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This is the man that will forever and always hold my heart. It's dangerous to do that....giving your heart to another human being. Over the years I have learn, that this man, wants only good for me. He has revealed to me the gospel time and time again by way of who he is. He likely, doesn't always know he's doing it. He lays down his life for me. He serves me, when he's tired, when I'm unreasonable, and when he'd like to plug his ears to my request. He leads me and reminds me of truth when lies lay await for me. He's not perfect, but he's perfect for me. To say, "I love him", doesn't even begin to express how dear he is to me. Troy, is a precious gift to me and I will forever be thankful for the Lord's graciousness to me. </div>
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Troy and I have been back from the desert for almost a month now. It was a much overdue time away together. Out of all our years together, this was, by far our most "active" trip. We hiked in the desert. It was crazy beautiful. The elements were more challenging than I imagined. The desert was a new experience for me. As I reflect back through our photos, I'm amazed once again at how I can see the hand of my Creator all over the place and how he uses creation to point us clearly to His Son, Jesus Christ. This is one of my most favorite photo finds. It reminds me, as we walk through this life, which is more difficult at times than I'd like, there is something beautiful going on in the midst.</div>
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-87330115048282883782017-03-20T10:31:00.000-07:002017-03-20T10:31:29.856-07:00He is near...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The above picture is not perfect by any means. To the professional photographer there would be plenty to critique. To me...it's perfect. Sarah is one of my most treasured friends on this earth. She is my partner in crime. We do life together. We laugh, we cry, we encourage, we celebrate, and now, we mourn together. This past weekend she lost her sister unexpectedly. To see someone you care about suffer, is one of life's most difficult things. In the picture above we are trying to stand in the sun, so we could get the perfect lighting, hence all the shadows. It's actually the perfect picture of this life. We are 2 friends seeking to "stand in the light of the Son", and yet, in this world life and it's difficulties cast it's shadow over the joy of the Lord, and it challenges the promises that we are given from His word. As we mourn, our smiles may be dampened for a time, but we trust He is near and in time will renew our strength. Praying for her and her precious family.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The eyes of the </span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: small-caps;">Lord</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">are toward the righteous</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The face of the</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: small-caps;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">is against those who do evil,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">When the righteous cry for help, the</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-variant-caps: small-caps;">Lord</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">hears</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's been 4 years since my last blog post. I've learned a lot. My nest is not quite empty, but it is on the horizon for sure. The Lord hasn't completely taken the desire to write away, but He certainly has fine-tuned it some. With age, I have learned that less words have more impact, sweeping promises, usually, can't be kept, and digging in hard and fast about things is not wise. My kids have been my best work and biggest blessing. Marriage will always be worthwhile work. Living out the Gospel truth is always the best choice no matter what. Today I am focusing on Romans 12:10 and Hebrews 10:24.</span></div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-9806496917452181802013-02-07T12:15:00.001-08:002013-02-07T12:16:56.875-08:00Why pay more when you can get it for less?...........This is the question I will be tackling today. Recently Troy and I have been making "juicing" a regular part of our diet. If your familiar with juicing then you know that most people who are unfamiliar with it and hear or see what it is your doing turn their nose up and say, "ewwwwww, your gonna drink what? That looks and sounds disgusting." They may be right on both accounts, but I would totally agree with their second observation. Another thing I wanted to share with you is that for the most part the Hoehne family is pretty healthy. I must confess we, as in, Carter and myself, have just gotten over the touch of the flu. If I had to give it a letter or number, I would call it the 24 hour flu. That is about the duration that it lasted. I only share this with you to get you in a position of where this post has come from and where I am going. <br />
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To begin, I woke up at 3:43am this morning and felt normal after feeling a little under the weather. This gave me some time to think and be thankful for good health, not only for myself, but for my whole family really. Other than some really odd weird stuff on the "Hoehne" side we really do have good genes. Once I was up I threw together my morning juice mix in my much loved Ninja! Being thankful for its handy work, I proceeded to throw in an orange that was a blessed gift from someone who loves me dearly and I them. Normally, I am not to picky...lie, yes I am, but not when it comes to free. Anyways, when I shop, I am always trying to get the most bang for my buck without compromising on quality. This is challenging to say the least, and more so when my hubby is with me to help. I normally try to find a middle of the road product, and I usually won't compromise for the cheapest produce. A lesson that was put to the test this morning. The reason I was blessed with the oranges was because of the great deal they got on them......10# for something like $4. I was excited for both the buyer of the oranges and myself until I took my first drink. I have been doing different juicing for a few months now and really, I enjoy them normally. Well, ok, except for the one I put cauliflower in. That was just bad. <br />
