tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46799441182769835232024-02-21T21:42:24.336-08:00Merry's MusingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-64820334968373476102016-01-23T08:10:00.002-08:002016-01-23T08:10:48.169-08:00The age of graceful living...<div style="text-align: center;">
The age of graceful living, a pinterest board I found, here: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/debra4560/age-of-graceful-living/">https://www.pinterest.com/debra4560/age-of-graceful-living/</a></div>
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I got a giggle. I just want to know when does it start this age of graceful living. </div>
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well, she's got some very funny stuff there. Thank you for the collection!</div>
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You know speaking of gardens as I am fond of doing, I planted the first of the peas today. Its a holiday! Yay! I love growing peas. </div>
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Don't these egyptian glass perfume bottles look like they are a growing in a garden? We are going to make the trans from synthetic soap scents and perfumes and body items into botanics, but I do have a large supply of fragrance oils of my favorite girly scents that I am selling in the shop in the form of perfume oil.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(here) <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/265048477/perfume-bottle-perfume-oil-pink-sugar?ref=shop_home_active_3">https://www.etsy.com/listing/265048477/perfume-bottle-perfume-oil-pink-sugar?ref=shop_home_active_3</a></span></div>
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I have a perfume oil that is the perfect match for these really well crafted bottles. (find here:) <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/265162594/perfume-bottle-perfume-oil-paris?ref=shop_home_active_2">https://www.etsy.com/listing/265162594/perfume-bottle-perfume-oil-paris?ref=shop_home_active_2</a></span></div>
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but I must have gardening on the brain, because they look like little growing things that Alice would find on her trip through oz, or where ever she went wandering after she met the cat with the hooka... </div>
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bright and cheerful little pods, firmly rooted and bursting with life. </div>
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these bottles are joyous, and they've brough to mind that old spiritual that Elvis sang back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, 'In the Garden' </div>
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He was popular when I was a kid. Have you heard him since you've grown up? He had quite a timber. here ya go for a listen:</div>
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I also like the way Alan Jackson sings it:</div>
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Sending garden dreams your way this day!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Be still my soul. </span><br />
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Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.<br />
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and provide ...in every change <span style="font-size: large;">He faithful</span> <i>will remain</i> . </div>
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Be still my soul!</div>
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thy best thy heavenly Friend,<br />
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<b>through</b> thorny ways <span style="font-size: large;">leads</span> </div>
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to a joyful end. </div>
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Be still my soul... thy God <i>doth undertake </i></div>
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to guide the future as He has the past . </div>
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Thy hope, thy confidence, <b>let nothing</b> shake.</div>
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shall be bright at last. </div>
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Be still my soul. <b>The waves and wind still know </b></div>
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His voice </div>
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who ruled them </div>
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while He dwelt below. </div>
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In You I rest. </div>
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In You I found my hope.</div>
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In You I trust. </div>
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You never let me go. </div>
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I place my life within Your hands alone. </div>
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Be still my soul. Be still my soul. </div>
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The hour is hastening on </div>
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we shall be forever with the Lord. </div>
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When disappointment grief and fear are gone. </div>
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Sorrow forgot. Love's purest joys restored.</div>
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Be still my soul when change and tears are past...</div>
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all safe and blessed, we shall meet at last.<br />
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In Him I rest. </div>
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In Him I found my hope. </div>
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In Him I trust. </div>
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He never lets me go. </div>
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I place my life within His hands alone. </div>
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I'm totally charmed!<br />
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the details! wow...<br />
She is and amazing craftsman, I can't fathom the time that went into these.<br />
She has lots of these. Her blog is in russian (I THINK) and it's huge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-23218695460364336562016-01-05T07:23:00.000-08:002016-01-05T07:23:40.414-08:00A study in hands<div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-3491596469382914972016-01-02T18:23:00.003-08:002016-01-04T19:19:05.973-08:00The Good Old Days...You know back in the good old days, we 'lived' in online communities and kept blogs for our virtual friends to come by and visit, and see what we were thinking or making or cooking or growing, ...lots of stuff. Those were the days, right when Facebook exploded, and before the huge ugly monster of Pinterest.<br />
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Oh I know... now, get down girl, I know what you are thinking. How could I badmouth that grand old dame Pinterest... well **explicative** (choose your favorite... mine is **@#^$#&**) Pinterest has this reverse kind of censoring that chooses my pins for me now, and I really hate their taste. I mean, seriously, to the point that I don't go there, because what's the point.<br />
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Oh I know, the point is I have a lot of stuff saved there... fantastic pins to create and eat and farm and ...well you know...<br />
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But I just stopped by the old blog today, and it felt really good to do some clean up and make a new banner and check on my old "friends" and see if their blogs were still active. Can you guess? Some are, some aren't. But it <i>was</i> nice to walk down memory lane.<br />
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It feels good to be here... but I do have a date waiting in his fancy new car, and he lives on <i>Instagram</i>... Oh I love that contraption. I don't have an account, but I should because for some reason I love Instagram.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-85890422116302672312011-05-15T06:52:00.000-07:002016-01-02T08:03:09.702-08:00The latest bee in my bonnet...<strong><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">I have always wanted to make a crazy quilt!</span></strong><br />
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'Crazy Quilts' were a fad that started in the Victorian Days. The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition was a big event in Victorian society. One of the most popular exhibits was the Japanese pavilion with its fascinating <strong>crazed</strong> ceramics and asymmetrical art.<br />
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That was the origin of crazy quilting, wealthy Victorian women started the fad with expensive silk thread and fabric making art pieces for the home based on oriental motifs using the variety of stitching patterns thus showing off their needle work skills. After getting great exposure in magazines of the day, everybody started to do it.<br />
