tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-476382983647713112023-11-16T03:40:29.639-07:00Transformed CreativityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-2611874934891561632013-03-11T16:38:00.001-06:002013-03-11T16:42:18.827-06:00Just keepin' it real. <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yup. Real life has come and slapped me in the face the past month. That ole green eyed monster has been working overtime on my heart. The devil knows my weak spots, and barrages them, over and over until all I can do is fall on my knees. Good thing that's a prime position to pray from - I've been on my face on the floor more than once this past month asking why, and how, and help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">First off, with spring coming, it seems that new birth is everywhere. And by that, I mean pregnant ladies. Round bellies teaming with life. Such beauty. And I am so<span style="font-size: small;">.</span>stinkin.jealous. My birthday came and went (#42, <i>thankyouverymuch</i>) the end of February, and it hit home, once again, that there are no babies in my future, except those being had by the lucky others. Don't get me wrong -- I am over the top happy for my friends and family that are expecting -- just so very sad for myself, that I'll never realize that heart-goal of being a mama. It's been a hard, baby-blues kind of month so far.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then, I fell down the stairs. Again. I'm honestly stymied as to how I manage this, but, there you have it. This time was a little more severe. I ended up at Urgent Care, with a temporary diagnosis of a broken foot and an appointment in two weeks with a podiatrist -- and a walking boot/cast, as well. Luckily, when I saw the podiatrist, he said the fracture was actually a chip, and there is nothing they can do for that, but I still had a badly twisted ankle. So, the boot is still in my future for another week or so while that heals. We're seriously considering moving to a ranch style house. ASAP. I was <i>thisclose</i> to being in a cast for 9 months. No, thank you very much.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, my FIL ended up in the hospital. With viral pneumonia. As in, the doctor told him, if he hadn't have come in [that night], he might not have made the next day. SO scary. Thankfully, his brother had talked to him that day, and spoke to my SIL, who called and convinced my FIL to make a trip to the ER. That turned into a 4 day hospital stay. We're so thankful that he's home, and recovering nicely. There are still a few tests in his future, so if you're so inclined, prayers would be greatly appreciated for him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know I've talked, somewhat jokingly, in the past about being on an episode of Hoarders. And ok, I'm probably not quite that bad, but I do have hoarding tendencies. Not the trash keeping, never throw anything away, eating rotten food and storing my urine type (and I'm not judging here - I truly believe hoarding is a mental illness that needs to be treated and respected), just the I have a small house and too much crap so there are piles everywhere type. And I've been going through things, and throwing away, and purging, and donating. And yet, here I am. Still overwhelmed. Some days it's hard to move because I don't know where to start. So, I mess around on my IPhone, or computer, or Kindle, anything to escape reality for awhile. And before I know it, I've wasted another day. And Satan laughs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to be one of those people that's always positive. That blogs every day, posting wonderful tutorials, and gorgeous photographs. That designs for a trending scrapbooking company. And yet, I'm not. I don't know if I even have that type of personality. Which circles me back to the why, and the help, and the face-on-the-floor prayers. I don't know if any of my nine followers noticed, but I deleted my blog for about a week. But I brought it back today. Don't ask me why. I'm pretty sure I'm around the bend crazy. But I enjoy it. Just keepin' it real.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">P.S. The MMEW 2.<span style="font-size: small;">0, the OLW 2013, the blogging three times a week? Still gonna try to do better with <span style="font-size: small;">those. I hope you'll <span style="font-size: small;">stick with me. Your friendship is greatly appreciated! Until next time,</span></span></span> </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-20457957673443258522013-02-01T21:14:00.000-07:002013-02-01T21:14:25.708-07:00Love is in the Air -- with Close to My Heart!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today is the day! The new Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book goes live! SO exciting. SO many new beautiful papers, and stamps, and embellishments . . . . I am in L.O.V.E.!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Want a closer look? Visit my <a href="http://ctmh.com/creationsbykate">website</a>, and browse the yumminess page by page. Want one of your very own? Email me, and I'm happy to give you one, FREE! If you're local, we can arrange a pickup. If you're not, you simply pay for the cost of postage to you, and I'll give you a coupon in that amount to use on your first order. Easy peasy!
Of course, a new month means a new Stamp of the Month! February's is entitled "Home Sweet Home:" </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As always, the SOTM is <span style="font-size: small;">available</span> for only $5 (a $17.95 value!) with a qualifying $50 purchase (before tax and shipping). If you're shopping on my <a href="http://ctmh.com/creationsbykate">website</a>, you'll be prompted to add the stamp when you place your order!