Today, I was able to drink it down no problem, but I could tell that the quality of the orange was not there. I know the skeptic in you is saying, "Maybe it was just a dud orange, that happens." I would respond, "Nope, it was just cheap." Makes me wonder if I even received any health benefits from it and if I didn't, I ask, why would I even bother eating/juicing one.<br />
So back to my question, "Why pay more when you can have it for less?" Ah, because, it tastes better and if I want some nutrients, then I should buy one that has some.<br />
Yes, I had some more thoughts as I drank the rest of it down and drove to the gym.<br />
I am cheap, but I won't be cheap when it comes to taking care of my body or my families health. No, I am not afraid of death or aging, I am looking forward to both, not necessarily this minute, but I am not fighting either one.<br />
We spend a solid amount of money on vitamins and other supplements that do a great job keeping us healthy. <br />
Yes they are from Arbonne and yes I sell it and yes I'm bias and would be thrilled to share and even serve you if you were interested in some. <br />
Anyways, I'm sure that Arbonne isn't the only company that sells quality supplements, but if you are taking some I think you should put them to the test. Find some apple cider vinegar and let your supplement sit in it for about 20-25 minutes slightly stirring. Whatever dissolves in that amount of time is about all that your body is able to absorb and then kicks the rest out! <br />
You get what you pay for and normally your paying less because your getting less. I say if your not willing to invest in good oranges and a quality vitamins, save your money and buy a new outfit and pair of shoes from the thrift store, at least you know what your getting ahead of time. You might be battling a cold or the flu, but you'll look cute doing it;)<br />
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proceeded to explain, "This is my 3rd baby and with my other 2 when I was in this hard of labor I was dilated to at least 4 and I go from 4 to 10 very quickly." As she strolled me along, and with a little chuckle, she responded, "Oh, you mean to say you hope your dilated that much." REALLY, you want to mess with a pregnant woman in hard labor? Before long Troy made his way to the room in time to save the nurses life, ha, oh, I mean to help me get into the gown and use the bathroom one last time before they hooked me up to the monitors. Getting into the gown would be fine, but using the bathroom the one last time was dreadful. With my other 2 I experienced contractions on the toilet and it was awful and I had no desire to do that again, so we had a plan. As soon as one would be finished he would hustle me as fast as he could into the bathroom, I would go, then hustle me back to the bed, just in the nick of time to deal with the next one. We are not very good at that game and our plan was unsuccessful. There I was on the toilet having a contraction crying, "I don't want to have a contraction on the toilet." Poor Troy is standing over me not knowing if he should pull me off or just leave me there. Looking back its hilarious, but I assure you that at the time it wasn't funny at all. Then it was back to the bed and time to get hooked up to the monitor and get checked. Wouldn't you know it I was dilated to 8. Labor was hard and to off set the pain, Troy was by my side allowing me to hold on to the neck of his shirt. Little did I know that the whole while I had been twisting his shirt and eventually I was choking him! Oops. The nurse helped him out by asking me to release my grip. Then it happened, I needed to push and I announced it to the whole room. With my previous children when I made this announcement they always said, "Go ahead, push.", but this time I was met with eyes filled with a bit of concern. They said to my surprise, "No don't push, you have to blow it off." WHAT? After doing this a few times I let Troy know that this next time I was gonna push our baby out so he should be prepared. We only had an intern Dr. there and he looked like a deer in headlights, but I figured we had enough experience to get this done between the 3 of us and the nurses. Then I made my next announcement that I was going to push this time and as I did my sweet midwife came rushing through the door just in time. Push I did and it wasn't long and we were presented with our precious child, Carter. We were thrilled. His brother and sister came up to visit and we watched Monday Night Football, because the Vikings were playing. That night Troy wore his Carter jersey proud as he held our very own Carter in his arms!</div>
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<span class="text Isa-52-7" style="font-size: 16px; position: relative; ">who publishes peace, <sup class="crossreference" value="(<a href="#cen-ESV-18704B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)" style="font-size: 0.65em; line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; "></sup>who brings good news of happiness,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0; "> </span><span class="text Isa-52-7" style="position: relative; ">who publishes salvation,</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0; "> </span><span class="text Isa-52-7" style="position: relative; ">who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”</span></span></p><p class="line" style="text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="indent-1" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="text Isa-52-7" style="position: relative; "><br />
