tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24197795338464729292024-03-05T04:19:55.622-08:00I'm Carried to the Table...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419779533846472929.post-8135074138482663062012-11-16T18:56:00.003-08:002012-11-16T18:56:47.543-08:00recent good blog readshere are a few blog posts that have recently spoken to me. some made me laugh. some made me cry. and a rare few that were REALLY good made me do both at the same time ;) enjoy.<br />
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<a href="http://jessicarockey.blogspot.com/2012/11/not-alone.html">Not Alone</a><br />
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<a href="http://onanenchantedjourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/good-enough.html">Good Enough</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.handsheartsquiverfull.com/2012/11/our-family-has-lost-hero-please-pray.html">A Fallen Hero</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/11/how-to-not-miss-your-real-life-calling/">How Not to Miss Your Real Calling in Life</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/10/why-the-battle-for-joy-is-worth-it-crazy-joy-17/">Why The Battle for Joy is Really Worth It</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/05/the-habit-of-a-mother-who-changes-the-world/">The Habits of Mothers who Change the World</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/11/the-song-of-the-women/">The Song for all the Women</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.girltalkhome.com/blog/not-her-best">Not Her Best</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.girltalkhome.com/blog/momentary-motherhood">Momentary Motherhood</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.girltalkhome.com/blog/how-to-be-a-happy-mom">How to be a Happy Mom</a><br />
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side note, here is a website i ran across and bookmarked today. it's a nonprofit charitable organization which facilitates the safe & legal transfer of abandoned babies to foster and adoptive homes. perhaps someone reading this blog today needed to find out about it...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://projectcuddle.org/">Project Cuddle</a></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419779533846472929.post-20826132820502310502012-11-10T13:41:00.005-08:002012-11-20T23:11:02.817-08:00Election Thoughts, Part 2i find myself continually, consciously steering my mind away from the temptation to fear & despair at the thought that our country will never be the same. and in a very short time, we may no longer enjoy the freedoms we do today. i am not trying to sound like doom & gloom but just telling it like it is. we are losing our freedoms one by one, that's obvious to the even the casual (but thoughtful) observer. my mantra these days is 'God is in control', 'God is GOOD', 'God is on His throne'. My ultimate allegiance is not to a man, mission, or ministry, it's to HIM. plain and simple.<br />
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I'm not sure who reads this blog - if anyone these days - but i write yes to encourage others out there but to mainly leave a legacy for my children & grandchildren. I make my blog into a book every few years since bound books are more lasting than the internet and more fun to look through, anyway. sure, my kids' childhood (and adulthood) will be different from mine, much less my parents' and grandparents' but i pray that as the 'dark' of this world gets darker, the light of the hope of Jesus would become brighter and brighter. i know they will face trials and situations that i may not live to face. sometimes, as i'm washing the dishes or folding a load of laundry in my sun-soaked Florida living room surrounded by heated, running water/AC/nice things, my eyes brim with tears. i walk to the precipice of that old yet unwanted companion, Fear, and have to make a choice: to dive into that messy, tangled, downward-spiral relationship with him again or to say 'No!' and turn away by the power at work within me, Christ's power. some day, these earthly comforts - and so many more not mentioned - may not be daily mundane blessings i have for too long taken for granted. i may be faced with the loss of my children, basic freedoms, liberty to publicly worship my King, my health, etc. what will i cling to then? bitterness over loss and unjust oppression from wicked, corrupt leaders or joy in knowing I am His, He is mine, I'm a slave to righteousness and a daughter of the victorious God of the universe who spoke this world into existence by one word from His mouth?<br />
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Sure, I love my freedoms and yes, I'll totally admit it: I would put up a fight to keep them (call me a radical far right, evangelical, freedom-loving, Constitution-upholding, patriotic <b>American</b>. that's fine. i'm actually proud of that fact) but at the end of the day, I don't have to sink into despair, anger, and crippling fear. I can do all that I can in my own power but if we are taken captive (literally or figuratively) much like the Israelites were time and again under enemies such as the Babylonians or Assyrians, I can REST in Jesus. Because before being a patriotic, conservative, small-government-loving, freedom-loving American, I am a <i>Christian</i>. A follow of Christ, not a patriotic ideal. And, ironically enough, being a true Christian does not really fit the mold of the ideal American. While i am so grateful for my freedoms here in this country and would be proud to die for them, I am more grateful for a sovereign God who has called me out of darkness into light and made me a <i>slave</i> to righteousness. And I would hope to die first and foremost for my <i>God</i> over my civil liberties on any given day.<br />
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In fact, in a weird way, I'm almost glad that we have who we have in office since it's a wake up call to fellow Americans that life is going to change from how we have long known it to be. Our country will truly never be the same. In some good ways (no longer floating on our comfortable lifestyles) and in many not so good ways (you know what they are and if you don't, stop listening to mainstream media and seek out sources of balanced, unbiased journalism which are telling the <i>truth </i>backed up with actual <i>facts</i> and not the same old rhetoric and lie-laden propaganda). It's time to stand up against wickedness (and by that, I mean killing babies, oppressing the hardworking average citizen who makes an honest living and rewarding those who sit back with a victim complex when they could legitimately be making their own way and not relying on others to do so. i'm all for helping the poor and underserved. i just don't think it's the gov't's job to do so. it's the church's.)<br />
