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Learning to live it.Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-12601572715743867562011-11-15T10:52:00.002-08:002011-11-15T10:52:24.691-08:00A New HomeFor all of you lovelies who have read this blog at some point or another or even followed it, I will be switching to our new blog now that i'm married and a Lucht!<br />
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<a href="http://www.weluchtout.blogspot.com/">We Lucht Out</a>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-86488900494416053082011-11-15T10:52:00.000-08:002011-11-15T10:52:02.578-08:00A New HomeFor all of you lovelies who have read this blog at some point or another or even followed it, I will be switching to our new blog now that i'm married and a Lucht!<br />
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The blog will be a place for updates on our lives, a place for shared DIY ideas and the latest recipes that we're trying out, as well as a sounding board for our thoughts.<br />
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<a href="http://www.weluchtout.blogspot.com/">We Lucht Out</a>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-38087047230899892682011-06-14T18:55:00.000-07:002011-06-14T18:55:31.184-07:00DIY: Simple n' Sweet Favor Tags<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Wedding planning is in full swing, and I thought I'd post a DIY as i'm working on some details for our big day. Instead of ordering them, or ordering labels for them, I decided to look around for everyday items with which to make our favor tags. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">#1: Shipping tags w/ a reinforced hole. [You can get these at your local office supply store.]</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">P.s. I stamped mine on both sides, so I wouldn't have to worry about having to twist and turn the tags to get the right side to show on the favors. </div><div><br />
</div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-13488629871006201192011-06-08T00:15:00.000-07:002011-06-08T00:15:41.389-07:00I am a cheater.<div style="text-align: center;">My name is Pride. I am a cheater.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of your God-given destiny...because</div><div style="text-align: center;">you demand your own way.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of contentment...because you</div><div style="text-align: center;">"deserve better than this."</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of knowledge...because you already</div><div style="text-align: center;">know it all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of healing...because you're too full of</div><div style="text-align: center;">me to forgive.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of holiness...because you refuse to </div><div style="text-align: center;">admit when you're wrong.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of vision...because you'd rather look </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the mirror than out a window.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of genuine friendship...because</div><div style="text-align: center;">nobody's going to know the real you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of love...because real romance</div><div style="text-align: center;">demands sacrifice. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of greatness in heaven...because you</div><div style="text-align: center;">refuse to wash another's feet on earth.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cheat you of God's glory...because I convince</div><div style="text-align: center;">you to seek your own.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My name is Pride. I am a cheater.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You like me because you think I'm lways looking</div><div style="text-align: center;">out for you. Untrue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm looking to make a fool of you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">God has so much for you, I admit, but don't worry...</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you stick with me</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll never know.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll start and end with that. I'm going to chew on this. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You know--we all have "friends" that struggle with this... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-87217456334367143782011-06-07T22:26:00.000-07:002011-06-07T22:26:49.210-07:00Today in Pictures: Staycation.I'm still very much adapting to living at my parents' again. As i'm trying to figure it out, i'm exploring places that i've already known with new eyes.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">---a good read in a good seat---</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...all in the comfort of the backyard.</div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-73292149800439027122011-06-04T00:18:00.000-07:002011-06-04T08:50:04.925-07:00Solitary Refinement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHH_XJEmBr3ol15d-lt063P4KPOMFdU5Qb_Fn_WUpVLuJ9YLNizTN995Z8Dys-REuJd7NprzemBbpScvkrqbicvhZSJybkuTY41CpfHrbfV_j0Q5gQBC3vlMT0RYgjFiWxEPVuBw2GPRJi/s1600/Lonely_Girl__Sketch_by_frecklefaced29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHH_XJEmBr3ol15d-lt063P4KPOMFdU5Qb_Fn_WUpVLuJ9YLNizTN995Z8Dys-REuJd7NprzemBbpScvkrqbicvhZSJybkuTY41CpfHrbfV_j0Q5gQBC3vlMT0RYgjFiWxEPVuBw2GPRJi/s400/Lonely_Girl__Sketch_by_frecklefaced29.