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We had to work together to survive!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">Yes, that is a little dramatic. Anyways, I realized that a key skill to have,</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">as a parent of teens, is the skill of asking questions.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">Not just random questions, but the kinds that are leading.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">I am not so great at this, but Troy is, so I am following his lead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">I think this is a crucial part of parenting teens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); ">Learning to Ask and Listen,</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); background-color: white; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(176, 72, 181); font-family: Georgia; "><i>Connie</i></span></span></div><br></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><br /><div><br></div></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-25057355694422195292012-06-08T08:01:00.002-07:002012-06-08T08:01:51.357-07:00Favorite Find Friday......sidewalk chalk art!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have a wonderful Friday and I hope you have a favorite find of your own today.</div>
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Maybe your wondering where I have been, or maybe not and that is ok too;) Either way, indulge me because I am about to let you know. The past 3 months have been a restless battle for me. Not because of any particular reason, other than life happens and as it goes, I am not always on board with the direction it takes. I have been thinking on my spiritual gifts and hearing about "Holy Discontents", and at the Hoehne house the wind of change is on the front as I close out another school year. With all of that, I have wrestled with a terrible cold and some body aches that just throw a wrench in things, so I have been feeling weak and with that comes the lies! What lies you ask? Here are a few....maybe you can relate. <b><span style="color: red;">"You are not relevant.", "See,you aren't good enough, your much to old and don't have much to offer." "Your never enough.", "Oh, your way to much, way over the top."</span> </b>As I type it brings tears to my eyes because, <b>I know better</b>. Choosing joy has been so difficult. A lot of the time people say things that they intend to be encouraging, but at times they end up being discouraging in spite of their well meaning. (I am sure I have and will be again, one of those people. Sorry ahead of time.)<br />
I have been tossing around some of these things I have heard and pondering it by what I know to be true of God's word. <br />
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You maybe to have heard it said, "God 1st, husband 2nd, family 3rd, and "ministry" 4th." You know "God's priority list". I think I too, may have said this at one time until someone challenged me in my thinking. This has been an area I have been struggling with these past few months. You see, I am not so sure that is what scripture teaches exactly. Of course God 1st and there is tons of obvious scripture to back that, so my wrestle isn't necessarily with that part. My struggle begins with "ministry". I am wondering why it always ends up in a separate category. I think that when we are serving our husbands, families, and whomever else, it should be considered ministry, don't you? So many times, I go away feeling like, I just need to get a good hubby/ family balance, then I can go and do ministry. Yiphee, that's what I want to do, but this hubby and family is so needy, uggg, by the time I am done with them, I have nothing left. I am being obnoxious if you didn't quite get that. I don't think that is the intended message, but, I do think it is the underline message being sent. This God I serve does not do things in different boxes. He calls us to "Love one another" and "consider others better than ourselves" so I have to believe that I need to do that in each step I take. I am a bit antsy in this stage of life. 10 years of home schooling and 17 years of being known as a "Domestic Engineer" and living in a culture that overall doesn't put a high priority on the calling. This tends to make you a bit antsy to see what is on the other side. For example....a paycheck:), paid vacation, fancy clothes, and maybe a few pats on the back. <i>Forgive me Lord!</i> Please don't misunderstand me, I LOVE the calling on my life and to trade it I wouldn't in a million years. <br />
I have been asked, "What is your Holy discontent?". The question is suppose to lead you to a calling to where I could possibly be used by God is a tremendous way. The Lord knows I have quite a few "Holy" discontents, and with that being said, I truly believe He is the one who has placed them there, but for a time such as this I believe He has called me to a place of "Holy" contentment! UGGGG, that certainly doesn't seem like much fun, does it? Lessons are being learned and He is reminding me of who He is in the midst of this world I live in. I am smack dab in the middle of His plan A for me and I will say along with Moses, "If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here." Exodus 33:15 He has made himself clear on what I am to be doing right now and that is training up 3 generations of followers, teaching others who have not heard of this gift of grace, and loving people right where they are at. This is a high calling and I am privileged to be called to it. SO LIES.....get lost. I chose today, to move forward. Yes that is right, I'm up Lord and I will follow you to where ever you want to use me today, learning to delight in you as I go.<br />
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Ok, it is not as creative as I wanted it to be, but I am spending way to much time on it and some kinks I can't work out for some reason. UGGGG. But here is what I saw in the month of March.<br />
March Photo Challenge<br />
#1 Green, #2 Letter "C", #3 "3", #4 Favorite woman, #5 water, #6 Lines, #7 awesome, #8 Candid,<br />
#9 Irish, #10 blessing, #11 Work, #12 Clovers, #13 March Madness, #14 Shape, #15 You on 15, #16 a jig, #17 lucky, #18 Letter "D", #19 hobby, #20 Snack, #21 pattern, #22 Night Lights, #23 Games, #24 Paperback, #25 motion, #26 gadget, #27 transportation, #28 My weakness, #29 eye, #30 texture,<br />
#31 song!<br />
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<i>"But you, man of God, FLEE from all this, and pursue</i><i style="text-align: center;">righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.</i><br />
