tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55755703546467843062024-03-20T14:33:46.235-05:00The Faithful Elven PrincessEldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-32541323836661621192013-04-02T22:33:00.001-05:002013-04-02T22:33:43.206-05:00Introducing Me<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've never posted a picture of my face on my blog before. But I just feel like I want my blog to be more personal now. So I thought along with some photos of myself, I would list some of my likes, or just random facts about myself. (:</div>
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I love vintage dresses.</div>
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I believe the colors blue & brown were made for each other.</div>
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Heels are my favorite.</div>
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I have naturally straight hair that is slowly turning naturally wavy.</div>
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I think mint is a very classy color.</div>
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My eyes used to be bright blue but turned into a smoky blue-ish, gray-ish color as I got older.</div>
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My hair looks blonde but in fact has a lot of red.</div>
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I'm American Indian and German, but I mostly have a lot of Irish in me. </div>
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I think coffee is the greatest thing to drink late at night. A Starbucks caramel frappuccino with extra caramel syrup and no whip, please! </div>
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I love old barns & buildings. They give me butterflies in my tummy & I just can't explain it.</div>
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A winding staircase would be so grand when I get my own place.</div>
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Confession: I waste at least an hour of every day on Pinterest and do absolutely none of the crafty things I "like" on there.</div>
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I still have a passionate love for Owl City and all things Adam Young.</div>
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I have an iPhone, and yes, I do take selfies. Quite often, actually. #unashamed</div>
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I like #hashtags. ^see above^</div>
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I love any movie with Ed Harris. He is my biggest actor crush and his face will always be handsome no matter how old he gets.</div>
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I don't wear much makeup but I need my eyeliner. I just do.</div>
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This one fact has always been and always will be: I have a hunger for Italy and I shall quench it someday. The End.</div>
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I'm from Texas & I say y'all, yonder, and supper. I call a grocery cart a buggy and every vehicle is a car, every soda is a coke. That's just how it is...y'all.</div>
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I have myself a Canon Rebel EOS T3 and it's my baby. I baby it.</div>
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Sarcasm is so my thing. {That wasn't sarcasm}</div>
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I love boots.</div>
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I'm really bad at tweeting. #justnotgoodatit</div>
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But I'm pretty good with hashtags. #assaidabove #iabusethem #andimokwiththat</div>
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I become friends with pretty much everyone I meet(:</div>
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I don't talk much at all. See now that was sarcasm.</div>
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I am 18.</div>
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I live for Jesus Christ.</div>
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Duck Dynasty is my show. </div>
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Si is my man.</div>
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Bluebonnets are my favorite flower. {Those and Honey Suckles} </div>
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I'm afraid of birds, but I just adore owls. #imstrange #iknow</div>
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I eat a gluten-free diet because I have Celiac Disease.</div>
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Strawberries are and always will be the best fruit God ever created.</div>
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I think it'd be so grand to have my own Photography business someday.</div>
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Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-50390188851494061662013-01-18T19:39:00.000-06:002013-01-18T19:39:55.377-06:00A Gem In My LifeI said in my last post that in the year of 2012, while I was away, I really got into photography. I've always enjoyed it, but I've recently learned to love it as well.<br />
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I love looking through a camera lens to focus in on a subject. The sound of the shudder when I take a picture has become like music to my ears.<br />
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I often take my camera with me when I leave the house, even if I'm just going grocery shopping. I never know what I might happen upon. One of the main reasons I love photography is because I'm a very creative person and I love to use my imagination. Some people get carried away to different lands in books that they read. Others actually travel to different lands. lol.<br />
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This girl gets swept away by raw, unique photos. Something as simple as a photographed coffee cup can take me on an adventure. Even old photos of friends or family that take me back give me a different appreciation for photography.<br />
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I get a warm feeling when I scroll through others people's photos too, because I don't know the story behind it, which allows me to be creative and come up with my own story.<br />
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It might sound absurd to you but that's how I feel.<br />
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Since I've now expressed my deep love for the creativity and art of photography, I thought I'd share some of my recent photos with you.<br />
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<br />Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-82719363599178648892013-01-17T02:55:00.000-06:002013-01-17T02:55:33.312-06:002012The year of 2012 was not the best year for me. There was a lot of pain & a lot of heart ache. I lost friendships, health issues came up, and I was hurt time after time by some that I loved dearly. Pain and hurt from the past came back to haunt me. I was called to overcome a lot of obstacles in my life last year and some of those obstacles I still haven't crossed over. Even through all of the trials I went through last year, there were some diamonds in the rough. Everything that I went through made me stronger and even brought me closer to the Lord in some ways. I've matured spiritually, emotionally and mentally. I may have lost friends but I've also gained friends. I may have been hurt by people that I loved, but I've found healing in others. 2012 may not have been everything I wanted, but it wasn't entirely everything I didn't want.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dad's health update:</span><br />
