tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76726338876128744232024-03-05T19:20:00.521-08:00 Patterned LoveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13845775487170961719noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7672633887612874423.post-62808334109256717862014-10-10T06:45:00.000-07:002014-10-10T06:45:00.418-07:00The Proposal: June 21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well I said I'd post soon! And now I can actually say I followed through. When life settles down, I sure look forward to starting back into blogging on thrift finds and sewing and food... but I'm a little caught up in love land at the moment, and I'm sure you don't mind me telling you how Chris proposed. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So here it is, as told on our wedding website from kinda a third person point.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The past year was full of phases when we frequently said, "this is crazy". And all of it led up to this one moment that will start the craziest chapter of all. So why don't we tell you about that moment!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We frequent a certain coffee shop in good ol' downtown Gresham. Naomi has been going there for years for coffee dates and personal reading time. Chris spent a decent number of hours there while hard at work searching for a job after moving to Gresham. During Chris' first visit we spent hours there getting to know each other, and it became the place we go to just hang out. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chris had made Naomi think that he was too tired to do anything much that Saturday. So he sat back and made her think she was calling the shots. The morning was relaxing - we made brunch together and read out in the sun. As the afternoon rolled on, we went to run a few errands that Naomi needed to do. The plan was to end up at the aforementioned coffee shop and read for a long relaxing while.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When we arrived Chris went to order Naomi's drink. Little did Naomi know that he had snuck the ring in his pocket. Oblivious to what was happening, Naomi was chatting with some friends who just happened to be there (not knowing they were there for the sole purpose of distracting her). During their conversation, Naomi noticed a guy sitting in the corner across from her strangely engrossed in his camera ... but then was distracted (once again) by another friend who also happened to be in the coffee shop, doing "photography work" for his job.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Conversation moved on. Chris rejoined the group and sat with Naomi on their favorite couch. The husband of their friends had received a phone call and came back to tell his wife that his sister, was shopping in Gresham and needed help with a dead car battery. "We'll be back in 10 or 15 minutes," they said. Naomi thought it was strange since she thought, Doesn't his sister live in Portland? Who in Portland shops in Gresham? However, with their leaving, Naomi jumped at the chance to call a friend back who she'd missed a call from earlier. It was going to be a long phone call so Chris momentarily panicked. He came up with some weird babbling, stuttering, (stalling) noises in an attempt to get off the phone, so she hung up to ask what he needed. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Thankfully) Chris didn't need to come up with much of an excuse, because a barista brought out a mug and handed it to Naomi, saying, "Here's your Americano." Naomi was super confused:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Why is this a mug? They always use to-go cups. And why is this so light? Where's my coffee??? Oh wait - cute! There's pictures on this mug... Wait? These pictures are of us? Oh how cute! She thought Chris had given her a thoughtful gift. (Naomi loves mugs!) Until she moved her fingers that were covering the bottom half of the mug - there it read, "Naomi... Will you marry me?"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She went into shock, asking a multitude of half questions, "What are you...?" "Where did...?" "Is this a...?" "What's happening in...?" and she finally landed on, "Are you really proposing to me right now?"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chris responded with, "Yeaaaahhh." (Insert the tone you hear when a 10 year old says "duh")</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chris pulled a ring box out of the mug and opened it with a giant smile.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After Naomi realized she was sitting in silence for a few moments she said, "YES."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hugs and smiles followed... and more hugs! And the whole world said... "Aaawwwwwww"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep. I'm still alive. And feeling a little guilty it's taken me so long to finish this story. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sorry for the cliffhanger! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In case you need a recap:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last I mentioned in this love story, I was flying down to meet my boyfriend's family in Cali. I think I'll pause here and go ahead and tell you. His name is Chris. And at this point, we have both expressed our love for each other. It wasn't cheesy, and it wasn't cli<span class="hsb" style="font-size: medium !important;"></span>ché. It was a beautiful conversation. And that's all I'll say about that: At this point, we love each other.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was nervous to meet his family. I'm a pretty confident person, in general. But this was different. I was embarking on a weekend packed with tons of new people, in two different towns, from 3 different eras in Chris's life... Gearing up, I had determined to not get overwhelmed... after all, he had already done this part in my stomping grounds!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The whole weekend went so000 well, not to mention how much fun I had and how many amazing people I met. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The weekend concluded with conversation about "closing the gap" geographically between us. Long distance was difficult. And while we'd only been experiencing this for a few months, both of our intentions were long term. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know it may feel like I'm cutting things out, but I know no other way to embark on this next chapter without just diving in. Two months after my trip to California, I was making a second trip. I flew down to spend a little more time with his parents before... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes folks... Christopher packed his bags just over 6 months after we met, and made the drive with his crammed-to-the-top 4runner to a new home, just a 5 minutes drive from me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He packed up his life, he moved his life, to pursue a new life... With Me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I cannot grasp it. But I sure am grateful. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was being so impressed by his work ethic... just to find work. So many days of buckling down at coffee shops, surfing the internet for available positions. Resume after resume after resume. No responses. Resume after resume after resume. **Crickets**</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He hit about 3 months and finally got a couple interviews. One that even repeatedly called him back for another. But on the final round, they chose someone else. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, resume after resume after resume, he continued faithfully pounding the pavement. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We'd been covering this in prayer. Where was a job? Why was nothing panning out?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All the while Chris is job searching, I've been prayerfully waiting. I'm already sure that I love this man, and I know that he loves me. We both entered this relationship on the knowledge that we were dating with the intention to marry, both fully aware God could split us at any time, but that clearly wasn't how it looked after all this answered prayer. I desired to get married, just like I did four years ago when I started praying for my future husband<i> (Wherever he may be).</i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As people so often say, "It's not what you know, it's who you know." A friend connected Chris with someone Chris had known before he moved. That friend had a friend in a company with a job opening. With a resume, a letter of recommendation, and 3 interviews later, Chris found himself starting a job, 6 months after he'd moved to Oregon. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chris started his job the first week in June 2014. If you don't remember. He wrote </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that first message </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to me on facebook, June 15 the year before. As the first few weeks of a new job passed, it was quite different. I grew very grateful for the 5 months Chris and I had had together with all his free time. We got to drop things and go on random outings, whenever we wanted. We'd had 5 solid months of spending tons of time together and getting to know each other without silly things like "grown up" schedules. Hahaha. <i>(Yes, I work. But basically right by the coffee shop he parked himself each day and I get off early enough to have quite a bit of the day left.) </i>So this whole both having jobs thing, took some adjusting. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But it wasn't long until there was a whole new life switch to adjust to. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Christopher, my boyfriend... Proposed.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just over a week to the year since we started talking.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And a journey that started a year before became one that would be the change of a lifetime.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will post soon with the proposal story. But until then... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'll just be off wedding planning with just <u>under 2 weeks</u> until wedding day <u><b>already</b></u>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So... Now you can see why it's taken so long to finish the story... I've been plugging away at pulling a wedding together in somewhere around 4 months time. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>But they who wait for the <span class="sc">Lord</span> shall renew their strength; </i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>they shall run and not be weary; </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>they shall walk and not faint.</i></span></div>
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Remember the day's way back when you were 10 years old and your friend </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sent you an invitation to her birthday party and the envelope was full of </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">confetti and sparkles filling the beautiful card. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or your pen pall from the summer camp you went to, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wrapped a single dollar in their letter and told you to catch the ice cream man </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">next time you hear that faint glorious music coming down the street.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or the week before your birthday when all the out of town grandparents </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and aunts and uncles would start sending well wishes your way.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>and so it <strike>goes</strike> went...</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As your mom brought in the mail, you watched her flip through. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As she pulled out a pink envelope and called your name out, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you jumped off the couch and snatched it out of her hand. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jetting to your room, you flopped on your bed and started kicking your legs </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">back </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and forth in the air as you <strike>gently</strike> quickly tore open the envelope.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh the good ol' days! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Snail Mail totally never fails to excite me.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(minus the being an adult and getting credit card offers every week.)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Even more than receiving, I love to send snail mail.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So if I'm ever praying for someone or wanting to check in with someone and hopefully</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage them, who better to trust to deliver your note, than jolly ol' USPS.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Something I've found myself doing this year is praying through our church directory. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't always know what's going on in people's lives, but there's always something to </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pray for people over. So when someone comes up, and I pray, I try to send a note too. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At the end I almost </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">always sign off with "John 16:33" which became a verse </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I turn to often from the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">very beginning of my relationship with Jesus. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was given a great deal at<a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/"> Tiny Prints</a> recently and couldn't pass it up.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This website is so much fun, too! I found a card I love and got to personalize it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What else could I do, but put my trusty encouragement verse on there!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love how they turned out, and am already using them!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Galatians 5:13</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i>For you were called to freedom, brothers. <sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29159A" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29159A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup>Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love <sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29159B" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29159B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup>serve one another.</i></span></span></div>
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If you haven't read part 1 of "The Best Story So Far"... You need to do that!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Hopefully you're caught up on the events that unfolded last summer that took me from <a href="http://patternedlove.blogspot.com/2013/06/singleness-getting-personal-up-in-here.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Single-and-ready-to-<wbr></wbr>mingle</a> into a quick bout of Mingling and right into</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Can-I-have-yo-number?</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">If my memory serves me correctly I left you by saying I sat on the phone</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">for 3 hours chatting up a random Californian guy who I'd met on handy-dandy</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Facebook two weeks prior to said phone call...</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Yes... That's about right.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">We talked about the most random of small-talk topics; from comedians we laughed at, to where we’ve lived, to the go to <i>don't-know-what-to-say</i> <wbr></wbr>topic of ... the weather.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">The incredible intentionality shown on his part at the end of the call was what really got me interested. Wrapping things up he said, "I'd really like to call you again. Is that ok?"</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">After an affirmative from me, he went as far as to tell me the day and time that he intended to call again. Umm? Talk about considerate, especially for a girl, who by nature asks a thousand questions a day about why, when, where, and how for just about anything.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">And he continued to impress me as I began to feel, dare I say, <b>Pursued</b>.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Had God heard me? Hadn't I prayed to be pursued? But as it happened, I couldn't help but try to suppress the excitement. I was still in constant prayer, "<i>If this isn't for real, just cut it off now. I'm not messing around. I'm looking for a husband, Lord!</i>" But at this point I was at least gaining a friend. I hadn't overly invested. And I was doing what any cautious-with-my-heart girl does: checking in every so often asking myself, "If I stopped talking to this guy today, would I be hurt?" I looked back in my prayer journal just now, and I literally wrote down a prayer, "<i>Protect my fragile heart, Lord. I'm trying so hard to trust You.</i>"</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">I could read on and on in my prayer journal to remember every word that I prayed, but I don't have time to type them all out. But I will say this, God answers prayer <u>so much</u>!</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">As I prayed against fear of making myself known to someone new, the Lord opened the Word and showed me 2 Timothy 1:7 and I was reminded that fear is not from the God I serve, but from my enemy. So as this guy pursued me, I see now … so did God.