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The Florida Keys! I had only heard about them and now I can say I have been there. It is a LONG drive! All I ever remember hearing about the Keys is fun, sun, and more fun. As we drove the excitement began to mount. We made it, Key Largo. I was thrilled as we browsed the local tourist information hot spot. We grabbed brochures after brochures that promised all different sorts of fun. Our expectations were high to say the least. Snorkeling sounded fun and the price seemed to be reasonable, so off we went. Who would of thought that it would cost $9 just to enter the State Park to get to the spot you needed to register for the trip. Then as we entered the building, with everyone else, mind you, I remembered we didn't have any towels. No big deal, the day was real warm, and we could always buy one that cried out to us while we stood in line. Our turn! 2 for the snorkeling trip, please. Then reality set in with her response....."Do you have reservations?" What? Reservations? Were on vacation, who was thinking we needed reservations? Nope, no reservations for us, so they put us on a waiting list and we were to check back in 1 hour. Mind you we were about 10th on the waiting list. No worries, lets just spend some time strolling around the park and check out the beach here. Needless to say the paths were surrounded by bushy tree like foliage so we couldn't really see the ocean and as you can see from the photo above, you could only go so far. The beach was in an inlet area, so it wasn't as blue as we had seen during our drive. I could go on, but I won't. We had expectations that were not met and I felt myself fighting the urge to complain and become discouraged. At that moment I needed to flee from my desire to pout and carry on because I am a follower of Christ and even in this small thing God put up the signs to not go there. (Literally) After a few more hours of driving, you will see below that we did make it all the way to Key West and it was gorgeous. </div>
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</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-7053987724287679552012-03-16T06:57:00.000-07:002012-03-16T06:57:22.188-07:00Favorite Find Friday.........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is my Favorite Find! She is not only my hair stylist, but my dear, beautiful friend.</div>
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She has such a tender, kind heart and is the BEST at what she does.</div>
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The sweet Lord has placed her in my life about 10 years ago and I have been better for it ever since.</div>
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This week I got the blessing of having her work her magic on my mane:)</div>
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I'm not sure if I could of gotten a worse before picture. </div>
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(I had to bike to my appointment:)</div>
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Yes, she is a miracle worker!</div>
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I'm not sure if she even knows what a blessing she is or how important the work she does.</div>
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She cuts hair and works on our outer beauty all the time caring about our inner. She is one of a kind. </div>
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If you are looking for someone to give you a fresh new look for spring give her a call.</div>
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You can find her at Salon Eternity is Menasha. </div>
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For an Appointment call: 920-205-3281. Tell her I sent you.</div>
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You will not only be blessed with a new do, but a sweet friend.</div>
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Thanks Nicole, I am truly blessed to know you!</div>
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This is about as thoughtful as I have been today.</div>
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One of my children, who will remain unnamed, woke me up very early this morning.</div>
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As I spoke with the child, I half rolled over to see the clock and saw only a 3, and I knew</div>
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it was way to early to be opening my eyes, let alone talking to anyone.</div>
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Nobody ever tells you that they will never really sleep through the night.</div>
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Anyways, my point. I have really been struggling in the later afternoons with getting sleepy.</div>
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I take pretty good care of myself and other than the abundance of bakery goods my precious daughter makes, not a whole lot has changed lately. I really shouldn't be getting so sleepy. After some discussion with Troy we decided it would be good to ground her from baking to see if that would help. <i>(When it comes to the girls baked goods I just can't resist.)</i> Results, well maybe not as sleepy, but I for sure can't say I was full of energy. This week was time to meal plan again and I am always thankful when I am finished.</div>
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So today I went to the store and bought some fresh veggies in hopes to encourage my husband to eat these at work to tide him over from meal time to meal time and to avoid the sweet snacks that sometimes linger. Normally, Thursday is my out to eat lunch treat. Today was a little different, I had to get home because we had someone coming to the house to do some work, so no treat for me....or was it.</div>
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After I cleaned and cut all the veggies, I decided to eat some of "Troy's" veggies with my cold tuna noodle salad. I am sure your thinking TMI, get to the point already. Ok, I will. Veggies are good for you.</div>
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It is very late in the day and I should be wiped out, but I'm not. Now, I am starting to slow down some as I sit and post, but overall, I think the veggies gave me the extra boost I needed today. Ha, and I thought I was helping Troy! Come to think about it, I haven't had to many fresh, raw veggies in quite some time. I even bought the organic grown cauliflower and carrots. Turns out together, they were only 30 cents more than the "other" kind. Well, I have plans to keep on eating my veggies, because I felt great today and hope to feel this good more often. </div>