Last year my dad was in the hospital several times. He is still suffering from MS. In 2011 he had HiCy (a high dose of chemo) which wiped out his immune system, in hopes that it would basically reboot (like a computer) and that he might possibly be cured of his multiple sclerosis. But that was not the case. He has had a few more lesions grow since then and had several extreme and very scary seizures. The HiCy did not work as we and the doctors had hoped. But God has a plan! My parents decided a few months ago to try a "treatment" called Plasmapheresis (PLEX) which is where he has two ports put in his chest that lead to his heart, a machine is hooked up to the ports (one out port and one in). His blood is then pulled out by one, filtered in a machine, and put back into his body through the other port. That was not working as well, since last Friday he was suffering from old symptoms of extreme dizziness and blurred vision (which we thought the HiCy had cleared up). We were hoping it was just his seizure medications, but after the doctor saw his MRI results, we were told he had yet another lesion on his brain stem. He was admitted to the Hospital that day and my family is now looking at a treatment called Cytoxan (or Low Cy; a low dose of chemo). He will get that once a week. My dad is still in the Hospital and whenever he is there my mom stays with him because the nurses don't always take very good care of him and he can be quite difficult. lol (: He got his first dose of chemo last night and is supposed to be released from the Hospital today! We are praying this is the Lord's will that he comes home this soon and that dad won't have any more complications at home. That is the latest update on my daddy. (:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family update:</span><br />
My family has had a rough year. I won't go into all of it because honestly, it's not worth talking about. Satan is doing his best to destroy God's children and their witness for Christ. But Christ has already won that battle! In March of 2012 my family and I joined a new church. We LOVE our new church family and it feels like home to us all! We've made some amazing, life-long friends there (I consider some of them to be family). We've grown closer to each other and closer to God, as a family. Yes we have our rough patches, we disagree, we may even argue sometimes, but we all love each other very much and most importantly we love our Father in Heaven even more.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sisters update:</span><br />
My younger sisters (you guys know them as Caldirwen and Esara) were baptized into Christ last May!! God is SO good and I'm so very happy that my sisters have joined His Kingdom! My three sisters and I are all single. No boys at all, just focused on family, friends and Jesus right now. (; We enjoy drinking hot tea together and going to the movies, blasting the radio in the car when it's just the four of us and singing to What Makes You Beautiful at the top of our lunges. (: Narthea is now 20 (her birthday was New Years Ever), Esara is now 15 years old and Caldirwen is 14! Aye, the years have flown! Esara is a sophomore and Caldirwen is in 8th grade. Narthea has a job making calls for a company my dad used to work for and get this: she gets to do it from home! She loves that because she can be here to help the family, while working. It's a blessing!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me update:</span><br />
Lol time for my "me update". Well, in 2012 I really got into photography (like, REALLY! It's a HUGE passion of mine). I graduated high school, I turned 18 and I'm currently working on getting my drivers license. I have to take a 6 hour class online and I also had to pay $50 for it. Insurance will be going up as well, so my family decided to wait until after the Holidays for me to get my license and then I will be looking for a job! I'm excited, but nervous at the same time. I want to pursue photography (and possibly pursue writing again), so if I went to college that would be my main focus. I might just take some photography classes at our local college this fall, but it's expensive so I'll need to get a job to save up for that. Also, to save up for a car! (: And I also have to pay my phone bill. lol. Needless to say I'm excited about growing up, but nervous about all the responsibilities that come with it. 2012 held a lot of surprises for me, not all good. lol. I was having really bad health issues last March-August. In March I passed out while I was home alone. I wasn't exactly sure how long I was out but I definitely knew I ate some carpet cus my face was throbbing from the fall. lol! My mom took me to the ER as quickly as possible. They took blood and ran some other tests and said that the only thing they could figure was that I was dehydrated. I was sent home. Over the next few months I was having extreme fatigue and dizziness all day long, every day and also having extreme pain in my kidneys. I literally lay in bed for almost a month. At some point I had a very high pulse rate. Sitting up my heart would race & even walking across the room I could feel my heart pounding so hard as if I had been running. Mom called my doctor and she had her take me back to the ER. Again, they took a bunch of tests and found nothing. I told my mom that I didn't have a good feeling about the doctor that saw me in the ER. He didn't seem to care and I was tired of not having any answers. SO! My mom contacted a friend of hers who is a holistic doctor. She took some blood and ran lots of tests. And guess what she found out! I am apparently hypoglycemic which means my blood sugar is low all the time and I need to have a little bit of protein all throughout the day to keep from feeling fatigued. She also found out that I have a gluten intolerance, which means my body can't process gluten (wheat), which was causing all kinds of other problems! Turned out my kidney pain wasn't actually my kidneys, it was my adrenal glands which are found on the kidneys. She said my gluten intolerance was probably causing them to flare up and that's what was hurting so bad. She also said my liver was extremely stressed from the gluten that my body couldn't digest. Needless to say I am now on a gluten free diet and trying to eat healthier as to hopefully reverse my hypoglycemia and get rid of the symptoms caused by my gluten intolerance. I am doing much better and have a lot more energy! I still have a ways to go before I'll be completely healthy again but I'm getting there. (: I'm really thankful that my mom's friend cared about my health. It's hard to find caring doctors nowadays. ON a different note, I bought myself a pretty sweet DSLR with my graduation money. I'm SUPER excited to see what adventures me and my camera will have together! Maybe we'll both fulfill my dream of going to Italy someday. (; Who knows. I hope so!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So that is the latest scoop! There's probably some things I left out but I'll fill you all in along the way. (: I am thankful for 2012, even though it was a very rough year for me. There were good times and bad times, but hey! Every year will consist of those. As long as I have my family and Jesus Christ to guide me and help me, there's something to be thankful for each and every day. </div>
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Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-71824130656676156832013-01-15T23:17:00.001-06:002013-01-15T23:17:32.054-06:00Hello Blogger! I'm back!This is me, Eldarwen, back on Blogger. I know, I'm shocked too. I haven't even been to my blog in a year. What inspired me to venture back into the blogging world, you might ask? Well a few nights ago I had a very elaborate dream. It was one of those that didn't seem to make sense at all but I just couldn't get it off my mind. I finally sat down later that day and wrote it all out thinking that maybe after writing it down I would be able to stop thinking about it. I wrote out each and every detail of the dream and it did quite the opposite of what I was hoping for... It sparked something in me and I was not able to put it out of my mind. It was like I had just met an old, long lost friend. I don't know if many of you are aware of this, but I used to LOVE writing. I wanted to be a writer. At some point it wasn't just a want, it was a big dream of mine; a passion. But somehow I lost that passion. I gave up that dream. But as I was sitting there reading over the dream I had a few nights ago, my heart starting pounding and I said to myself, "This would make an awesome book." After that one thing led to another. I went through my closet pulling out old journals where I had written book ideas and even found my old sketching book. It reminded me of all my blogging friends who love to write, and some used to share their stories with me and I with them. I even wrote a few stories with some of you! And in that one moment I longed to have all of that back; all the friendships, the adventures, the laughs, the inspiration and most importantly the encouragement from my blogging friends!<br />