But wait! There's MORE! Yes! We have a new Constant Campaign this month, featuring our awesome Studio J digital scrapbooking website. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">February is sure to be a month of digital delights because you can purchase any Studio J® layout for only $5—that’s a savings of $1.95 per layout! This is a great opportunity to try Studio J for the first time. Create adorable baby layouts with the Wishes and Fishes kit (shown above), or use the new Express Collections with collections of 10 ready-made layouts plus a front and back cover that are easy to use and professionally designed. If you are already a Studio J lover, then you'll be thrilled with your savings this month. If not, NOW is the perfect time to try it. To give it a try for FREE (there is no charge unless you decide to purchase any layouts you have built), go to my <a href="http://ctmh.com/creationsbykate">website</a> to get started.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-27431047451965035902013-01-30T16:54:00.000-07:002013-01-30T16:54:14.828-07:00It's Beginning to Look a lot like . . . WINTER!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh, my gosh! The weather is crazy. Crazy, I tell you! Really, this winter started off pretty mild -- then, we had two storms hit Utah right around Christmas, and we have not seen the ground since. Literally. After those two storms, northern Utah dove into what (here) would be referred to as a deep freeze. Highs in the teens, lows in the single digits, everything (including water pipes!) frozen solid! And of course, in Utah, along with the cold comes the nasty, yucky inversion. One of the downfalls of winter in a Utah valley. If you take a drive up into the mountains, you all of a sudden will break through the layer of haze, smog, and crud that the valley is swimming in and see sun! And be warm! Yes, 'tis true. On days like that, Park City is warmer than Salt Lake. The only thing that will knock out the inversion is another storm. And we've had storms this month! Several, in fact, with three in the last three days! We're back to the ground being totally white and the streets being somewhat slushy. One day last week, we even had freezing rain, which I don't think I've ever seen in my 19 years here. Icky stuff. I'll take snow over ice any day! All that being said, the cold, grey weather has really been getting me down. Interfering with my peace-full intentions. Breathing in a lot of anxiety along with the gunk. So I broke down and ordered an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W8Y7FY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00">Ion Therapy Lamp</a>. My counselor has been recommending one for a couple of years, and a few ladies I'm friends with swear by theirs. So, it arrived today! YAY! I'll keep you posted on what I think.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Obviously, I also need to say that Today is Day One -- mostly because I didn't keep up with my blogging in January. Where does the time go? I don't remember wasting 26 days, but I somehow managed it. We are trying to work on our house -- painting the walls and replacing carpet and floor coverings, so a bit of my time went to that. Still organizing my new craft room, and trying to catch up on online classes. And playing with the puppies, of course. They've really been enjoying the snow. I hope to update you later this week with the new Close to My Heart specials, as well as give you a peek into my Gratitude Journal -- which, I am happy to say, I have journaled in <u><i>every day this month</i></u>! Yay me! Also coming up, photography updates and updates for OLW 2013. Stay tuned! </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-35641888914210970392013-01-04T06:00:00.000-07:002013-01-04T06:00:07.886-07:00January with Close to My Heart!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello, everyone! Just wanted to let you know about a few specials for January -- one of which is a GREAT way to get a jump start on Valentine's Day! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">January is National Papercrafting Month and Close<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>To My Heart has created a fancy little Valentine Treat Tube kit called "Whooo's Your Valentine" to celebrate. Spend just $35 (before shipping and tax) and get the exclusive "Whooo's Your Valentine" treat tube kit for only $10 (valued at $40)! </span></span></div>
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12 die-cut boxes
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An exclusive D-size Whooo's Your Valentine stamp set created specifically for the kit!
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a FANTASTIC deal - $75 dollars worth of product for only $45 -- AND, you have 10 gifts all ready for Valentine's Day! Easy, peasy! Want an even better deal? Read on to get $108 worth of product for only $55!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The January Stamp of the Month is an elegant set perfect for weddings, anniversaries, sympathy cards, and Valentines Day . . . just to name a few. It can be yours for only $5 with a $50 order (before shipping and tax) during January only. If you order on my <a href="http://creationsbykate.ctmh.com/">website</a>, you will be prompted to add it before you check out once you have spent $50. <i><b>**Remember that you only have to spend $35 to get the "Whooo's Your Valentine" special, so with that added, you just need $5 more to qualif<span style="font-size: small;">y for the S<span style="font-size: small;">OTM</span></span>! </b></i> Here's a close up of the January SOTM:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, ladies and gents, we made it! Into a new year. Past the end of the world. Who'd've thunk it? But yes, it is Day 3 of 2013, and so far, things are going pretty good -- how about you? Have you made your resolutions yet? Me, not so much. I'm not sure <span style="font-size: small;">I</span> buy into the whole "resolution" thing -- mostly because I pretty much never keep them. Last year, I started my year off by making monthly goals, and that seemed to work pretty well for me, so I think I'll try that again for 2013. <i>DISCLAIMER: I went to <a href="http://bravegirlsclub.com/brave-girl-camp">Brave Girls Camp</a> last year, and learned a thing or two. I learned that <span style="font-size: small;">o</span>ne, I AM a brave girl<span style="font-size: small;">, and </span>that two,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Today is Day One. So is tomorrow. Everyday can be day one, so I'm going to be gentle with myself. (more on this in #2)! </i>So with<span style="font-size: small;">out any further ado, <span style="font-size: small;">h</span></span>ere are my January goals, in no particular order:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <u><b>Live with a Grateful Heart</b></u> -- My sweet friend <a href="http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/">Monika Wright</a> gifted me with one of her amazing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/101183994/365-things-i-am-grateful-for-2013">Gratitude Journals</a> last year. I absolutely loved it -- but I'm sad to say, I wasn't