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Yes, we are to honor and pray for our president. But to honor someone does not necessarily mean to respect them - there's a fundamental difference. And I'll just come out and say it, while i highly respect the office of President, I do not respect the man currently in office. He has an aggressive agenda to divide, weaken, and ultimately reshape this nation in ways that go directly against it's founding, biblically-based values. Another thought I am rolling around in my head has to do with submission. How can I honor and submit to my current president without violating the (more important!) convictions of my Christian faith?? (not contributing via taxes to abortions, namely). This is a hard one and while I'm NOT against the idea of possible secession from the Union if things get really bad (yup, i said it), even more so, I want to <i><b>honor God in my attitude and conduct</b></i> while upholding my responsibilities as a true American citizen. <a href="http://marshill.com/media/trial/submission-to-ungodly-authority">This message</a> was a blessing to me on this very topic.<br />
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I want to pray more for our president - that God would direct President Obama's heart like channels of water as mentioned in the Proverbs. I want to grow in speaking more reverently of him, even though pretty much everything he stands for goes directly against what I believe. I am also wearied & grieved to see how many of those who support Obama continually pull the race card. I don't care if my chosen Presidential candidate is purple with spots, if he stands for what I believe in (freedom, liberty, right to govern one's own life/family/health/faith/business/land, small gov't, biblical values), then by golly, i'll vote for him! I would love to have a Black President again in the future. But one who has a heart for ALL peoples - regardless of their skin color - and who truly upholds our Constitution. frankly, skin color has nothing to do with it for me. In the words of the revered Dr. MLK Jr, "<span style="text-align: left;">I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I think it's safe to say that King would want that statement applied to all races - Black, White, Latino, etc. </span><br />
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Another reason why I'm actually glad that God allowed Pres. Obama to assume another four years (I'm not 'happy-happy' glad, let me clarify. more 'excited to see what God does in this situation' kinda glad) is that it will prove to be a time of trials and testing for those who call themselves Christians and we know that...</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I deeply love and am proud of my country; therefore, i for one was deeply saddened at last night's election results. But I love my God even more and am finding, through tears and emotional weakness, that a deeper, more lasting, and unchanging JOY & REST - no matter what happens in our nation or world at large -comes when knowing HIM as my King of Kings.</span><br />
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Support me in the whelming flood;</div>
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He then is all my hope and stay.</div>
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Dressed in His righteousness alone,</div>
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Faultless to stand before the throne.</div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-1" style="position: relative;"><b>I will give thanks to you, <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, with all my heart</b>;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14023A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-9-1" style="position: relative;">I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14023B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-2" id="en-NIV-14024" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>I will be glad and rejoice<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14024C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup> in you</b>;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-9-2" style="position: relative;">I will sing the praises<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14024D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup> of your name,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14024E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup> O Most High.</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-3" id="en-NIV-14025" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>My enemies turn back; </span><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-9-3" style="position: relative;">they stumble and perish before you.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-4" id="en-NIV-14026" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>For you have upheld my right<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14026F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup> and my cause,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14026G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup></b></span><b><br /></b><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"><b> </b></span><span class="text Ps-9-4" style="position: relative;"><b>sitting enthroned<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14026H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup> as the righteous judge.</b><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14026I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-5" id="en-NIV-14027" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>You have rebuked the nations<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14027J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup> and destroyed the wicked;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-5" style="position: relative;">you have blotted out their name<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14027K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup> for ever and ever.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-6" id="en-NIV-14028" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-6" style="position: relative;">you have uprooted their cities;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14028L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-6" style="position: relative;">even the memory of them<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14028M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)"></sup> has perished.</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-7" id="en-NIV-14029" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> reigns forever;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14029N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup></b></span><b><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-7" style="position: relative;">he has established his throne<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14029O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)"></sup> for judgment.</span></span></b><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-8" id="en-NIV-14030" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>He rules the world in righteousness<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14030P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)"></sup></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-8" style="position: relative;">and judges the peoples with equity.