, the weather was darn near perfect with clear skies and sunshine for days. Oh, and in case you are wondering from the photos, there were two separate and equally gluttonous Thanksgiving meals prepared. It was a double-header of sorts. </span><br />
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<br />RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-70659998377534309232014-07-02T09:07:00.002-07:002014-07-02T09:07:11.817-07:00toes in the water.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A couple of months ago, I decided it was high time for a good 'ole family vacation. I had been thinking about it for probably a year and finally pulled the trigger -- booked a beach trip for the whole fam dam and surprised them with the plans on Mother's Day (via a scavenger hunt around the house). I can't even begin to express how hard it was to keep it a secret AND how excited I was for the big reveal. It felt like Christmas morning all over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Once our departure date arrived, we packed it up and headed to Florida for some serious beach time. And when I say beach time, I'm talking we were there from sun up to sun down with zero breaks. It's almost laughable to when I think back to the idea that I would take a leisurely nap up in the room each afternoon - hardee har har. Suffice it to say, this did not happen...but I'm so glad it didn't because I got to spend precious time with my loves and the rest of my fam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We played on the beach, hunted for seashells, floated in the waves, flew down a giant water slide (that was a wild ride, let me tell ya), swam in the pool, ate dinner together every night (seafood, of course), and capped off the trip with a dolphin cruise. It was such a special time and I will treasure the memories. Here it all is in pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So here they are, in no particular order and with no particular artistic focus...just my life...in photo form. Because like I always say, if it's not documented with a photo, it didn't happen ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">celebrating this sweet girl's decision to give her life to Christ - praise God!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">make a wish: celebrating Natalie's birthday</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the sunset view from my window seat, en route back to Tejas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">our last supper at the clubhouse: frowns all around (at least the pizza was good)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the birthday crew for Eric's 30th</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Miss Haylee Grace at her skating debut</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">half of my amazing moving team: major guns + stellar organizing skills = perfectly packed storage unit</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a farewell collage to the clubhouse</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">me and the bestie with a newly baptized Michael</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watermark Baptism 2014: an amazing day</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the aftermath of a violent storm #texasspring</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">celebrating the marriage of Kevin and Jules</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the lovely couple and some stellar selfies on the dance floor</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">heaven in a box (otherwise known as Cavalli's pizza)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">capturing the surprise and excitement of the trip reveal: love the bottom right</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the hilarious MadLibs I used for part 1 of the surprise - last sentence is the best</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">one of my fave TBT photos of my uncle & dad hitting the tennis courts - who wears short shorts?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">more cupcakes for more birthday celebrations: cheers to life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the little Mere bear dominating her first skating competition #goforthegold #winnerwinnerchickendinner</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the whole crew celebrating Mere's 5th birthday #timeflies #iknowthesehashtagsarepointless</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Greetings to you, my dear readers. It is a glorious Monday in the month of May and I find myself writing a post on the topic of dreams.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> No, not the dreams you dream when you are asleep and your mind goes to crazy places. (what's with the dream when all your teeth fall out? I've read things online that link it to uncertainty of the future - anyone have that dream? anyone?) I'm talking about the dreams you dream when you are wide awake and fully coherent. The dreams that scare you. The dreams that make you laugh because they are so ridiculous. The dreams that make your heart soar because you cannot imagine what the reality of those dreams coming true might look like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Or maybe, like me, I'm talking about the dreams that you don't even know you have because you have stopped allowing yourself to dream and stifled every single thought that wasn't practical or realistic. Perhaps you have resigned yourself to the fact that nothing in life is guaranteed, none of your plans have worked out, and so you might as well not plan (translate: dream) because it will just end in disappointment. How's that for brutally honest on a Monday? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You see, she felt the Lord speak to her at a conference last year on this very topic. She has shared at length on her blog: </span><a href="http://brookeandfreeland.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">brookeandfreeland.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> -- in the fall of last year, she wrote down some very specific dreams and has seen God's hand move to bring several of these dreams into fruition. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So...here is where the favor comes in: she is asking for help in the form of a simple click. One woman will be selected to travel with an organization over to Rwanda this summer to minister to the needy, the widows, the orphans...all the poor and powerless. The person with the most votes will be chosen for the trip. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">All you have to do is click this link: </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">ALL that being said, this is just the tip of the iceberg, so I may share more as I feel led. Bottom line: pray for BIG things. Do not allow satan to squelch your desires with things like doubt, fear, insecurity, etc., etc., etc. We serve a God who became human, took on flesh, died for our sins, defeated death, and rose again victorious. Our God IS able. He can "do FAR more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think."</span></span></span></div>
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RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-53918084237491837542014-05-09T09:37:00.000-07:002014-05-09T09:37:02.729-07:00oh glorious day.<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As has been my tradition, I spent Easter weekend frolicking with the fousins in the land of DC. It was a most glorious Resurrection Day celebration, made all the more beautiful due to the stellar company and the breathtaking foliage. DC is doing something right when it comes to spring - this much is true.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-664839333001888842014-05-09T09:12:00.001-07:002014-05-09T09:12:05.435-07:00the scary surrender.<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Teachers
will tell you that the laziest boy in the class is the one who works hardest in
the end. They mean this. If you give two boys, say, a proposition in geometry
to do, the one who is prepared to take trouble will try to understand it. The
lazy boy will try to learn it by heart because, for the moment, that needs less
effort. But six months later, when they are preparing for an exam, that lazy
boy is doing hours and hours of miserable drudgery over things the other boy
understands, and positively enjoys, in a few minutes. Laziness means more work
in the long run. Or look at it this way. In a battle, or in mountain climbing,
there is often one thing which it takes a lot of pluck to do; but it is also,
in the long run, the safest thing to do. If you funk it, you will find
yourself, hours later, in far worse danger. The cowardly thing is also the most
dangerous thing.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It
is like that here. <b><i>The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand
over your whole self—all your wishes and precautions—to Christ. But it is far
easier than what we are all trying to do instead.</i></b> For what we are trying to do
is to remain what we call ‘ourselves’, to keep personal happiness as our great
aim in life, and yet at the same time be ‘good’. We are all trying to let our
mind and heart go their own way — centred on money or pleasure or ambition—and
hoping, in spite of this, to behave honestly and chastely and humbly. And that
is exactly what Christ warned us you could not do. As He said, a thistle cannot
produce figs. If I am a field that contains nothing but grass-seed, I cannot
produce wheat. Cutting the grass may keep it short: but I shall still produce
grass and no wheat. If I want to produce wheat, the change must go deeper than
the surface. I must be ploughed up and re-sown.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mere Christianity</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br />
Compiled in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: #1155cc;">A Year with C.S. Lewis</span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-83048677660026503142014-04-16T15:21:00.003-07:002014-04-16T15:21:36.912-07:00just for kicks.<span style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy Holy Week to you, friends! I hope you have all
continued to have a blessed Lenten season and are eagerly anticipating
celebrating THE glorious resurrection Sunday in just a few short days. It truly
is my most favorite day of the year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-73309240366715456242014-04-16T15:07:00.003-07:002014-04-16T15:07:18.857-07:00on becoming our true selves.<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's reading:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
more we get what we now call ‘ourselves’ out of the way and let Him take us
over, the more truly ourselves we become. There is so much of Him that millions
and millions of ‘little Christs’, all different, will still be too few to
express Him fully. He made them all. He invented— as an author invents
characters in a novel—all the different men that you and I were intended to be.