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P.S. My precious daughter is no longer grounded (in case you were worried) and as I type she is mixing up some super sweet treat that I am sure I won't be able to resist. Good thing it is a treat for a class we have tomorrow:)</div>
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P.S.S. She wasn't really grounded. Just in case you thought we could be so mean.</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-17091893722928241092012-03-07T11:30:00.001-08:002012-03-07T11:30:46.296-08:00Photo Project for March<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am going to just go for it.</div>
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I am going to commit for March to do this photo challenge.</div>
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I always wanted to do something like this.</div>
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I usually don't because of fear of failing and plus I always start behind.</div>
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It's the 7th already, so I have some making up to do.</div>
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Anyways, I am going to just have some fun with it.</div>
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You take a photo of something each day that goes with the prompt.</div>
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It is not my idea, so if you want to get more details hop or should I say "Do a jig" over to <a href="http://aprilmwalker.blogspot.com/">http://aprilmwalker.blogspot.com/</a>.</div>
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It says to link back at the end of the month, but I will have to figure out how to do that come the end of the month.</div>
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For now, I will be looking for green, letter "C" and the rest I need to catch up on.</div>
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Let me know if you are going to join, I would love to see what your March looks like.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>As you can tell there is a missing picture. Uggg.</div>
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The story of my blogging life.</div>
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The before was the most adorable snowman made by my girl with things found outside.</div>
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Today, this is what is left.</div>
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Here is the word that I think is very fitting.</div>
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Both for the snowman and the lesson God has taught me through his silence on my front lawn.</div>
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<i>"Behold! I tell you a mystery. </i></div>
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<i>We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, </i></div>
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<i>in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. </i></div>
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<i>"Death is swallowed up in victory." </i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #ca6060; font-family: BrushScrD; font-size: 48px; line-height: 55px; text-align: left;"> Blessings, Connie</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span>.<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-45833754313193968942012-03-05T14:12:00.000-08:002012-03-05T14:12:17.125-08:00Moody Monday Teen tip: Prayer<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />During my teen years I began to spread my wings. </div>
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Teens today haven't changed that much.</div>
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Well my wings were being spread, I ended up flying into some trouble. </div>
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The teens I am raising are too, spreading their wings and swooping around trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in this world. In the middle of it all, they have to found trouble and I am sure they may find it again. One thing that we have going for us is that, the Almighty, can see in the places us parents can't.</div>
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My teen tip for today is to cover them in prayer. They are on a battle field daily.</div>
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I had a dear friend share with me something that her teen had done and she is terribly heartbroken over. As she shared with me it reminded me of a prayer I had not prayed in awhile.</div>
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Lord, I pray if they are being drawn to trouble or are in trouble, that they would get CAUGHT!</div>
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My kids use to complain, "Don't pray for that. It's not very nice or fair." </div>
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I would just laugh, and say, "Well, if you are walking upright, then you don't have a thing to worry about."</div>
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As, I listened to my friend and felt ache with her over this matter, I said, "At least it has come to light. Now we can deal with it." If it would have stayed hidden, then we would have went on with life as if everything was just swell. Now that it is out we can begin dealing with the consequences from it. Better to do that under the care of loving parents. They are still in training. When they are little and do something wrong we just deal with it, but it seems, as teens, we think more about what we must have done wrong in our previous parenting, as if we are all finished. Here is some news, just because they get/got into trouble, it doesn't mean were terrible parents, its just more opportunity to train them. If we get to caught up on what we have or haven't done then we may miss out on the bigger picture. These are the times where we get the opportunity to talk about mercy and grace that we have been given in Christ. These are the times when the consequences are a bit bigger then when they were small, but not quite what they will be as adults. They may not need us as they use to when they were small, but they still do need us. They need our coaching and guidance. We forget sometimes that this is still our job, because they are beginning to act like grown-ups and look like them to. We are still the parents and our jobs aren't finished yet.</div>