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">After a few weeks of chatting online, phone calls and Skype calls, the conversation turned to the thought of an in-person, real-life meeting. There'd been jokes all along that this was some elaborate prank on our friends part and that the other person didn't actually exist. Although we laughed at the thought of a giant practical joke, the reality was that we hadn't actually met each other yet and knew that phone calls between two people are much different than in-person interactions or even group interactions ... so there were a lot of unknowns.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">We'd both been straight forward that this friendship couldn't really move into being more until we'd met in person. And, just 2 months after my post on Singleness, a friend's-friend's guy friend (yeah, I meant that) was flying up from California to meet me. Shock didn't set in until the morning he was going to arrive.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">No, we'd both been praying this whole time ... And as I'd been shown over and over, God answers. So on the way to the airport to pick up my new friend, I zipped by the house of the girlfriend who connected us for a quick, Get-It-Together-Naomi pep talk.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">The evening was fun with the couple that is half to credit for introducing us, and was followed the next morning by a hike of a local waterfall... <i>During which I realized I was a <u>total lunatic</u> for choosing to take him on a hike and become a sweaty-hot-mess for our first in person date we'd ever go on</i>. But sweaty or not, it was nice to not be on the phone for these conversations. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Photo above)</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">The falls was followed by many conversations with much deeper getting-to-know-you than we'd been doing on the phone. The weekend was great. I had actually accepted that I'd started to like this guy, and by the time he flew home I was now in shock that we had officially assumed the title of "<u>Dating</u>" each other exclusively.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Well, it wasn't even 2 days after he'd visited that he was booking his next trip. The shock continued. He already wanted to see me again? I was just adjusting to being pursued online, but this was a whole new level. Only a month after the first trip, I once again found myself at the airport picking up my ... boyfriend.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">The weekend, again, was so fun. Long distance was tricky, and because the opportunity didn't show itself very often, he braved the adventure of meeting my parents. I was darn proud of him for doing this on his second trip. I'm not sure I'd have had the courage quite yet. The 3 days passed too quickly and I was saying goodbye already as I dropped him off for his flight.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Talking a bit more we decided that I needed to meet his family as well. We started planning for me to fly down. Both of us were disappointed that we were going to have a 2 month gap in seeing each other. But at least we could call every day, and Skype fairly often.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">I'd been getting excited for a weekend with my mom about a month after his 2nd visit. It was my mom's idea, and I jumped at it! My mom and I are pretty close and we hadn't spent much time together lately so she told me to block out the entire weekend to go have fun together, but she kept the rest a secret.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Like I said last time, I could say so much more. </u></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>It really is the best I've ever had the honor of sharing and being a part of as well</u>.</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>for God gave us <sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29800B" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29800B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup>a spirit not of fear but <sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-29800C" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29800C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></sup>of power and love and self-control.</i></span></span></div>
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Do you ever get to that point where there are <b>so many</b> things on your To-Do list that you really start leaning towards the thought that none of them matter, let's just sit down and read Harry Potter?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep, life is feeling a little like that lately. Fortunately, I've been able to keep on task...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But let's be honest... I actually am busting my way through this Year Three book!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yea, you read right! I'm reading the third Harry Potter book. My goal this summer was to get through 2 of them, and as a non-reader type this makes me very proud to be able to say I'm almost done with the third... And it's only July!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you are my kind of human, you hear this and scoff. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"The movie was great." </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in the mail from the Cali guy I started telling you about <a href="http://patternedlove.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-best-story-so-far-part-1-online.html">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I finished those quickly, and with a growing love of holding a book in my hands </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and having my eyes roll along the hills the words on printed pages were creating. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So now, as I have officially ended the Chronicles and </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A love story, told and retold.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It will never grow dull.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It will never get old.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I begin, I wonder how many times I'm going to walk away, come back/reread, and edit this post. And that's all I will say rather than count them all and then tell you the ridiculous number. It will be many, because I want to get this post just right: An accurate report of the events, a wonderfully dream worthy story, and pointing to the Master-Mind behind it all.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It All Began with a Post:</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Little over a year ago I wrote a post called <b><a href="http://patternedlove.blogspot.com/2013/06/singleness-getting-personal-up-in-here.html">Singleness: Getting Personal Up In Here</a> </b>about the struggles, pains, joys, lessons, and all other randomness I had, spilling my guts about the topic of being single. It was the most vulnerable blog post I'd ever written and I encourage you to read it before reading this post any further. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was packed with things I rarely discussed with anyone. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(mostly because I attend a church full of people/friends who are married and starting or well into building families.)</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I sat quietly filing away information on diapering babes, potty training, dealing with sassiness, and good disciplining technique. I often fielded comments wondering why I wasn't married yet </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(as if this was my desire)</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> followed by mention of some "great guy" to hook me up with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(which was never followed through on by said mentioner)</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Please don't misunderstand. I love these ladies, these families, these kiddos. I'm just pointing out that the chapter of life I was in, was very different. And I longed to be married to a man of God and share life on this earth with him.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The singleness "novel" was posted on a Friday <i>(June 14, 2013 to be exact)</i>. By the time the weekend was over, 3 different friends had connected me with 3 different guys. Two had started with, "I showed my guy friend your post" and ended with, "he's going to write to you on Facebook."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I found myself laughing when I prayed, "Lord, is this some sort of sick joke? Four years I've prayed for a husband, now 3 guys are supposedly going to write to me? What is this? Why are you getting my hopes up?"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So one per day wrote. And I answered them all. I know what you're thinking... 