In that sense our real selves are all waiting for us in Him. It is no good
trying to ‘be myself’ without Him. The more I resist Him and try to live on my
own, the more I become dominated by my own heredity and upbringing and
surroundings and natural desires. In fact what I so proudly call ‘Myself’
becomes merely the meeting place for trains of events which I never started and
which I cannot stop. What I call ‘My wishes’ become merely the desires thrown
up by my physical organism or pumped into me by other men’s thoughts or even suggested
to me by devils. Eggs and alcohol and a good night’s sleep will be the real
origins of what I flatter myself by regarding as my own highly personal and
discriminating decision to make love to the girl opposite to me in the railway
carriage. Propaganda will be the real origin of what I regard as my own
personal political ideas. I am not, in my natural state, nearly so much of a
person as I like to believe: most of what I call ‘me’ can be very easily
explained. It is when I turn to Christ, when I give myself up to His
Personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%;">From<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=16&ms=NDU2MzgzNjIS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=NDIxOTE4MTQzS0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 115%;">Mere Christianity</span></i></a></span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%;"><br />
Compiled in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1456966dd91d7de1_biblegateway_christianb"></a><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=18&ms=NDU2MzgzNjIS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=NDIxOTE4MTQzS0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #1155cc;">A Year with C.S. Lewis</span></i></a></span></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-86420641616535776932014-04-09T15:19:00.000-07:002014-04-09T15:19:02.564-07:00instalife: volume 2<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy Wednesday, peeps! And happy 2nd to last week of Lent. We are almost there -- almost to the day where we get to celebrate the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ. Woo hoo and hallelujah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I thought I would continue this post series and give you another dose of my life on the gram of insta. In looking at a lot of insta feeds over the past few weeks, I can safely say that I most certainly do NOT have an eye for photography or art in any way, shape, or form. My pics are about as unartsy as they get, but they serve their purpose: to document and celebrate life. Word.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So here it is, in no particular order:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">gloriously delicious pizza from Cavillis...'nough said </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">the whole fam dam, all smiles, posing with the Pop's birthday bike</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">my first attempt at irish soda bread...can't say I hated it since I ate the whole pan (not in one sitting, of course)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">quite possibly my favorite instagram pic that I've ever captured: Crystal running the 1/2 marathon, in a state of utter and complete joy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Saturday morning Starbucks with these two...and, oh yeah, styling by Mere</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">the cutest little fairy you ever saw on a scooter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">a Sunday afternoon cupcake picnic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">getting sassy with the bubbles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">backyard fun on a sunny Sunday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">pure Texas sky goodness...breathtaking even over a freeway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">seesterly love at Steph's wedding</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">rockin' it out on the dance floor, like a boss</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">a beautiful verse for the Easter season and an excellent way to end the post</span></div>
RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-27984147275402763712014-03-31T13:23:00.004-07:002014-03-31T13:25:19.455-07:00C.S. Lewis: on glory<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">[And
this brings me to] the other sense of glory—glory as brightness, splendour,
luminosity. We are to shine as the sun, we are to be given the Morning Star. I
think I begin to see what it means. In one way, of course, God has given us the
Morning Star already: you can go and enjoy the gift on many fine mornings if
you get up early enough. What more, you may ask, do we want? Ah, but we want so
much more—something the books on aesthetics take little notice of. </span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">But the
poets and the mythologies know all about it. We do not want merely to see
beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else
which can hardly be put into words—to be united with the beauty we see, to pass
into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it.
That is why we have peopled air and earth and water with gods and goddesses and
nymphs and elves—that, though we cannot, yet these projections can enjoy in
themselves that beauty, grace, and power of which Nature is the image. That is
why the poets tell us such lovely falsehoods. They talk as if the west wind
could really sweep into a human soul; but it can’t. They tell us that “beauty
born of murmuring sound” will pass into a human face; but it won’t. Or not yet.