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14030Q" title="See cross-reference Q">Q</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-9" id="en-NIV-14031" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> is a refuge<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14031R" title="See cross-reference R">R</a>)"></sup> for the oppressed,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14031S" title="See cross-reference S">S</a>)"></sup></b></span><b><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-9" style="position: relative;">a stronghold in times of trouble.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14031T" title="See cross-reference T">T</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Ps-9-10" id="en-NIV-14032" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>Those who know your name<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14032U" title="See cross-reference U">U</a>)"></sup> trust in you,</span></b><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"><b> </b></span><span class="text Ps-9-10" style="position: relative;"><b>for you, <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, have never forsaken<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14032V" title="See cross-reference V">V</a>)"></sup> those who seek you</b>.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14032W" title="See cross-reference W">W</a>)"></sup></span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-11" id="en-NIV-14033" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>Sing the praises<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14033X" title="See cross-reference X">X</a>)"></sup> of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, enthroned in Zion;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14033Y" title="See cross-reference Y">Y</a>)"></sup></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-11" style="position: relative;">proclaim among the nations<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14033Z" title="See cross-reference Z">Z</a>)"></sup> what he has done.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14033AA" title="See cross-reference AA">AA</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-12" id="en-NIV-14034" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>For he who avenges blood<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14034AB" title="See cross-reference AB">AB</a>)"></sup> remembers;</b></span><b><br /></b><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"><b> </b></span><span class="text Ps-9-12" style="position: relative;"><b>he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.</b><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14034AC" title="See cross-reference AC">AC</a>)"></sup></span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-13" id="en-NIV-14035" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, see how my enemies<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14035AD" title="See cross-reference AD">AD</a>)"></sup> persecute me!</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-13" style="position: relative;">Have mercy<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14035AE" title="See cross-reference AE">AE</a>)"></sup> and lift me up from the gates of death,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14035AF" title="See cross-reference AF">AF</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-14" id="en-NIV-14036" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>that I may declare your praises<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14036AG" title="See cross-reference AG">AG</a>)"></sup></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-14" style="position: relative;">in the gates of Daughter Zion,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14036AH" title="See cross-reference AH">AH</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-14" style="position: relative;">and there rejoice in your salvation.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14036AI" title="See cross-reference AI">AI</a>)"></sup></span></span></div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-15" id="en-NIV-14037" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14037AJ" title="See cross-reference AJ">AJ</a>)"></sup></b></span><b><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-15" style="position: relative;">their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14037AK" title="See cross-reference AK">AK</a>)"></sup></span></span><br /><span class="text Ps-9-16" id="en-NIV-14038" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> is known by his acts of justice;</span></b><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"><b> </b></span><span class="text Ps-9-16" style="position: relative;"><b>the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands</b>.<sup class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-14038c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+9&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14038c" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote c">c</a>]</sup><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14038AL" title="See cross-reference AL">AL</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-17" id="en-NIV-14039" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14039AM" title="See cross-reference AM">AM</a>)"></sup></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-17" style="position: relative;">all the nations that forget God.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14039AN" title="See cross-reference AN">AN</a>)"></sup></span></span><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-18" id="en-NIV-14040" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>But God will never forget the needy;</b></span><b><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-18" style="position: relative;">the hope<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14040AO" title="See cross-reference AO">AO</a>)"></sup> of the afflicted<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14040AP" title="See cross-reference AP">AP</a>)"></sup> will never perish.</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="text Ps-9-19" id="en-NIV-14041" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><b>Arise,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14041AQ" title="See cross-reference AQ">AQ</a>)"></sup> <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, do not let mortals triumph;<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14041AR" title="See cross-reference AR">AR</a>)"></sup></b></span><b><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-19" style="position: relative;">let the nations be judged<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14041AS" title="See cross-reference AS">AS</a>)"></sup> in your presence.</span></span></b><br />
<span class="text Ps-9-20" id="en-NIV-14042" style="position: relative;"><sup class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>Strike them with terror,<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-14042AT" title="See cross-reference AT">AT</a>)"></sup> <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>;</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-9-20" style="position: relative;">let the nations know they are only mortal.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419779533846472929.post-68696438742941437892012-11-03T22:17:00.003-07:002012-11-03T22:42:44.560-07:00Miss Independent<br />