3 guys at once huh? Who do I think I am? Don't worry, I thought the same thing. It freaked me out. And I was in constant prayer. I asked the Lord to "Make things clear. If none of these guys were my future husband, just make them losers for goodness sake." Then I got brave. I asked the Lord, "If one of these guys <b><i>IS</i></b> my future husband, give him courage to pursue me even if I resist. Give him stamina to stick with it, and please please please, guide us both... because this is just weird... Facebook? Really God?" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(Yes. I prayed that)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So this furry of multi-chatting online was short lived.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I met up with one guy quickly who lived in town. I'm sure he's a great guy. But we didn't hit it off. In a recap with the friend that connected us, we both had way different impressions of each other than what she has of either of us. But God knows what He's doing. So that was the end of one chatty-mc-chatterson.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The next nearest guy, just a town away, suddenly had a death in the family which made him unable to invest in trying to get to know someone "online," so he graciously informed me of this, and bowed out. I was bummed. I hadn't gotten to know him well, but he sure was cute. But, again, God knows what He's doing. And less-chatty-mc-chatterson was also bid adieu.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then there was this randomly connected guy friend of a friend's friend. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(yep... reread that if you must)</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. He lived a whole state away in the big CA. I thought to put the least amount of effort into this because what are the chance of things working out. A) he's in cali... B) we met on facebook.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But this guy kept writing to me. So I kept responding. Then he'd write again. And so would I...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who was this chum? Why is he pursuing me so much, but with so gently and full of kindness? Oh wait... Did I pray to be pursued even if I resisted? I am confident my God answers prayer. But this is just strange... isn't it? Or... is it?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A short while past. He gave me his phone number and convincingly said, "a phone call would be nice." And without thinking I replied with mine... within seconds I said... <u><b>Don't Call Me</b></u>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It freaked me out. What had I done?!?!?!?! I hardly knew this guy a week! Now he has my digits. Oh! No!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">His reply: No problem. I'll see how you feel about it in a week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A week passed in no time and mid conversation online, he says, "So, How do you feel about a phone call?" So impressed by his persistence and complete accuracy with the 1 week check up, I said, "Ok"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He called that weekend and...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We talked for 3 hours.</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>I could say so much more. I could babble and babble. But come back soon for the rest of the story. </u></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>It really is the best I've ever had the honor of sharing and being a part of as well</u>.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">1. The flair white jeans I skinnied last summer... now shorts.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">2. The long sleeve I haven't worn since 2009... now a tank.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>but if not don't forget to follow on instagram @patternedlove</i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As elementary, middle, and high schools let out in mid June, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in their cars as they did NOT have to drive 20mph anymore for some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ridiculous </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">length before and after the school grounds when they're already late to work.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And with these series of events, adults everywhere start seeing youngsters </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in stores, on sidewalks, and in coffee shops in the MIDDLE OF THE DAY. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wonderful people watching </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">experiences </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(in a totally NON-creeper-ish way)</i>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I checked the mail a few weeks back, I paused to thumb through </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but what's this? A faint voice in the wind?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, the neighbor boy...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes! That is without-a-doubt a little 7<i>(ish)</i> year old singing at the top of his lungs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But wait... what is that lyric I hear?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He has made up a new and original song </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that for the past 5 WEEKS has not left me alone... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it echos over and over and over in my increasingly annoyed, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'M GUNNA DO WHATEVER I WAaaaaaNT!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'M GUNNA DO WHATEVER I </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WAaaaaaNT</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">!"</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'M GUNNA DO WHATEVER I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WAaaaaaNT</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is a strange tune. He made it up... It wont leave me alone.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I cracked up at first. In fact, I literally laughed out loud </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as I went inside chanting with him. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But at this point, it's officially an anthem in my head that wont stop.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Psalm 108:3-4</b></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">I will give thanks to you, O </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">, among the peoples;</span></span></i></div>
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<span class="text Ps-108-3" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will sing praises to you among the nations.</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For your steadfast love is great <sup class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-15747B" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15747B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup>above the heavens;</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">down every pan in the kitchen type of meal. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And I am a little bit of a sandwich lover too... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So this here meal... just happened one day.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><u>Disclaimer</u></b>: I didn't snag a photo of the finished closed sandwich </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">because my taste buds just couldn't wait any longer. Sorry folks.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pesto <i>(I used Basil Pesto from Costco)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sun Dried Tomatoes<i> (you'll need the oil inside the jar too)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tomato jar. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I only had enough cream cheese for this left in my tub so I just used it to mix.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Drizzle<i> (love that word)</i> some of the oils from the tomato's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">onto your </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well there can't always be outfits and sunshine now can there.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last week I found myself galavanting around a huge field packed</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with rows of strawberries. As I picked and pick and picked, and chatted</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> with a friend I slowly but surely picked way more than I expected.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I took home a huge bowl of strawberries wondering what in the world</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was going to do so that half or more didn't go bad sitting in that dang bowl.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I chopped them up and put them in oatmeal. I made up some shortcake</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and topped it with these red delicious treats. And I even woke up early one</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">morning and whipped up some strawberry muffins to share.