For if we take the imagery of Scripture seriously, if we believe that God will
one day give us the Morning Star and cause us to put on the splendour of the
sun, then we may surmise that both the ancient myths and the modern poetry, so
false as history, may be very near the truth as prophecy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">At present we are on
the outside of the world, the wrong side of he door. We discern the freshness
and purity of morning, but they do not make us fresh and pure. We cannot mingle
with the splendours we see. But all the leaves of the New Testament are
rustling with the rumour that it will not always be so. Someday, God willing,
we shall get in. When human souls have become as perfect in voluntary obedience
as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, then they will put on
its glory, or rather that greater glory of which Nature is only the first
sketch.</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=17&ms=NDU0OTM3NDcS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=NDAzODc5NDE4S0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The Weight of Glory</span></i></a><br />
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Compiled in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="14516f832db317da_biblegateway_christianb"></a><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=19&ms=NDU0OTM3NDcS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=NDAzODc5NDE4S0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #1155cc;">Words to Live By</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-24133826078551935332014-03-14T09:43:00.002-07:002014-03-14T09:43:21.811-07:00happy birthday, poppala.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Since he is my most faithful reader, I cannot help but post a birthday blog wish to the best dad ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am exceedingly grateful to call this man my father and can't imagine life without him. He doesn't take life (or himself) too seriously, has amazing musical talent (which I clearly inherited - ha), and has an endless supply of classic dad jokes. He is always trying to make me laugh and was always up for fun growing up (tickle monster, amusement parks, music videos at six flags, countless games of scattergories/bananagrams/catch phrase).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I love his child-like spirit and love seeing him be silly as a Paw-Paw now to his grandbabies. They adore him and I can't help thinking back to my childhood when I see him engaging with Hay and Mere in such a sweet way. It is such a blessing to witness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I will never forget him waking up in the morning to see me off to school, always ready with my toasted bagel EXTRA cream cheese and a smile on his face. He always sent me off with a "Jesus bless your day." And then, when I broke my wrists, he was right there again, serving me as the hands and feet of Christ. He was constantly checking on me, bringing me countless drinks, snacks, and driving me to all my PT appointments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">But beyond all that, I treasure his faith in Christ and his desire to daily live out the gospel in a tangible way. What a gift to have a father who desires to please our Heavenly Father.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So Happy, Happy Birthday, to my dear 'ole Dad. You are a husband, father, Paw-Paw, brother, uncle, son, and friend. But most importantly, you are a co-heir of the Kingdom of Christ, a son of the Almighty, created in God's image...and for that above all, we celebrate your life.</span><br />
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RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-89476458043486086572014-02-26T15:49:00.000-08:002014-02-26T15:49:00.251-08:00insta-life: volume 1<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy Wednesday, readers (all 3 of you)! We made it to Wednesday and that is good news, nay, that is great news. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I hope you are having a slamma-jamma week and are pumped up that we are just a few days away from March. I don't know about you, but I am fit to be tied with this winter. Bring on spring and all that comes with it...can I get an amen?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I decided I would start a series of posts that are short on talk and long on pics from the gram that is insta. Here is volume numero uno: enjoy!</span><br />
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RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-2715420915555809292014-02-11T11:32:00.000-08:002014-02-11T11:33:47.236-08:00the dance of love.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ah, love - a four letter word that means so many things. We "love" chocolate. We "love" our new sneakers. We "love" traveling. We "love" our parents. We "love" warm weather. We "love" to read. We "love" our friends. This "love" we speak of - what are we really saying? Surely, we do not feel the same way about chocolate that we do our nearest and dearest friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Beyond that, when we say that "God is LOVE," do we even know what we are inferring? My main man, C.S. Lewis, has some thoughts on this and I just can't keep from sharing. Per usual, he breaks it down far better and provides the words that paint such a tangible picture of something we will never fully comprehend this side of heaven.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">All sorts of people are fond of repeating the Christian statement that ‘God is love’. But they seem not to notice that the words ‘God is love’ have no real meaning unless God contains at least two Persons. Love is something that one person has for another person. If God was a single person, then before the world was made, He was not love. Of course, what these people mean when they say that God is love is often some- thing quite different: they really mean ‘Love is God’. They really mean that our feelings of love, however and wherever they arise, and whatever results they produce, are to be treated with great respect. Perhaps they are: but that is something quite different from what Christians mean by the statement ‘God is love’. They believe that the living, dynamic activity of love has been going on in God forever and has created everything else.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">And that, by the way, is perhaps the most important difference between Christianity and all other religions: that in Christianity <b>God is not a static thing—not even a person—but a dynamic, pulsating activity, a life, almost a kind of drama. Almost, if you will not think me irreverent, a kind of dance.</b></span></i></div>
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From <i><a href="http://biblegateway.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?isbn=9780060652920" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none;">Mere Christianity</a></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I can't get enough of that last line - God is not a static thing...but a dynamic, pulsating activity...a kind of dance. It is so beautiful to imagine the Trinity as this glorious dance, pulsating. What a beautiful love to celebrate this Valentine's Day - the greatest love of all - love Himself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text Eph-3-17" id="en-NASB-29269" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"and</i> that you, being <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29269B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></span>rooted and <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29269C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></span>grounded in love,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="text Eph-3-18" id="en-NASB-29270" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">may be able to comprehend with <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29270D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></span>all the</span><span class="text Eph-3-18" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b>saints what is <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29270E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></span>the breadth and length and height and depth,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="text Eph-3-19" id="en-NASB-29271" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and to know <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29271F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></span>the love of Christ which <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29271G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></span>surpasses knowledge, that you may be <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29271H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></span>filled up to all the <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29271I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></span>fullness of God."</span></span><br />