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Sometimes i forget to interact with you by talking because i honestly get so mesmerized just silently watching you 'do your thing' - explore the world with those big ol' blue eyes, intently fixated on each new sight, quietly content in my (or daddy's) arms. You love people. When strangers talk to you, you don't smile and when friends talk, you do. It's crazy how you are recognizing those in your life, those who love you. You get so excited when another little person your size (or a bit bigger) is around. You wriggle your whole self with joy and beam and coo. You reach out and try to pat people's cheeks and affectionately (but painfully!) pull hair! haha!! You also know how to 'kiss' by planting your wide open slobbery rose-pink mouth on mommy or daddy's cheek. We just soak up your love like a sponge dipped in dishwater.</div>
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The other night, I was hosting a party for a friend and daddy was watching you. I peeked in the bathroom when he was giving you a bath and my heart melted to see daddy talking to you in that sweet characteristic high-pitched voice (which is very cute, especially since one of the things mommy fell madly in love with your dad when they were long distance dating was his very manly, smooth, deep voice! haha!) and teaching you how to splash. Then, later on that evening, I peeked in again to watch you two playing hide and seek with a blanket, laughing and just having the best time together. I'm reminded of when you were brand new, one evening after cleaning up the kitchen from dinner, I turned the corner in our little hallway to see daddy cradling your tiny pink body close to his heart with tears brimming his eyes as the Coldplay song, 'Us Against the World' played. Quietly, your daddy sang the line from it, 'sloooooooow it down'. I asked him why he was getting emotional and he replied that he wanted to slow down time and not see you grow up and eventually have to leave us. Wow, we do get ahead of ourselves don't we, sweetie? Well, just wait until you're a parent and then you'll understand.</div>
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You catch onto things very quickly. Like the early days of eating solids when you would scream and pitch a little fit for food and now you know to <strike>gently</strike> tap your tray for your next bite. You also can pick up food with your two fingers in the 'pincer grasp' now, which is pretty advanced for your age if i do say so myself. You only keep as much food in your mouth that feels comfortable and you chew slowly and deliberately with your two bottom teeth and gums! You have never choked and you eat (and love!) everything from spicy Thai food, pepper steak, honey-mustard chicken, broth, soups, all fruits & veggies, greek yogurt, eggs, cheese, dried plums & apricots, chili, and the list goes on.</div>
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Your new favorite tricks are to growl like a lion (hence your Harvest costume from this past year), sitting up, scooching everywhere and GETTING INTO EVERYTHING!! Mommy and Daddy now really feel the 'baby proofing' crunch! man, you're fast. Mommy keeps a very close eye on you at all times when you're awake and can only get on the computer when you're sleeping (that's a good thing and has made mommy much less tied to social media and just being on the computer in general. a very good thing. and more on that later). Whenever it's silent for more than 10 seconds, mommy immediately looks over at you since that almost always means you are either going for an electrical cord/outlet, getting into a nearby trashcan or those rubber door stopper thingies. Oh, and now if we leave you in your bouncer and just go to another room to retrieve something, you start squawking for us. You love having our comforting presence nearby at all times, even if we're occupied with cooking, chores, or reading beside you on the couch while you work hard at playing.</div>
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You still hold your toys up to the light and often put them on top of your head. You talk to your stuffed animals and lone dolly (more like 'boss them around'! man, it's going to be entertaining to say the least to see you assume the role of 'big sister' hopefully one day soon). You sing and talk to yourself every single morning when you wake up at 8am on.the.dot. Doesn't matter if you stayed up later the night before. You pretty much always wake up at that time. You literally kick your feet up on the front part of your stroller for our evening family walks and casually dangle your chubby little hands over the side, reclining, with your eyes in an upward gaze watching the branches roll on by laced against the dusky sky.</div>
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You love life and trying/learning new things. You have a temper that matches your hair and a real stubborn streak inherited from both your Irish-background father and German-background mother. oh, dear! We pray daily that God uses those aspects of your character for His glory and channels your energy & zest toward <i>fiercely loving</i> others around you who are hurting, <i>staunchly defending</i> the defenseless, and <i>boldly living</i> for His kingdom (and no one/nothing else).</div>
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hi, mom. what's up?</div>
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her 'gorilla' face she makes all the time.</div>
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Henry the Hippo</div>
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Let's not eat our friends!</div>
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Sorry, Mom. just one little bite!</div>
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spaghettio.</div>
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i like paper. paper is so crunchy!</div>
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hi, mom! i'm having so much fun!!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Luke & I had a fun family day on Saturday...relaxing around the house, trip to the pumpkin patch, and yummy Mexican for dinner. but the best part by far was watching Kathryn at the patch! She just soaked up all the sights & sounds - everything from the fiery orange sea of pumpkins to the other little ones happily romping up and down the aisles, in search of their 'prized pumpkin' to take home. She even tried to TASTE a pumpkin. well, i suppose that's no surprise since she IS 7 months old - the age where everything, EVERYTHING must.to.in.mouth. Here are some pics of us - enjoy!! ;) </span></div>
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tastes just like pumpkin pie..right?</div>
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hangin' with my homies</div>
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okay, it's hot. time to change.</div>
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Mommy, no! not 'just one more'!!</div>
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prettiest, most unusual pumpkin we had ever seen.</div>