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And as I continually found uses for these mouth watering, flavor packed</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thanks to my Beatles fan of a mother. "Strawberry Fields Forever."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can't even type the title without singing it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Does this ever happen to anyone eles? The childhood song stuck in your brain.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have said these things to you, that <sup class="crossref" data-cr="#cen-ESV-26748A" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-26748A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup>in me you may have peace.</i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This may have absolutely no relevence to you right now...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But I love mugs! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I just love them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm not a glass or a cup kind of girl. I like drinking from mugs!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(and straws but that's a different story)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm not sure where this strange love started, or how and why</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it had developed, but alas, it has. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My lovely mother and I went to Vegas to visit my sister</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a while back and we all three went to see Love... the cirque</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">amazingness featuring Beatles music. In the gift shop, I totally</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">purchased a mug. It's huge and awesome... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but the next day we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hit up a local thrift store... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and I found this gorgeous turquoise mug </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for only about $1 </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and I purchased that bad boy too... Love it just as much!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(after I washed it)</i>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next week I am about to unfold the story of the best mug I have ever</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">held in my hands in my whole life. You wont want to miss it!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's getting a little bit crazy up in here, and I might as well</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tell the world because life is just that strange and beautiful sometimes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">P.S. I've set a goal for myself to read at least the first 2 Harry Potter</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.... and I'm Nailing It... halfway through book 2 and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">can't put it down. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Maybe I should start setting more lofty goals! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">straight off the BBQ, I've ordered somethings at restaurants that have </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But never </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">have a <u>used</u> a BBQ in all of my life.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Disclaimer:</b><i> I did mine in a different marinading order and think the way</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I typed it below is better than what I did... </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-2 bottles Teriyaki marinade </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No really, when you wake up at the beginning </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the morning, get the Brats on to boil.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You don't need to cook them 100% but at least 50% cooked.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While they're boiling, get the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Veggies washed and cut. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cut them in large pieces about 1x1 inch at the smallest. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(I think mine where closer to 2x2 inches)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is especially important for the onion, seeing as how we're all</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">used to dicing or thin-slicing for those lil cry-babies.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When the veggies are cut and the brats is cooked to your liking,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get your raw tenderloins and brats on the cutting board and cut them up.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Same thing, cut that meet to about 2 x 2 inches.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(not an exact science friends, just don't make them tiny)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now that everything is cut <i>(including any additional veggies you want)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Put it all in a gallon freezer zip lock bag and pour in 1-2 bottle of the</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Teriyaki marinade. <i>(this is your preference)</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I might even suggest you put your chicken in a separate bag to </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let that sit in the refrigerator all the live long day, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">while you go about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">frolicking in field, picking daisies </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and any other major priorities you have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to get through. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and start skewering it. I'm pretty sure I just did a healthy rotation</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of all 4 things over and over and over again. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But hey, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you can live on the edge and put two peppers together if you wanted to.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When you're all skewered up, take it out and light up the BBQ.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(or as I did, have someone light up the BBQ... Maybe I still haven't used a BBQ?)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lay out your Kabobs and cook until meat is finished.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wrapped it in foil and put it on the BBQ too. Carbs people, I love 'em!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text 2Cor-10-17" id="en-ESV-28972"><sup class="versenum" style="line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Psalm 68:19-20</b></span></sup></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="text Ps-68-19" id="en-NIV-14920" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,</span></i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text Ps-68-19" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who daily bears our burdens.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Ps-68-20" id="en-NIV-14921" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">Our God is a God who saves;</span></span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="text Ps-68-20" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">from the Sovereign <span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> comes escape from death.</span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">The fun things about this outfit:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Shoes & Dress - Clothing swaps, Necklace - Free, Belt - Thrifted</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well it's been a whirlwind of a weekend, that may or may not be</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">expounded upon in the coming weeks. But It was a wonderful one, too!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of my the most relaxing parts of the weekend was a couple hour</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">chunk I spent with another lovely human, just laying on a blanket in the sun.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Soaking up some rays, reading some books, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*cough cough*</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Painting my nails.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was wonderful & relaxing. I'm realizing as life speeds up </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">more and more as I get older, that I really </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">have to cherish these </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">moments of calmness and ease when the arrive.