very good at writing things down. :/ This year my goal is to do better. I've put together my own little journal, and I'm hoping to get much closer to documenting 365 things I'm grateful for! I really believe that living with a grateful heart puts everything into perspective. From the great big miracles to the itty bitty everyday things that we usually don't notice, we need to be thankful for them all. It's in the noticing that gratitude comes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. <u><b>Blogging More</b></u> -- This one seems pretty easy compared to the others, but it's really not! Even though I've been online for a couple a years now, I'm still really new to this whole blogging thing. I'd like to post more, I'd like to make more connections with other people, I'd like to take a few classes and maybe step up my blog a little! :) This will also probably be a year-long goal, but my immediate goal for January is to blog at least twice a week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Phew! To some of you, that may not seem like much. <span style="font-size: small;">I'm sure it will keep my plate full!<span style="font-size: small;"> What about the rest of you? Do you make resolutions<span style="font-size: small;">? Set goals? Fly by the seat of your p<span style="font-size: small;">ants? I would love <span style="font-size: small;">to <span style="font-size: small;">hear your plans for the coming year! Wishing you all a fantastic 2013<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-77613569078948299202012-11-12T16:26:00.000-07:002012-11-12T16:26:50.297-07:00Hello Monday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is Monday, November 12th, and here in the US, yesterday was officially Veteran's Day, though we're "observing" it today. So, I'd like to start <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">off </span></span>with saying . . . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b>Hello</b></u><b> ... </b>to all <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the </span></span>brave men and women, past, present and future, who so selflessly put themselves in harm's way to defend our way of life. Your service to your country and your fellow countrymen is so greatly appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><u>Hello</u> . . .</b> to another week of Bible study with my family! We are spread over two countries right now, and several states -- we meet each Monday on a conference call for prayer and study. Currently, we're studying "Lazarus Awakening" by Joanna Weaver. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><u>Hello</u> . . .</b> to <a href="http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/">Operation Christmas Child</a>! Our boxes are packed, and good thing! It's National Collection Week! Haven't heard of Operation Christmas Child? Visit the link, and check out this fantastic program for yourself!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><u>Hello</u> . . . </b>to the amazing {mo}tography course taught by <a href="http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php">Jessica Sprague</a> and <a href="http://www.heidiswapp.com/">Heidi Swapp</a>! I'm joining hundreds of other women in learning to make to most of "mobile photography" -- i.e., my camera phone! It's always handy, and with technology today, it's a no-brainer to carry your phone and use it for the everyday photos. Ones you wouldn't normally capture, because, really, does your DSLR fit in your purse? Not mine! LOL! Want to see what I'm learning? Check out my NEW Instagram feed in the right hand sidebar -- and click on the Follow me link to follow my Instagram feed! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><u>Hello</u> . . .</b> to getting ready for Thanksgiving. What -- you haven't heard of it? It's that nearly forgotten holiday between Halloween and Christmas. The day we celebrate all in our life that we're grateful for. And I have so much. So many blessings to be thankful for. We'll be spending our day with family and friends. </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Monday is a <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/">Lisa Leonard</a> inspired practice. </span></span></i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-90843862602618694272012-11-11T21:29:00.000-07:002012-11-11T21:29:44.051-07:00November Constant Campaign!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Just dropping in to let you know about an awesome deal this month from Close to My Heart. We always feature a Stamp of the Month -- a "D" sized stamp set that is exclusive and only available for one month -- you can see information about November's set, Capture the Date, in my sidebar, and learn how to get it (a $17.95 value) for only $5. This month, we're taking it one step further. We're giving you the opportunity to get another stamp set for 50% off, when you qualify to purchase the SOTM for $5.00. BAM! Great way to get a little somethin' extra for, well, just a little somethin'! It's like two promotions in one!
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Visit my <a href="http://www.ctmh.com/creationsbykate">website</a> to shop today -- when you purchase $50 or more in qualifying product and the Stamp of the Month at $5, you will be asked to choose a stamp set for 50% off before you check out. <u><i><b>As an added bonus, Close to My Heart wants to help out those affected by Hurricane Sandy -- so for each SOTM set purchased in November as part of this promotion, CTMH will donate $1 to relief efforts</b></i>.</u> Yep. That's the kind of caring company I work for, and I love it! Link over and visit my website today!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-84159960935960828992012-11-04T23:49:00.001-07:002012-11-04T23:52:28.902-07:00Missing in Action!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I have been missing in action the past few months, and for that I apologize. I was just looking at my statistics, and realized that there might be a few people out there who missed me! Let me sum up August, September and October in a few short sentences:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><u>August:</u></b> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span>Big trip. We went to Alaska with my husband's family for 10 days. Absolutely loved it. Want to go back. Actually, I'd love to live there! (Yes, even in winter!) Will post soon with more details about the trip and photos. Think salmon, and whales, and mountains, and glaciers. So amazingly beautiful. Here's a teaser: </span></div>