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although it can feel like a prison, solitude is actually a discipline that has its main function in being a means of grace. This is very much where I am right now with all the transitions in my life--leaving things, moving out of places, ending jobs, saying goodbye's... I'm not telling you this in a "poor me" kind of tone, but rather I say it because I know that despite what I feel (both justified and some unjustified emotions), God </span><span style="font-size: small;">is at work. By no means is the process easy, but I know it's well worth it. And in the midst of it all, I am learning </span><span style="font-size: small;">(though sometimes i'm not the most gracious learner)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> to trust Him despite the illusions my uncertain external circumstances may paint for me. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Henry Nouwen eloquently states what i'm going through quite well in these few snippets (<b>emphasis </b>mine):</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"As soon as we are alone,...inner chaos opens up in us. This chaos can be so disturbing and so confusing that we can hardly wait to get busy again. Entering a private room and shutting the door, therefore, does not mean that we immediately shut out all our inner doubts, anxieties, fears, bad memories, unresolved conflicts, angry feelings and impulsive desires. On the contrary, when we have removed our outer distraction, we often find that our inner distraction manifest themselves to us in full force. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We often use the outer distractions to shield ourselves from the interior noises. This makes the discipline of solitude all the more important</b></span>." </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"It is this nothingness (in solitude) that I have to face in my solitude, a nothingness so dreadful that everything in me wants to run to my friends, my work, and my distractions so that I can forget my nothingness and make myself believe that I am worth something. <span style="font-size: large;"><b> The task is to persevere in my solitude, to stay in my cell until all my seductive visitors get tired of pounding on my door and leave me alone. </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The wisdom of the desert is that the confrontation with our own frightening nothingness forces us to surrender ourselves totally and unconditionally to the Lord Jesus Christ</b></span>." </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "solitude begins with a time and a place for God, and God alone. If we really believe not only that God exists but also that God is actively present in our lives-- healing, teaching and guiding-- we<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>need</b></span> to set aside a time and space to give God our undivided attention. (Matt 6:6)" </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are not confined in solitude--but rather, we are being refined. I pray that by His grace, we--I-- give Him room to do so. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>"They that wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. They will rise up on wings like eagles. They will run and never faint." </i>Thanks for the reminder, Isaiah. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-83498945041706857802011-05-20T14:50:00.000-07:002011-05-20T14:50:01.149-07:00Hodge Podge Friday: I love the mailman.Ok, Ok, maybe the mailwoman and the occasional FedEx person. I don't know if our postal worker is male or female, but I do know that I love him/her. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>1. </b>Goodies that have come in the mail in the last week and a half:</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">My wedding shoes :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N0ymrrJEVDCHjrIJTgXZvplFBECt0Au3FXRdogS-pgs-07Hnzy7kd43nSZiLM2FoI2ezfyeIlLJgMl74NGxIN9e2nS3p1xusKWpAc-GvFmTxgKJF7R6GBeiQvEH_pHuJsWiIVEDwWZKC/s1600/IMG_8565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N0ymrrJEVDCHjrIJTgXZvplFBECt0Au3FXRdogS-pgs-07Hnzy7kd43nSZiLM2FoI2ezfyeIlLJgMl74NGxIN9e2nS3p1xusKWpAc-GvFmTxgKJF7R6GBeiQvEH_pHuJsWiIVEDwWZKC/s640/IMG_8565.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Three cardio, interval workouts in a box:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ve4ulZ5GApELdTlGscWTlaxZoRcCT5yNnYNazRBbZoDQMqR48wsFRLRkG4wqI6SIrmiT-kRFgQF017F7N9Evuha9sYt1-xrVV0yCKB07qJUKFw8kSzMxDvwp5EPcNswQs7nmVio_pOkr/s1600/IMG_8584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ve4ulZ5GApELdTlGscWTlaxZoRcCT5yNnYNazRBbZoDQMqR48wsFRLRkG4wqI6SIrmiT-kRFgQF017F7N9Evuha9sYt1-xrVV0yCKB07qJUKFw8kSzMxDvwp5EPcNswQs7nmVio_pOkr/s640/IMG_8584.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Inspiring snail mail:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfjX_0Duj60fPkzjZt30DeqMEF8bao1-75M3ycOcWWgvx8hKfbZAdvOKitHIY-72aB0vsrj-yqptEJcACThhtR0hQYI92RBfhqMZGTHIsn69FpdRqE1ChzNaqydPt9bXVNbv-bmEnFQl1/s1600/IMG_8589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfjX_0Duj60fPkzjZt30DeqMEF8bao1-75M3ycOcWWgvx8hKfbZAdvOKitHIY-72aB0vsrj-yqptEJcACThhtR0hQYI92RBfhqMZGTHIsn69FpdRqE1ChzNaqydPt9bXVNbv-bmEnFQl1/s640/IMG_8589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Engagement Pictures Set 1:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkUXuCCDNAVJorRH4DHe_cv6r5PsIFnY4YJ6y4DZ_Bt-qNneAnBr66Ojx2fxtqoRgi0Dd_qeuDyxkNUGpB8kOVsFd98x2aP_vcwu3ovjairB_PWlrWPVC-IY8urpF1OKW_KuP2CECkHKQ/s1600/IMG_8594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkUXuCCDNAVJorRH4DHe_cv6r5PsIFnY4YJ6y4DZ_Bt-qNneAnBr66Ojx2fxtqoRgi0Dd_qeuDyxkNUGpB8kOVsFd98x2aP_vcwu3ovjairB_PWlrWPVC-IY8urpF1OKW_KuP2CECkHKQ/s640/IMG_8594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Engagement Pictures Set 2:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc3bSJhCc0wQM9zTvP91MniA1KxcmIurQFO8LExR2CLaaAfokLrdZruKTy21KcXaZwkgOszFsFg4YOP6xAeYIpgpO1tTxm9vzj24Fjho8qq2FZJXDELkvfLulnFSQf1e6F9-rsDklrwNh/s1600/IMG_8603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc3bSJhCc0wQM9zTvP91MniA1KxcmIurQFO8LExR2CLaaAfokLrdZruKTy21KcXaZwkgOszFsFg4YOP6xAeYIpgpO1tTxm9vzj24Fjho8qq2FZJXDELkvfLulnFSQf1e6F9-rsDklrwNh/s640/IMG_8603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>2.