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we love our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/">Compassion</a> kiddos. grateful to God for bringing these two specifically across our path. they bring such joy to our lives and we honestly can't wait to meet them one day, either by visiting them in their home country or hosting them stateside when they are bit older. the first thing i'll do is give them each a gigantic squeeze!! Lucky is 4 and is from Uganda while Daniel just turned 10 and hails from Kenya. the other day, we received a letter from Daniel.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Praise God, Luke! I am good in the Lord. Currently I am enjoying myself in the village with my family members at home after we broke for second term vacation. The weather in our village is unpredictable, lasting for a few hours. I thank you for your birthday gift that you sent to me. I bought a wonderful she-goat. May God bless the work of your hands. Receive greetings from my sister, Naomi, and my mother. They said they love you and will pray for you always. I bid you bye for now. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i used to be like, 'i'm in college'. then it was, 'i'm a teacher'. then, 'i'm a newlywed/homemaker/aspiring photographer'. now, it's primarily 'wife and mom' and while there aren't any other 'hats' i'd rather wear, sometimes, <i>sometimes</i>, i long to do all that <i>i want to do, see, experience, accomplish</i> and <i>in the time frame i set out for myself</i>. i long to begin a big project and actually finish it uninterrupted. those 'goals', if you will, are becoming a dim memory amidst the daily routine of feedings, naps, play times, errands, Bible Study, and other various things vying for my attention right now.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i'm still doing photography and, in fact - despite any effort on my part - my business keeps getting busier (thanks, dear client referrals!). i'm loving this uber busy time and i'm also loving the fact that, come December 1st (my cut-off date for 2012 sessions), things will slow down in the photog dept and it will be good to take a little break again. it's good to pursue dreams and it's good to learn when to lay them down for a season or at least lessen your pursuit of them a tad. </span><br />
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Just because moms are grown up doesn't mean we're done growing. In this season of life when we're busy meeting everyone else's needs for attention, we often neglect our own need to grow. We're so distracted by all the demands made upon us, we put our own dreams for development on hold. How can we, as moms, recognize and meet our need to continue to grow and develop our own dreams? Here are a few suggestions:<br />
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SHARE YOUR DREAMS: Everyone needs a 'nudger', someone who will encourage us when we forget our dreams. Tell your husband, a good friends or a family member about your dreams. Seek a 'nudger' in your life who will help you keep your dream alive.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- adapted from <i>What Every Mom Needs</i> by Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall © 1997 MOPS International, Inc.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">today, i spent the better part of the morning with my dear friend, Charlotte. God brought her into my life at such a special time...when we were BOTH expecting babies who were born just two weeks apart and are now the best of friends! haha! while we sipped pumpkin spice smoothies (recipe <a href="http://bakingandlosing.blogspot.com/2011/09/low-carb-pumpkin-spice-smoothie.html">HERE</a>, but i modified it by using coconut milk instead of 1/2 & 1/2 and water. it was so-so), we got all caught up from not having seen each other for about two months due to her 3 week vacay and then my 3 week vacay. whew! anyway, below is what we worked on. it was SO much fun! i originally saw this idea on my <a href="http://bobbyandbekah.blogspot.com/2011/11/fallish-thingswreath.html">friend Rebekah's blog</a> and i'm sure you can find it on pinterest galore! the tutorial we followed can be found <a href="http://theprettypoppy1.blogspot.com/2010/07/pretty-little-rosie-wreath.html">HERE</a>. so easy, economical, fun to make, and pretty!! i'm still deliberating as to whether i should 'finish' it by purchasing additional felt or just leave 'as is'. what do you think? i would love to hear your opinion!! TIA! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">aaaah, it's the little things that bring me joy. the other day, my sweet hubby dug up all my old (and WAY overgrown!) basil and planted fresh, new baby basil. then, my sweet neighbor, all on her own, 'fed' all my plants w/ fertilizer (something I rarely treat them to) and kept them well-hydrated while i was away for three weeks. love my humble potted garden. here's to future gardening in real beds one day...happy sigh...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(simply click 'stream' next to the message entitled: Let the Children Come)</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419779533846472929.post-13080007877525823282012-09-28T14:02:00.000-07:002012-09-28T22:45:29.141-07:00God's Speaking...why isn't anyone else listening?!<div style="text-align: justify;">
oh dear. i have to admit that, many times, this post title is the default setting of my heart when it comes to things the Lord speaks to me about. Here He is being so kind in helping this little daughter of His grow in a particular area or gain a deeper conviction and/or passion about an aspect of His truth and, immediately, pride rears its ugly head and my heart says something like this: 'hmm, welp, i guess everyone ELSE needs to know about 'X', too! And i must be the one 'called' to share it with them!' ugh. it's almost humorous to think of how 'important' we think we are, in and of ourselves. the truth is my worth is in Christ and in Him alone. I am nothing, nothing without Him. I am called to boast in Christ alone and Him crucified.<br />
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Yes, there are times when He wants us to speak but there are other times (and probably more times than not, at least for me! haha) that He wants us to be <i>silent</i> and to just pray.<br />
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I like to hear myself talk (pride) and He's helping me grow in being more of a <i>listener rather than crafting exactly what i'm going to say next</i> that's going to be so 'earthshaking' and helpful to everyone around me. uh-huh.<br />
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I'm also grateful to see how the Lord has been convicting my heart of pridefully judging where others are at in their own walks and wrongly assuming that perhaps He's not speaking to Susie Q or Johnny M. It's rather embarrassing to confess our sin at times, but I'm finding...so healing & freeing, too.<br />
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The fact is, God is a big God and doesn't need me to 'enlighten' others, as i so often pridefully think. He speaks to His sons and daughters at different times and in different ways about different things and that's what makes the Body of Christ so awesome. We can love on and humbly learn from one another.<br />