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Well, I tried this year, I really did. But it seems I'm not the only one who has a fondness for Easter candy. My sweet grand baby walked in with a bag full of jelly beans, gummy fruit bunnies and malted milk ball eggs. He dolled them out to grandpa and me, one by one. <br />
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But this holiday is nothing more than a Pagan celebration or economic stimulus with purchases of peeps and cadburry, unless I remember the real reason that I celebrate.<br />
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What comfort this sweet sentence gives!<br />
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;<br />
He lives, my ever living Head.<br />
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He lives to bless me with His love,<br />
He lives to plead for me above.<br />
He lives my hungry soul to feed,<br />
He lives to help in time of need.<br />
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He lives triumphant from the grave,<br />
He lives eternally to save,<br />
He lives all glorious in the sky,<br />
He lives exalted there on high.<br />
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He lives to grant me rich supply,<br />
He lives to guide me with His eye,<br />
He lives to comfort me when faint,<br />
He lives to hear my soul’s complaint.<br />
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He lives to silence all my fears,<br />
He lives to wipe away my tears<br />
He lives to calm my troubled heart,<br />
He lives all blessings to impart.<br />
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He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly Friend,<br />
He lives and loves me to the end;<br />
He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing;<br />
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.<br />
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He lives and grants me daily breath;<br />
He lives, and I shall conquer death:<br />
He lives my mansion to prepare;<br />
He lives to bring me safely there.<br />
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He lives, all glory to His Name!<br />
He lives, my Jesus, still the same.<br />
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives,<br />
I know that my Redeemer lives!<br />
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Written by Samuel Medley in 1775. The possibility of leg amputation from a war wound led Samuel to pray, asking that he might keep his leg. The prayer was answered. Samuel dedicated his time to God and wrote a lot of hymns.<br />
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But the original author of the phrase was Job. The book of Job in the Bible is an interesting study of human nature all right. Job being 'righteous' meaning he really lived purposefully to do good, was the object of a discussion between God and Satan. <br />
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Well, Satan squashed Job like a bug. Job was ruined to his inner man after a series of events leaving him face down in the dirt. But still Job endures and then his wife says, "curse God, and die".<br />
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Job answers, shakes the dust off so to speak, "You speak as one of the foolish speaks. Moreover, shall we receive good from God and shall not receive evil?"<br />
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Then Job's friends and not so much friends chime in and give their opinion. <br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. </span></strong><br />
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But I came across this today, <a href="http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Fast-Pray-Love-Heather-King-04-06-2011.html">FAST, pray love</a> and it really struck a chord with me. <br />
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It plays upon a well known book title Eat, Pray, Love which was made into a movie. (Yes I saw parts of it, on TV, it was comfortable filler on a busy afternoon when I needed a break, it was cute enough)<br />
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...not quite as profound as promoted by Oprah back in the day. This article 'Fast, Pray, Love' approaches profound closer than the book 'Eat, Pray, Love' in my mind.<br />
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The author says, "<em>Those people who say fasting is just an ego-based endurance test are right. I'm going to do something different this year. I am going to fast from badmouthing people. I am going to fast from something that can effect some actual <strong>good" </strong></em><br />
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ha ha, I think that comes closer to the matter for me, and it's always a temptation for all of humanity to seek their own glory even in spiritual matters of fasting. The Bible has much to say for the benefit of our human nature, <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">'When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.' <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Matthew 6:16</em></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Matthew 6:17-18 -</em></span> "But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Isaiah 58:6-9 -</em></span> ""Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter- when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness[a] will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I."</span></strong><br />
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<em>Very interesting article, what happens to your body when you fast:</em><br />
<a href="http://www.nakedfoodcooking.com/part-1-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-fast-energy-production/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.nakedfoodcooking.com/part-1-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-fast-energy-production/</span></a><br />
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Lots of health nuts, cultures and religions partake in this practice. Why do Christians do it?<br />
<a href="http://www.allaboutprayer.org/prayer-and-fasting.htm"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.allaboutprayer.org/prayer-and-fasting.htm</span></a><br />
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So much written about fasting on the internet! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I could go on but I'll spare you)</span><br />
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I'm chosing <span style="background-color: white;">this <strong><span style="color: #274e13;">poetic instruction to the soul</span></strong> as my meditation during this season of Lent. </span><br />
Hoping that you will be blessed by it as well!<br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><strong>Happy preperation for Easter.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #741b47;">Isaiah 58</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">True Fasting</span></strong><br />
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1 <strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Raise your voice like a trumpet. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #45818e;">Declare to my people their rebellion </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #45818e;">and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. </span></strong><br />
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2 <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">For day after day they seek me out; </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">they seem eager to know my ways, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">as if they were a nation that does what is right </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and has not forsaken the commands of its God. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">They ask me for just decisions </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">and </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">seem eager for God to come near them.</span></strong> <br />
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3 <strong><span style="color: #bf9000;">‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #bf9000;">‘and you have not seen it?</span></strong> <br />
<span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>Why have we humbled ourselves, </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>and you have not noticed?’</strong> </span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #45818e;">“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #45818e;">and exploit all your workers. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">and in striking each other with wicked fists. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">You cannot fast as you do today </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">and expect your voice to be heard on high. </span></strong><br />
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5 <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>only a day for people to humble themselves? </strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">Is that what you call a fast, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">a day acceptable to the LORD? </span></strong><br />