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<br />RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-29414437710927688722014-01-20T14:49:00.004-08:002014-01-21T12:08:13.438-08:00btw, i went to Paris and Barcelona.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ummmm...yeah...so I knew that I neglected the 'ole blog for most of last year, averaging about one post per month. BUT, for some reason, I thought that I posted at least a little something about my trip to France and Spain. In reviewing last year's post, it became glaringly apparent that I was completely and utterly mistaken. While I did throw some random pics up in various posts that were from my trip, I barely scratched the surface. Shame on me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So, for my three readers out there (yes, I'm including you now, seester, after your recent reprimand), I wanted to share a bit more of my trip...which will really be done via pictures as opposed to words. Prepare yourself for an onslaught of photos. #sorrynotsorry</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The trip actually came about as a sort of motivation to recover from my bilateral wrist fractures. I saw a living social deal to travel to Paris and Barcelona, found a roommate who was game, and booked the trip in an impulsive whirlwind. It ended up being absolutely incredible and it is still surreal to look at the pictures and know that I was really there. Suffice it to say, we hit the ground running (literally) and didn't stop until we were on the plane back to the U-S-A.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">First up was the beautiful and enchanting city of Paris. Hello, amazing. I was worried this city might be all hype, but that couldn't be further from the truth. NOTHING was overrated. The Eiffel Tower really is that incredible. The Louvre really is that big. Versailles really is that opulent. The crepes really are that good. And all of Paris really is that ridiculously romantic. I loved it so much and cannot say enough about it. We ended up taking two bike tours (one day and one night) through the city and it was a fantastic way to cover a lot of ground, see a ton of sites, and learn quite a bit of history. We saw the Notre Dame, the Louvre, Sacre Coeur, Arc de Triomphe, Musee D'Orsay, went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, drank real champagne, took a boat ride down the Seine, toured Versailles...and so.much.more. Here it all is in pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Our last night in France, I think we got back to our hotel after 1am and had to get up at like 3:15am to catch a cab for our flight to Barcelona. I honestly do not know how I made it through that day, but once we landed in Spain, it was full steam ahead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As much as I hated to leave Paris, I ended up falling in love with Spain as well. We ended up doing another bike tour there because we had such great experiences in Paris. (we don't discuss how I got lost and separated from the group in a torrential downpour. Praise the Lord our guide came back for the lost sheep.) Barcelona was beautiful and lovely and interesting. Some of the streets reminded me a lot of Rome and there were more gelato places than I ever saw in Italy...crazy! We toured the Sagrada Familia (so incredible), took the telefuric up to Montjuic to see incredible 360 views of Barcelona, went to the beach, toured medieval towns, tasted our way through La Boqueria (the most ridiculous "farmer's market" known to man), saw a traditional flamenco dance show, ate the most delicious food (take me back for more pinchos, please), and so much more. Here it all is in pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It was truly the most incredible experience, such an undeserved gift. Thanks be to God for His provision and for being with us every step of the way. If you have not been and have the opportunity, get your buns to Paris and Barcelona as soon as possible!</span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-80882503968893296522014-01-14T09:37:00.001-08:002014-01-14T09:37:55.168-08:00live and love with intention while walking in the freedom of self-forgetfulness.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Check out that post title. How's that for a mouthful? While it might not exactly roll off the tongue, I think summing up my goal/prayer for the new year in one sentence is no easy feat. However, if it was actually achieved, it would easily spill over into every area of my life that needed improvement, thus solving everything and making me a perfect person -- ha ha. Sadly, that will never even come close to happening this side of heaven, BUT, it won't stop me from lifting up this prayer and intention throughout 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As I was reflecting on 2013 and looking ahead to the new year, I kept coming back to 3 themes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. <b>Love well</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Above all, keep fervent in your </span><b style="background-color: white;">love</b><span style="background-color: white;"> for </span><b style="background-color: white;">one </b><span style="background-color: white;"></span><b style="background-color: white;">another</b><span style="background-color: white;">, because </span><b style="background-color: white;">love</b><span style="background-color: white;"> covers a multitude of sins. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. <b>Live with intention</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whether, then, <b>you</b> <b>eat</b> or drink or whatever <b>you</b> do, do all to the glory of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3.<b> Forget yo-self</b>. (okay, maybe the Lord didn't put it in those exact terms)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">True </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">humility</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"> is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. C.S. Lewis</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Whew...easier said then done, right?!? Obviously, no change can be made apart from or outside of the power of the Holy Spirit. I cannot love well apart from Christ. I cannot surrender my life and live intentionally apart from Him. And I definitely cannot will my mind to think of myself less. As a human, it is inherent that I will naturally think of myself, my comfort, my failings, my time, my appearance, my successes, my, my, my...BUT, what freedom there would be if I submitted to the Lord and gained even a centimeter of ground in this area. It would be glorious, and so...I shall pray. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And now, to lighten things up a bit, here is a quick look at my new years in pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">A big group went to dinner and then hit up a rooftop dance party. It was surprisingly very enjoyable and one of the best new years I can recall. I chalk that up to being completely indifferent, doing no planning at all, and having ZERO expectations. Apparently, that equals success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And here is a pic from our new years day brunch that I have to share because I love everything about the candidness (of the top photo) AND because I love the lighting and the tree in the background:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-58228535723308309572014-01-10T09:34:00.004-08:002014-01-10T09:35:39.415-08:00au revoir 2013.<span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I know, I know. I kind of already posted a little something on the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014, but I was inspired to write a bit more...for all two of my readers. That's right, I'm talking to you, Dad and Elisa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2013 was a wild one, that's for sure. I was going through my pics and loved revisiting some of the memories I made over the year. I realize people get quite annoyed with all the kodak moments I'm constantly capturing (with my super high-tech camera also know as my i-phone), but they really do help document my life and it's always so fun to look back, reflect, and remember the moments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I never would have thought the first year of my 30s would be so full. I am surrounded by a community of believers that have been such a provision from God and provided so much joy and life. I got the amazing opportunity to travel to Spain and France - wow, what a whirlwind of beauty that was! God has taught me so much in the past year and much of it has been through suffering and/or experiences that have stretched me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This hasn't been a completely carefree year, but it has been (without a doubt) the richest year I have lived on this earth. The Lord has truly been my provision and my portion (Psalm 73:25-26). He has shown me love through those around me, family and friends. He has revealed His hand on my life, moving and working in ways that have absolutely overwhelmed me. Don't get my wrong, my heart and flesh have failed over and over again, but His love never fails and never runs out. As obvious as this might be to most of you, I feel like this year brought me to a new level of gratitude for the gift of salvation--that HE chose me, the wretch that I am, to be in relationship with Him. Who am I that the Lord would think of me? And yet, He does. His thoughts toward me are too numerous too count (Psalm 40). Apologies if this is getting preachy, certainly not my intent, but just the overflow of my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Through the ups and downs of 2013, I would say I am most grateful for the experience of breaking both of my wrists. I realize people break bones all the time, deal with injuries, or are going through much more difficult forms of suffering such as terminal illness; however, this is the most physical suffering I have personally experienced, so it is what I am able to talk about. That aside, I couldn't believe it happened, couldn't believe I had to have surgery (complete with plates and screws) on both wrists, and couldn't believe I had to rely on having people do pretty much everything