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We no sooner got back from Alaska then I had to have my gallbladder removed. Just a short note: do not believe the Dr.'s if they tell you it's a quick and easy surgery. Well, the surgery isn't so bad, but the recovery is the pits. It was a full two months before I felt almost normal again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b>September:</b></u> I was so blessed and fortunate to be able to attend <a href="http://www.bravegirlsclub.com/">Brave Girl Camp</a> in the beautiful state of Idaho. It was an absolutely exquisite experience, one I'm anxious to repeat. Melody, Kathy and all the Brave Girl Staff were wonderful, and the other 16 ladies that attended are now forever friends. I'll be sure to write up a post about this experience, but will give you a <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">just a </span>taste of <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it</span>, <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">for now:</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b>October:</b></u> Nothing really exciting, honestly, other than working on my projects from Brave Girl Camp and trying to catch up with all the online classes I'm taking. I'm pretty sure I'm going to take a break with those for awhile, once I finish these up! You'll be seeing posts over the next few months about some of those classes, as well as photos of my projects. We did visit the pumpkin patch, my sweet hubby and I, and carved 5 pumpkins this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you for checking in -- I hope to do so much better keeping you all informed along the way. If you like what you see/read, I hope you'll share with your friends, and ask them to visit, as well!</span><br />
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Once again, it is time for the summer Olympics. I'm excited. Who isn't?? The swimming, the gymnastics, the ping pong . . . ok, I'm kidding about that last one (but it IS an Olympic sport!). It's so neat to watch as the world comes together peacefully to compete -- wouldn't it be wonderful if we could live like that all the time?<br />
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Here are a few interesting Olympic Medal Facts you might not know: </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">This is the largest medal (size and weight) in the history of the summer games. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The IOC requires a minimum of 6 grams of gold per medal. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The front of the 2012 Olympic medal features Nike, the goddess of sport/victory; the back of the medal represents an amphitheater crossed by the River Thames, as well as the 2012 Olympic logo.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The front of the 2012 Paralympic medal depicts the wings of Nike and the depicts the area close to her heart and represents the heart of a champion. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The last pure gold medals were awarded in 1912.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">It wasn't until the St. Louis Olympics in 1904 that the gold medal was introduced as the prize for first place. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The gold medal is made up of 92.5% silver, 1.34% gold, and the remainder copper.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The silver medal is 92.5% silver and the remainer copper.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The bronze medal is 97.0% copper, 2.5% zinc, and 0.5% tin. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The Olympic medals are designed especially for each individual Olympic games by the host city's organizing committee. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The ore for the 2012 medals was mined on opposite sides of the world -- the Kennecott Mine in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia. The metal's journey, from extraction to production, took a month and a half and involved a team of over 2,000. </li>
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We are proud to be part of the bigger picture, and proud that Rio Tinto was given this opportunity. We are also proud of all the athletes who have trained so hard to participate in these 2012 Olympic games. So, we'll see you there, I suppose, in front of the television these next two weeks, as we watch with awe and admiration these athletes who have given so much to be the best at what they do. Let the Games begin! Until next time,<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ah. Hello, Monday! Hello July! Here are some things I'm saying hello to this week: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello, yummy </span><a href="http://bountifulbaskets.org/" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bountiful Basket</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">!</span> I wish I had taken a photo -- we have cherries, cantaloupe, squash, bananas, mangoes, grape tomatoes, lettuce, celery, grapes, onions, LOTS of numminess!! I can't wait to try out a few new recipes to use up this harvest!! If you haven't heard of Bountiful Baskets, click on the link above and see if they're available in your area!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Hello, sweet friends!!</span> We have visitors this week, friends who moved to TX several years ago and whom we haven't seen in about 5 years!! I'm so excited to see Amy and her beautiful girls -- who are growing SO big! We're getting together tomorrow night for dinner. *Happy Dance!*</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Hello, Coffee Date! </span> Looking forward to meeting my good friend for coffee on Thursday, catching up on life and sharing some laughs. </div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Hello, Hoard.</span> Yes. You read that right. Have you seen this?</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Hello, heat.</span> Blerg. I don't like when it's so hot -- especially when said heat (and resulting dryness) leads to the horrific wildfires that are burning all over the western U.S. Our hearts and prayers go out to those who have lost everything -- or anything -- and pray for cooler temps and cleansing rain. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Hello Monday is a <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/" target="_blank">Lisa Leonard</a> inspired practice.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: xx-small;">Hello Monday header is provided by <a href="http://katyat34.typepad.com/blog/" target="_blank">Katrina Simeck</a>. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's July! It's summer! It's HOT! And that means we have some "hot" specials this month with Close to My Heart! Of course, there is the AWESOME new SOTM, titled "Live Out Loud." (Is that good advice, or what?) Here is an amazing card, made by the talented <a href="http://annettescreativejourney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Annette Green</a> -- a fellow consultant and someone I want to be when I grow up: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can, of course, get this wonderful set for only $5.00 by shopping </span><a href="http://creationsbykate.ctmh.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" target="_blank">my website</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and ordering $50 worth of qualifying product -- or, you can purchase it outright at the low price of $17.95. This is the final month for ordering out of the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book, so this is a great time to buy those stamp sets or ink colors that you've had on your "rainy day" list!! BUT WAIT! It only gets better! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Spend at least $75 before shipping and tax on<a href="http://creationsbykate.ctmh.com/" target="_blank"> my CTMH website</a> and you'll qualify for a popular paper packet and coordinating accessory for FREE! (A retail value of up to $17.90) Pairs are available on different dates throughout the month, so you'll want to place more than one qualifying order to snatch several Perfect Pairs.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 1 - 5</b> Mischief Paper Packet & Midnight Felt Shapes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 6 - 10 </b> Dreamin' Paper Packet and Harvest Charms </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 11 - 15</b> Fanfare Paper Packet and Fanfare Level 2 Assortment</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 16 - 20</b> Lucky Paper Packet and Lucky My Stickease </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 21 - 25</b> Mayberry Paper Packet and Mayberry My Stickease </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 26 - 29</b> Sophia Paper Packet and Sophia My Stickease</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>July 30 - 31</b> Believe Paper Packet and Holiday Pockets</span></div>
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I hope you'll join me in celebrating summer this month! Until next time, <br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, Annular Eclipse</b>. Yes, I'm in UT, although the Northern part. And no, I didn't drive 4 hours to Southern UT to get the best view of the eclipse. I guess I'm just not that dedicated. The pictures on the internet did it justice. (Although, if my DH had "suggested" the drive, I probably would have gone!) </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, Vacation!</b> It's hard to believe that over the next two weekends, two dear, dear ones to me and my husband will be graduating from high school. (Since we were unable to have children of our own, we live vicariously through our friends and relatives!) </span></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">First, <b style="color: #990000;">Hello, Bailee</b>. We've known Bailee since she was about 18 months old. Mike went to college with her dad. And her mom and I have been BFFs for, like, ever. (Well, ever since about 1995.) And we're godparents to her younger brother. She'll be going to college in the fall majoring in nursing. She is sweet and funny, and we are so proud of her! Isn't she gorgeous? </span></li>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, <a href="http://aliedwards.com/2012/05/31-things-begins-next-week.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aliedwards+%28%7B+A+%7D%29" target="_blank">"31 Things".</a></b> with Ali Edwards. Check out the link (click on "31 Things") to read all about the class. I'm having fun journaling along with her, telling 31 stories about my life. Can't wait to put my album together when I'm through. (I know, just what I needed. Another online class. It's an addiction, I tell you!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, Laundry. </b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">Didn't I mention this last Monday? Funny thing, there's more. And since we're leaving on a jet plane, it kinda has to get done. Soon. Maybe I should try to invent self-cleaning clothes. And self-ironing. And self-folding. Yeah. I'm right on top of that, Rose. <i>(Name that movie!!)</i></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, Rain. </b><b style="color: #990000;"> </b>We had a lovely few days of cooler weather towards the end of last week, with wonderful, drenching rain. My flowers on my back porch, and the roses in my garden out front, LOVED it. Me, it's a love/hate relationship. I love the rain, but not so much the mud that the girls drag in. 'Cause, you know, digging in the mud with all four paws is FUN, Mom!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, HIDA scan</b>. Yes, unfortunately it would appear that I might have gallstones. Meh. SO, off I go in the morning for this lovely "nuclear medicine test." Doesn't that just sound pleasant?? As if gallstones aren't bad enough. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What are you saying hello to this week??</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Hello Monday is a <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/family/hello-monday-adventures-in-avila-beach" target="_blank">Lisa Leonard</a> inspired practice. </span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Monday header is courtesy of </span><a href="http://katyat34.typepad.com/blog/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" target="_blank">Katrina Simeck</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">. </span></span></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-29222475798248988482012-05-14T13:58:00.000-06:002012-05-14T13:58:21.169-06:00Hello Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RlrbM2edxhfPS9p32Pl8VPKR6MLFVmWMYoaOrIYFV2HW_sV_WwMG0gE7hDQaznEk81dwLRLYir1sPt28Nlay9BMdrsowdUbZBVb5vtl3YHUA_7pOY4A7i8lL4My-UIGv_OJpKziVu60/s1600/hellomonday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RlrbM2edxhfPS9p32Pl8VPKR6MLFVmWMYoaOrIYFV2HW_sV_WwMG0gE7hDQaznEk81dwLRLYir1sPt28Nlay9BMdrsowdUbZBVb5vtl3YHUA_7pOY4A7i8lL4My-UIGv_OJpKziVu60/s320/hellomonday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello May 14</b>. As in, yay, we're done with Mother's Day. I know. I'm a bad person, but I really hate Mother's Day -- especially now that my mom and MIL are both gone. But for me, whose goal in life was to be a mom, after struggling with 10+ years of infertility and treatments, and just this past year having my tubes tied and an ablation done so there is no more possibility of being said mom, it's a day I can well do without. (If that was an over-share, I apologize.)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, yummy, tasty <a href="http://www.grouprecipes.com/43794/mango-salad.html" target="_blank">Mango Salad</a></b>. Made for dinner last night with items from our bountiful basket. Seriously, a new fave. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, healing puppy</b>. Our Sadie-bug, (75 lb. lab/shepherd mix) has been suffering from skin allergies the past couple of weeks, and then on Thursday, had a cyst on her back that ruptured. Therefore, <b style="color: #990000;">hello trip to the vet</b> to have it lanced and cleaned. Looks much better after a weekend of meds and ointment -- but she looks funny with the big shaved spot on her back! (Shh, don't tell her I said that!) </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, beautiful rosebuds</b>! My rosebushes are being slow to bloom this spring, but are FULL of buds getting ready to bloom! I just hope we get to see some of them before we leave for graduations! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, sweet great-niece</b>! You are growing so fast -- I wish you lived closer so I could just squish those sweet cheeks and hug that sweet little body! (And, yes, the sand is blue. Apparently, Crayola makes colored sand. Who knew??)