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> A lasting utterance from this past week:</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"Being disoriented is good; it causes you to stop and be still--to really sit in the presence of the Father."</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Professor Liang</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3.</span></b> My current state with everything that's going on:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Disoriented. Well, at least know I know it's a good thing ;). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>4. </b>Here is one of the pictures that I took of one of my best friends, <a href="http://beccabacon.blogspot.com/">Becca</a>, this past week:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQSdYKbdc1sltuWZVhrJAM4R0Gly9XC05ugIeuyUZjsn4gKXSBEQ2I8b8O2604Mk1O6r8JD9B5MGeWjgQ1fIaxJ74Llaip7YELvD8n4uIYAhyphenhyphenKCBHLOXjUIIM6Tct7DpKs8DbAlVpo8Yg/s1600/226836_762112368847_30600033_38447973_3698770_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQSdYKbdc1sltuWZVhrJAM4R0Gly9XC05ugIeuyUZjsn4gKXSBEQ2I8b8O2604Mk1O6r8JD9B5MGeWjgQ1fIaxJ74Llaip7YELvD8n4uIYAhyphenhyphenKCBHLOXjUIIM6Tct7DpKs8DbAlVpo8Yg/s640/226836_762112368847_30600033_38447973_3698770_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the rest here:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://lifewithedphotography.blogspot.com/2011/05/friends-becca-nimble.html">Life With [ED]</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great weekend! A few more final projects, a lot more moving, and i'll be more sane by my next entry--hopefully :). </div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-41891864411369705262011-05-18T11:10:00.000-07:002011-05-18T11:27:05.718-07:00Blogg[ED].A little dabble here. A little dabble there. I've finally started a separate blog for just photography-related posts. It's not just a blog for pictures, it's represents a lot that Dave and I will transition into once we're married--working as a team. The site is appropriately named "<a href="http://www.lifewithedphotography.blogspot.com/">Life With [ED]</a>." [ED]= Elizabeth+David--aka Team [ED].<br />
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I've been blessed with various jobs here and there--shooting engagement pictures, family portraits, even weddings (crazy!). We're really excited to see how God continues to shed light onto this part of our adventure. Dave has the business savvy mind, so it's been really encouraging to have him help me along the way with pursuing this as a more-than-just-a-creative-outlet type of thing. To be completely honest, there have been times when I've been a bit iffy about diving into the world of photography as any form of business venture, but there have been affirming moments along the way. Plus, life's all about faith.<br />
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I'm learning faith right now.<br />
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We're both learning faith.<br />
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Insert leap here: ___________.<br />
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We'd love the support; check out the new blog and follow us!Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-50660991484659204032011-05-16T10:57:00.000-07:002011-05-16T11:01:45.350-07:00"We Made Teacher Cry."<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko5OBipfdm3FlaSddpHg2x1kqMbuUYm58-4t4Dlou-rSQCDEAEkxUZBd8TcBaLAEmMYVR1pl18bfS9V8Lg2EKYOmgqUGj2Rt9JbVWCZ2SMAQHaQOQOi5Uqd28eukyZ0vHprpQr5VsOKKq/s1600/IMG_8537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko5OBipfdm3FlaSddpHg2x1kqMbuUYm58-4t4Dlou-rSQCDEAEkxUZBd8TcBaLAEmMYVR1pl18bfS9V8Lg2EKYOmgqUGj2Rt9JbVWCZ2SMAQHaQOQOi5Uqd28eukyZ0vHprpQr5VsOKKq/s400/IMG_8537.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I told them earlier on in the semester that I cry <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">when I'm happy</span>, I cry <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">when I'm sad</span>, I cry <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">when I'm mad</span>, and that I cry when I'm feeling about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">almost any other</span> strong or noteworthy (sometimes) emotion. Although I didn't want to bank on the fact that I would, I had a feeling that I'd end up crying in front of my <b>adult-aged students</b> at the end of the semester--not because I was mad or frustrated. Instead, I'd be crying some mix of <b>happy and sad tears</b>--happy because the semester had been such a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">great experience</span> and sad because I was going to miss my students AND because it'd mark the last class I'd teach at the American Language Institute at CSULB. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">With finishing my master's program, moving home to live with my parents for a few months before the wedding, and getting married, I find that I'm saying <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>goodbye</b></span> to a job that I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">love</span>, friends who I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">adore</span>, and a city that i've called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>home</b></span> for the last 6 years. I had told my students this, and they decided to say goodbye in the sweetest fashion ever:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The minute my student Will pulled this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>cork-board-creation</b></span> out of his bag, I knew that the tears were going to flow freely.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><b>Grammar 3 Students,</b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Thank you for investing your time into this class.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Thank you for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">inspiring</span> to be a better teacher.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Thank you for making me laugh.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Thank you for making me cry ;).</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Thank you for making my last term at the ALI so memorable.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Thank you for blessing me.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><b>Thank you for being such a great class!</b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>I really just hope for each and every one of you that you become <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">lifelong learners</span>--in and out of any kind of school environment. For those of you who are going home, I hope that you take things that you've learned with you. For those of you who are staying here in the United States, I hope that you keep those things near as you continue to build on them. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Love,</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Liz</i></span>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-44232554238312051092011-05-10T11:42:00.000-07:002011-05-13T12:04:25.889-07:002 Moms+ 2 Photographers+ 2 Friends= One Engagement Shoot Blogged TWO ways!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40wIgpYIiW4w3MNHSUVTUvPzSNiGrr2tIFsp2DlwH1Grl0tjPybvkGPNuIt9Ya5klmjHb3oDExmGb90cIULPyCIYnurJ9ER-l6t8ja8kRaKBIVRQlhuqYbLQlt_7v_b_KHo7zXw4eoStm/s1600/2011-05-10_1121.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40wIgpYIiW4w3MNHSUVTUvPzSNiGrr2tIFsp2DlwH1Grl0tjPybvkGPNuIt9Ya5klmjHb3oDExmGb90cIULPyCIYnurJ9ER-l6t8ja8kRaKBIVRQlhuqYbLQlt_7v_b_KHo7zXw4eoStm/s320/2011-05-10_1121.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This past weekend, Dave and I were able to experience something that is hard to put into words. <b>Neither one</b> of us are the editorial, <i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>really-good-in-front-of-the-camera</b></span></i> type of person (well, at least i'm not). When it came time for engagement pictures, we weren't sure what our experience was going to be. Instead of having us pose, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rosina</b></span> and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah</b></span> showed us that they are on a <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">photographic journey</span> to capture couples <i>as they are</i>, to facilitate space for couples <span style="font-size: large;">to just be</span>, and to create an environment where couples are able to look back on that day and remember exactly what they were feeling towards each other and <span style="font-size: large;"><b>the adventure</b></span> that led them up to that point. Thank you for capturing memories, and helping us make some new ones. We laughed, we cried, we sang, we danced; and in the best sense possible, it was almost as though Dave and I were the <span style="font-size: large;">only two people</span> in that beautiful field. That just goes to show how <span style="font-size: x-large;">natural and easy</span> it is to be around both Rosina and Sarah.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you</span> for being on a mission to celebrate love by way of capturing REAL moments. Your <span style="font-size: large;">creative eyes </span>are only outmatched by your <span style="font-size: large;"><b>beautiful hearts</b></span>. You've blessed us with pictures that we'll be able to look at and reminisce with "for as long as we both shall live." I know it sounds cheesy, but the hope and knowledge of forever are anything but. </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was telling Dave my hope of these images being reflective of what the rest of our lives will be like--full of laughter, worship, and love. :)<span style="font-size: large;">Amen.</span></span>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-36117116829170842712011-05-09T13:43:00.000-07:002011-05-13T12:10:26.784-07:00In a Field With Trees<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On <u>March 12, 2011</u>, I became a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">fiance</span></b> when <i>my Dave</i> asked me to marry him in a beautifully crafted <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">tree house</span></b>--perfectly situated in a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>lovely field</b></span> full of trees!!! Since things have been pretty hectic with my last semester of school, I'll post about that ASAP. Until I can follow through with that, I'll more than gladly show you</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> two <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">sneak peak</span></b> shots from two amazingly talented, easy-going photographers I get to call friend and now new friend :). Thank you, <a href="http://www.rosinasphoto.com/"><b>Rosina</b></a> and <a href="http://www.imagebearersphotography.com/"><b>Sarah</b></a>. We're so excited and thankful that you're going to be there for our wedding! Just looking at these pictures makes me giddy! </span><br />