for me (bathing, washing my hair, feeding me, driving me around, etc.). Talk about a MASSIVE piece of humble pie and an equally MASSIVE lesson on dependence - both of which are not my strong suits. I also couldn't imagine getting my wrists back to a working condition since they seemed to be frozen solid in a blade position. I mean, on the upside, it helped me perform a solid robot dance move, but I could only appreciate that for so long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I won't pretend I had the best attitude in the world. I won't pretend I didn't get extremely frustrated. I won't pretend I didn't experience a lot of pain (including the pain of regret). I won't pretend I didn't ask why and I won't pretend I didn't cry at least once a day (including on a call with my vice president...low point, I tell you, low point). Nevertheless, I was stretched in my faith, got to witness God's love incarnate through the hands and feet that cared for me, and I was able to learn lessons in compassion, dependence, trust, humility, and gratitude. I will never be able to tell my family how grateful I was for their charitable acts of love and service during this time period. They swung into action immediately and never seemed to be burdened in the least. My mother graciously washed my hair. My dad prepared almost all my meals and served as my personal chauffeur. My sister was literally almost physically in the shower with me at times, but never once made me feel like an inconvenience. My sweet friend Meagan organized meal deliveries. My community came to visit since I was confined to my parent's home. My extended family sent flowers, notes of encouragement, and prayers. It was incredible and humbling to be shown Christ's love. I will never forget it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the while, I thought the injury was about me...about my spiritual growth and how I could learn and grow from the experience. I remember praying at the very beginning that I would not go through it unchanged. I desperately wanted good to come from the bad and I didn't want to be bitter or have a complaining spirit. Funny thing is, months down the road, the Lord revealed to me that it might have had very little to do with me. Because of my injury, I crossed paths with an individual who was in darkness and needed someone to bring Him back into community with other believers. I never would have interacted with this person had I not broken my wrists. Not too long ago, that individual let me know how God used me (as a broken vessel) to bring him back into the light as he had been in an extremely dark place. I didn't do anything - it was ALL God and His perfect plan. HOLY COW! I truly do not think I have ever seen such a tangible picture of God's hand moving and working to work all things together for good (Romans 8:28). I KNOW in my head that the Lord has a plan and a purpose for everything, but sometimes, these phrases just roll off the tongue and we say them mechanically without actual heart belief behind them. I remember my cousin telling me that my suffering would not be wasted, and gosh, how absolutely right was she. I was given a gift in 2013 to "see behind the curtain" -- to catch a glimpse of our all-powerful creator moving and working behind the scenes. To say my faith was strengthened would be an understatement and because of this, I can confidently say that breaking my wrists resulted in receiving one of the most beautiful gifts I have been given -- CRAZY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whew...if anyone is still reading - kudos! I suppose this has become less of a 2013 recap and more of just storytelling with Rachel. Nevertheless, I did want to share some of my favorite pics/memories of 2013, so here goes nothing:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I guess that's a wrap, 2013. It's been real and it's been fun. It's been full of dance parties and laughs, struggles and tears, pain and joy...and everything in between. Cheers to 2014!</span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-29690018520173154792014-01-06T12:15:00.001-08:002014-01-06T12:15:47.905-08:00a very merry christmas.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This Christmas season was absolutely one of the best I can remember. It didn't feel rushed or jam-packed with activities. It didn't feel hurried or frantic. It was relaxed, focused, and intentional. Part of this might have had to do with the fact that we were house-bound for about 4 days at the start of advent (thank you, ice storm)...funny that I was quite miffed about the whole thing but ended up getting to use the down time to read and let my "heart prepare Him room." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sarah made our home very festive and Christmas cozy. It was definitely not anything over the top, but I loved it. I savored having the lights turned on the Christmas tree every night and am sad to see them go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Christmas Eve was such a blessed day. I was able to do all my cooking and preparing in the morning, so that I could serve at the 4pm Christmas Eve service. I had my family over for a relaxed dinner, cleaned up, wrapped presents, and then ended my night at the 11pm Christmas Eve service with a friend and her family. It was lovely and full of Christ's presence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Christmas day was a little crazy, but I think we can chalk that up to having the girls hopped up on sugar, Santa, and overflowing presents. I was so excited to give my gifts this year and had the best time watching my family open the things I selected and/or made for them. We had our traditional brunch (monkey bread, quiche, fruit salad, and mimosas). After all the food and presents, we chilled out and watched a movie (and took naps). Then, it was back to action to prepare dinner. I made my signature herb-roasted turkey and we had some sides and beer bread to go along with it. Of course, we had to do the Jesus birthday cake to end our evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The next day, I packed up and headed to the ATX to continue the Christmas merriment. I got to spend a couple days with my nearest and dearest extended fam and it was such a wonderful conclusion to the joyous celebration of Christmas. We hit of the Grove and the Salt Lick and enjoyed some rousing rounds of Scattergories. It was a perfect trip and I loved every minute. My only complaint is that it flew by. (sidenote: E gave me the most beautiful calendar that she made using tons of my favorite pics. It was an amazing gift and I couldn't love anything more.) </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I can't believe I get to call these amazing humans "family." I am so blessed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-88930518616420866802013-12-31T10:03:00.004-08:002013-12-31T10:03:51.590-08:00springing forth into 2014.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">While I will certainly upload my photo documentation of the blessed Christmas season, I couldn't bid 2013 adieu and welcome 2014 without a few thoughts...which aren't all actually mine, by the way, as I'll be sharing some Clive Staples and some scripture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This year has been no picnic (hello bi-lateral wrist fractures and double surgery), but as I reflect on the highs and lows, the growing pains, the suffering, the happiness, the new experiences, the sorrow, the joy...and everything in between...I can honestly say without any hesitation that this has been my richest, fullest, most wonderful year yet. I have witnessed the Lord's hand moving, orchestrating, and ordaining events in the most unbelievably tangible ways that it has left me utterly overwhelmed and increased my faith exponentially. He is real. He is good. His love is perfect. And He knows best. End of story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As I was reading in Isaiah, I rediscovered a passage of scripture that I thought was perfect for the new year. Read it. Claim it. Believe it. Be encouraged.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus says the </span><span class="small-caps" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters, “Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On a completely unrelated note, I also wanted to share a portion of my daily C.S. Lewis reading because I loved the perspective and insight he had reflecting on individuals and eternity.</span></span><br />
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it is also said ‘To him that overcometh I will give a white stone, and in the
stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it’ [<a href="" name="14347b9859dd4d08_www_biblegateway_com_pa"></a><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=16&ms=NDQ3MjYzNDQS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=MjI0Mzg2NzQwS0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Revelation<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj"><span style="cursor: inherit !important; z-index: auto;"><span data-term="goog_1929895811" style="cursor: inherit !important; z-index: auto;">2:17</span></span></span></span></a>]. What
can be more a man’s own than this new name which even in eternity remains a
secret between God and him? And what shall we take this secrecy to mean?
Surely, that each of the redeemed shall forever know and praise some one aspect
of the Divine beauty better than any other creature can. Why else were
individuals created, but that God, loving all infinitely, should love each
differently? And this difference, so far from impairing, floods with meaning
the love of all blessed creatures for one another, the communion of the saints.