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Soak them in like water to a sponge, so that during those crazy times,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">those rough time, and those pull-you-hair-out-with-a-smile-on-your-face </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">time</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can just rely on that restful water I've absorbed and look forward to the next refill.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Northwest likes to rain just when all us natives </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">get our hopes up that </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">summer had started, I take every ray of sun with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">every ounce of seriousness... </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">aka... Soak. It. Up. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With the sunshine comes to light a certain little love of mine </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">known </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as FRUIT! I didn't even think to snag a photo of what I really </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">looked like prior to these photos but I did snap one of the proof.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Is that considered a confession when you eat something in its entirety?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, I confess then! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because that cantaloupe and I became real friendly, real quick!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I snuck it onto instagram in between bites as I sat on the </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">porch </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">loving the warmth that can never outstay it's welcome!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I believe the word I'm looking for is "basking."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, I was basking in the sun, cantaloupe in hand, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not a care in the <strike>world</strike> moment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you Lord for the Sun!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you Lord for Cantaloupe!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Quick side note before I share some scripture that I was loving today:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have now typed cantaloupe incorrectly in so many different ways that</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think my computer just rolled it's eyes at me </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">while it put that dang dotted red line underneath.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the </i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>sight of all. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>for it is written, </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” </i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, here it is people! The first Tasty Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bloggers seem like they always have all these fun labels for what they post </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on what</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> day they </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">post it... I'm not going to lie, it took me longer than it </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">should have to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">come up with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that there alliteration. Oh well, I'm new at this. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But enough nonsense, let me tell you about these delish meatballs, </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that I concocted the other day and immediately fell in love with!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><u>Disclaimer</u></b>: I'm really bad at measuring things when I'm making it up as I go.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">For all of you who need measurements... I'm sorry! Now's your chance to learn to wing it!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Ingredients: </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 pound Ground Italian Sausage</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(I used 2 pounds because it was for lots of people, </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>so keep that in mind when looking at the photos)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large egg<i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(per pound of meat)</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chopped Spinach <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(I did half a bag)</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-2 Shredded Carrots <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(your discretion of quantity)</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Healthy amount of Black Pepper, Salt, and Parsley flakes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Generous helping of Parmesan Cheese</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Can't forget the cheese... this makes it!)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Old Fashioned Oats</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(I always error on not enough and add more if needed after mixing)</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Directions:</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I always begin with the egg. Crack it, dump it, move on.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Put all ingredients in bowl over the eggs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After all items are in the bowl, it's time to roll up your sleeves. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dig your hands in there and start mixing. If you're afraid of a mess, I guess</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you could use a spoon or fork or something, but it wont be quite the same.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once everything is well mixed, get your scoop out and start a-scoopin.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At this point I've lined my cookie sheets with parchment paper so there's less</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">clean up at the end. Space the meatballs about 1 inch apart. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After I have them scooped out I roll them into more even balls by hand.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They aren't cookies, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so they don't need a lot of room to spread out. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I baked these at 425 degrees for 1 hour. Obviously that will vary based on the oven.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I hope you all enjoy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2 Corinthians 10: 17-18</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="text 2Cor-10-17" id="en-ESV-28972"><sup class="versenum" style="line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>“Let <span class="Apple-style-span"><sup class="crossreference" style="line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28972A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup></span>the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” </span><span class="text 2Cor-10-18" id="en-ESV-28973">For it is <span class="Apple-style-span"><sup class="crossreference" style="line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28973B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup></span>not the one who </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, as the sun comes out, giving smiling rays to tanning wonders everywhere,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the great Northwest didn't want us to forget where we've planted our roots.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And thus, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It gave us a bit of rain these past few days. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So while people everywhere are </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sporting tank tops, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm just over </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in Oregon sporting my tribal print </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sweater that I just picked </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">up in a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">clothing swap. I've pretty much wanted </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">one of these all year. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Being a thrifty type of a gal, I couldn't bring myself </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh thank you sweet patience.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>P.S.