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, frozen coffee</b>. (Frozen mocha, if we're being technical, with peppermint and and extra shot of espresso.) Lovely little local place. AWESOME coffee. Although my hubbs would disagree that this actually qualifies as coffee. But with 80* weather this week, I'm thinking frozen sounds pretty dang good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: #990000;">Hello, recumbent bike. </b> Hoping to get my grove on and build strength in my legs and back in preparation for our summer trip to AK this year. Of course, this means cleaning out our downstairs to make room for the bike . . . trust me. You don't want to see those photos. I don't need any of you reporting me to Hoarders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">What are you saying hello to this week? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Hello Monday is a <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/" target="_blank">Lisa Leonard</a> inspired practice. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Hello Monday header is courtesy of <a href="http://katyat34.typepad.com/blog/" target="_blank">Katrina Simeck</a>.</span> </i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until next time,</span></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-84646746010701189262012-05-13T09:10:00.001-06:002012-05-13T09:11:13.607-06:00For the Love of Mothers<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">To all the wonderful women I know who are mothers -- Happy Mothers Day. You are so blessed to have children, and they are blessed to call each of you "mom." </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">And most especially, to my mom, and to my mother-in-law -- you were both such shining examples of what being loving, caring, selfless mothers should be. You both brought such joy into our lives, showed us how to live, raised us in godly homes, healed our hurts, enjoyed our successes, encouraged our dreams. You are both dearly missed, today and every day, and we send you love and hugs and kisses. </span></div><br />
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Until next time,<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-52552346344648330392012-05-07T16:50:00.000-06:002012-05-07T16:50:13.118-06:00Hello Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09d-x8CjfMSXYjS_zFe4ZLvQgVOg4G9p6H66PYmExsvcBELhNCU2DhyphenhyphenXyR06VH2uVTjJ9tHweWS1GX5jRYEeEdGF-HOqy6iG3cFk8C1nA27aBOIin_Flj1Nlx8TGhckP4PYCNtre8Nn8/s1600/hellomonday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09d-x8CjfMSXYjS_zFe4ZLvQgVOg4G9p6H66PYmExsvcBELhNCU2DhyphenhyphenXyR06VH2uVTjJ9tHweWS1GX5jRYEeEdGF-HOqy6iG3cFk8C1nA27aBOIin_Flj1Nlx8TGhckP4PYCNtre8Nn8/s320/hellomonday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you believe it's already the 7th of May?? I can't! The year is almost half over! Here are some things I'm saying hello to today:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello strawberries</b>! I picked up a flat with my Bountiful Basket on Saturday, and have been rinsing and cutting all afternoon! I LOVE strawberries! (Apparently, so do the puppies! LOL!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello laundry</b>. How can two people create so much laundry? It's beyond me. Well, that, and I tend to let it pile up, because I don't like to do it. But that's beside the point. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello menu making</b>. I'm still trying to get better about planning a weekly menu and going grocery shopping once a week, especially now that we're getting most of our produce through <a href="http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/">www.bountifulbaskets.org</a> (awesome program, BTW -- you should check it out!). </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello haircut!</b> I'm off to see my own personal wizard, Cindy Lou, tomorrow, for a trim -- just in time for our 2 week graduation trip coming up!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello soreness.</b> I cannot tell a lie. We cut down our cherry tree on Saturday. Why, you ask? Well, it just had . . . issues. The biggest of which was that there are apparently not enough "male" bing cherry trees in our neighborhood, so we didn't get a lot of flowers or fruit. So, a "Stella" will be replacing the Bing in short order. Apparently, "Stella" doesn't need a man. ;) But sawing all those branches down to fit in the pickup? Oh, my aching shoulder!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hello barbeque!</b> SO excited for warmer weather and full propane tanks! That means yummy grilled dinners -- tonight it's bratwurst. Along with the fresh produce, it makes for a yummy meal! </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Hello Monday is a <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/" target="_blank">Lisa Leonard</a> inspired practice. Like the cute header?? It's made, and used with permission, by <a href="http://katyat34.typepad.com/blog/" target="_blank">Katrina Simeck</a>. </i></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did you read the fine print there? You can get the Dotty For You Paper Packet for just $5 with a qualifying purchase. FIVE DOLLARS. For 24 sheets of high-quality 12x12 scrapbook paper. THAT, my friends, is just 21 cents a sheet. How can I get this goodness, you ask? Well, let me tell you! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">For every $35 in products you purchase from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book (through May 31, or while supplies last) you qualify for a Dotty for You paper packet ($19.95 value) for just $5. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, cardstock weight, coordinating B&T Duos</span><sup style="color: black;">®</sup><span style="color: black;"> sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert. I know. WOW! Right? But read on:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">There are also two ways you can get this darling paper packet FREE!</span> </span> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"> </div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"></span>Hostesses will receive a free Dotty for You paper packet when their Gathering sales total $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile donations). This would be a great time to book a gathering, have a fun girls night with some friends, and earn FREE product! <b><a href="mailto:mkwyoming@msn.com" target="_blank">Email me</a></b> to book a gathering today!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Anyone who signs up as a new Consultant with CTMH from now through May 31 gets one FREE with their kit (which is a STEAL! It's only $99 and you get over $300 in products). To sign up, head to <span><b><a href="http://www.creationsbykate.ctmh.com/" target="_blank">my website</a></b></span>, click on "Opportunities" and then "Be a Consultant."</span></li>
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Hello Spring!
Hello beautiful lilacs! I've been waiting all winter for your yummy fragrance!<br />
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Hello Cherry Blossoms. Your beautiful, fluffy presence all over the valley makes me smile.<br />
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Hello . . . winter? Just for a day!<br />
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Hello play at the Desert Star. Hello, my love.