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Prayer, what a gift. Cover your teens in it!</div>
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<br /></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-30192243953264058972012-03-02T15:54:00.000-08:002012-03-02T15:54:03.688-08:00Favorite Find Friday......<div style="text-align: center;">
I am so thrilled about today's post I could hardly wait. This past weekend my hubby and I did some thrifting. Normally, I don't weed through the clothes only because for him it can be quite boring and I really enjoy spending time with him so I didn't want to ruin it. But as we browsed I stumbled on 3 items that kind of just stuck out and he liked them, so I tried them on and then hemmed and hawed over spending $12 on these sweet pieces. (Cheap skate, I know) Anyways, that was until I saw a sign that said 50% off entire store. WHAT, 50%!!! Could it be? Yes it was true. So now my hubby was off to his section to see if he could find a few things for himself. I'm sure you can guess what I started to do......shop, shop, shop. It was a grand day and can't wait any longer to share my favorite find for this week and the fab. prices I paid.</div>
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Markon boots (never heard of the brand myself, but love the style)</div>
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$5.99 on sale for $3!</div>
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Ann Taylor Loft orange sweater</div>
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$3.99 on sale for $2!</div>
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Banana Republic white tailored button top</div>
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$3 on sale for $1.50!</div>
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The belt is old and the jeans I got for Christmas.</div>
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Kohls on sale for $19.99. (not a great deal, but jeans can be tricky for me)</div>
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That is a grand total of....$26.50 for a new outfit.</div>
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Here I am, pleased with my bargains. </div>
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Not only am I excited for me, but the little money I spent that day goes to a good cause!</div>
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Thank you, Bethesda Thrift store in Appleton and Five Days...Five Ways blog for the inspiration.</div>
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This is a photo I caught of my beautiful cousin and her new husband. I just love it and the computer doesn't do it justice compared to when I had it printed. I don't even think they know I took it. I love to think that in the midst of the hoop-la of the day they were able to have a brief intimate exchange between just the two of them. Their wedding was the best wedding I have ever been to. Makes me want to have a do over. My uncle, her dad, performed the ceremony and it was the most honest and encouraging one I have ever heard. They both went into marriage with eyes wide open. This was so opposite from my very own wedding ceremony. On the day I took my vows to be Troy's bride, I did not realize what I was signing up for. Good thing, because it is a big responsibility to be a wife and I may have gotten cold feet. </div>
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I entered into this covenant very naive, but I am so thankful to be learning as I go. </div>
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I am in the middle of a Bible Study right now that is on marriage. The title is "Women Making a Difference in Marriage". I have done many marriage studies, so I am pretty familiar with the usual material. Today, I am pondering something that I read a few weeks ago, that has left an impact. She wrote, as the wife, it is my responsibility to guard my husband heart and to manage my home. Hmmmm.....I know about managing my home, but hadn't given much thought to the guarding my husbands heart. What does that look like? After all, he is a man, doesn't he know enough to look after his own heart? </div>
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My thoughtful conclusion.</div>
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It is my responsibility to build him up and not tear him down with my words. I am to be his helper, not his boss or his mother for that matter. I am to intercept the ads that come in the mail that may be trying to seduce him in to lust and an unrealistic impression of beauty. When were out, I am the one to help when women dress to draw his eye. I am his sounding board when he finds himself in a dilemma. When I am speaking of him to others, my words are to be honoring. </div>
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Guard his heart, guard his heart. It's my job as a wife. </div>
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If you were to ask me 2 days ago, "How are you doing in the area of managing your home?" My response would have been......"Pretty well, thank you for asking." But after further thought, I'm not so sure I am doing that swell. For years, I have been barking out, "Let's get rid of that silly TV." Mind you, I just mean in the sense of watching shows, not the actual TV itself. I have never discuss this in a way that would be open for discussion, more like, just do what I say, type attitude. Needless to say, this has not worked out very well. After reading my study and watching "our" shows this past evening, I have realized that I need to present this in a way that is respectful and in a way that will be received well, for the very sake of protecting not only my husbands heart, but my precious children and even my own. </div>