If all experienced God in the same way and returned Him an identical worship,
the song of the Church triumphant would have no symphony, it would be like an
orchestra in which all the instruments played the same note.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">From<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=17&ms=NDQ3MjYzNDQS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=MjI0Mzg2NzQwS0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">The Problem of Pain</span></a></i><br />
Compiled in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://links.biblegateway.mkt4731.com/ctt?kn=19&ms=NDQ3MjYzNDQS1&r=MjY2MDc4OTMwNjYS1&b=0&j=MjI0Mzg2NzQwS0&mt=1&rt=0" target="_blank">A Year with C.S. Lewis</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So as we take on 2014, I pray we would enter into the new year with hopeful expectation that no matter what the new year holds (even if it's double broken wrists), the Lord has gone before you and has ordained every moment and everything that you will pass through. Let us press into His presence with the full assurance that only He can satisfy (Psalm 16:11) and that "better is one day in His courts than thousands elsewhere."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Happy New Year! Pop some bubbly, dance a jig, and cheers to life in Christ!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">John 1:1-5, 11-14</span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text John-1-1">In the beginning was <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26046B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></span>the Word, and the Word was <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26046C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></span>with God, and <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26046D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></span>the Word was God.</span> <span class="text John-1-2" id="en-NASB-26047">He was in the beginning with God.</span> <span class="text John-1-3" id="en-NASB-26048">All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.</span> <span class="text John-1-4" id="en-NASB-26049">In Him was life, and the life was <span class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26049G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></span>the Light of men.</span> <span class="text John-1-5" id="en-NASB-26050">The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="text John-1-11" id="en-NASB-26056">He came to His</span><span class="text John-1-11"> own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.</span> <span class="text John-1-12" id="en-NASB-26057">But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26057O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)"></span>children of God, even <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26057P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)"></span>to those who believe in His name,</span> <span class="text John-1-13" id="en-NASB-26058">who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.</span></i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><i>And <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26059R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)"></span>the Word <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26059S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)"></span>became flesh, and dwelt among us, and <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26059U" title="See cross-reference U">U</a>)"></span>we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26059V" title="See cross-reference V">V</a>)"></span>grace and <span class="crossreference" style="vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-26059W" title="See cross-reference W">W</a>)"></span>truth.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you, dear reader, a Merry Christmas.</span><br />
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RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-74289301298987421632013-12-05T16:14:00.001-08:002013-12-05T16:14:12.009-08:00Eat, drink, and be grateful.Thanksgiving 2013 was a double, or really a triple-header. It was filled to the brim with amazing food, dear family, tables filled with friends, excellent wine, and even a few dances parties thrown in for good measure, because hey, life is a party so why not dance?<br />
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The festivities were kicked off with Friendsgiving at the "clubhouse." The weather forecast predicted snow and ice, but things didn't really pan out as expected, so we had a house full of probably 30+ hungry peeps who were ready to get their grub on. I made two birds using my go-to recipe (it is seriously the juiciest and flavorful turkey you will ever get your hands on - thank you, Ina Garten) and of course, beer bread. The guests brought sides and truth be told, we barely squeaked by with enough food. I think it ended up being the largest crowd we have had here (at least for a full sit down meal) and I couldn't have been happier. We laughed, feasted, and ended the night with a dance party to work off the stuffing and pumpkin pie. It was a joyful night and my heart overflowed with gratitude.<br />
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For the "real" Thanksgiving celebration, I headed out to DC to celebrate fousin-style with the Dehan fam. Elisa was my gracious host and I got to see Lianna (the married mama) every single day of my stay which was a HUGE treat and a half. We had dinner with her and the girls on Wednesday night and then headed to a family friend's for Thanksgiving dinner the next day. It was such a wonderful day and the food was superb. Romy (the hostess) made Italian stuffing that had mozzarella cheese and hello, how have we never done this before?! It was amazing! Here are some pics of the first 2 days.<br />
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Because we didn't get enough of the thanksgiving goodness the first go 'round, and because Lianna's family didn't get to join us on the actual day of thanks, we decided to do it ALL over again. That's right, I roasted an entirely new turkey. We made all the fixins, and had pies for dessert. It was a brilliant idea and I think back-to-back Thanksgiving dinners should be a new tradition. It was just as good the 2nd time around and we capped off the night ushering the Christmas season in with a dance party to our fave Christmas jams. Oh, and there may or may not have been several rousing rounds of Bananagrams, at which I lost miserably all 5 games...I think it was the food coma. We also had the added bonus of welcoming China back to DC that night, so that was a most glorious gift that I was beyond grateful for. The next day we bundled up and headed out for some culture, and by culture, I mean the Museum of Natural History and the National Gallery. It was certainly brisk, but I put on a tough face and did my best to not let all my warm-bloodedness show.<br />
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All in all, there wasn't a moment I did not savor. It was all joy, all gift, all grace. And my favorite part (aside from being with my nearest and dearest extended family) was going around the table and giving thanks. Yes, I have been given so many material gifts which I am exceedingly thankful for (home, car, job, disposable income, etc.), but I am most thankful for the gift of salvation, the gift of grace, the gift of family, and the gift of community...in that particular order. I cannot imagine my life apart from Christ and I am overwhelmed by the fact that He chose me and calls me daughter. And because of this, I have millions of brothers and sisters in Christ, many of whom are a part of my community that I get to walk through life with. It is a gift and my gratitude is tenfold. Amen.RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-61551548714426586992013-11-19T14:34:00.002-08:002013-11-19T14:34:24.624-08:00party at da club (house, that is)Well, it has been a WHIRLWIND of parties, dinners, showers, and other happenings at the "clubhouse." And truth be told, I have loved, relished, and savored every minute of it. For almost 3 years, I dreamt of having a place I could open up to others, and I am absolutely blown away by how the Lord answered that prayer...with something WAY better than I prayed for. He blessed me with a home AND a gracious roommate that was on board and shared the same mentality.<br />
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Here are just a few of the shindigs that have been going down:<br />
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<b>Baby Shower for RGB</b> - we got to throw a pink baby shower for an old member of our community group. It was so fun to celebrate a new life and decorate in all shades of pink.<br />
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<b>My 31st Gatsby Birthday Bash</b> - it was themed and most people actually dressed up. Shock of all shocks. There was tons of sweets, snacks, bubbly, dancing, sparklers, and the 'ole photo booth made an appearance with lots of props.<br />
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<b>My dear mom's 60th birthday SURPRISE party</b> - was lucky enough to get to throw this party at the clubhouse with my Aunt Linda. We had loads of Rudy's bbq, lots of old tunes (Beatles, Temptations, Beach Boys), friends, family, a dance party, and more photo booth fun.<br />
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<b>Michael and Mindi's (M&M) "Stock the Bar" party</b> - in all fairness, this was mostly directed by Sarah with a small assist from me. Nevertheless, we had a great time hosting our friend's stock the bar party. They are getting married next month and had enough of the boring showers, so we threw them a fun party. There was an awesome food spread (hello grilled cheese sandwiches with fig preserves and bacon), a great fall design concept (per Sarah and her mom), and we even had a bartender.<br />
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And in between all of that have been game nights, Sunday dinners, s'mores by the firepit...it has been such a full and rich season.<br />
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I get no greater joy than seeing a table full of friends communing over a meal or a loud kitchen full of people talking and laughing. It fills me to overflowing and I feel blessed beyond measure to receive gifts that I am so unworthy and undeserving of. God is good.RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-22902965189526142862013-11-12T11:47:00.001-08:002013-11-12T11:47:47.213-08:00Happy Birthday, mama bear.My sweet mother turns 60 years young today, and while I have been less than consistent (ahem, cough cough) on my blog, I couldn't resist the opportunity to send her a little blog love and birthday shout out.<br />