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Another area where I'm seeing need for growth is allowing myself to be encouraged and helped by others. I struggle with that, since I feel I always need to be the counselor, helper, encourager, etc. Part of it is fear of feeling 'weak' or 'needy' and the other part is...wait for it...pride in not seeing myself as an empty vessel before my King in need of fellow sisters' and brothers' loving encouragement and 'spurring' on. Part of it may be the fact that i'm an oldest child, a teacher by gifting & trade, that i struggle with fear/control, I don't know.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The bottom line is, I'm a sinner who's been <i>forgiven, redeemed, set FREE</i>, and have a Savior who's <i>vigilant in not giving up on me, no.matter.what. </i>And if you are HIS<i>, the same goes for you, my friend.</i></span><br />
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<a href="http://sermons2.redeemer.com/sermons/spiritual-gifts-and-graces">This message</a> and the latter half of <a href="http://sermons2.redeemer.com/sermons/discovering-your-spiritual-gifts">this message</a> by Tim Keller really 'hit the nail on the head' for me in this area. He talks about having great 'spiritual insight', understanding, head knowledge (all good stuff in and of themselves) and yet without growth in true holiness, genuine gospel humility, and asking the Spirit to cultivate HIS heart of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">LOVE</span> within us for others, we are very much stunted in our growth and less effective in our personal callings/ministries as His people. Actually, we are <i>nothing without love</i>. (1 Cor. 13)<br />
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as i watch K eat, it's fascinating to observe her 'handle' food. She bites off only as much as she feels comfortable having in her mouth as opposed to 'stuffing' everything in there (a benefit of using this approach). She also 'chews' with her gums and two front teeth. She chews very deliberately and doesn't demand the next bite until she's swallowed (another aspect they quickly learn when not given strictly pureed spoon-fed foods. yes, we do spoon feed at times, especially right now as she's still so new to the whole thing and her pincer grasp and eye/hand/mouth coordination is still very much developing). She LOVES helping mommy 'hold' her spoon! too funny!! :D</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*while we are waiting on lots of grains, cow's milk, strawberries, fish, peanuts, and the other "no-no's" for eaters of this age, Kathryn has had no negative food reactions thus far (watching for that carefully), but i do take tons of probiotics that gets into breastmilk and helps line a baby's little GI tract ('gut') with wonderful 'good' bacteria that our bodies need. Another amazing source of probiotics is raw milk if you can find it from a very reputable, clean source and it's offered legally in your state. unfortunately, meeting those two requirements for raw dairy products can be hard to come by. low-temp pasteurized milk (preferably organic) is a lovely alternative, so i've heard ;)</span><br />
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So we've begun solids. i would have waited longer but this girl was READY. crying every time Luke & I would sit down for dinner, trying to reach for our food, our utensils, water glass, whatever she could get her chubby little hands on! haha! I keep it simple. Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice cereal (as opposed to enriched white rice cereal that's not whole grain - basically, sugar in the gut) mixed with water and two poached prunes (microwave them in water for 15 seconds! easy!) near bedtime. I have found this helps her have regular, well-formed BM's and sleep through the night (she's almost 7 months old and JUST started doing that as soon as we began solids. also, babies will typically get constipated when first eating solids, but i have personally found giving her prunes on occasion really helps with that. the constipation immediately disappeared).</div>
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...And then a plethora of 'real' foods... everything from Greek yogurt with fresh squeezed fruit and veggie juices (love my new juicer! thanks, Babe!!), banana/peach/mango/avocado 'hunks' that she gnaws on (under my Eagle eye supervision, of course. haha!), roast chicken, roast beef, or steak blended in the Vitamix with a whole grain or just some olive oil and Celtic sea salt, fruits, roasted or boiled/seasoned veggies, lots of stuff. She loves everything! It's crazy. I don't make food in bulk quantities especially for Kathryn (and highly commend any mommies who spend the time and effort doing so for their own little ones) or buy it. i just basically blend, boil, roast, or slice whatever we are eating that day.</div>
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As Kathryn gains more teeth, we will move onto chunks of 'harder' food, but, for now, we mainly stick to blended stuff (although not crazily pureed to the point that the food loses fun texture) and soft things. below is what i shared in a fb group i'm a part of, if anyone's interested in learning more about this approach:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">totally not trying to convince anyone about this but i thought i'd share in case any new mommies are interested. i've been doing some personal research on solids since my LO is nearing that age and really like the 'real foods right off the bat' approach*. that's what I call it. some mama refer to it as 'baby led weaning'. anyway, it's basically where you skip making your own baby food and have much less hassle by simply introducing real table food to your LO right off the bat. i'm still learning how it all works from friends, websites, books, etc but so far, K has LOVED every single food item we have nonchalantly placed in front of her to try: chicken, steak, lime, lemon, celtic sea salt, mango, avocado, pineapple, and a few other things. we have a little mesh thingy** we currently put most food into since she is not ready to go hardcore with eating solids (can't totally sit up yet on her own - she used to sit in her Bumbo but now we've graduated to the Fisher Price Space Saver high chair! love that thing!). She spits stuff out at first but that's normal. it just means they are learning how to use their tongue to taste and process the texture of 'real food'. many times, mamas will mistake that for their child not preferring a certain food and will then discontinue offering it to them. another thought about BLW is that it cuts out the white rice dilemma since that's basically enriched white rice flour (read: sugar) and can have detrimental longterm effects on baby's gut healthy and eating habits down the road. like i said, i'm still learning how it all works but it does seem WAY less time consuming than making my own baby food every day. of course, there will be times to help her spoon feed such as full-fat, plain yogurt, whole grains (bulger, barley, oatmeal, quinoa), etc. but we're having a lot of fun with it and delight to see her revel in such a wide range of tastes and textures. so cute. if anyone is interested in learning more about the whole thing, i would recommend googling: Baby Led Weaning or Real foods for Baby. </span></div>