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Since I left blogger and haven't had contact with a lot of you in over a year I don't expect that I will have the same, close friendship that I used to have with some of you, but I do so wish I could go back in time and that I had continued to blog, and that I hadn't given up on it. But who knows! Maybe it was God's plan for me to stop blogging for a while (heh...a very long while).<br />
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A lot has happened since I last wrote on my blog. Some good things, some bad. I would love to fill you in on what the past year has entailed, but I think I will save it for my next post (trust me, it will be a looooong post lol). I do want to quickly let those of you who are wondering know that my Dad is still suffering with Multiple Sclerosis and he is currently in the Hospital with a new lesion on his brain stem, which was found on an MRI his doctor took last Friday (Jan. 11). He is doing okay but we're going to have to start a new treatment for him because the one that he just started about three or four months ago isn't doing what we had hoped. I will go into more detail on that subject (and many more) in my next blog post.<br />
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I want y'all to know that I have missed each and every one of you so very much!! I know I haven't exactly shown that, what with my whole disappearance and all, but I have missed you. I may not post on my blog every day like I did in the past (or at least tried to), but folks, this is me officially saying "Hello Blogger! I'm back!" (:Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-77501882220119219322011-11-06T18:36:00.000-06:002011-11-06T18:36:01.251-06:00Check-InMy oh my, it has been so long since I've been on blogger! I am so sorry I just left all of you hanging like that. I have had a few of my blogger buddies asking where I am and if I'm okay. Have no fear, I am still breathing! It's just, the last few months have been crazy! <br />
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I'm not going to do a big, long post talking about what I've been up to, or how I've been, but I wanted to let you all know how my dad is doing. My dad is GREAT! He went through a high-risk treatment called Hi-Cy, back in September, because his Tysabri infusions weren't working for him anymore. His sight is now restored (he had lost his peripheral vision), his speech, his ability to read and think clearly, his walking and so many other things have also been restored! He is not completely healed, but he is definitely on the up and up! We are so happy and are praising God for this wonderful blessing! I just want to say thank you SO, SO much to all of you who are and have been praying for my dad and my family!! I love you all!! :)<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have wanted to update my blog for a while now, but never got around to it. I got a Facebook this summer, so I have actually been "facing", instead of blogging. :) Facebook is much faster and easier to check, for me, since I use my phone. I won't be updating my blog regularly, though I may pop in and say hello now and then. But I <em>do</em> miss all of you SO much! For any of my blogger friends out there who have a Facebook and would like to stay connected with me, I would love to be friends with you on there! I use my real name on Facebook, so you wouldn't be able to find me by searching for "Eldarwen" and my real name is VERY common which makes it really difficult to find me on there. So if you would like to connect with me there, you can leave your FB name and a description of your profile pic in a comment on this post (which I will not publish, unless you are okay with that), then I can send a request to you and send you a message letting you know who I am. :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt__01iO218uGlF3SUE0gCm4UbAVrJ3qBmWws9iqbP_rZnIp11PkK1xlrH_WP2vRtKOjqmRn_o4tKGXA-3-J5MuFNMsXFIVuHOCKeyiGKxgWDYywyn-X_DGuf4t7nOxIl-ru39NvScHvz/s1600/facebook-icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt__01iO218uGlF3SUE0gCm4UbAVrJ3qBmWws9iqbP_rZnIp11PkK1xlrH_WP2vRtKOjqmRn_o4tKGXA-3-J5MuFNMsXFIVuHOCKeyiGKxgWDYywyn-X_DGuf4t7nOxIl-ru39NvScHvz/s200/facebook-icon.png" width="200px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope all of you are doing great and life is treating you well! I love and miss you all!! <3</div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-81719028934428880802011-06-06T22:22:00.026-05:002011-06-08T15:35:42.557-05:00Miscellany Monday<div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am almost too late for this. ;)</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Memorial Day, Narthea and I went to a fair with some friends! It was so much fun and I really enjoyed bringing my camera along and getting some neat photos. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTv9PGaFFvyqdobHzieD32QKvad1GSUkYfDW5yzvBkbMoqykkBVH0hyF4svs68mvlst-0c7dWzLP_NBMPzl59FMlFboLODSY7u_TURCs82zZ_uuFEiapFY77ZzNxbUEuTxYqXr025qWw/s1600/fixed1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTv9PGaFFvyqdobHzieD32QKvad1GSUkYfDW5yzvBkbMoqykkBVH0hyF4svs68mvlst-0c7dWzLP_NBMPzl59FMlFboLODSY7u_TURCs82zZ_uuFEiapFY77ZzNxbUEuTxYqXr025qWw/s640/fixed1.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since it was Memorial Day, they had all the veterans at the fair dress up and march around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_ZOUCqiR3qjYVriqcImt4k0wIxiXrQ5AqIK6JQV4RzYbYCAFmjLuV0vUky8OrAeCejMnHJegYL9f49pltiaqTyKLhuatVxXYCTPfesWm8iyUScUf71dIJfk9ANuXXp9n74Iio0i7ql8/s1600/fixed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_ZOUCqiR3qjYVriqcImt4k0wIxiXrQ5AqIK6JQV4RzYbYCAFmjLuV0vUky8OrAeCejMnHJegYL9f49pltiaqTyKLhuatVxXYCTPfesWm8iyUScUf71dIJfk9ANuXXp9n74Iio0i7ql8/s640/fixed2.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">For lunch we had...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9AnD0CJUF3GXwC4C0Oz-xHNMJx0Ivcyn9emroE7Y95xRtv2UjoDdLnOIk7z7AH-DQmnedJFEn77B2wmHpSNP5S6m1TConT9pKxYuWsJIsNou8h1SKmNfEmYjJjcdvHrI07necnXnZQ0/s1600/fixed8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9AnD0CJUF3GXwC4C0Oz-xHNMJx0Ivcyn9emroE7Y95xRtv2UjoDdLnOIk7z7AH-DQmnedJFEn77B2wmHpSNP5S6m1TConT9pKxYuWsJIsNou8h1SKmNfEmYjJjcdvHrI07necnXnZQ0/s640/fixed8.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and boy was it delicious! </div><br />
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<div align="center">Check it out! Pigs CAN fly! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBDW3oXOVNBhM7aZLZ-jrKv9Sdsm5iTpWsAa4QZGg_qy1BgzWHCusaWw00YKG2PrYopeWKadxSxlIXpGK1W4t4xJHOXQGF8_us2mWzPUV3NjmjYOGwZaICWvv54hCgnAnotC5d2SdUDM/s1600/fixed12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBDW3oXOVNBhM7aZLZ-jrKv9Sdsm5iTpWsAa4QZGg_qy1BgzWHCusaWw00YKG2PrYopeWKadxSxlIXpGK1W4t4xJHOXQGF8_us2mWzPUV3NjmjYOGwZaICWvv54hCgnAnotC5d2SdUDM/s640/fixed12.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="center">I would also like to take this time to ask you to pray for my dad. He's doing okay, but he's been very emotional lately. He keeps telling us, "I'm losing my gumption". Next Tuesday, June 14th, he is supposed to get his next Tysabri infusion, which will give him some more energy, but that is a week away. Please pray for him to have some energy and for his emotions to get better. :)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{I apologize for the poor quality of the next two photos. They were taken on my phone.}</span></div><div align="center">I was off of work for a month and a half, because my boss was on vacation from work, so she, munchkin, and her husband went up North, to visit some family. I missed my little munchkin SO much! His mom told me that she printed off a picture of me for him to take up North with him, and he showed all his family the picture and kept saying my name, asking where I was. How sweet! ^_^ When I got to work this morning, at 11, munchkin was so excited to see me! He immediately wanted to go inside and show me all his new toys his family up North had given him when he went to visit. We played with his new bubble maker on the back porch for most of the day. :) Needless to say, it was a great day at work, playing with munchkin as he pulled me around, showing me around the house as if I'd forgotten what it looked like, and where everything was. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOrnujLT1ZN29BGWIIk1x25J7yd6ix5RVDaX3h250pkVEHoAYGFLG36Ef6tWULwtW2a7HqxbrSnyWer_k6MCvs4pbuQP70M_xT30VUX61U8Vm1jm8upoGWG5j02rutFeLPAisNO0kEaw/s1600/fixedphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOrnujLT1ZN29BGWIIk1x25J7yd6ix5RVDaX3h250pkVEHoAYGFLG36Ef6tWULwtW2a7HqxbrSnyWer_k6MCvs4pbuQP70M_xT30VUX61U8Vm1jm8upoGWG5j02rutFeLPAisNO0kEaw/s640/fixedphoto.