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Check her out (in the middle) rocking a pretty groovy dress and some pretty blonde hair.<br />
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I also love the bridal pic from her wedding. She looked so beautifully simple and pure on her wedding day. I love every part of her look. From the light makeup, to the loose curls in her hair, and the minimalist approach she took with her wedding attire. I'm certain it mostly had to do with budget, but I think it's so classic. (Note the dove in her hand which I have no doubt was a nod to the Holy Spirit - ha.)<br />
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She is absolutely beautiful in the outside, and always has been, but it's her compassionate and selfless heart that has endeared her to so many. She truly desires to show Christ's love to all those around her, particularly those who are hurting, suffering, or on the outside. I know she is building for herself a heavenly treasure which neither rust nor moth can decay.<br />
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She is a faithful wife, devoted mother, and loving "Mimi." Her life is a gift and worthy of a celebration.<br />
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Praying for a beautiful 60th year for you, mama. May this new decade in your life be your best yet -- best because it is filled with the overwhelming presence of the Lord -- best because God provides you with grace and mercy -- best because the Lord supplies you with faith, hope, joy, and love beyond measure. Happy Birthday!!!<br />
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<br />RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-82021948708966994262013-10-09T11:07:00.002-07:002013-10-09T11:07:13.190-07:0031 blessings.I cannot believe that another year has gone by and I recently celebrated 31 years spent on this earth. I, Rachel Christine, took my first breath of fresh air on September 30th (31 years ago) when I was born at the very reasonable time of about 5:30pm.<br />
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Life has been crazy, that's for sure. Life has been surprising...that's an understatement. And life has been beautiful because of God's grace -- a concept that I was raised on, but one that I failed to grasp for many (if not most) years in my life.<br />
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Since Biblical evidence shows that gratitude precedes miracles (shout out to <u>One Thousand Gifts</u>), I shall give God thanks for 31 blessings in my life. (Disclaimer that I started this post on my birthday and got about 1/100th of it done, so I'm just going to power through and finish it.)<br />
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So here they are, in no particular order:<br />
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1. These girls - so grateful to be their aunt.<br />
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2. The whole fam dam (as my Mimi would say) - grateful that I have two parents + a sister<br />
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3. My community - sweet girls who live life with me and point me to Christ<br />
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4. FOUSINS (friends + cousins = fousins) - they are one of my greatest blessings on this earth<br />
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5. Lifelong friends - such a treasure in today's world. Cannot adequately express my gratitude for their loyalty and faithful friendship.<br />
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6. PIZZA<br />
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7. the ability to dance<br />
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9. glorious Texas sky<br />
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10. a home to host others in<br />
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11. sweet summer time<br />
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13. parents who are still faithfully committed and married to one another<br />
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14. the opportunity to visit Italy<br />
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15. a job to pay those bills, bills, bills (yep, that's my work team - in all our glory)<br />
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16. breaking both my wrists and experiencing God's mercy and healing in the process<br />
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17. good, strong coffee<br />
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18. the gift of visiting Spain and France<br />
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19. laughter - nothing better than a genuine laugh that comes from the belly<br />
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20. living with a gracious roommate who is a constant encouragement in my life (and an amazing dancer to boot)<br />
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21. my super comfortable bed which my family claims is defective due to the slight dip in the center...hey, maybe I like it that way. Don't knock it 'til you try it.<br />
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22. music... and ears that can hear it<br />
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23. flowers... and eyes that can see them<br />
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24. the ability to cook and enjoy/taste food<br />
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25. good books (and the ability to read them)<br />
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26. have I mentioned these girls?! the best ever<br />
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27. my church home<br />
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28. my faithful car, Abbi, who is so good to me<br />
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29. any and all bodies of water<br />
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30. a dear sister to walk through my childhood (and the rest of my 30 years) with<br />
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31. God's grace and redemption in my life - no greater gift<br />
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I could go on and on, but in light of trying to actually publish a post, I will stop at my 31 years. I am SO undeserving of these gifts in my life, and yet, God has still bestowed His goodness on me.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">James 1:17 - <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Every good thing given and every perfect gift is </span><span class="crossreference" style="background-color: white; font-size: 0.65em; font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-30284A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">from above, coming down from </span><span class="crossreference" style="background-color: white; font-size: 0.65em; font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-30284B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">the Father of lights, </span><span class="crossreference" style="background-color: white; font-size: 0.65em; font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NASB-30284C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">with whom there is no variation or </span><span class="footnote" style="background-color: white; font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NASB-30284a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%201:17&version=NASB#fen-NASB-30284a" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">shifting shadow.</span></span></b>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-5908872107084149402013-08-22T08:04:00.002-07:002013-08-23T08:55:42.866-07:00thoughts for thursday.<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am a new subscriber to a email newsletter that sends out a daily reading from C.S. Lewis. So far, I've been loving it (no surprise there), and felt particularly led to share today's excerpt. It is taken from the brilliant work (one of my favorites) titled <u>The Screwtape Letters</u> wherein a "head demon" coaches a new rookie in the ways they can effectively lead a soul to Hell. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In this particular passage, the coach (if you will) is describing how the rookie can use the concept of time to corrupt his target. Specifically, he wants him to get humans to not live in the present (or with a mind set on eternity), but rather focus on the future -- which leads to worry, fear, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Clearly, though, he does a much better job, so without further ado, I will let Mr. Lewis take it from here:</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>On time</b></span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[The demon Screwtape writes:]</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The humans live in time but our Enemy
destines them to eternity. He therefore, I believe, wants them to attend
chiefly to two things, to eternity itself, and to that point of time which they
call the Present. For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.
Of the present moment, and of it only, humans have an experience analogous to
the experience which our Enemy has of reality as a whole; in it alone freedom
and actuality are offered them. He would therefore have them continually
concerned either with eternity (which means being concerned with Him) or with
the Present—either meditating on their eternal union with, or separation from,
Himself, or else <b>obeying the present voice of conscience, bearing the present
cross, receiving the present grace, giving thanks for the present pleasure</b>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Our business is to get them away from the eternal, and from the
Present. With this in view, we sometimes tempt a human (say a widow or a
scholar) to live in the Past. But this is of limited value, for they have some
real knowledge of the past and it has a determinate nature and, to that extent,
resembles eternity. It is far better to make them live in the Future.
Biological necessity makes all their passions point in that direction already,
so that thought about the <b>Future inflames hope and fear. Also, it is unknown to
them, so that in making them think about it we make them think of unrealities.