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</span>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-58751238125647972952011-05-03T13:41:00.000-07:002011-05-13T12:10:54.931-07:00Holly and Paul--Married!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Although it's true that a couple's wedding day is about them, it's also about so much more than that: It's about friends, family, community, love, and the rest of their marriage. Those facets of a wedding celebration were very much evident at Paul and Holly's wedding this past weekend. Despite the blustering winds, family and friends excitedly came together to celebrate this couple. It was an honor to be a part of their day as Holly is the mother/mother-in-law to two of my very dear friends. Congratulations to the both of you. Your adventure in one of God's greatest gifts has already begun :). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What I do have to say is this: My interest wasn't piqued because millions of people were watching, because the whole of a country deemed it a national holiday, or because the Prince was marrying a commoner. My interest was piqued because I heard a news anchorman say, "<b>I can't believe how spiritual the ceremony was. It was rather surprising. Maybe it's because Europe has been in some challenging times lately</b>."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Right after those words were uttered, he continued to talk about how the Archbishop of Canterbury had said something along the lines of <b>all weddings being royal because all men and women are children of the Creator [King]</b>. My jaw dropped. I think it's because I don't often hear profound things said on the news. Not only that, the whole sermon the bishop shared for their wedding was apparently an incredibly one (I'm taking the word of credible sources on that one for the time being). For such a broadcasted event, I can't help but think how amazing it is that so many people got to hear that message. Some may call it such a "spiritual" ceremony, but I think it really boils down to the bishop truthin' it up. A historical event threaded with powerful words of truth is something we don't come by too often anymore--especially when it comes to marriage and covenant. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I don't know the now Duke or Duchess, but I do hope and pray that those words ring true in the depths of their hearts. What an example that would be for the rest of their country, and in many ways, the rest of the world because there will be echoes of this event in days and years to come. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thank you, Archbishop. Really, my hats off to you. </span>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-50307198427901505302011-04-27T20:47:00.000-07:002011-04-27T20:53:58.134-07:00Chew On It!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>His </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A series of sweet surprises, indeed. I'm on my final spring break as a student for a while. Although I still have work, i'm doing what I can to make it feel as "spring breaky" as possible. Long Beach is a great place to be for such an occasion.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">[<b>An aside:</b> This is my sixth year in Long Beach, and it's a place that has earned a sweet, sweet spot in my heart. I love the character, I love the people, I love the memories that I've made here. Some things have come to an end, and many things have been birthed here. Today was just a reminder of all of those things.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cheers to you, Long Beach. Thank you for being a momentous memory bank for me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In the midst of running around, laughing, watching kids lose themselves in their land of play and swim in mud-like sand, I found myself so, so thankful for the sweet life that I'm getting to take a part of right now. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here are some pictures of my friend Katy's kiddos. Friends clad in bathing suits and spending time together during the springtime made for a great environment in which to snap some shots of these sweet girls (who are growing up way too fast!). They are such reminders of what it means to be beautiful and free: </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A no-complaints Wednesday. I hope yours was just as great :).</span></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-19967759800996797522011-04-01T16:50:00.000-07:002011-05-13T12:12:32.403-07:00Caley and Jordan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Six years ago, Caley met Jordan at friend's birthday party where he was DJing up a storm. Apparently Jordan wasn't just smooth with the beats because they have been together ever since. With that being said, they're making it official this coming August!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Here's to the future Mr. and Mrs.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">[Can we say future cute kiddos??]:</span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks again, you two, for letting me take your pictures. I can't wait 'til August! </span>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-49715382861249552912011-04-01T14:28:00.000-07:002011-05-13T12:11:20.939-07:00Natalie.We were roomies. Now we're neighbors. And for the last few years, we've both gotten to share some significant life stages with each other. I love this woman, and we thought that her soon-coming graduation made for a good excuse to go to take some pictures (and to hang out!).<br />