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6<span style="color: #0b5394;"> <strong>“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: </strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">to loose the chains of injustice </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">and untie the cords of the yoke, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">to set the oppressed free </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>and break every yoke?</strong> </span><br />
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7<strong><span style="color: #351c75;"> Is it not to share your food with the hungry </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">when you see the naked, to clothe them, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? </span></strong><br />
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8 <strong><span style="color: #e69138;">Then your light will break forth like the dawn, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">and your healing will quickly appear; </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">then your righteousness[a] will go before you, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.</span></strong> <br />
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9 <strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #45818e;">“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #45818e;">with the pointing finger and malicious </span><span style="color: #45818e;">talk</span></strong><span style="color: #45818e;">,</span> <br />
10 <strong><span style="color: #073763;">and if you spend <em>yourselves</em> in behalf of the hungry </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #073763;">and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #073763;"><em>then</em> your light will rise in the darkness, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">and your night will become like the noonday. </span></strong><br />
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11 <strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">The LORD will guide you always; </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">and will strengthen your frame. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">You will be like a well-watered garden, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">like a spring whose waters never fail. </span></strong><br />
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12 <strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e06666;">and will raise up the age-old foundations; </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e06666;">you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. </span></strong><br />
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13<span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong>“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath </strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">and from doing as you please on my holy day, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">if you call the Sabbath a delight </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">and the LORD’s holy day honorable, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">and if you honor it by not going your own way </span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong>and not doing as you please or speaking idle words</strong>, </span><br />
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14 <strong><span style="color: #ea9999;">then you will find your<span style="color: #e06666;"> joy</span> in the LORD, </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #ea9999;">and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #ea9999;">and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #e06666;">For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny word but great meaning.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(philosophy)">From wiki</a>: In aesthetics, the sublime (from the Latin sublīmis) is the quality of greatness or vast magnitude, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual or artistic. The term especially refers to a greatness with which nothing else can be compared and which is beyond all possibility of calculation, measurement or imitation.<br />
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Wiki's article is the <strong>philosophy</strong> of sublime. <em>Lots to ponder there</em>. I'm just talking adjective here...<br />
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</div><span style="font-size: x-small;">sublime [səˈblaɪm]</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">adj</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1. of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted</span><br />
2. inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">3. unparalleled; supreme a sublime compliment</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4. Poetic of proud bearing or aspect</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">5. Archaic raised up</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She suggests to place lights in a huge glass vase. Sublime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-48277241750094074472011-03-06T15:10:00.000-08:002011-03-06T15:37:01.710-08:00Home at last...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well to my utter delight and astonishment, my desk is done and in her new home. Time for the unveiling...cue the trumpets...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">ta da! My refinished roll top desk rescued from the Salvation Army Thrift Store.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">(link to the before pics: http://merrysmix.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-find.html)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a product similar to Hormer Formbys furniture refinisher, sandpaper, lemon oil refinisher, stain and varnish. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am really happy with the way it turned out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was rather a mess when we brought it home. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but she's a mess no more little lassy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's a grand lady now.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">These roll top desks were very popular at the turn of the Victorian century. They held ledgers and receipts and many other various and sundry items for businessmen.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine is housing jewelry and craft items, the little drawers and cubby holes are just perfect to create some order out of the chaos of jewelry making.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know but it seems this year has been an unusually cold bitter year for weather. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here in the southern part of the great Northwest, mother nature gave us week of balmy 50's then turned on her heel and flounced some 20 degree nights our way. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing I do know, it is perfect 'Snuggle' weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #999999;">Here we sit deep in the heart of winter.The world will not remain a cold, dark wasteland forever. </span></strong></div><strong><span style="color: #999999;">We will see blue skies and tufts of green will spring back to life again. We will welcome spring from her long winter sleep.Till then, Snuggle, a celebration of warm and cozy moments.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">A lotion bar is the perfect medium to showcase the rich, pleasing scent 'Snuggle'. A combo of three amazing scents a delicious house blend of three exotic perfume oils; Absynthe, Arabian Spice and Dragons Blood. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #bf9000;">Absynthe: not the woodsy herbacious one, this blend is heavy on the spice</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">Arabian Spice: the stuff that dreams are made of. Myrrh and Orange, with middle notes of Ginger.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #bf9000;">Dragons Blood: deeply scented oil, that holds notes of rich vanilla and patchouli, which is then rounded off with extremely light hints of sweet floral notes. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #999999;">Snuggle has a scent life of over 8 hours and can be layered with other scents. This is over 1oz of lotion bar/solid perfume weighed separately from the container. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #999999;">Solid lotion/perfume bar, a brilliant idea made better by the wonderful natural ingredients in the bar. Almond Oil, Grapeseed oil, Olive oil, Beeswax and coconut oil. My gypsy grandmother's recipe. Or it would be if I had a gypsy grandmother. Anyway, my own formula not a commercial base. </span></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63025246/snuggle-solid-perfume-lotion-bar">http://www.etsy.com/listing/63025246/snuggle-solid-perfume-lotion-bar</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is nice weather to snuggle in all right. A deep burrow in the evening under blankets that envelop you in a hug... hot steamy beverages are pure comfort and become more than just a caffeine kick in the morning. Peaceful moments with a good book are tailor made for a snowy afternoon. In fact if you don't have any deadlines snowy days can be <em>really</em> peaceful. If you are warm and snug it is a perfect time to be thankful and practice a day of gratitude. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This seems like a peaceful lovely thing to do on a cold and snowy day, I found it on the Internet in a random hop around, just thought I'd share. (..sorry I lost the link to it.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Take time this week to have a daily check-in with yourself:</span></div><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">1. STOP – take 10-15 minutes and find a quiet place to sit – no radio, music, television, kids, phone, etc.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">2. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Focus on your breathe and imagine it flowing through you as you breath in and out.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">3. Imagine a small flame in the center of your chest. As you breathe in, the flame expands. As you breathe out, the flame flushes out anything negative in your thoughts or feelings.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">4. Sit in silence for a few more minutes. Remind yourself that there is NOTHING for you to do right NOW.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">5. When you feel complete, slowly open your eyes. Continue with your day remembering the calm darkness that envelopes you and the warmth of your light within that fuels you.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">It is so important that we take the time to recharge, hibernate or go within and stay in that calm darkness, knowing that our light is always there – we only need to allow its gentle flame to regenerate and recharge in the silence of our own winter. And when we honor that cycle of death and rebirth, we will be even more prepared to perform our mission in the world – whatever it might be.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Blessings,</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Rev. Tricia</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Well on to my own day, I send my blessings as well, taking time for grateful moments!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-76382029252228744332011-02-16T19:23:00.000-08:002011-02-22T19:54:46.403-08:00Like Honey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some days are just golden...pure honey...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You wake up normal enough, but as the day wears on, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lovely gifts appear and are delightful to the eye and to the heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">I cannot promise you a life of sunshine;</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">I cannot promise riches, wealth, or gold;'</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">I cannot promise you an easy pathway</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">That leads away from change or growing old.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47;">But I can promise all my heart's devotion;</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47;">A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow;</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #741b47;">A love that's ever true and ever growing;</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><strong>A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Marriage Advice </span></strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Jane Wells (1886)</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Let your love be stronger than your hate and anger.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Believe the best rather than the worst.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">People have a way of living up or down to your opinion of them.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Remember that true friendship is the basis for any lasting relationship. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">The person you choose to marry is deserving of the courtesies and kindnesses you bestow on your friends.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e06666;">Please hand this down to your children and your children's children.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">A Good Wedding Cake <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Author Unknown</span></em></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">4 lb. of love.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1 lb. butter of youth.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1/2 lb. of good looks.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">l lb. sweet temper.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1 lb. of blindness for faults.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1 lb. of self forgetfulness.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">l lb. of pounded wit.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">l lb. of good humour.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">2 tablespoons of sweet argument.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1 pint of rippling laughter.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1 wine glass of common sense.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">1 oz. modesty.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">Put the love, good looks and sweet temper into a well furnished house. Beat the butter of youth to a cream, and mix well together with the blindness of faults. Stir the pounded wit and good humour into the sweet argument, then add the rippling laughter and common sense. Work the whole together until everything is well mixed, and bake gently for ever. </span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, it was a warm sunny honey dripped kind of day. Full of love and happiness. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And I even got the books that I won on ebay, print date 1904 volumes of poetry, I got them for arting around in my spare time (laugh, hearty laugh). But you should see the covers of these books... the picture just doesn't really do them justice. The bindings are rotted away, and the front and back covers are disconnected , but the pages are almost pure white still and printed on the nicest heavy weight paper. I'm very pleased, they will make something wonderful if I get that creative bug nibbling at my behind any time soon. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I hope your Valentines day was a honey as well, here's to love!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-24925311519639802362011-02-13T07:12:00.000-08:002016-01-02T18:31:54.893-08:00Happy Valentines Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When you are old and grey and full of sleep,</div>
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And nodding by the fire, take down this book,</div>
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And slowly read, and dream of the soft look</div>
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Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;</div>
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How many loved your moments of glad grace,</div>
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And loved your beauty with love false or true,</div>
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But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,</div>
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And loved the sorrows of your changing face;</div>
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And bending down beside the glowing bars,</div>
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Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled</div>
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And paced upon the mountains overhead</div>
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And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.</div>
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--William Butler Yeats</div>
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I saw this poem and it rang clear today. ...Well, almost resonated that is, I think <strong>I</strong><em> wanted</em> to resonate with it. You see I am old and gray but life is so packed with moments that I am not exactly sleeping by the fire. I guess that's a good thing, </div>
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good news! I'm awake!! whoopee. and someday hope to nap by the fire.</div>
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I love this part, </div>
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"But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,</div>
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And loved the sorrows of your changing face;" </div>
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wouldn't that be awesome...to be loved for your soul and to have somebody love you through your 'sorrows of changing face'. </div>
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Dear Willie Yeats, you really captured the heart of the matter for that dear person sleeping by the fire. I hope she had many happy moments together with the man who saw the pilgrim soul in her before </div>