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a side note, look at this awesome, old, Ford truck my friend Cici and I found! I got my picture with it. ^_^ Couldn't resist...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtnbeo7ehlCRA0E6EnqKP0CLbslAk6ni2uecNJSithTmipNAO7iEZTQRu2NBfYMRgWrf5YvRegzPafKvKmGl1-VutJe80emLiooxDrjVrpqejZy_CZPgCStEkJQnjuZ3UN8nFZciZiq8/s1600/fixedphoto2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtnbeo7ehlCRA0E6EnqKP0CLbslAk6ni2uecNJSithTmipNAO7iEZTQRu2NBfYMRgWrf5YvRegzPafKvKmGl1-VutJe80emLiooxDrjVrpqejZy_CZPgCStEkJQnjuZ3UN8nFZciZiq8/s640/fixedphoto2.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">So, ya still sitting in that chair, reading my post? Well what are you waiting for? Go watch the movie already!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4XfDDntRrMBeJt6I_l_l1f9VNCKaAPfxGr3geAnyguEtfrk_adnpsh7bgy_OF5I4qZRWXOdlTtywVJXNEynsIwoe5zeGhVfiltL7GV5Eewo3_3XC8X_EWhcryMTJ162u1uz-F1Wj1Utq/s1600/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-On-Stranger-Tides1-575x323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4XfDDntRrMBeJt6I_l_l1f9VNCKaAPfxGr3geAnyguEtfrk_adnpsh7bgy_OF5I4qZRWXOdlTtywVJXNEynsIwoe5zeGhVfiltL7GV5Eewo3_3XC8X_EWhcryMTJ162u1uz-F1Wj1Utq/s640/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-On-Stranger-Tides1-575x323.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's SO worth it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, the GREATEST news for last...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><em><u><strong>Narthea graduated from high school</strong></u></em>!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had her ceremony at our church, Saturday, June 4th. It was the best graduation ceremony I've ever seen! Narthea's speech was <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL</strong></span>, very <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>INSPIRATIONAL</strong></span>, and <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>MOVED EVERYONE TO TEARS</strong></span>. I <strong> <span style="font-size: x-large;">COULDN'T BE MORE</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">PROUD</span></strong> of her! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lV0Fv70rDQQUzMEJd_rCFUqKiHfzzWkgR-OVmuwd8wMVpkUXkFJ95tUjmfujpEyqCEwc2PrxlnlMyII_2-sOTsWf255WJJh9NPa_htbs6zcVlRDKl0p7pXpPRcN7DaEdE4g8mUC2PMA/s1600/fixedjlkd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lV0Fv70rDQQUzMEJd_rCFUqKiHfzzWkgR-OVmuwd8wMVpkUXkFJ95tUjmfujpEyqCEwc2PrxlnlMyII_2-sOTsWf255WJJh9NPa_htbs6zcVlRDKl0p7pXpPRcN7DaEdE4g8mUC2PMA/s640/fixedjlkd.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congrats, big sis! *sniff* I still tear up when I look at all the pictures. :')</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope everyone had a wonderful Monday, and may your Tuesday be even better! :)</div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-74375578687087011922011-05-27T13:22:00.001-05:002011-05-29T15:01:25.074-05:00Moving Forward<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ah, the end of May. The season of graduates. As of yesterday I am no longer a Junior and will be moving on to bigger and better things: I'll be a Senior this September, after my summer break! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFRPAMhAOxtAURX0ehHkHYaLkfjszhZBP8JB36fVr95ofitnyLWQcs9jVOLXgk4X16TToFty3oKwJHBNC8LJh1eMxJSU6M5ynnq5GAV7d0TJHIMTmFTVAa8PxjlrhpYAPJn5MZfTe-_Q/s1600/fixed1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFRPAMhAOxtAURX0ehHkHYaLkfjszhZBP8JB36fVr95ofitnyLWQcs9jVOLXgk4X16TToFty3oKwJHBNC8LJh1eMxJSU6M5ynnq5GAV7d0TJHIMTmFTVAa8PxjlrhpYAPJn5MZfTe-_Q/s640/fixed1.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">The thought is kind of scary. I only have one year left to be a kid. Then I'll graduate, and turn 18 a few months later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF0Vxz4OBj7N7EYXidGY6YWNNhUHhpBSqDfczOuEpHOqggqVs-Orufps0guxIF3xke8pGh_hvtqce7bpxZvaER-CH18VRQXk11fLLEUj4HXPOHMsnb0oBT8InhihvP-7p_XTmdWYthk0/s1600/fixed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF0Vxz4OBj7N7EYXidGY6YWNNhUHhpBSqDfczOuEpHOqggqVs-Orufps0guxIF3xke8pGh_hvtqce7bpxZvaER-CH18VRQXk11fLLEUj4HXPOHMsnb0oBT8InhihvP-7p_XTmdWYthk0/s640/fixed2.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">I remember my first day of school. I was so excited, yet nervous at the same time (I was in public school kindergarten- six weeks of 2nd grade). I was four years old and didn't have a care in the world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo1c5fPKcXsVvxxphOjjVct0Ph2_oP1IdxEvK0vA4jpLYeCI6NuZYOExbVgLhBgjZu2fg3lhziIIb1EQVeViVJ0TSepFJJNc-_XNP74gJt59MfA7jQOdYMnEtMERN4beeJtv3b0uoQCI/s1600/fixed3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo1c5fPKcXsVvxxphOjjVct0Ph2_oP1IdxEvK0vA4jpLYeCI6NuZYOExbVgLhBgjZu2fg3lhziIIb1EQVeViVJ0TSepFJJNc-_XNP74gJt59MfA7jQOdYMnEtMERN4beeJtv3b0uoQCI/s640/fixed3.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">I remember the little play-house that was in my classroom and some of the little girls in my class and I would play "house". I remember playing with Play-Doh, using "kiddy scissors", and story time (which wasn't one of my favorites because I had to sit still and be quiet lol:). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSCBfUFLXJnxkSb7eKQ7lLJJ4_pbpWFkL5V4CCRHtiGo8HDOa5QN7pYO0h-mktvoexoRsX7U-7HbW5GdjR9V5o8JFJRlOpWydyg-N_upIQkoBOVO-mJ5XCe41icdBM0VifeHjgTCSANI/s1600/fixed4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSCBfUFLXJnxkSb7eKQ7lLJJ4_pbpWFkL5V4CCRHtiGo8HDOa5QN7pYO0h-mktvoexoRsX7U-7HbW5GdjR9V5o8JFJRlOpWydyg-N_upIQkoBOVO-mJ5XCe41icdBM0VifeHjgTCSANI/s640/fixed4.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Things were so simple then. I always dreamed about being a "big kid" and it seemed so far away. But time has flown by! Now I'm a Senior, before I know it I'll be a graduate, then I'll be 18 years old and legally be an adult. It's a scary thought-- growing up-- because I don't know where this life will lead me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3VogXICjqujIRTdfeoZtkVdOG0AkYloUqetR8jyjo2pbaJqb8JdDGFLhvkvLISbZn5LznUklY0MAxqd6G3Gje2hNhGEpMsc6arv21U7hjpxxZQoaIksMu42Jw7TOBTrB7z4VeJsVuYU/s1600/fixed5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3VogXICjqujIRTdfeoZtkVdOG0AkYloUqetR8jyjo2pbaJqb8JdDGFLhvkvLISbZn5LznUklY0MAxqd6G3Gje2hNhGEpMsc6arv21U7hjpxxZQoaIksMu42Jw7TOBTrB7z4VeJsVuYU/s640/fixed5.jpg" t8="true" width="480px" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">Even though I'm anxious, I know God has a perfect, beautiful plan for my life. I have fears... many fears! But I know my life does not stop at a dead end. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDASQrZ2Vm_omLMxqCcjgP_s7LHf1wKHzBGtyWsgqk7pSkjAY2f4wUliZ6nPr0LSa4UB24txTFEYWLwS1ShaNDREk7Z2N68JnhJ5d82NkzA5_wp1oyZ_oZgFP9qQ1awBGhG8IvGQAP0nY/s1600/fixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDASQrZ2Vm_omLMxqCcjgP_s7LHf1wKHzBGtyWsgqk7pSkjAY2f4wUliZ6nPr0LSa4UB24txTFEYWLwS1ShaNDREk7Z2N68JnhJ5d82NkzA5_wp1oyZ_oZgFP9qQ1awBGhG8IvGQAP0nY/s640/fixed.jpg" t8="true" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center">"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."</div><div align="center">Romans 8:28</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMrjBOzHbw2AzsCLoSsJsTGXCJwlu_N4tslmFDoRlNjBnxWXz1A98W6tLi_4TD2Ale3aTIZNZzShIdN2CvUDW5ANaZkBCQM7ATEyDqVGKQwD9y0cqu0av3zPOPq1Q7Gc6DGYNNnW5FnU/s1600/fixed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMrjBOzHbw2AzsCLoSsJsTGXCJwlu_N4tslmFDoRlNjBnxWXz1A98W6tLi_4TD2Ale3aTIZNZzShIdN2CvUDW5ANaZkBCQM7ATEyDqVGKQwD9y0cqu0av3zPOPq1Q7Gc6DGYNNnW5FnU/s640/fixed2.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Sure, there will be trials and tribulation. The storms will come, but they will pass in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqa7YB0-MymJCbHEvJHOts8Nb5Z89mEGGio4UCwoT-jxeV7phsqaMcmxim2bqNC0eCJerHaRlMGqKvrCM0d7zWI5t_dd2unpKTZllK5AfBzioMfCFnTM6PlJVYc17lehr-T6z760_270o/s1600/fixed3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqa7YB0-MymJCbHEvJHOts8Nb5Z89mEGGio4UCwoT-jxeV7phsqaMcmxim2bqNC0eCJerHaRlMGqKvrCM0d7zWI5t_dd2unpKTZllK5AfBzioMfCFnTM6PlJVYc17lehr-T6z760_270o/s640/fixed3.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">I am always moving forward in life. Sometimes I'm not quite sure where I'm headed, but that's okay, because the Captain of my ship does know, and He is in control. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRamXRPu-uuyEzSE0tBG86GxdPWHR85TDMxNOx_YNIywRURhTSUCc-_KvmJ57b_-jOY59x3D3qcKwS43KmYkSfC_hyJNNZ0OirGakAtDg045ggEg4JE-IlOhrRYbmXkRGsXfbOITYqHM/s1600/profilephoto1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRamXRPu-uuyEzSE0tBG86GxdPWHR85TDMxNOx_YNIywRURhTSUCc-_KvmJ57b_-jOY59x3D3qcKwS43KmYkSfC_hyJNNZ0OirGakAtDg045ggEg4JE-IlOhrRYbmXkRGsXfbOITYqHM/s640/profilephoto1.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div align="center">So here's to new things! </div><div align="center">And moving forward!</div><div align="center">Life is beautiful! </div><div align="center">God is beautiful! </div><div align="center">And look! Here comes the sun!... ;)</div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-73296945776603509832011-05-13T16:30:00.002-05:002011-05-13T17:41:49.223-05:00Update<span style="font-size: large;">So I thought I would let y'all know how my dad is doing. :) His surgery went well (for those who don't know, he had a lump on his left breast that the doctors wanted to remove). We got the report back on the lump and it is benign <span style="font-size: x-small;">(definition: of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; especially : not becoming cancerous)</span>. Praise the Lord!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for all your prayers and concern! Also, Dad has been planting a lot of plants around our front and back yards lately. I'm not sure what they're all called but they're beautiful and someday they'll grow up big and even more beautiful! :) </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do not fret. Everything is a'okay! Dad is doing very well right now. His Tysabri infusions have been going well and he's got some energy. He and my Papa have been outside, working on a lean-to for James the unit. ^_^ It's nice to see dad outside, working again. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have kept myself busy doing school, taking care of household chores, and spending time with friends and family. Oh, and yes, I still have my babysitting job. :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Narthea's courtship is going wonderfully! She and her beau are always smiling at each other and giggling. It's cute. ^_^ She probably wouldn't enjoy me saying that on the Internet, so *shhh*. ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{This is the "key to my heart" necklace I bought on Valentine's Day and am keeping for my future husband. Not that he has to wear it... lol} </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq-9cHXDY3EwW6jvLLiez8Y1mypMjRC1Ss7TH4xa40wIpofjUkWYoMWuR4TSjHk1rid674gUi5IT4NOb3H7d_N7n8HzpqgPbAwXvoq7te3p3jLfTGWQnsTaizuIxcFCPVl_lsKg_DaOo/s1600/fixed1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq-9cHXDY3EwW6jvLLiez8Y1mypMjRC1Ss7TH4xa40wIpofjUkWYoMWuR4TSjHk1rid674gUi5IT4NOb3H7d_N7n8HzpqgPbAwXvoq7te3p3jLfTGWQnsTaizuIxcFCPVl_lsKg_DaOo/s640/fixed1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I sit here eating some Strawberry ice-cream (which I guarantee you I don't need), I thought I would share some pictures of the our winter wonderland from last week. We got 9 inches of snow! It was so beautiful! The first day we were very excited, but by the second day I think everyone in my small Texas town was ready for it to melt. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Doesn't this kinda look like a spider web? *shrugs shoulders* Maybe it's just me and my creative mind. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mother has informed me that this week we are supposed to receive more snow. Yeesh, when will this torture end? Couldn't Oklahoma just keep it? *sigh*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I pray everyone has a wonderful week. God bless!</span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-28898426547670214552011-01-31T20:37:00.000-06:002011-01-31T20:37:36.726-06:00There's Just Something..<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's just something about old barns... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAgsldA71fnEdUz6sScQUEFSr8mEw0IgGllrxJAreuJxQVwPkZxKY0Cn6w37RDUB93a8Cphpd-ixVRj0u9dXPGk1N3znhOId0jSPOgTVvKBUFczKFHgLbYjAbBuAOK6aQDi2eMGKfHNM/s1600/photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAgsldA71fnEdUz6sScQUEFSr8mEw0IgGllrxJAreuJxQVwPkZxKY0Cn6w37RDUB93a8Cphpd-ixVRj0u9dXPGk1N3znhOId0jSPOgTVvKBUFczKFHgLbYjAbBuAOK6aQDi2eMGKfHNM/s640/photo1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and old trucks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlm5XBUeCVASJ0v-aPn4Np9PLCJa9iWx1YkphiTWqno8KFTTYFKaWNdHD-zKZ1goUljNTeDozgurbv7oJuK4LRN8On1Sn2YCiT5bNrGeiiCP1rd_kXedun8E-wcZg1IPMeIA6xmfrTY8/s1600/photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlm5XBUeCVASJ0v-aPn4Np9PLCJa9iWx1YkphiTWqno8KFTTYFKaWNdHD-zKZ1goUljNTeDozgurbv7oJuK4LRN8On1Sn2YCiT5bNrGeiiCP1rd_kXedun8E-wcZg1IPMeIA6xmfrTY8/s640/photo2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ah, something about lonesome swings...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1XRdETT-RqmX-XjOlN26aSgEQ9ImJh34BFC1LE-vQ2Pd0Yn3svTwlVBaXbW_GNFwzcBgdKJW6WSROG_TNfJrXNNXHaq-ipYyYw6-us211oqXTzuZ-J_5vCDEGc72-9h1Cn6aVTbLLU0/s1600/photo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1XRdETT-RqmX-XjOlN26aSgEQ9ImJh34BFC1LE-vQ2Pd0Yn3svTwlVBaXbW_GNFwzcBgdKJW6WSROG_TNfJrXNNXHaq-ipYyYw6-us211oqXTzuZ-J_5vCDEGc72-9h1Cn6aVTbLLU0/s640/photo3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and Christmas lights in January. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh8BuXxcKk0Q0QdLriSU8R9M7OB4GxNbHGq7dwjYTeK9PqxEjiOv_0PeLZMCkw7CeFaYrL9iGNdnHcZ-9r8tILRkTQN4UxwSOSlaTPNZ6JZNWQBsDdW1UqxUEzIPXdEZrxaQ0cz0hdOQ/s1600/photo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh8BuXxcKk0Q0QdLriSU8R9M7OB4GxNbHGq7dwjYTeK9PqxEjiOv_0PeLZMCkw7CeFaYrL9iGNdnHcZ-9r8tILRkTQN4UxwSOSlaTPNZ6JZNWQBsDdW1UqxUEzIPXdEZrxaQ0cz0hdOQ/s640/photo4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, there's definitely something about vibrant colors...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVzhW-TsOKOZd89h72QwGabkoepurJtVRVtTifOb-IZlibPXvD19TGRIogmxr6ZP-Q42sxZytAK2ECtctrs_pviVlrw7s7NK0GLDgEBTW1BOKbfbpF6Wd-2QgQqBONUrgmbrauWlMQJQ/s1600/photo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVzhW-TsOKOZd89h72QwGabkoepurJtVRVtTifOb-IZlibPXvD19TGRIogmxr6ZP-Q42sxZytAK2ECtctrs_pviVlrw7s7NK0GLDgEBTW1BOKbfbpF6Wd-2QgQqBONUrgmbrauWlMQJQ/s640/photo5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and rusty tractors in a field.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofpvKb2rk0MwLPn90gMBAmStpbsb88lSbhDZSY2sSgWdbkA835AKVgbtv96-Qz4_eW097w91n80th2E5fW5nVQyLn_p8b-8SEJSiNP46Rp-HIfr5kk9DJIHh6XnNZjs5SsdC9mN5tbrs/s1600/photo6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofpvKb2rk0MwLPn90gMBAmStpbsb88lSbhDZSY2sSgWdbkA835AKVgbtv96-Qz4_eW097w91n80th2E5fW5nVQyLn_p8b-8SEJSiNP46Rp-HIfr5kk9DJIHh6XnNZjs5SsdC9mN5tbrs/s640/photo6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's just something about the small things in life, the things we would normally pass right by, that behold such beauty when we take the time to find them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHRCUhyGSd1jqfmv6aFHsRjsakeq5mTLwx-l5Q4qL6R-9hy0nNqYgIPB1t0P4o1CIGku1fVld43nBWZiEN-XCQcgm-O11PYagRDOz5jJ5HzUWL5iNMJ4POD3zPPn_Uu-JnCz8jppd2CI/s1600/photo7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHRCUhyGSd1jqfmv6aFHsRjsakeq5mTLwx-l5Q4qL6R-9hy0nNqYgIPB1t0P4o1CIGku1fVld43nBWZiEN-XCQcgm-O11PYagRDOz5jJ5HzUWL5iNMJ4POD3zPPn_Uu-JnCz8jppd2CI/s640/photo7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{1 Peter 3:4}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Rather, it should be that of your <em>inner</em> self, the unfading beauty of a <em>gentle</em> and <em>quiet</em> spirit, which is of <em>great</em> worth in God’s sight."</span></div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-68342987239555917972011-01-28T16:00:00.002-06:002011-01-28T16:03:46.751-06:00Of Miscellaneous Things<span style="font-size: large;">Katie awarded/tagged me! Thanks <a href="http://hellohighlights.blogspot.com/">Katie</a>! :) </span><br />
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<strong>1. If you blog anonymously, are you happy doing this? If you aren't anonymous do you wish you started out anonymously, so that you could be anonymous now? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I am anonymous, and I like it. While I would love to tell each and every one of you my real name, I also like being anonymous because the Internet is a scary place. </span><br />