</b> Tomorrow I'll be sharing a recipe for the first ever effort to </i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>regularly share something other than outfits. Get ready for the Tastiness!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This Psalm was preached yesterday at church. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I wanted to share a couple verses from it today.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> is near to <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-14407AE" title="See cross-reference AE">AE</a>)"></sup>the brokenhearted<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="line-height: 0;"><br /></span><span class="text Ps-34-18" style="position: relative;">and saves <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-14407AF" title="See cross-reference AF">AF</a>)"></sup>the crushed in spirit.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I love the rain and all (Yay Oregon), but when that summer-time sunshine shows</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So bring on the sun!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And I guess, bring on blogging on a regular-ish basis again!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The verse I have for you today is important. I'm not the best at memorization.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I mean, I've had some really bad lyrical mistakes that I'm still not sure I'll ever live down.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I only know a handful of movie titles or actor/actress names. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So... when I decided I wanted to memorize some scripture...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It Did Not Happen.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">memorizing buddy. And below is where we are starting! Feel free to join!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bring on the Memorization.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or maybe this post could be better titled, "Yes, I Am Still Alive"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My break from blogging has been far far longer than I ever anticipated. I paused in December, caused by holiday festivities filling my calendar and then my calendar said to me, "Imma keep ya busy yo." </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And so goes life, right?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been doing things like:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. <b>Afternoon Tea</b> with my mom (which, if you didn't know, </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Playing underground <b>black light putt-putt golf</b>...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, my shoes are blinders apparently.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. And <b>building Forts</b> in my living room... </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. I've also been constructing <b>Lincoln Log</b> cabins.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Attending <b>DIY tables</b> at the local craft store.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Learning (and almost mastering) <b>chopsticks</b> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(My fingers get so incredibly tired...how does everyone do this?)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. And creating Baby Shower <b>cakes and Decor</b>.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So as you can tell, the calendar had important things for me to be doing all these months of blogging wasteland. And I could do nothing but comply with these demands. (All joking aside though, it's been a whirlwind these past 5 months and I've missed blogging.)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I'm trying to figure out how to get back in the routine of Le Blog, I'm rethinking it all together. Last year I posted outfits and zoomed in on the stellar fact that thriftin' it up is pretty much amazing and doesn't mean you have to be out of date. During the year it became one of the only things anyone ever talked to me about. Not that they would only discuss outfits, DIY, & thrift - but people would only discuss those things in reference to the blog and what they saw on here. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let's get one thing straight, I love talking about this stuff! But, it's not the sole thing I'd like to talk about. Soooo, I'm reinventing Patterned Love to include other categories as well. (In hindsight - good thing I didn't title my blog something like <i>Thrift Only</i> or <i>Outfit Mania</i>).</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been really enjoying cooking, as of late, and baking. I've embarked on sewing projects outside the clothing realm, and I've been venturing out to find new eats. All of which I wouldn't mind sharing with whatever crowd may be hovering my tiny square inch of the inter-webs. So beginning soon, I'll be back and I'll be starting some new adventures.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well I have to say, I'm in love with these leggings. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I never thought I'd be a colored legging type of girl, but H&M proved me wrong.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And I was pumped to pair this slouchy thrifted sweater with them!</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Eph-3-14"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,</span><span class="text Eph-3-15" id="en-ESV-29250"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>from whom <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29250AI" title="See cross-reference AI">AI</a>)"></sup>every family in heaven and on earth is named,</span><span class="text Eph-3-16" id="en-ESV-29251"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>that according to <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29251AJ" title="See cross-reference AJ">AJ</a>)"></sup>the riches of his glory <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29251AK" title="See cross-reference AK">AK</a>)"></sup>he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29251AL" title="See cross-reference AL">AL</a>)"></sup>in your inner being,</span><span class="text Eph-3-17" id="en-ESV-29252"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup><sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29252AM" title="See cross-reference AM">AM</a>)"></sup>so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29252AN" title="See cross-reference AN">AN</a>)"></sup>rooted and <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29252AO" title="See cross-reference AO">AO</a>)"></sup>grounded in love,</span> <span class="text Eph-3-18" id="en-ESV-29253">may have strength to<sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29253AP" title="See cross-reference AP">AP</a>)"></sup>comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29253AQ" title="See cross-reference AQ">AQ</a>)"></sup>height and depth,</span><span class="text Eph-3-19" id="en-ESV-29254"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>and to know the love of Christ <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29254AR" title="See cross-reference AR">AR</a>)"></sup>that surpasses knowledge, that <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29254AS" title="See cross-reference AS">AS</a>)"></sup>you may be filled with all <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29254AT" title="See cross-reference AT">AT</a>)"></sup>the fullness of God.</span></span></i></div>
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<span class="text John-6-35" id="en-ESV-26281"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jesus said to them, </span></i><span class="woj"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 0.65em;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-26281A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></sup></span>“I am the bread of life; <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 0.65em;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-26281B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></sup></span>whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so she asked me to share a recipe with you today! I usually share <a href="http://www.mywholesomehome.com/p/recipes_19.html" target="_blank">recipes</a> on my blog </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">seem to make them the most. The best part is they're super easy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. I learned this handy trick from my sister-in-law. Scoop yolk mixture into a Ziploc baggie and cut a corner. Use the bag to squeeze the yolks equally back into the whites.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Note from Naomi</b>: I switch up the amount of mustard and mayo. </i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I'm pretty much a I-hate-mayo kind of girl, so I try to not add too much. </i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Play with the portions and see what you like. </i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>***I add bacon sometimes too!