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And hid his face amid a crowd of stars."</div>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> It<em> just</em> reached out and grabbed me...with it's carved handsomness and solid oakness...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN6xiX_-UuxWPOQ-Bsn6om93ROVStLN1OtTkZ_Hq9BQc6Vub5LGrQyuFQlFnZc3TBz2q4FmOahmzAfhH3AV8M8dN3nRIIjlT331JAEbniHvEzjE0LKoVlZ-qTHRpMZfdfGQtS8Z1ckcU/s1600/DSC_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN6xiX_-UuxWPOQ-Bsn6om93ROVStLN1OtTkZ_Hq9BQc6Vub5LGrQyuFQlFnZc3TBz2q4FmOahmzAfhH3AV8M8dN3nRIIjlT331JAEbniHvEzjE0LKoVlZ-qTHRpMZfdfGQtS8Z1ckcU/s400/DSC_0051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It had straw and foxtales hiding in nooks and crannies...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxDw0eCxpQvJESZ-nfuVAEAtIqgOR5HznmVzmA2dveERqSflMibhMaoFzsEkFj8R3nQTSIPVDKPaMOV7O4oDROI2B5k_Bq0sf0GfOUEMGdL1hZDDzTuhh47rxicv-LnaehP6SarfGnYM/s1600/DSC_0052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxDw0eCxpQvJESZ-nfuVAEAtIqgOR5HznmVzmA2dveERqSflMibhMaoFzsEkFj8R3nQTSIPVDKPaMOV7O4oDROI2B5k_Bq0sf0GfOUEMGdL1hZDDzTuhh47rxicv-LnaehP6SarfGnYM/s400/DSC_0052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And secret hiding places...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYFHYM8bgWBzPKmJf_QEU3TNX4EGmvNQ5afQe81kGEFItZM2dkX3d-rEyPdCjQ5X1gAGoY-zwBKTGt5mSmtw_mgQWYFhgqMboDqHcTU7H42E63B4XHcYbb88ggNNGXt-6SVoTsxBqIqE/s1600/DSC_0053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYFHYM8bgWBzPKmJf_QEU3TNX4EGmvNQ5afQe81kGEFItZM2dkX3d-rEyPdCjQ5X1gAGoY-zwBKTGt5mSmtw_mgQWYFhgqMboDqHcTU7H42E63B4XHcYbb88ggNNGXt-6SVoTsxBqIqE/s400/DSC_0053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And splinters and shreds and peels...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZyXpzBM_C22GaGJCS4J-wPCWO1euGCwhapgOYj_J6tjBhbYYFIDbNDWNp3-ytjzBOMHcYaXMu2VNXKX8bGhCgG-wuazX8XCU2CA8WOA3Kklgp1u6fv3cf8wlTERJzf11E0ZbEtJqruY/s1600/12251453019_j6wgS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZyXpzBM_C22GaGJCS4J-wPCWO1euGCwhapgOYj_J6tjBhbYYFIDbNDWNp3-ytjzBOMHcYaXMu2VNXKX8bGhCgG-wuazX8XCU2CA8WOA3Kklgp1u6fv3cf8wlTERJzf11E0ZbEtJqruY/s400/12251453019_j6wgS.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>But I lost my heart the moment I saw it...<strong>the vintage roll top desk</strong>. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It took me quite a little while to convince my <em>dear spouse</em>, I heard at least 10 times...'where are we going to put it?' It is a little massive....</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3mLyL9eZB6d84VbI7KDUJTEmbDqKssy4GW-fMeYZb9WcS9KUWa8J6PJEgzotL4WCIuNpygj7Fd8od-oTa77sUODU2FIONHEjRS28mcqXQCoaCZl-4CylviTp5fIMSAO923LecRGfhgE/s1600/DSC_0049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3mLyL9eZB6d84VbI7KDUJTEmbDqKssy4GW-fMeYZb9WcS9KUWa8J6PJEgzotL4WCIuNpygj7Fd8od-oTa77sUODU2FIONHEjRS28mcqXQCoaCZl-4CylviTp5fIMSAO923LecRGfhgE/s400/DSC_0049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #444444;">Desk update: Well our dear old Gertie is looking very good after a day at the spa. After a friend got all over me for not getting that desk done, ( It's been too darn cold... fer crying out loud) I got a great balmy day today in the 50's and stained and sealed her up!!!</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #444444;">I did get some lemon oil soaking into this splintery mess of neglect, and the stain really took well. </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #444444;">I need to oil down the insides of the cubby and get the insides between the drawers. It was all clamped together today, dearest hubster has removed the clamps for me, so I'll get it tomorrow. </span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #444444;">She is looking so good that I'm afraid I need new carpet in the bedroom where she is going to live. hehe. good excuse. I told my hubsterliscious that this was my birthday present, but that was a month ago, maybe he will be convinced that new carpeting would make an excellent present!... I'll fill you in on the details when she is installed in her room.</span></strong></div><br />
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Super thick and creamy with no greasy feeling. Just a tiny dollop melts instantly and makes your skin feel like silk.I have found the most wonderful lotion, made of goats milk and other wonderful ingredients. It took me quite a while but I'm very pleased. <br />
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For its debut, I've chosen two amazing scents. Choose from:<br />
Dutch Tulip<br />
Almost every one who has tried the Dutch tulip soap has asked me if I carry it in a perfume. The scent is not quite 'present' enough for a perfume, but it is outstanding in this lotion. And yes, it smells like a tulip shop. <br />
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Juniper Breeze: <br />
An ozony balance of floral, green and fruity notes with a slight musk undertone. Honestly? This screams day at the spa. Inhale, and relax. Feeling a bit stressed by the weather? This scent is soft music, lit candles and massage table good. The scent lingers for hours. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also new is a new scent for the lotion stick, lightly delightfully naturally scented with Lemon Eucalyptus essential oil. Perfect for daytime all day use.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also new, a therapeutic application of the Lemon Eucalyptus essential oil. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a grand mix of exotic carrier oils and therapeutic essential oil. This body oil is <strong>multi funtional</strong> because of the many attributes of the essential oil used. (Click the listing under the pic)</div><br />
Excellent as massage oil, light and quickly absorbed. <br />
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For the bath, only a couple of drops are needed, this scent blooms in hot water. Enjoy the properties of this essential oil working on your aching joints. Enjoy very little oily residue on the tub especially combined with magnesium sulfate for a therapeutic soak. <br />
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Great amazing wonderful summertime body oil, moisturize and repel mosquitos.<br />
Featuring Eucalyptus Citriodora, (also called Lemon Eucalyptus)in a base of pistachio nut oil, fractionated coconut oil and aloe vera oil.<br />
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This oil is stored in a glass storage vessel, then upon purchase, dispensed into unbreakable recycleable plastic bottles with a convenient flip tab top.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-22586977189361088312011-02-01T08:24:00.000-08:002011-02-01T08:24:30.098-08:00What was I thinking... <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What should have been a brief arts and crafts project done in justified haste to show my support for a worthy cause, has turned into hours spent on survivor websites, history websites, newspapers surrounded by death, horror, and shock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCsUSYjmVWKiru7pQXLZHQonb1jorVPuTK1vxTz4QmGHF_i1DyEIepaSae2nEJQ7C37uJMZmpYuswfxK_3RZDeMgj6DxDIgf3ZYDDQA2Yi5cpjEG99OlGCMEsgbFmojo4v7b25Ljr9kc/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCsUSYjmVWKiru7pQXLZHQonb1jorVPuTK1vxTz4QmGHF_i1DyEIepaSae2nEJQ7C37uJMZmpYuswfxK_3RZDeMgj6DxDIgf3ZYDDQA2Yi5cpjEG99OlGCMEsgbFmojo4v7b25Ljr9kc/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I too am captured just as the Jews, caught in the horror. There are thousands of websites now that have tons of information, stories and poems written by those who died, and by survivors. It is <strong>heart</strong> <strong>wrenching</strong> to read especially from the children.<br />
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I probably could spend an enormous amount of time pursuing this but as I got into the stories, I found I was feeling <em>very very sad </em>for this event that happened so long ago, and had it on my mind a lot. <br />
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So I am calling an end to my project with my 4 butterfly boys. I am not happy with the way they turned out. I am not happy with the holocaust, and I think it shows in the work. It's impossible to try to bring any happiness to this subject, and if I had the resources and the time I would probably depict on a huge canvas a million and a half children with angelic wings glowing in their freedom in the afterlife soaring heavenward. <br />
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I chose children who were liberated by the allies caught in the happy moment of being set free to be the center of the collage, hoping to focus on some good, but honestly there was no good to be had even for most of these children. They were orphaned one and all as their parents and weaker brothers and sisters were starved, gassed en mass, mutilated and tortured. The only reason the children were allowed to live was because they were strong enough to be used as manual labor the bury the bodies. <br />