Hello dinner at Olive Garden with friends, and a fun Saturday evening out.<br />
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Hello, Easter Sunday. Hello, Risen Christ! Allelujah!<br />
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Hello, Monday!<br />
Hello pedicure with my bestie.<br />
Hello spring cleaning.<br />
Hello taxes. Really. We're in the final stretch!<br />
Hello "beauty salon" appointment for the girls. Bath and brush {hopefully} = less dog hair in my house!<br />
Hello tapering off medication; therefore, hello brain zaps. Don't ask.<br />
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What are you saying hello to this Monday? I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/hello-monday/hello-monday-farmers-market">Lisa Leonard</a>! Let me know what you're up to this week! Until next time,<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What a glorious day!! Today we celebrate. We celebrate the culmination of the last 40 days. We celebrate that this man, the Son of God, gave His life on a cross for <i>us</i>. For <i>our</i> sins. Mine. Yours. Ours. His Father, </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">our Father</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">, sacrificed His Son so that <u>all</u> His children could become sinless. <span style="color: red;">Forgiven</span>. We get a do-over. Whether we deserve it or not. And all He asks? Is for faith. For us to believe in Him, and in Christ, His Son. (John 3:16) Pretty sweet deal, eh? That's how much He loves us. </span><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nothing can separate us from the love of God.</i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> (Romans 8:38-39).</span></span></div>
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And Hello, April 2nd! I've been MIA for a month, and this will be a new feature on my blog. I'm linking up with Lisa Leonard over at <a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/blog/">Lisa Leonard Designs Blog </a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Project Life. It's been awhile. I hope to start catching you up on things!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Taxes. We're down to the nitty gritty, and I have to get you done. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello haircut -- hopefully you'll help my curls behave!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello Holy Week -- beginning the journey to the cross with Christ. But that's okay -- I know how the story ends!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-85988772290064670092012-03-01T20:00:00.000-07:002012-03-01T20:00:02.056-07:00#30 Days of Lists March 2012<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's here!! The March 2012 version of #30 Days of Lists!! I'm so excited . . . and it's not too late for you to sign up and play along! Simply visit their blog at <a href="http://30daysoflists.com/">30DaysofLists.com</a> and click on the "Register Now" button. The cost is only $8, and it doesn't take anything special -- a simple notebook will do. You can play along in two ways . . . you can download the entire months worth of prompts right away, and work on it as you can, or (and this is how I do it) you can visit the class page daily to receive the prompt for that day, and see examples from the teachers and other students. There is a Flickr group, as well, where we all share our pages and thoughts each day. So, it's fun, takes hardly any time, and at the end of the month, you have a cute little journal to look back on! Some of the lists are fun, some really make you think. </span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This go round, I created my own little mini journal, using papers and scraps I had around the house. It's a take off of the journal I bought last year from <a href="http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/search/label/30%20Days%20of%20Lists">Monika Wright</a> for the September 2011 #30 Days of Lists. There is a link on her page to her Etsy site . . . I believe she may have one or two left of her March 2012 edition if you want to purchase one! Here is an image of the supplies I used in my journal:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I do hope you'll click over and join me. Until next time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcK83b_x8IcJJsJHQLiWdxqH1HlYAfieOLB-kFkzXGvIk8lueU369duhdZA1ppisoZR4k-Q_CyLZHn-_w06C7yl4ymKBrQTl7IuzK_QVgq0M66UVNozg6qx7wb82L8r-4hSCyDFU_j34/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-47209567833073671792012-02-23T19:18:00.000-07:002012-02-23T19:18:38.704-07:00PageMaps Sketch and a Contest!Hi!<br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just a quick post today, for a contest over at <a href="http://www.writeclickscrapbook.com/write_click_scrapbook/2012/02/giveawayday-featuring-becky-fleck-pagemaps.html">Write.Click.Scrapbook</a>. They are featuring this PageMaps sketch:</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9akNqpZCJzZ4YOVFqyG9N3TwgdO1H9UAnbJJL95nx_P_8ibYN6bRUSvZpcYR8244t0l42IRd5_JEJqbvXQkXD_F4FMSE3WjqDCCWwLxif2IiqvN9UrdnUIJAKTrhhe_b7R2o4DPuUIaE/s1600/PageMaps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9akNqpZCJzZ4YOVFqyG9N3TwgdO1H9UAnbJJL95nx_P_8ibYN6bRUSvZpcYR8244t0l42IRd5_JEJqbvXQkXD_F4FMSE3WjqDCCWwLxif2IiqvN9UrdnUIJAKTrhhe_b7R2o4DPuUIaE/s320/PageMaps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The challenge was to create a scrapbook page based on this sketch, and post the link over on their blog. Here is my version, of my sweet great-niece, Penny. She had turned one the day before, and her mom and dad took this adorable photo of her smile! She's quite happy to be a big girl! :) </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had so much fun creating this page. I've been working almost non-stop on my Project Life album (more on that next week) and I find I'm really missing my "conventional" scrapbooking!! So, this was a lot of fun for me. Thanks for stopping by and looking!! Until next time,</span></span></div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-80948791722579151882012-02-09T15:45:00.000-07:002012-02-09T15:45:34.041-07:0052 Photos 2012 Week 5<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for dropping by today to see my photo of the week. You can always link over to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/52photosin52weeks/" target="_blank">Flicker Group</a> to see all the photos posted for the week -- there are AMAZING photographers there! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyways, on to my photo. The theme this week was "Create" and I must admit I've fudged a bit! This is a photo I took in November of last year, on a creative trip to the pottery shop with my sis and her friends! </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is our beautiful friend, Colleen, with her sweet little frog she created! (Bonus points for Colleen, because she loves purple as much as I do!) We had SO much fun that night -- wine and crafting and friends! Who could ask for more? Thanks for stopping by! Until next time,</span></span></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-75548766149041994362012-02-02T12:53:00.000-07:002012-02-02T12:53:44.980-07:00February at Close to My Heart!It's here! The NEW Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book, and it's loaded with tons of new paper, stamps, and accessories!! <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Click on the image in the left hand sidebar to browse page by yummy page. Want your own copy?? It's FREE, a gift from me! If you're local, just contact me and I'll arrange to drop off a copy. If you're not, you simply pay for shipping -- BUT you get a $5.00 off coupon to use on your first order, so it equals out to FREE! Fair enough?? </span></span>Just <a href="mailto:mkwyoming@msn.com">contact me</a> with your information, and I'll get it in the mail yesterday!