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">The fun things about this outfit:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Jeans - OldNavy, Shoes - Target, Shirt & Coat - Thrifted, Blue Bracelet - Thrifted</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving yesterday!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had the joy of being able to travel to see my lovely <a href="http://www.mywholesomehome.com/">sister</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was quite the different holiday for me. I'm used to helping my mom in the kitchen,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as more people pour in the door and the living rooms fill up, and children run back</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and forth up and down the hallway. But this year I made one dish, prepped one more, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and sat back and relaxed. It was pretty sweet! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What did you do yesterday?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Philippians 2:3-5</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="text Phil-2-3" id="en-ESV-29378">Do nothing from <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29378F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup>selfish ambition or <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29378G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup>conceit, but in <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29378H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup>humility count others more significant than yourselves.</span><span class="text Phil-2-4" id="en-ESV-29379"><sup class="versenum" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>Let each of you <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-29379I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup>look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.</span> <span class="text Phil-2-5" id="en-ESV-29380">Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fun things about this outfit:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sweater - Free, Jeans - Buckle, Shoes - Target, Bracelet - Thrfited, Necklace - HomeMade</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This necklace started from an old chain found in my mom's garage and a short skirt </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that makes a tall girl like me look like I'm showing a little too much badonkadonk.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's how I created it:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Pick some materials.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Cut strips of fabric. (try to choose something that doesn't fray) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Get your piles of fabrics set out and ready to go.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Tie lots of knots!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Wear that thing like a boss!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All this brings me to what I'm thankful for...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'll be joining my sister Rachel for her monthly theme of <a href="http://www.mywholesomehome.com/2013/11/thankful-thursday-link-up-family-that.html">Thankful Thursdays</a>. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So appropriately kicking off today on Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm so incredibly thankful for having the ability to cut strips of fabric. And that I'm able to tie a knot. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love that I have a mind that can be creative when I see an old skirt and a bulky chain. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm just so incredibly grateful that God has given me the gift of craftiness... I know it's not on</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the list of spiritual gifts, but I'm claiming it as God given anyways! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>James 1:17</b></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30267AA" title="See cross-reference AA">AA</a>)"></sup>the</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Father of lights <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-30267AB" title="See cross-reference AB">AB</a>)"></sup>with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Sweater - Thrifted, Bracelets - Mostly Thrifted, Jeans - OldNavy, Shoes - Target</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Rom-5-6" id="en-ESV-28038">For <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28038J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></sup>while we were still weak, at the right time <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28038K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup>Christ died for the ungodly.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Rom-5-7">For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Rom-5-7">though perhaps for a good person </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Rom-5-7">one would dare even to die—</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Rom-5-8">but <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28040L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></sup>God shows his love for us in that <sup class="crossreference" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-28040M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)"></sup>while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.</span></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Leggings - Kohls, Boots - Target, Coat - Ross, Sweater - Thrifted, Scarf - HandMeDown from Grandma!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's the week of Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some people dread the holiday season, some people love it to pieces.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can't really say that I'm either end of the spectrum.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But I will say this! I'm Thankful! And for oh-so-many things!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First and foremost for being part of an eternal inheritance. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm incredibly grateful for Christ's love for me. </span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yesterday the sermon at church was on this psalm and I had to share it!</span></i></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pslam 100</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Make a joyful noise to the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, all the earth!</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serve the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> with gladness!</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Come into his presence with singing!</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Know that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15512E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></sup></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">, he is God!</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is he who <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15512F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></sup>made us, and <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15512G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></sup>we are his;</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-100-3" style="position: relative;">we are his <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15512H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></sup>people, and <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15512I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></sup></span></span><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-100-3" style="position: relative;">the sheep of his pasture.</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enter his gates with thanksgiving,</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-100-4" style="position: relative;">and his <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15513K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></sup></span></span><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Ps-100-4" style="position: relative;">courts with praise!</span></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Give thanks to him; <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15513L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></sup>bless his name!</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="text Ps-100-5" id="en-ESV-15514" style="position: relative;">For the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> </span><span class="text Ps-100-5" style="position: relative;">is good;</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">his steadfast love endures forever,</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and his <sup class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-15514N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></sup>faithfulness to all generations.</span></i></div>
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