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If I am to take my responsibilities seriously, that means I need to act in a manner that is receivable. I may be right in my efforts, but if I acting like a drill sergeant, it is likely I will be repelling the very people I am responsible for. Guard his heart and manage your home, guard his heart and manage your home. </div>
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It's my job. </div>
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I asked the question, "What does that look like?" It looks like it begins with my own attitude.</div>
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<i>"You were taught with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by it's deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."</i></div>
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<i>"Your eyes saw my unformed substance; </i></div>
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What I would have said.</div>
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She was a woman who was fearfully and wonderfully made. Her Creator knew every hair on her head.</div>
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He has loved her with a love that goes beyond all measures. </div>
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He had a plan for her life and so many times when we face loss of someone young, we struggle to understand all the, "whys". I don't have all the answers, but I do know that as we wrestle to understand and make our way through this life, the same Creator that had a plan for her has one for us. We are put together by no mistake. We are divinely set in families and friend relationships with great care. Becki's life has left fingerprints all over each of our lives.</div>
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It's likely we will continue to wrestle with the whys, but I know that with each turn of restlessness and each tear that falls we can trust the one who sees it all. </div>
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<i>"When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:16-17</i></div>
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<i>"You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?"</i></div>
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<br /></div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-11499109545327902862012-02-27T06:45:00.000-08:002012-02-27T06:45:29.180-08:00Moody Monday: Teen Tip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, that is me with my 2 teens and pre-teen. And yes, we are all smiling!</div>
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A friend and I were talking, "blog talk" and I was sharing how I wish this technology</div>
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was around when I was parenting my babies and toddlers. I went on to say how darling</div>
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some of the blogs are that I go to and I think it is because their kiddos are so darn cute.</div>
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She encouraged me that I should share about being a mom to teens. So that is </div>
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how I arrived at Moody Mondays! My goal is to share one simple tip weekly</div>
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on what we have done or do, to encourage, enjoy, and train our teens.</div>
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Today's tip: A lot of the work is done when they are young. Troy and I had a plan.</div>
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We set a vision for what kind of people we wanted our kids to be and tried to be </div>
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creative in the things we did to get them there. (I am talking about character, not personality. We love the people they are.) Example: We always expected 1st time obedience.</div>
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When they didn't obey us the 1st time, there were consequences. We tried to be very consistent in this area and when we weren't we would apologize to them and start over making clear our expectations of them. I know some would say that, that is not realistic to expect them to obey the very 1st time and for a time they did really struggle with it, but learned quickly.</div>
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In the midst of the consequences we would always remind them that we loved them and </div>
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that we were doing this for their good. We told them that we are the parents God has given them and </div>
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that they can trust us even though they may not like the consequences they were receiving. Then </div>
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if they would give us some push back we would ask them, "You know we love you right?", "You know we </div>
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always do what we think is best for you, right?", and "You know that you can trust us, right?". And we would hash through it with them until they would soften towards us in the midst of discipline.</div>
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Guess what. They still believe that about us today, in the middle of their teen years.</div>
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We have not always done things right, but in this area, I am thankful for the endurance of those early </div>
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years of training, because we are reaping some of that fruit now, by God's grace. </div>
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That's the tip. </div>
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<i>Train them while they are young about your great love for them in the middle of discipline. </i></div>
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This was the work on a building we saw in Brussels, Belgium.</div>
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We stood in the middle of the city center and it was overwhelming</div>
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how small I felt. I thought this verse fit appropriately and </div>