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Those who<em> were</em> liberated oftentimes met untimely deaths or became beggars or met some other unhappy fate, and those with <a href="http://www.annefrank.dk/Nussbaum.htm">seemingly happy endings</a> were haunted their whole lives..."I feel a tremendous guilt … why did I survive?"<br />
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We're so lucky, my generation, the baby boomers and younger in this country. And the <a href="http://twodressesstudio.blogspot.com/2010/08/butterfly-effect-open-is-calling-you.html">butterfly project</a> really drives it home. By an accident of birth, through nothing they did, those people were robbed stripped tortured annihilated, and we have drive thrus.<br />
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It <strong>is</strong> a project for the strong of heart, but what an impact it will make at it's completion. Cruise on over, check it out and make a butterfly because no matter who you are, in what ever circumstance you are in you are so fortunate <strong>so lucky</strong> to not have been <em>there</em>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-12241851281175446812011-01-14T17:49:00.000-08:002011-01-14T17:49:16.212-08:00Three Sisters, three layers of unfathomably rich sweet orange fragrance oils.Sometimes you just have to GO for it, and my own personal opinion is that a really nice strong fragrant soap is just a joy. I enjoy mine for millions of sniffs before I even let them hit the water. I knew I would be safe with an orange or two...<br />
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Well, three separate scents in three separate layers to be precise.<br />
1.)The fresh aroma blend of Sicilian orange, lemongrass, lemon slices, jasmine, green tea, and Tahitian vanilla.<br />
2.)An incorporation of sweet, juicy mandarin oranges, muguet lily, fresh greenery notes, and a touch of amber to orange blossom petals to create this beautiful fragrance arrangement, well rounded.<br />
3.)Top notes of white lily, jasmine, and rose; followed by middle notes of citrus, violet, and pepper; sitting on base notes of patchouli, sandalwood, and white musk. <br />
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It is ambrosia in a bar, and it is a stunner with layers of brown, pure creamy white and blush (yes blush) pink.<br />
Perfect for the person who loves food scents and <em>especially nice</em> this time of year, unbelievably spunky and fresh.<br />
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Coconut oil, olive oil, soy oil, canola oil combined with lye and water. All natural and organic, totally handmade from raw ingredients, not a melt and pour bar.<br />
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Keep your soap out of standing water. Handmade cold process soap lasts longer, is environmentally friendly, and skin loving. In the cold process soap bar, the naturally occurring glycerin is left intact. It is a natural moisturizer. Never tried? You will love. <br />
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These bars are cut at over 5-6 ounces and are uniquely rustic cut, artisan crafted with time in a very small batch. This is a limited edition.<br />
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All my soaps are plant based, never lard and I only use high quality scenting oils. I use a bar from each batch for my quality control. Please try to keep your soap completely dry between uses to keep it hard and long-lasting.<br />
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Some info I just came accross, <a href="http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html">http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html</a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #666666;">Here are 20 reasons to add turmeric to your diet:</span></strong><br />
1. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns. <br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">2. When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.</span><br />
3. Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.<br />
4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.<br />
5. Reduces the risk of childhood leukemia.<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;">6. Is a natural liver detoxifier.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;">7. May prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by removing amyloyd plaque buildup in the brain.</span><br />
8. May prevent metastases from occurring in many different forms of cancer.<br />
9. It is a potent <span style="color: #a64d79;">natural anti-inflammatory</span> that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.<br />
10. Has shown promise in slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis in mice.<br />
11. Is a natural painkiller and cox-2 inhibitor.<br />
12. May aid in fat metabolism and help in weight management.<br />
13. Has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for depression.<br />
14. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.<br />
15. Boosts the effects of chemo drug paclitaxel and reduces its side effects. <br />
16. Promising studies are underway on the effects of turmeric on pancreatic cancer. <br />
17. Studies are ongoing in the positive effects of turmeric on multiple myeloma.<br />
18. Has been shown to stop the growth of new blood vessels in tumors.<br />
19. Speeds up wound healing and assists in remodeling of damaged skin.<br />
20. May help in the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions.<br />
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Wow. I'm shocked. That's a lot of health benifits for a herb..or is it a spice? I never use it. How do you use it?<br />
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I add a pinch to my chicken soup to make it more yellow.<br />
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Infuse 1 cup of light olive oil or canola oil with 1 teaspn of turmeric for 1-2 hrs . Brush on corn- on- the- cob instead of butter. My personal favorite is to brush it on paninis and veggies before grilling (or oven roasting), instead of bland oil. The color and curry-like aroma of this infusion gives a unique dimension to food without the curry taste.<br />
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When sauteeing onions sprinkle with Turmeric. It adds a nice color, unique flavor and health benefits, too.<br />
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Tumeric Dusted Pan Fried Okra; Slice the okra lengthwise, dust with tumeric,pan fry till crisp sprinkle with seasalt ,eat hot if possible; so good! <br />
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<a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=printerFriendly&recipe_id=10000001673009">Moroccan Chickpea Stew</a><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand ... </em><br />
<em>and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>- Marie Beynon Ray</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-lKMeJ8HDLoTLCywIhWqjqbzs7RBFZO89jDdZDGlKnOSpVKuU_ULHbBVsjkmxVtggHCZj2JhqvWn-BxL0grGDfxsKTi4vSHAayrRglNRAvJvps5N9VU7pD4BgbytHPpbkAuiPxExEtU/s1600/snow-scene-finish1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-lKMeJ8HDLoTLCywIhWqjqbzs7RBFZO89jDdZDGlKnOSpVKuU_ULHbBVsjkmxVtggHCZj2JhqvWn-BxL0grGDfxsKTi4vSHAayrRglNRAvJvps5N9VU7pD4BgbytHPpbkAuiPxExEtU/s400/snow-scene-finish1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutorials/snow-thumbnails/its-snowing.htm">http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutorials/snow-thumbnails/its-snowing.htm</a></span></div>haha you're right... this is not my backyard... but it is the finished result of this photoshop tutorial and the difference in the picture is just amazing. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well, regarding the snow in my backyard, it was more like frozen fog. We have had some fog plus some freezing temps, so it's surprising to go out into the little ice crystals floating gently around. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a handfull of my faves...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I am taken with the phrase "Elegant Life". I don't need pizza dreams, some things just resonate with me.<br />
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Resonate:World English Dictionary <br />
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resonate (ˈrɛzəˌneɪt) <br />
— vb (often foll by with ) (foll by with ) <br />
1. to resound or cause to resound; reverberate <br />
2. (of a mechanical system, electrical circuit, chemical compound, etc) to exhibit or cause to exhibit resonance <br />
3. to be understood or receive a sympathetic response: themes which will resonate with voters <br />
<strong>4. to be filled with: simple words that seem to resonate with mystery and beauty </strong><br />
[C19: from Latin resonāre ] <br />
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That seems like a great theme for the new year, <em><strong><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">elegant life</span></strong></em>. <br />
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Something to strive for. Not in furnishings and possessions, but in the quality of the whole scheme of things. <br />