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*Disclaimer: I was very apprehensive and kinda critical with the whole idea at first, since i had <i>never </i>heard of the concept of offering a baby 'adult' or 'table' food right off the bat. it seemed so strange to me and, quite honestly, way too 'granola-y' for my style, but after researching it more, talking with other moms whom i look up to who have implemented it with their own kids, i thought i would at least give it a go. <i>Everyone has to do what's best for them and their sweet baby when it comes to this kind of stuff</i>. There is NO 'right way' to introduce solids - this is simply an account of my personal journey with this aspect of mothering. I'm by no means an expert but rather a learner, trying to figure out what works and what doesn't work for my LO and we are certainly having fun along the way! ;) </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419779533846472929.post-812684746490671852012-09-26T10:08:00.000-07:002012-09-26T10:08:07.476-07:00Korday Klan Kiddies!!<br />
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It was so sweet for my mama heart to witness the genuine excitement Kathryn's cousins displayed every time we visited their house (or when they came to the homestead - Mimi & Papa Korday's pad). They would scream, "Katy Sophia!" or "Baby Kathryn!" and run to kiss, hold, and talk to her. And no joke, every single time, her chubby little legs would start kicking, her baby blues would get wide and bright, and she would either giggle or squeal when they showed her attention. It was truly a highlight for my trip home. thankful for all these awesome little people with which God keeps showering our family! the 6th kuzzie is due in about a month! yay!!</div>
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Jackie June 'admiring' her little cousin..so sweet.</div>
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my talented sis, Jacuelyn (Jackie June's namesake) made this adorable sign!!</div>
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been waiting for awhile for this sermon series to begin. psyched it's finally begun. enjoy.</div>
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okay, this is the big daddy of desserts. period. fair warning: if you make these, you will be addicted. trust me, i'm living proof. ridiculously, sinfully GOOD and quite easy-peasy to make. here goes...<br />
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~ click <a href="http://www.mccormickgourmet.com/Recipes/Desserts/Molten-Spiced-Chocolate-Cabernet-Cakes.aspx">HERE</a> to drool over, uh i mean, read the recipe.</div>
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threw together whatever i had in my fridge and this kinda just appeared! haha!! enjoy!</div>
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Saute garlic and onions in olive oil until golden. Add snap peas, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Stir and let sit for awhile until mushrooms are fully cooked and tomatoes are getting 'soggy' (skin's getting wrinkly) and peas are semi-soft but NOT mushy. Add salt, pepper, seasonings to taste. Set aside. Add more oil and some butter to pan and set to med heat. Place marinated breasts in a ziplock bag (without marinade juice!) and pound with that pounder thingy until just a tad thinner. Generously dredge in flour and then add to pan. Cook on med heat about 10 min per side. Cut into one breast to make sure meat is white all the way through. Do NOT overcook - if you cook chicken until it's dry and 'mealy', then you are overcooking poultry. Doneness means white throughout but still juicy. It takes practice - believe me. I'm in the thick of it right now! lol! Place veggie mixture on dinner plate and nicely arrange a breast on top. Sprinkle with freshly-grated parmesan cheese, if desired. this is SUCH an easy recipe and one of our faves - quick, healthy, colorful, and DELISH! :D</div>
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um, yeah...so i'm kinda 'off' on my days but, oh well...a busy mom/part-time professional's gotta do what she's gotta do, right? ;) this is so yum and so easy to prepare. it also makes a great gluten free/paleo option, as well for those of who going that route.</div>
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and yes, i said it: BETTER than Chang's! haha!</div>
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A few nights ago, I 'snuck' back onto fb to post something on a Coast Guard Officers' Wives group and my home page popped up with a picture of a tiny little boy named Easton. He had a pitiful expression on his face, his dark eyes penetrating the lens of the camera, speaking of immense pain. His downy brown hair crowned a precious face with chubby cheeks. He would have been considered 'perfect' if that's all you had seen of him. But the picture revealed more than that. starting at his neck and on the rest of his newborn body was covered in oozing open sores, blisters, and skin that had literally been peeled off like a tomato skin. I know that's graphic and, yes, my stomach turned into knots just looking at him. I burst into tears. The pain - both physical on his part and emotional on both his and his mom & dad's part. I cried for Easton as he is in unimaginable pain that meds can help provide a measure of relief but not entirely, for his mama who had yet to hold and nuzzle his sweet face and nurse him close to her heart. I cried for his dad, a factory worker whose job is in limbo if he doesn't transfer far far away soon and who already bears the burden of caring for three other small sons. That was on Tuesday night. I have been crying on and off and praying ever since. I sent an email to all the friends and family i could think of, asking for prayer and to help spread the word. I have awoken to that haunting image of little Easton lying in a baby hospital bed, covered in what looks like burnt skin, wearing what looks like a plastic dog collar around his neck to prevent him from further damaging his skin (that's what I'm assuming but it could surely be for some other reason). He should be in a soft cotton onesie, wrapped in a swaddling blanket, snugly sleeping in his mother's arms. It's not right. It's not fair. Why, God? I have wrestled lately with stuff like this, especially since I've become a mom. Now I am tempted to fear and worry about everything not just for myself, and for my husband, but now for my precious baby, too.<br />
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"It's not right." It isn't 'right' to see a small one or much less anyone suffering so much. But we serve a God who came as a small babe Himself and was brutally killed upon a Cross in our place, enduring excruciating pain and even more, the pain of being separated by His loving Father in Heaven. He promises to one day return to once again, 'make all things right'. That is my hope...for me, for Easton, for all the pain, suffering, injustice, terror, despair, and damage wrought in this world.<br />