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today I am needing this reminder.</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-79076100788223392982012-02-15T14:22:00.000-08:002012-02-15T14:22:28.844-08:00Simple Woman's Daybook<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am thinking...I really enjoy being a volleyball coach.</div>
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I am thankful...for words. (I know that sounds strange, but I am!)</div>
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In the kitchen...pumpkin bars that will be devoured by teenage boys.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I am wearing...once again, my gym clothes. I am pathetic!</span></div>
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I am creating...volleyball drills in my mind.</div>
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I am going...to make dinner very soon.</div>
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I am wondering...how fast I can run 1 mile.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I am reading...a book on Volleyball fundamentals.</span></div>
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I am hoping...to still get to the gym today.</div>
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I am pondering....how I will be presenting the gospel tomorrow.</div>
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A favorite quote for today..."<i>suaviter in modo, fortiter in re"</i></div>
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<i>"gentle in manner, strong in deed"~Dwight D. Eisenhower</i></div>
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One of my favorite things...good sugary coffee from Aspen, Yummy.</div>
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<i>Chocolate covered Strawberry Mocha~delicious</i> </div>
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A peek into my day...uhhhh, it is almost over. No need to peek here.</div>
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Through the lens.......a sweet crisp sunrise for the villagers who take up residents on our lake for this short time.</div>
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</div>Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02605934516718601610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002035464688139732.post-44443444682294651232012-02-15T13:59:00.000-08:002012-02-15T13:59:36.302-08:00Word Filled Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>"Love is patient, Love is kind.</i></div>
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<i>It does not envy, it does not boast,</i></div>
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<i>it is not proud. It is not rude,</i></div>
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<i>it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,</i></div>
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<i>it keeps no record of wrongs.</i></div>
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<i>1 Corinthians 13:4-7</i></div>
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That is exactly what being patient is for me most of the time; suffering.</div>
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Might I remember that the next time I have to, </div>
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wait for someone I love, <i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">love is patient</span></i></div>
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travel behind a slow driver, <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>love is patient</i></span>, </div>
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wait for a treadmill to open <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>love is patient</i></span>, </div>
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listen to teens argue, <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>love is patient</i></span>, </div>
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submit to my husbands leading, <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>love is patient.</i></span></div>
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Being patient is showing love, and the suffering I am enduring is </div>
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"True Love is a servant, who thinks of others and their needs before their own."</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #ca6060; font-family: BrushScrD; font-size: 48px; line-height: 55px; text-align: left;">Blessings, Connie</span>
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There is no one else in the whole wide world that I would rather call my Valentine!</div>
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That's right, you can line up all the men in the whole world and I would still chose him.</div>
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I love to be the one who is called Mrs. Troy Hoehne. I love that no one else gets that title.</div>
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This man of mine, makes me laugh and smile like no other. </div>
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He brings out the very best in me. (and the worst at times:)</div>
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I love him so much that sometimes it feels as if my heart will burst.</div>
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I cherish and adore him. I long to grow old with him.</div>
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He protects and provides for me. He is upright and righteous. He is a man of character and strength.</div>
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He is fearfully and wonderfully made and his "manscape" is like no other!</div>
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My heart still gets butterflies when our eyes meet from across the room.</div>
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Best of all, I love us together.</div>
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I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines day with the one who holds the key to your heart.</div>
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If you have any creative ideas how to make your beloved feel loved and special, be sure to leave me a comment. I always love to hear from you!</div>
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