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elegant: tasteful, graceful, superior, concise simple succinct, carefully chosen.<br />
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Here is something worth pondering from: Computing Dictionary <br />
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elegant definition (From Mathematics) Combining simplicity, power, and a certain ineffable grace of design. Higher praise than "clever", "winning" or even cuspy. <br />
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The French aviator, adventurer, and author<span style="color: #741b47;"> Antoine de Saint-Exup'ery</span>, probably best known for his classic children's book "The Little Prince", was also an aircraft designer. <span style="color: #a64d79;">He gave us perhaps the best definition of engineering elegance when he said</span><span style="color: #4c1130;"> "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add,<strong> but when there is nothing left to take away." </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">That makes perfect sense. Time to start afresh.</span><br />
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I hate to clean, there is so much else to do. <br />
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<a href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Shelter/Organizing-Cleaning/The-I-Hate-to-Clean-Solution.html">http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Shelter/Organizing-Cleaning/The-I-Hate-to-Clean-Solution.html</a><br />
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Suggests using a timer for 15 minutes in each room;<br />
<a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Love-a-Clean-House-but-HATE-to-Clean-FlyLady-Can-Help">http://hubpages.com/hub/Love-a-Clean-House-but-HATE-to-Clean-FlyLady-Can-Help</a><br />
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I love this guy; "[Stuff] robs people of so much," he says. "If your house is full of stuff, all the blessings that could fill your house can't get in. The stuff takes over. It robs you psychologically. You can't be at peace." Peter Walsh: <a href="http://www.oprah.com/home/Conquering-Clutter">http://www.oprah.com/home/Conquering-Clutter</a><br />
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Peter tells people if they haven't used it in 12 months, it needs to go. That includes the dingy sweatpants Janet's been hanging onto since high school. "If it doesn't fit the vision you have for your space, it's got to go," Peter says.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">If it doesn't fit the vision, it's got to go.</span></strong><br />
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I <em>can</em> envision a much better work space and living space, but can I get tough enough on myself to let go of stuff? <br />
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Interesting rabbit trail: <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Wormwood_What_the_Bible_says_about_it_is_amazing">http://hubpages.com/hub/Wormwood_What_the_Bible_says_about_it_is_amazing</a><br />
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Besties sent to you elegantly of course, xoxoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-85608503711463606442010-12-26T08:40:00.000-08:002010-12-26T08:46:06.798-08:00The Day After..I love the day after Christmas. Not as much as the day of, it's true, but the day after is very special too. It is the day of new beginnings in my mind. I have learned over the years to find meaning in the holiday by keeping the birth of the Savior as the main focus of the day in my mind and heart. It is a meaningless disappointing holiday other wise. I love giving gifts, it's true, but I could transfer that need to the birthday arena, easily. I know the kids love the legend of Santa Clause and all the fun stories that go along, and I can play along to a certain degree. But the magic of a fat jolly man dropping down my chimney <em>pales</em> to the magic of the nativity story.<br />
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Angels, bright shiny stars, prophecy, babies, stables, straw, shepherds in fields, realms of angels, glorious singing, wise men, camels, gifts to the Christ child of wonderfully smelly valuable items, that is where I find the meaning especially the birth of the Baby.<br />
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The birth is the beginning of a new era for mankind. Jesus introduced new thought new methods for living life differently that all people have embraced. A break from the ritual of the day, to embrace a <em>relationship</em> with God the Father. Treating people women and children included with equality and respect. A shift from the body to the mind and the spirit. <br />
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I can only imagine the day after for Mary the mother. Holding her son, finally all the anticipation and anxiety of the journey to travel to Bethlehem for the census is over, and she is gazing with wonder into her newborn babies eyes.<br />
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New life, I remember so well, that moment, with my own children and the birth of my grand babies. Looking back now, I would have done anything to savor those moments again. Time is a cheat...how fast we travel through but we think it will last forever. And so I begin again, the new life, the day after. The celebration is over and it is time to pack it all away and start the new year asking God to guide and direct us as He guided and directed the 3 wise men with the star above the manger. <br />
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May my road lead to the baby in the manger, show me the right road Lord, let me see the light of the star.<br />
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Wishing you God's richest blessings...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-82110471870380325312010-12-23T07:17:00.000-08:002010-12-23T07:38:21.751-08:00Dear Santa...WHAT HAPPENED!!<span style="color: #741b47;">I just happened upon this blog post and wanted to share;</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">"My open letter to Santa Claus </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Dear Santa,</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">First, may I call you St. Nicholas? I'm much more comfortable with that name.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">So St. Nicholas, now that the holidays are over I'm writing to tell you that I'm very concerned. I mean, what happened? For hundreds of years you were this beloved saint, a bishop who loved children and saved three sisters from a life of prostitution. You supposedly punched out a heretic at the Council of Nicea and then proclaimed the Truth. You were cool before cool was a word.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">But now you're seen as just being a fat guy in some silly red suit. Sure, people think of you as jolly and an all around good guy, but you've been stripped of all your coolness and left as little more than a large elf who gives overindulged kids whatever they want for Christmas...</span> <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47;">.....PLEASE go finish, this is a great post.</span> <br />
<a href="http://learningtobeanewlywed.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-open-letter-to-santa-claus.html">http://learningtobeanewlywed.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-open-letter-to-santa-claus.html</a> <br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It has been an incredibly busy holiday season and I still have much to do. We are celebrating "on the cheap" this year, first there is no extra money to spend and second, my kids are grown and buy stuff as they need it. We did get the grandkids bright and shiny new toys because they are God's gift to us and we like to spoil them. But everybody else is getting handmade.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">The gandkids are at the Santa age and I have mixed feelings about the whole Santa legend. It <strong>is</strong> a lot of fun, <em>so true,</em> fun little songs, concerns from them that Santa will burn his behind so we can't have a fire on Christmas eve...etc etc. My husband and daughter morph into stone faced liars as they perpetuate the myth, I squeem as I look at the impersonators dressed in red, waiting to take the kids adorable handwritten lists...as one lonely reindeer looks on. You know, I'm just not sold on this whole thing.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">When I was a young mother we went to church. Now <strong>there</strong> is a reason for the season. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Here is a very nice compilation </span><a href="http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2010/12/6-part-harmony.html"><span style="color: #274e13;">http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2010/12/6-part-harmony.html</span></a><span style="color: #274e13;"> pretty easy to understand, useful for a family sharing time. And some substance for the holidays.</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #073763;">Turning holiday into Holy Day...