In a word, the Future is, of all things, the thing least like eternity</b>. It is
the most completely temporal part of time—for the Past is frozen and no longer
flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251222356200036453.post-22764566318078616602013-08-09T14:57:00.001-07:002013-08-16T09:05:22.655-07:00friday funsies.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">So I spotted this "Getting to Know You" quiz on another blog and thought I would have a little Friday fun and put it up on here for all my loyal readers. I'm talking to you, Dad and Elisa! (Oh, and China and Li as well!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What was your favorite subject in school? <span style="color: magenta;">English</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite flavor of jelly beans? <span style="color: magenta;">Ummm...watermelon?</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Which flavor of ice-cream do you prefer? <span style="color: magenta;">nutella, coffee, and ameretto gelato from Old Bridge in Vatican City (oh yeah, I went there)</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What do you think is your very best feature or characteristic? <span style="color: magenta;">Probably that my anger subsides/ I can't stay mad for very long; also have a pretty good memory and strangely enough, I think I have super sonic hearing</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your strongest talent? <span style="color: magenta;">my ability to dominate board games (mostly scattergories and catch phrase)...oh, and some people like my baking (:</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you play a musical instrument, if so which one(s)? <span style="color: magenta;">I wish more than anything I could play the piano</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What do you usually do when you have leisure time on your hands? <span style="color: magenta;">read a book OR more than likely,</span> <span style="color: magenta;">take a nap. I am a world-class napper with a black belt in snoozing</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite season? <span style="color: magenta;">SUMMER</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? <span style="color: magenta;">probably Jerusalem</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite color? <span style="color: magenta;">robin egg blue, coral, turquoise, emerald green, plum (oh wait, that's five)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite food? <span style="color: magenta;">Neapolitan-style pizza (with arugula and prosciutto if we're getting specific)</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you prefer to wear pants or dresses? <span style="color: magenta;">dresses, all day, every day</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">How many siblings do you have? <span style="color: magenta;">just one beautiful seester</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is you favorite snack? <span style="color: magenta;">yogurt, berries, or anything with salsa</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you have pets? <span style="color: magenta;">that would be a negative</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite sport to watch? <span style="color: magenta;">gymnastics (or anything on the summer Olympics)</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What was the last item you cooked and ate? <span style="color: magenta;">roasted vegetables</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">How many books did you read last year? <span style="color: magenta;">no clue...there were quite a few</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Where did you spend your last vacation? <span style="color: magenta;">ITALIA!!!!!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Are you ticklish? <span style="color: magenta;">most definitely</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What size shoe do you wear? <span style="color: magenta;">7.5</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What age do you consider old? <span style="color: magenta;">changes all the time</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you like your handwriting? <span style="color: magenta;">not particularly</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your full name? <span style="color: magenta;">Rachel Christine Lawrence, AKA Rachie, Rachie-chie, Cheech, Cheechers</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Were you named after anyone? <span style="color: magenta;">Jacob's favored wife (ha)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever been horseback riding? <span style="color: magenta;">sure have, just rode this past new year's</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever been water skiing? <span style="color: magenta;">oh yeah, rocked those skis on lake LBJ - holler</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Can you change a tire? <span style="color: magenta;">Most definitely not</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Is your room more clean or more messy? <span style="color: magenta;">Neat and orderly - I detest clutter</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you prefer a bath or a shower? <span style="color: magenta;">How is this even a question? Shower</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What do you prefer to drink with your morning meal? <span style="color: magenta;">Mimosas...or coffee...or both</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">If you had to be stranded on a deserted island with one person, who would you want that one person to be? <span style="color: magenta;">Jesus - is that an option?</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Which animal would you most like for your pet? <span style="color: magenta;">One that doesn't exist or perhaps a pet rock</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you like sweet treats or salty treats? <span style="color: magenta;">Combo of both...obsessed with kettle corn lately</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever sung in the shower? <span style="color: magenta;">Absolutely</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you find it easy to save money? <span style="color: magenta;">Extremely...it's much harder for me to spend it and that's not a facetious statement</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Which do you prefer you had - straight or curly hair? <span style="color: magenta;">curly when I want it and the exact type of curl I want...not to be particular or anything</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What color eyes do you most like? <span style="color: magenta;">pale blue</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What would you say is your normal exercise routine? <span style="color: magenta;">Walking to and from the parking lot. (a very sad truth)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever had acrylic nails? <span style="color: magenta;">Ha, yes, one time in Cali. It was a tragic mistake.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="background-color: white;">Do you like to dance? <span style="color: magenta;">Do I like to breathe?</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you save trinkets and mementos? <span style="color: magenta;">no. I used to, but this goes back to that hatred of clutter statement I made</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you like drinking from the cup or a straw? <span style="color: magenta;">straw</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you like ice in your cold beverages? <span style="color: magenta;">if it's special Sonic ice</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite sandwich? <span style="color: magenta;">PB&J with banana (for real)</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you carry floss in your purse? <span style="color: magenta;">sometimes</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Where is the farthest you have ever traveled? <span style="color: magenta;">Positano, Italy</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Which family member do you most resemble? <span style="color: magenta;">the pops</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Which family member are you more like? <span style="color: magenta;">got characteristics of them both</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you? <span style="color: magenta;">breaking both my wrists at the same time was pretty weird</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you live in a house, trailer or apartment, etc.? <span style="color: magenta;">hizzouse</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever won anything? If so, what did you win? <span style="color: magenta;">I won the jackpot lotto--just not telling anyone. oh wait...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you prefer mountainous or flat regions?<span style="color: magenta;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">mountains</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite book? <span style="color: magenta;">The Great Divorce and Quo Vadis</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Name all of the pets you have ever had? <span style="color: magenta;">Tigger, Oreo, and a couple beta fish - I think their names were Noah (or was it Moses?) and Crystal</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you mow the lawn at your residence? <span style="color: magenta;">nope, but someone sure needs to trim that jungle. whoops a daisies</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever been in a musical drama or play? If so, what was it? <span style="color: magenta;">yes siree, bob! I was in all the plays in grade school and was also in Annie. I was a non-descript orphan</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite childhood memory? </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">probably playing tickle monster with my dad or all the birthdays that my mom made so special</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Have you ever been hospitalized other than when you were born? <span style="color: magenta;">ha - that is an affirmative. jaw surgery and the 'ole bilateral fractures</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite fruit? </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">str</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">awbizzles and cherries</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What color of clothing do you most like to wear? <span style="color: magenta;">jewel tones or coral</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite cereal? <span style="color: magenta;">Reeses puffs (yes, I am a 7-year-old) and Quaker oatmeal squares</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is your favorite breakfast? <span style="color: magenta;">monkey bread on Christmas morning. so bad, but so good</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">What is the longest car trip you have ever taken? </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Probably from Texas to Minnesota</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Do you know how to iron your clothes? <span style="color: magenta;">does putting them in the dryer count?</span></span><br style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" /><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Can you sew a button on your clothing? <span style="color: magenta;">yeah, about that...sadly, no</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">In other news, China Claus is coming to town and I can't wait to see this girl's beautiful face. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Whatever you got cookin' this weekend, I hope it's beautiful and filled with love.</span>RLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598627694763808056noreply@blogger.com2