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She exudes a life of love and has a smile to die for, and i'm certain those are evident in the pictures you're about to see:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-33986768742724736462011-03-10T21:42:00.000-08:002011-03-10T21:42:08.542-08:00Musing MorselI sat down with intentions of being eloquent and catchy, but I kept on typing and deleting.<br />
Instead, I'll leave you with two of the dominant thoughts as my 25th birthday approaches:<br />
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1) <i>Time flies. </i><br />
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2.) <i>The reminder that we're made in the image of the Almighty, loving God is one that I need to hear and can hear over and over again as it becomes weightier with each utterance. </i><br />
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<i>"For You created me in your inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13</i><br />
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<i>Thank You for Your life, Lord. Thank You for mine. Thank you for what you intend for our lives.</i>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-27979347724123684542011-02-04T14:29:00.000-08:002011-05-13T12:13:36.399-07:00The Adventures of a 4-Year-Old and my Microwave.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is this, you ask?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdMM4N10Te7f0ymNJ8vgZeL9-BcJUwdVVGOqkmRIs-NlOgmYECGs8_hiJ-pAMAA82pIx8ORYO0u0p_oQ2exMt5eeMey7Rm40_48UpYshYiqPCczl9TUINGwojbQTLT4OuOZGAGqhT2YwS/s1600/IMG_4802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdMM4N10Te7f0ymNJ8vgZeL9-BcJUwdVVGOqkmRIs-NlOgmYECGs8_hiJ-pAMAA82pIx8ORYO0u0p_oQ2exMt5eeMey7Rm40_48UpYshYiqPCczl9TUINGwojbQTLT4OuOZGAGqhT2YwS/s400/IMG_4802.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> know, you're probably <i>ooo-ing</i> and <i>aahhh-ing</i> about how ridiculously good looking these two lil ones are. I had so much fun, and I think it would be safe to say that they did too :). I can only imagine what kind of memories are going to be made once baby #3 comes around.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rosina and Benny, you are great parents with some equally fantastic children. </span>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-60645166576145114212011-02-04T00:23:00.000-08:002011-05-13T12:14:03.335-07:00Becoming the Robies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So my wonderful Dave wanted to gift me with a quick weekend trip to New York for Christmas this past December because our friends Michelle and Ryan were going and wanted another couple to tag along. Well in tagging along, Michelle introduced me to her long time friend, Nicole and her new fiance Ben.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They're a pair who march to the beat of their own drum and are completely in love with each other and with Jesus. Though they're planning a daunting wedding (w/ the guest list at 1000+), they're easy going, and we had so much fun getting to know them while exploring NYC in the wintertime. While we were out there, we had some time to spare, so I took a few picture for them in Central Park. Unbeknownst to me, Nicole actually decided to use one of the shots for their Save the Date! So fun. I'm so glad I was able to capture you two in your element.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If you go to one of my older posts [</span><a href="http://alittlebet.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-york-city-wintertime-dream.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">], you can see some more of the pictures I got of Ben and Nicole that day. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Happy wedding planning, you two! :)</span></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-91643874704701211662011-02-04T00:02:00.000-08:002011-02-04T00:02:19.209-08:00Good Things Come in Small Packages.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Things that are small/petite: coffee cups, Cuban pastries,and sweet Jenny.:)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Coffee and chats with friends never gets old. It will always be high up on my list of favorites. Coffee with Jenny was no exception.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had the opportunity to go to Uganda with this lovely young lady two Decembers ago, and I've loved getting to spend time with her here and there ever since. We were long overdue for a catch up sesh, so on this lovely occasion, Jenny graced me with not just her presence but also some lovely Cuban pastries as well as a few stories to share.