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"It's not fair." I have to keep reminding myself (thanks to the Holy Spirit and friends around me) that, because of our sin, we all deserve to be under God's direct, just condemnation & punishment for all of eternity and because of sin entering the world in the garden, we now live in a fallen, broken world that's chock full of excruciating pain, loss, sin, hopelessness (apart from salvation), deceit, hypocrisy, cynicism, addiction, oppression, injustice, darkness, death...<br />
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being rich in mercy, sent Jesus. He's the catalyst to all the pain and darkness. He's the crux of all of life.<br />
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The beautiful truth is we actually don't get what we deserve. Yes, we are going to endure pain, witness pain, desperately wish we could take our precious child's pain (or another's precious child's pain) upon ourselves, so that they don't have to endure it any longer. But Jesus did that for us. He said, 'here, let me take this pain. this burden. I'll handle it. It's going to cost my blood being spilled and my very life but I do it for the joy set before me. I see the end from the beginning, you don't. Trust me, my precious treasure. I will take the pain. Trust me."<br />
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I am praying for Easton. I'm praying for miraculous healing. That when the doctors or nurses taking care of him go to change the bandages, they would see new baby skin growing and protecting his body. They would see NO sign on infection. Like Naaman, Easton would be 'dunked' into the healing waters of the Spirit's activity in his little hospital room and come out whole, clean, and healed. I'm also praying that if this is not what God intends for this little guy, that He would take him quickly to be with Him. I am praying that the Gospel would go forth in a mighty way in that hospital, through that family and their friends, to the staff, to the community, to the world. I'm praying that God would sovereignly place doctors, specialists, and nurses across Easton's family's path who know and love Jesus. And that they would share Him with them in a humble, yet bold way. I'm praying that I could somehow catch a better glimpse of the sovereign workings of God in more of life. I don't want to drown in anxiety, in fear, in despair about situations like this or like so many other terrible reports that bombard our tv's, ipads, laptops, ears, hearts, minds. I want to fix my faze upon the One who holds the cure for Easton, for me, for you. He's the great healer not only of bodies but of heart, minds spirits, souls. He came to 'bind up the broken hearted', 'to set the captive free', to heal, to transform. He is Hope. He is Life. He is Love.<br />
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My one friend shared this phrase in reference to Easton's testimony during Bible Study yesterday. It stuck with me. Much like how we are formed from the dust and to the dust we shall return, and how when our bodies die and our souls depart into eternity, we become 'ashes'. But, in Christ, that's not the end of the story. He takes <i>beauty from ashes</i>.</div>
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Whether those 'ashes' be a disease like Easton's or a broken relationship torn apart by sin, or the passing of a beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather (thinking of a very dear friend, pregnant with her firstborn son, who just lost her grandfather yesterday), the sudden tragic death of a young expectant mother in the wee hours of the night (a childhood friend whom I still love and think of to this day), regrets carried around like dead weight in your heart, words sharply spoken that you wish every day when you wake up that you could swallow and take back, choices made in the crazed follies of sin that you beat yourself up for, cut yourself for, or drink yourself into oblivion for. Jesus wants to take those ashes and turn them into beauty. That's what He came to do.</div>
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The essence of the Gospel is beauty from ashes. The mission of the Gospel is hope, healing, redemption, transformation of something broken, full of pain, dead, torn apart, and ugly and making it into something fixed, healed, free, alive, whole, <i>beautiful.</i></div>
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So I'm learning, through many tears and prayers, that this life is greater than what we can see with our eyes if we could only look up and gaze upon His face, where true beauty and healing lies. Because of the person, life, and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, there's more than the temporal suffering, pain, death. </div>
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That hope is the anchor for my soul. That hope is what I cling to when praying over these tiny 'butterfly' babies lying helpless in hospital beds, children who should be fighting with their brother or sister over blocks and learning how to ride a bike with their dad instead battling cancer and simply fighting for their life and learning how to hold onto hope. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: Times;">click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermolysis_bullosa">HERE</a> to find out what 'Butterfly Children' means.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: Times;">click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SupportBabyEastonFriedel">HERE</a> to learn more about Baby Easton and how you can help.</span></span></div>
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love this. thanks, <a href="http://onanenchantedjourney.blogspot.com/">Bethany</a>.</div>
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learning that to be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">strong</span> doesn't mean i have somehow figured out how to 'do it all' or to 'do it all on my own' without help. It doesn't mean things don't or won't affect me, pain me, or even <i>threaten</i> to crush me (2 Cor. 4:8-10). it means to find out that i am actually quite <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">weak</span>...and yet STRONG in Him. i can trade my weaknesses and vulnerabilities for His power, His strength. For His power makes me <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">perfect</span>. I am made perfect, strong, and complete because of how He took upon Himself my fallenness, imperfection, inadequacy, struggles, fears, and utter weakness. thankful.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"> <span class="woj">“My grace<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29032A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup> is sufficient for you, for my <i>power</i><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29032B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup> is made <i>perfect</i> in <i>weakness</i>.<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29032C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup>”<sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29032D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></sup></span> </span></span><br />
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