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And, of course, what would a new month at CTMH be without specials? We have an cay-OOT Stamp of the Month for you, and another BOGO special for Studio J -- actually, it's a B5B5! Read on to find out more!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. <u><b> February Stamp of the Month -- Treasured Tidings</b></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you spend $50, it's yours for only $5 (a $17.95 value). Or, you can purchase it for $17.95. Either way, it's only available during the month of February. You can order it through me directly or through <a href="http://www.ctmh.com/creationsbykate" target="_blank"><b>my website</b></a>. Once your spend $50, you will be prompted to add it, or if you are purchasing it for the $17.95 price, enter item #S1202.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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2. <u><b>Five for FREE in February! </b></u><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;">You can double your layouts with our Five for Free promotion! For each Studio J® 5-pack you purchase this February, you’ll get one free 5-pack. That means you get 10 layouts for just $55—that’s just $2.75 per page, with free shipping. Even if you’re already taking advantage of Studio J’s incredibly low members-only pricing, you’ll save even more when you purchase 5-packs through this special February deal. To order your 5-pack and to get one free, head to <a href="http://www.ctmh.com/creationsbykate" target="_blank">my website</a>, click on "Shop Online" then add item #SJ5P. To build your layouts, head to <a href="http://www.ctmh.com/creationsbykate" target="_blank">my website</a>, click on "Studio J" and go from there.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;">Also, beginning February 1, you can visit </span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_373057819">StudioJ.com</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.studioj.com/" target="_blank"> </a>for a set of instructions for creating five beautifully crafted layouts in Studio J. These instructions are intended to help you become familiar with Studio J and its features. Remember, you can create for FREE -- play around, experiment, try it out. Then, WHEN you see how amazingly easy it is to create beautiful layouts in no time at all, you can sign up then! (Yes, I said WHEN. I'm that confident you'll love Studio J!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;">Well, I'm off for a dr.'s appointment, so I'll leave you to your browsing (and hopefully shopping!) Don't forget to <a href="mailto:mkwyoming@msn.com" target="_blank">contact me</a> today for your FREE copy of this beautiful Idea Book -- I have limited quantities available, so act now! Until next time,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-12122607552399808692012-02-02T12:09:00.000-07:002012-02-02T12:09:31.322-07:0052 Photos 2012 Weeks 3 and 4<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday somehow passed me by last week, and I had taken my photo early in the week! LOL! So I'll share both last week's theme today as well as this week's.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last week's theme was "Community." I asked my husband for his impression of this prompt, and he said "Hmmm, I'll have to think about it." Which, in translation, means, "I have no idea and I'm not giving it another thought." So, on my own, I looked the word up in the dictionary, and one of the definitions was "a group of people who share a common interest." We happened to be going to a play at one of our local playhouses with a group of friends a week ago last Saturday, so I snapped a photo of the audience with my IPhone. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This weeks theme was "Rest" -- and there is nothing my puppies do better! I captured one of our Chocolate lab, Sydnie, curled up in Daddy's chair. This is also taken with my IPhone, with the Instagram app. (I'm addicted! Follow me at mnkware).</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like my phone because it's always with me, it's compact, and it's fast! However, as I'm participating in a couple of different challenges using Instagram (more on those in another post), my goal from here on out is to force myself to get my big camera out to take my 52Photos. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new theme for this coming week is "Create." Check back next Thursday for my capture! Until next time,</div><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65759174@N02/6242286224/" title="siggy by mkwyoming, on Flickr"><img alt="siggy" height="127" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6242286224_f6fd29e317_m.jpg" width="191" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399886546830679446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47638298364771311.post-87997066576174033602012-01-29T21:29:00.000-07:002012-01-29T21:29:11.109-07:00Scripture Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLawTOTit08CoWEJlAXE0ccNAsntW4SFjJEqwckIM45WRu1nPkXIaQ_EcDwDeBLOuxeWLMl3ehrUqC2uz2Cl88KaIUxdqZkszU6LiCiq-ocfcpvQZ0q70PK2k2J8Qg9643_KVzM9FIWo/s1600/image001.jpg.scaled860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLawTOTit08CoWEJlAXE0ccNAsntW4SFjJEqwckIM45WRu1nPkXIaQ_EcDwDeBLOuxeWLMl3ehrUqC2uz2Cl88KaIUxdqZkszU6LiCiq-ocfcpvQZ0q70PK2k2J8Qg9643_KVzM9FIWo/s320/image001.jpg.scaled860.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="c4" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="c4" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tonight I would like to share with you one of my very favorite verses. It's a blessing, actually, that the priests were given to give to the people. The important words here are "LORD" which is the translation of "YHWH" (what we know as Yahweh), the name God gives Himself in Exodus 3:13-15 -- meaning "I AM." Anytime you see LORD capitalized in the Bible, it refers to YHWH. This was the name of God that was the most holy -- so holy, the Jews would not pronounce it aloud. </span></div><div class="c4" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="c4" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The other portion of this blessing I'd like to point out is the very last word -- peace. This is the Hebrew word "SHALOM" which, translated, means much more than our English version of "peace." Hebrew words go beyond their spoken pronunciation. Each Hebrew word conveys feeling, intent and emotion. <i>Shalom</i> is more then just simply peace; it is a complete peace. It is a feeling of contentment, completeness, wholeness, well being and harmony. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>According to Strong's Concordance</b> 7965 <i>Shalom</i> means completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.</span></div><div class="c4" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="c4" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">How wonderful is this God, YHWH, the God who created all and put everything in its place, the great I AM, wants for us not just "peace," but quite literally "perfect peace." HIS peace. I'm needing that tonight, as I'm a little sad and lost. And so I share His blessing with you, hoping that you are blessed as well. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">24 “‘“The LORD bless you</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">and keep you;</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">25 the LORD make his face shine on you</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">and be gracious to you;</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">26 the LORD turn his face toward you</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">and give you peace.”’ </span></i></div><br />
Until next time,<br />
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