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She's vibrant, loving, talented, compassionate, intelligent, and is a beautiful vessel for His love. It was such a joy being in a conversation with someone who is very much in progress (and excited to be in progress). I pray that you continue to discover greater levels of freedom and love in the life He's set before you. The nursing world is lucky that they're going to have a woman like you, Jenny.</span></div></div></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-6175800573474571322011-02-03T20:38:00.000-08:002011-02-03T20:53:33.679-08:00Good Mornin' Fixins.<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>No set alarm clock. No set schedule in sight. It's a lazy Saturday, and it's one of my favorite things ever. </i></span></span></h2><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>One of the most satisfying things is knowing that I can take my time on a Saturday morning, sit down with a good read, share some good chats, lots of laughs, and make plans as they come.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hgrGuEeXPz2zqwdjxTmvAwunlj4enFAQsvXC3qAMUlKWbR5E6ucrpcEoaAFLKEM-S6V5h3ENJ9_oAW5LyP12AHMh4hzPk1sQutZeGXYi6AZdsMKJWJRzFNOykvEdlxtXi5WqjFFFwbKY/s1600/IMG_5200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hgrGuEeXPz2zqwdjxTmvAwunlj4enFAQsvXC3qAMUlKWbR5E6ucrpcEoaAFLKEM-S6V5h3ENJ9_oAW5LyP12AHMh4hzPk1sQutZeGXYi6AZdsMKJWJRzFNOykvEdlxtXi5WqjFFFwbKY/s640/IMG_5200.JPG" width="425" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If you're wondering, the evening ended with a dinner and a movie date with my love. If you haven't seen The King's Speech, I highly recommend it! :) </span></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-89279344505568033262011-01-26T11:47:00.000-08:002011-01-26T11:47:26.853-08:00Consumer vs. Being Consumed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To know who I am, I need to know who He is. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To know what I've been given, I need to know who He is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To know what promises have been made to me, I need to know who He is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To know how to worship Him, I need to know who He is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To know how to love, I need to know who He is.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In this season (or whatever you want to call it), I've been really praying for a renewed sense of discipline in place of the "me-me" mentality I take on when life gets too busy. A friend reminded me the other day that discipline is a form of submission, and that cut me to the core. I've said "yes" to myself so much that in parts of my life, i've forgotten my First Love. I've sacrificed deeper intimacy for temporal satisfaction in things that are fleeting.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Luckily" for me, my First Love never goes farther than I how far I go away because He's always here, always with me, always loving me. My Dave wrote something the other day that went hand in hand with this: "You always have access to God's heart, but does He have access to yours?" Being in the presence of God requires me giving Him access to my heart, and i'm praying for an increase of that for this season (and for the rest of them to come). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm going through the Psalms right now, and time and time again, I'm blown away by how His character is revealed through the Word. It's thick with who He is, and I love being reminded of how exciting it is to fall in love with Him. This is what I was reminded of again about who He is just in the first 8 chapters:</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Giver of Life</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Sustainer</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* the only Peace</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the only Safety</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Director</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Guide</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Giver of Joy</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Protector</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Merciful One</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Healer</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Deliverer</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Trustworthy One</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Defender</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Just Judge</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Lord Most High</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*the Excellent One </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My prayer is that we would long to know Him more and pursue Him as He delights in pursuing us. I pray that we would know the difference between being consumers of His love and being consumed by His love. </span></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-60582778082606506192011-01-14T13:19:00.000-08:002011-01-14T16:56:13.224-08:00Hodge Podge Friday: Life isn't about compartments.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">So what's Hodge Podge Friday's, you ask? Well, let me tell ya. It's going to be a project--a mixed bag of goodies. You'll never know what you're going to get, but I hope that you'll leave with something you can take along for yourself :). You'll get anything from a mix of new recipes, a new DIY project, some random or not-so-random photography, musings on life, musical recommendations, etc... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Friday posts may have no rhyme or reason to them, but I'm going to embrace that. One of my goals this year is to do what I can to break away from a compartmentalized life. </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Life isn't about compartments--it's about experiencing it in whole</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">. Who's with me?</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><b>#1: Roomie Pizza-making Date</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">I love my roomie, but we hardly get time to hang out. Our schedules are polar opposites of each other's. She gets to see her man during the week, and I get to see mine on weekends, so that adds to our shortage of hang time. We set some time aside to make some delicious pizzas. I was too hungry to take legit pictures. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">It's too bad I can't take pictures of what my taste buds experienced:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsFqJdplGI3cuy98x7NfdCMMN39aggWKRhLTjGZZY0pQC7uJYUS2PWRiDmp-Sw4hBfN68Xn0D7eyWC-H70gsvIc_gSKyF38_iN_eop4Y6gNZ4COolzSJO0jQnQ0OR2-0vZFNPCCdARFsi/s1600/IMG_4948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsFqJdplGI3cuy98x7NfdCMMN39aggWKRhLTjGZZY0pQC7uJYUS2PWRiDmp-Sw4hBfN68Xn0D7eyWC-H70gsvIc_gSKyF38_iN_eop4Y6gNZ4COolzSJO0jQnQ0OR2-0vZFNPCCdARFsi/s640/IMG_4948.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">[<a href="http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/butternut-squash-pizzas-with-rosemary/Detail.aspx">Butternut Squash and Rosemary</a> and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Pesto Salad Pizza (If you want this recipe, leave me a comment!]</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><b>#2: My Roomie loves Terrariums, and so do I!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">She works down the street from the LA flower mart, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">so went nuts with succulents, stones, and our vases.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">See?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6Q0n_iPqL7__9Y52vUWv6NuNbjxjyTH3xyIGiUjbVPORjlc1yZ6xHU4zApu5oN_kMT9rEZhDw8hxJleBbUfndXQYlssOelr3xNHoVqrKbMkjRguqDM2To8O2Zlcqgl9vRLpTgCS20ffk/s1600/IMG_4913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6Q0n_iPqL7__9Y52vUWv6NuNbjxjyTH3xyIGiUjbVPORjlc1yZ6xHU4zApu5oN_kMT9rEZhDw8hxJleBbUfndXQYlssOelr3xNHoVqrKbMkjRguqDM2To8O2Zlcqgl9vRLpTgCS20ffk/s640/IMG_4913.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><b>What To Do:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease 3-4 baking sheets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">2. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl. Set aside</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">3. With an electric mixer, cream together butter or margarine and the sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy (TIP: If your butter isn't room temp, slice it up into pieces and microwave for 20 seconds)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">4. Add flour and beat on low speed until well blended. Stir in rolled oats and choc chips. Drop heaped teaspoonfuls on baking sheets, spacing dough about 1 inch apart. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">5. Bake for about 15 minutes (depends on oven power) until just firm around the gue but still soft to the touch in the center. With a slotted spatula, transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><b>#4: On a Mission: Collecting</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">I love going to thrift stores and finding super deals</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">on super things. Well, i'm collecting amber or yellow-colored glasses, vases, etc. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Why? Well, stay tuned :).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBksN-BJFPzeY-vta_1XO29g8l4ZyjDqLxIyiL184AZUnB8KPdbGQZ83X-CGAyXgKUORV20wC2c5OT4pFAfIm1oyJUozwZVnA5EaD0lyG8H20fGmTjjLqNL-ty0RG9_3ErWijYhu4qXpdO/s1600/IMG_4929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBksN-BJFPzeY-vta_1XO29g8l4ZyjDqLxIyiL184AZUnB8KPdbGQZ83X-CGAyXgKUORV20wC2c5OT4pFAfIm1oyJUozwZVnA5EaD0lyG8H20fGmTjjLqNL-ty0RG9_3ErWijYhu4qXpdO/s640/IMG_4929.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">These two are my newest finds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lJmyca1-2SJO1S6a1CMuYaI7_3BpjvpuKS3q6gB3Vvn4MN-E266wXpW3QboQhdaGPyOQKDCdFCqKawXVtz8FHskEXWoJLPRrLFVzyG66QIFtSOm0ZSrqr0gt9stMVFRhFYJOYF9z0Auj/s1600/IMG_4931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lJmyca1-2SJO1S6a1CMuYaI7_3BpjvpuKS3q6gB3Vvn4MN-E266wXpW3QboQhdaGPyOQKDCdFCqKawXVtz8FHskEXWoJLPRrLFVzyG66QIFtSOm0ZSrqr0gt9stMVFRhFYJOYF9z0Auj/s640/IMG_4931.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
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</span></span></div>Team ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05175833422342302003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794916536135674133.post-69505996671668035652011-01-13T00:16:00.000-08:002011-01-13T20:16:58.038-08:00Friendly Faces......make up our surroundings, fill our lives with love and laughter, and challenge us to see things that we couldn't see otherwise. Today while on a brief break, I went around random places here and there with my friend Emilie who is as talented as she is lovely. I've gotten to take pictures of her before, and she has such an ease in front of the camera (jealous!). Here are some of my favorites from today's photo escapade.<br />
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