</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"> In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" But Mary was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. <em>For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." </em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #660000;">Well, my best to you, I hope you are in the middle of a very meaningful merry holy holiday!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The best gifts of all around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family wrapped up around each other.</span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-80633392902594455582010-12-07T08:55:00.000-08:002010-12-07T08:55:12.884-08:00Bright Christmas Greetings!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_wT7jBY2bzXK5_dO4x91NxeveRnfI750ZHsx6jf4gGIdNmjvRoyRGxGSqOj2nEtilR80xXKAnj9c4lI20ZlDsKdQQQnAf5N2oEV9hUihWBo8wNsWOrMthAp8mnDvPCDkxdTE2003N7I/s1600/DSC_0294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_wT7jBY2bzXK5_dO4x91NxeveRnfI750ZHsx6jf4gGIdNmjvRoyRGxGSqOj2nEtilR80xXKAnj9c4lI20ZlDsKdQQQnAf5N2oEV9hUihWBo8wNsWOrMthAp8mnDvPCDkxdTE2003N7I/s320/DSC_0294.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Confession: I have a lot of Christmas stuff. Ok, I should say I have a LOT of Christmas stuff. Some of it is old, some of it is toddler shiny plastic, some of it has precious memories, some of it is for <em>making</em> precious memories. There is nothing like those last moments before going to bed at night with the fire glowing warmly and the house dark except for the Christmas lights. It is the time for peace, and it's so easy to settle my busy brain down and just wrap that Christmas joy around me like a blanket. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Isaiah 7:14</span></em><br />
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And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy–the Son of God. <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Luke 1:35</span></em><br />
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“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Matthew 1:23</span></em><br />
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And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. (10) And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. (11) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (12) And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Luke 2:9-12</em></span><br />
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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, (14) “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Luke 2:13-14</span></em><br />
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“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. ” <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Micah 5:2</em></span><br />
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(6) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (7) Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em> Isaiah 9:6-7</em></span><br />
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And if you were around back then, here's a little treat! <br />
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haha, can you believe we were ever that young?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679944118276983523.post-82023615719856165372010-12-02T08:01:00.000-08:002010-12-02T16:10:19.802-08:00Advent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting the Christmas countdown...What a cute idea to recycle some stuff into an advent tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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but still cute. The matchboxes are big enough that you could hide a real little treat in there. I especially like the idea of the hershey kisses...<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>wink.</em></span><br />
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So what <em>is</em> Advent? <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ad·vent noun \ˈad-ˌvent,</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Definition of ADVENT</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">1: the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">2a : the coming of Christ at the Incarnation b : second coming </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">3not capitalized : a coming into being or use <the advent="" of="" spring=""><the advent="" of="" pasteurization=""><the advent="" computers="" of="" personal=""></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Origin of ADVENT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Middle English, from Medieval Latin adventus, from Latin, arrival, from advenire</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">First Known Use: 12th century</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The Jesse tree is a symbol of Jesus' family tree.It also takes us through <strong>that first long Advent</strong> which lasted from the Fall to the Incarnation." She has included printables for all 4 weeks so you can make your own tree. The one below is the first week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is so much fluff and falderah that comes eagerly and willingly in my Christmas plans, decorating, cookie making, gift buying, Christmas books and tv, toys and games...I just love this season. I was really happy to find this page with crafts and activities for the kids that give a spiritual reason why we celebrate so here's the link..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/pages.dir/fridge.htm#FRIDGE1.HTM">http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/pages.dir/fridge.htm#FRIDGE1.HTM</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of fun stuff to pick and choose from. There's even candy recipes. hehe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course<span style="color: #990000;"> <strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">I</span></em></strong></span> notice the candy recipes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So as we begin this advent season this is what I want to share with you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #b6d7a8;"><strong><em>(meditation:)</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><strong>First Week of Advent </strong></span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">"Jesus said to his disciples: 'Be constantly on the watch! Stay awake!...You do not know when the Master of the house is coming.'" Mark. 13:33</span> <span style="color: #c27ba0;">First Sunday of Advent</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">O Jesus, your voice sounds through the house of my world: Be on your guard! Stay awake! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Yet I hardly hear you. Busy with so much, I go about the things I do like a servant trapped in household routine, hardly giving a thought to what my life is about. My spirit within has grown tired and you, my God, seem far away. How can I hear your voice today? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Speak to my heart during this season of grace, as you spoke to your prophets and saints. Remind me again of the journey you call me to make and the work you would have me do. I am your servant, O Lord. Speak to me in this holy season and turn my eyes to watch for your coming. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">O Emmanuel, Jesus Christ,</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">desire of every nation, Savior of all peoples,</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">come and dwell among us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">find the other 3 weeks here: </span><a href="http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/adx/admedit.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/adx/admedit.html</span></a><br />
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And I know if you merely read this recipe, you can just about smell it coming out of the oven.<br />
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Buttermilk Gingerbread<br />
•1 cup all-purpose flour, sift before measuring<br />
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1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/4 teaspoon salt<br />
2 teaspoons cinnamon<br />
1 teaspoon ground ginger<br />
1 egg, lightly beaten<br />
5 tablespoons dark brown sugar<br />
1/2 cup dark molasses<br />
1/2 cup buttermilk (or use 1/2 cup regular milk soured with a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice)<br />
1/4 cup melted butter or shortening<br />
<em>Sift together the flour, salt, soda, and spices. In a mixing bowl, combine beaten egg, sugar, molasses, buttermilk, and melted butter. Add sifted dry ingredients gradually; stirring to blend. Beat until smooth. Turn batter into a greased and floured 8-inch or 9-inch square pan and bake at 350° for about 30 minutes. </em><br />
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So here's wishing you seasons greetings, happiness and true joy beyond what you can even imagine, God's gift to His people!<br />
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<em><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">PS please leave a comment and a link with your favorite advent activities! </span></em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0