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<strong>2. Describe an incident that shows your inner stubborn side: </strong><span style="font-size: large;">Um, wow, there's so many. lol :D How about the time when I was in Kindergarten (I was attending Public School then) and mom made me wear these stretchy, green tights with a white turtle neck shirt. I was mortified that I had to go to school in that. I didn't want to get out of the car and I was balling my eyes out. Ha!</span><br />
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<strong>3. What do you see when you really look at yourself in the mirror? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">I see a talkative girl who loves to be the center of attention (on <em>some</em> occasions), who isn't always as secure in herself as she would like to be, but embraces the way God made her and loves livin life! :D</span><br />
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<strong>4. What is your favorite summer cold drink? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">A big ole glass of sweet tea! ^_^</span><br />
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<strong>5. When you take time for yourself, what do you do? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">Usually I get on the computer, check my email, or my blog, then I'll either go read a book, or do something random like paint my nails. :)</span><br />
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<strong>6. Is there something you still want to accomplish in your life? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">Uh, yeah! There's lots of things. Like, I would love to take Crown Ministries (something my parents were involved in which teaches you how to manage your money [erm, God's money] correctly). I would also love to get my DL, duh. Haha! :D Also, learning Spanish would be very useful and I hope to learn it before I graduate. Those are just some of the things I would still like to accomplish. :) </span><br />
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<strong>7. When you attended school, were you the class clown, the overachiever, the shy person, or always ditching? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">None of the above, really. I loved to talk and I basically thought I was at school to make new friends. lol :D</span><br />
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<strong>8. If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment in your life, what would you see? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">I'll have to get back to you on that. </span><br />
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<strong>9. Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog, or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people and</strong> <strong>events? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">I love to share things about myself on my blog (since, of course, it is my blog), but I also love to tell about my Savior, so I try not to make it all about me. :)</span><br />
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<strong>10. If you had the choice to sit down and read a book, or talk on the phone, which would you choose and why? </strong><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I strongly dislike talking on the phone. I'm terrible at communicating things and carrying on a conversation over the phone, but then again reading isn't a fad of mine. I just read whenever I get a new book I've been wanting. So it just depends on my mood at the moment. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to do this tag or receive this award, consider yourself tagged. ^_^</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So a few months ago I posted and said I received a "new" phone. My mom got an upgrade, so I got her old phone. Technically it wasn't new, but it was new to me. Aaaanyways, I'm goin off on a rabbit trail... yesterday I really did get a NEW phone (yes, a real upgrade at last!:) I got this bad boy:</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQjotW1QWXuTTl_BbuOl6JJCNAg0uMPDQOai8OxdluMGhfchCRfhhzKymoyFKDkfRjoUeTwgz3AVMzEfNy39fkpjdBf7JJ0VqmI7uTUE5QtYmPZPjOtRkyE_UshtK9PADK_jzaJXtdjA/s1600/LG-GU295-Phone-AT-T-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQjotW1QWXuTTl_BbuOl6JJCNAg0uMPDQOai8OxdluMGhfchCRfhhzKymoyFKDkfRjoUeTwgz3AVMzEfNy39fkpjdBf7JJ0VqmI7uTUE5QtYmPZPjOtRkyE_UshtK9PADK_jzaJXtdjA/s640/LG-GU295-Phone-AT-T-1.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh how I love my new phone. ^_^ It's so much better than my old Motorola. :) It takes great pictures and videos, and it doesn't sound like the person on the other line is drowning. Ha! I don't text, so for all those texters out there, you might not like the phone just because it doesn't have a mini keyboard, but I for one am in L<3VE! *swoon* I haven't named my phone yet (yes, I am going to name my phone. Don't laugh). Got any suggestions? :) </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;">Also, dad got his gumption on Tuesday (Jan 25). He has been buzzing around outside, fixing a car for a friend, talk, talk, talkin' like there's no tomorrow, and he's feeling great! Praise God!! I hope you all have had a blessed week and that your weekend is stupendous! ^_^</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-22366356222414588192011-01-24T22:32:00.000-06:002011-01-24T22:32:17.477-06:00{Insert Randomness Below}<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carissagraham.com/search/label/miscellany%20monday"><img alt="Miscellany Monday @ lowercase letters" src="http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt255/ElvishAuthoress/MMbutton3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Miscellany Monday: when I get to unleash my inner randomness.</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>1</strong>} So, some of you may [or may not] have noticed that I haven't been on here in about a week. I really don't have an excuse. I haven't been terribly busy, nothing life-changing has happened, and I'm still alive, so yeah, I guess I don't have an excuse. What have I been up to lately? Well, for the most part I've been going to work, reading, doing chores... you know, all that good stuff. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>2</strong>} Last Friday I spent the night with my friend Ci-ci. We had a blast, and we also took her horse for a "spin". ;) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet Sergent. His nick-name is Serge. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div align="center">{Ci-ci and her baby ^_^}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsSovoQuGaEVZ4dhYjJEar3STH2sIvSHBrCAmPsBm04_tHSzW5T3D4NA-ohgXTFVp_bU-e9LYbdBDJbBc2mzw09GBO_eKgm7EEOTygFYVNd1W0C0zjvvxBrz-BDR97fHxCA1buVopWI4/s1600/cici.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsSovoQuGaEVZ4dhYjJEar3STH2sIvSHBrCAmPsBm04_tHSzW5T3D4NA-ohgXTFVp_bU-e9LYbdBDJbBc2mzw09GBO_eKgm7EEOTygFYVNd1W0C0zjvvxBrz-BDR97fHxCA1buVopWI4/s640/cici.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>3</strong>} Dad goes tomorrow for his third treatment of Tysabri. He's been very fatigued lately and he takes several naps in a day. Tonight he was saying, "I'm all out of gumption." I said, "Don't worry daddy, you'll get more gumption tomorrow." :) Dad is usually wiped out the day he receives his treatment, but the next day he is back up on his feet. Hopefully this time won't be any different. He's ready for some gumption. ;P</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>4</strong>} You know those simple pleasures in life that put a smile on your face, or make a hard day a little easier? Well, these are some of mine....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">. A Caramel Java Chiller from Sonic</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">. Receiving a letter in the mail</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpCbzd-4AngX2ValC23fxt_7GpjJM2j172HCRR9sXGWlK5mT0pycS63J-hvmXkZMF1-LI1EvsKLp0a8u8LPdj-Ck9qw06rC69ywabicTnm8AU5aediOptXmz7x4_YCA9HZZnklv9EMmg/s1600/yum3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpCbzd-4AngX2ValC23fxt_7GpjJM2j172HCRR9sXGWlK5mT0pycS63J-hvmXkZMF1-LI1EvsKLp0a8u8LPdj-Ck9qw06rC69ywabicTnm8AU5aediOptXmz7x4_YCA9HZZnklv9EMmg/s400/yum3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{not my photo}</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are some things that cheer you up?</span></div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-19934205773821922132011-01-17T19:58:00.000-06:002011-01-17T19:58:40.233-06:00I Pitched the Ball. You Missed the Catch.<span style="font-size: large;">As I was sitting here I was thinking about all the opportunities to share the Gospel with someone that I have missed out on.</span><br />
<ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">When I'm in a restaurant and see the sad faced woman who's pregnant and alone. I make an excuse: "Well, here comes my food, I'll talk to her later." (ha, lame) She leaves and I don't even notice. <strong>Opportunity missed.</strong> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">I'm in Wal Mart's parking lot. There's a homeless guy asking for money. I drop a dollar in his tin can and keep walking. I tell myself that I'm on a time crunch and I have to hurry. "I don't have time to talk to him." <strong>Opportunity missed.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">As I'm walking through the mall I see a group of teens standing around. I feel the tug, but resist. "They'll think I'm a freak! What would I say, anyways?" <strong>Opportunity missed.</strong></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I'm alone and I feel like I need to have a grown up with me, which is smart since I'm a teenage girl and (duh!) I'm all alone. :) Ha! But what about the times that I <em>do</em> have a grown up with me and I make another excuse? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"Well, how do I start off the conversation?" </em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"How do I respond to their seemingly impossible-to-answer questions?" </em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em>"What if they reject me?" </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hardest thing for me to do is set aside my pride, stop thinking about how they'll react or treat me, and just witness to them anyways. Why is it so hard? Why am I so afraid? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What if God specifically placed that young woman in that booth at the restaurant, on that exact hour that I'm there, so that I'll witness to her. What if God would have saved her, through me. There I go again, making another excuse, and there she goes, heading for the door. Yep, opportunity missed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can only imagine what God is thinking. "I pitched the ball. You missed the catch." My, how disappointed He must be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are things I can't stop thinking about. What if I would have witnessed to that homeless guy? So what if he rejects me! Maybe I would have planted a seed that would later be watered by another Christian. At the moment, I tell myself he won't be willing to listen to me. He won't care. So I give him a dollar. What good is a dollar compared to salvation? It's nothing. Would I rather give the man worldly pleasure, or would I rather be used to help save his eternal life? </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">"God! It's so hard! I just can't do it!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Why?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Because... what if they reject me?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Reject <em>you</em>? They won't be rejecting <em>you</em>, my dear. They'll be rejecting the Truth. They'll be rejecting Me. It's not about <em>you</em>."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Well... what if they don't like what I have to say? What if I don't tell them what they want?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"*chuckles* What <em>they</em> want? My child, it's not about telling them what they <em>want</em> to hear. Don't make up a false religion, or a false Me just to 'win them over'." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"But... what do I say? I don't know what to say!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Listen.... *pause*"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"... to what?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Listen. Pray. Seek Me. Ask Me what to say. Read My Word!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Well, I do, but when I get nervous my brain goes haywire! I can't remember a thing!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"What is there to be nervous about, sweet one? Just pray. Ask Me for help and guidance. Call on Me and I will answer you."</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~~~~~~ </span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If we're unsure of what to say, or how to witness to someone, all we have to do is read the Bible! It has many "recipes" for witnessing. Do we really expect it to just come to us all of a sudden, without us having to labor over it? Maybe. Maybe God would suddenly give you wisdom in a moment when you need it, but maybe not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As Christians, we have to be prepared to share God's Word with anyone we come in contact with! Even with a stranger! We have to be ready! We need to put on the full armor of God and go out into the battlefield, with God as our guide, and our leader! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I've </strong><em>got</em><strong> to stop making excuses. </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I </strong><em>have</em><strong> to stop worrying about myself.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I have to</strong> <em>let go</em><strong> of all my fears.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">God pitched the ball. Did you miss the catch? </span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-29091316460773108032011-01-06T15:24:00.001-06:002011-01-07T14:55:34.655-06:00Do A Good Deed In Canada, Not the Zoo<span style="font-size: large;">I am not entirely sure why I'm even posting right now. Maybe it's because I'm just dying to post something. It could also be that I have nothing better to do. There's a slight chance that I'm trying to put off taking care of the dishes that are sitting in the sink, mocking me. Would you call that neglect? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No. I think the correct term is stalling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the other day Ty, also known as bubby, was looking a little chilly-- yes, he is a fat, black lab. Yes, he was inside. *shhh* I can have my fun, can't I?-- so I (being the loving sister I am) wrapped a scarf around his fat, furry neck. Of course, Ty wasn't thrilled, but I was just trying to do a good deed. ^_^ And how could I wrap him up in a scarf without taking a picture? (Answer): I can't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So today was a pretty boring day. Nothing unusual has happened... yet. I'm watching and waiting, because there hasn't been a day in my life where something uncanny has not occurred. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am bruised... by Munchkin. He bites me "x" number of times and I tell him no "x" number of times. He may be a baby and have itsy bitsy teeth, but let me tell you those teeth are like knives... showing no mercy. Ah, battle scars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you know what sounds absolutely divine to me right now? Chocolate chip cookies. They're the most scrumptious treats ever. Now I shall tell you a random story of the life of a dear chocolate cookie of mine:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">His name was Fred. Yes, Fred. Why did I name him Fred? Don't ask. Fred was a small fry (er, cookie). As he basked in the sun that was streaming through the kitchen window, while lying on a cookie sheet (*heehee*) I followed his sweet scent and floated over to the island in which he was laying on. I poured myself a glass of milk and dunked him. Yes, I dunked Fred in a glass of milk. But that's not the best part. After the dunking, comes the eating. Fred was the best cookie I ever ate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Now comes the moral of my story</strong>: Don't name your cookies, cause that's just weird.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know about you, but I'm pumped to see what 2011 is going to bring! What sort of curve ball will I have to [attempt] to catch this year? It's like a thrilling movie where you're sitting on the edge of your seat *bites nails*. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I shall leave you with this epic, random quote: "Do a good deed in Canada, not the zoo." --Lauren Barlow</span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-17339772827167220842011-01-04T13:05:00.000-06:002011-01-04T13:05:37.093-06:00Top 5<span style="font-size: large;">I have listened to so many good songs lately. I just can't keep them to myself. ^_^ So without further ado, these are my top 5 favorite songs at the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#1</strong>: Hello World by Lady Antebellum</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Gosh I love this song!! I got their CD, Need You Now, for Christmas and I love it! But this song is the most beautiful one on their CD. ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Oh, the empty disappears. I remember why I'm here. To surrender and believe. I fall down on my knees. Oh, hello world! Hello world! Hello world!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#2</strong>: The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I don't usually listen to Miranda's music, but I love this song! It's one of those songs that you can relate to, even if it's only in a small way. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"You leave home, you move on and you do the best you can. I got lost in this whole world and forgot who I am."</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#3</strong>: If I Die Young by The Band Perry</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Narthea got this CD for Christmas and we've been blasting it in the kitchen while we cook. My favorite song from their CD is If I Die Young. Wow. It's so beautiful! </span></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">"So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls. What I never did is done."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt_1z05TVq2ZeAWhCJiYoyU7cwv-z-Eq48M3LZNKfNOx6rSmL0yJyFJp7A4HWLk42BMH7g8-3iTESQIiHgbQZ96snqwEVdLLuzCuHgMrE7vuuf5H2dvFcIVu45bWStFW5LIjhP2oo2h4/s1600/top10.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt_1z05TVq2ZeAWhCJiYoyU7cwv-z-Eq48M3LZNKfNOx6rSmL0yJyFJp7A4HWLk42BMH7g8-3iTESQIiHgbQZ96snqwEVdLLuzCuHgMrE7vuuf5H2dvFcIVu45bWStFW5LIjhP2oo2h4/s640/top10.3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#4</strong>: Brielle by Owl City</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What can I say other than I love Adam Young. ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I wish I knew when I'll be back again. So until then I wish you well, my dear Brielle."</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#5</strong>: Our Kind Of Love by Lady Antebellum</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's another Lady Antebellum song for ya. :) I love this song because it's so fun and sweet. The perfect love song. ^_^</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">"You get me laughing with those funny faces. You somehow always know just what to say, that's right."</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">(If you would like to listen to these songs, just click the pause button on the playlist that's on my sidebar. It's just before My Favorite Quotes.)</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><embed border="0" flashvars="mycolor=faf9fc&mycolor2=ffffff&mycolor3=D5DED9&autoplay=false&rand=0&f=4&vol=100&pat=0&grad=false" height="208" name="myflashfetish" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" salign="TL" src="http://assets.mixpod.com/swf/mp3/mff-mpodmin.swf?myid=74869947&path=2011/01/04" style="height: 208px; visibility: visible; width: 158px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="158" wmode="transparent"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So what songs tickle your peach? :)</span></div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-30248723152632079872010-12-31T23:56:00.003-06:002011-01-07T15:05:32.516-06:002010 Recap!<span style="font-size: large;">Can you believe it? In less than 10 minutes it will be January 1, 2011! Wow. This year has flown by. And even though I know it's 2011, I'll be writing 2010 on all my school work/letters/anything that needs to be dated, just because I'm awesome like that. No, seriously, it's because my brain finally got used to writing 2010, instead of 2009, about a month ago. lol :D Don't worry, I'm consistent... it happens every year. ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So after reading one of my blogger buddies' recap posts of 2010 (Katie @ <a href="http://hellohighlights.blogspot.com/">Hello Highlights</a>) I have decided to do my own. :)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--January--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In January, daddy was in the hospital for quite some time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKusrb_IA3A-mLJxBxwOumiCHD0Ue2Yp6GkYIFEsMhs7cCRFSIxbQnbimj4nRzGjL93rQyMVXl58mYzCyqGBlftW7RdLH8tEnMQ7Fs7Exb-tDn5NJWi6vR8i7orzA133Z9e7mgt_Q33xk/s1600/January1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKusrb_IA3A-mLJxBxwOumiCHD0Ue2Yp6GkYIFEsMhs7cCRFSIxbQnbimj4nRzGjL93rQyMVXl58mYzCyqGBlftW7RdLH8tEnMQ7Fs7Exb-tDn5NJWi6vR8i7orzA133Z9e7mgt_Q33xk/s640/January1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">It also snowed about 6 inches in January! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{this is a picture that was taken when it first started snowing, before we got 6 inches}</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--February--</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In February, daddy was still in the Hospital, but he came home and my sisters and I decorated the house, and gave him a small "welcome home party". ^_^ </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--March--</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In March (on the 7th to be exact) I celebrated my blog's 1st anniversary! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbzl0dWmAYTQkZp-9dj0CR4u3XGMAV1wvXks8LAvTaWisXKc2qfJXLhC9CizfO4vevcBcCqTDigkKBMPasJ6k7AmC1Z1te7TYgFI2P36RD8NOV2zcE8OIhyphenhyphen7dg9pZxCoLYswc5kx7Pxg/s1600/march1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbzl0dWmAYTQkZp-9dj0CR4u3XGMAV1wvXks8LAvTaWisXKc2qfJXLhC9CizfO4vevcBcCqTDigkKBMPasJ6k7AmC1Z1te7TYgFI2P36RD8NOV2zcE8OIhyphenhyphen7dg9pZxCoLYswc5kx7Pxg/s640/march1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--April--</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In April my aunt, uncle and cousin Nate came to visit for a week! We had tons of fun! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b-6Vibu8jifNU1azByrKNlSGrSLXsp_IyzZQFtpfzr_OhYk_G-lvDyHzXJLPksNCxe9uEgL69EQe22L9_xcbStILAD-3O84LvMWWUl4059tWhbug-ec2sU1SvmPO_WZj09g7NLg8qoo/s1600/april1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b-6Vibu8jifNU1azByrKNlSGrSLXsp_IyzZQFtpfzr_OhYk_G-lvDyHzXJLPksNCxe9uEgL69EQe22L9_xcbStILAD-3O84LvMWWUl4059tWhbug-ec2sU1SvmPO_WZj09g7NLg8qoo/s640/april1.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I also met someone very near and dear to my heart: my friend Taylor @ <a href="http://littlehouseinthewest.blogspot.com/">Excelsior</a>! It was our first time to meet (we were/are email pals) and our families went to Six Flags together! We had so much fun! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkxRChZN84Fz0q7NB_LzbpfrxDywtA5lhSQpZTqOPXfh38-ikWt6l9oRQikMapz0P005uh3eVE02qxQNkh9Wr3ofNnD3dWos7JMuu6mvP9P55-qAKMIIzozY6FF0Ovm0w2o9rKskIuTQ/s1600/April2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkxRChZN84Fz0q7NB_LzbpfrxDywtA5lhSQpZTqOPXfh38-ikWt6l9oRQikMapz0P005uh3eVE02qxQNkh9Wr3ofNnD3dWos7JMuu6mvP9P55-qAKMIIzozY6FF0Ovm0w2o9rKskIuTQ/s640/April2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">--March--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In March I really got into photography. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Exhibit A:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ2QyqoeLK4FDlqXYSG4yHxhNTWnerM6is0tM_pi-i0Zf41m2DkSGCzTb9IoiUkGS3vZB6zThBt7xCcQ4qW9KTAxWKyH7rgAbdYoY1pqlJjJTDfJSssNWQPhykuQ8J_j41s7Az9LZDt4/s1600/may1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ2QyqoeLK4FDlqXYSG4yHxhNTWnerM6is0tM_pi-i0Zf41m2DkSGCzTb9IoiUkGS3vZB6zThBt7xCcQ4qW9KTAxWKyH7rgAbdYoY1pqlJjJTDfJSssNWQPhykuQ8J_j41s7Az9LZDt4/s640/may1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">--June--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated my wonderful, spectacular mom's 41st birthday. ^_^</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DMr8O264k_CL3ac7k-mQHnb7tkIaTQozES5R7YLKGlrFJcBRUHbuissjrmgWHZO2NLwnbc-l0yFYQYcfyveyTk6mD7_Wu7ueuDFI66GP0ZgM1a9yeRcluKq-u0hRhm1rFcDOOoYjpew/s1600/june1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DMr8O264k_CL3ac7k-mQHnb7tkIaTQozES5R7YLKGlrFJcBRUHbuissjrmgWHZO2NLwnbc-l0yFYQYcfyveyTk6mD7_Wu7ueuDFI66GP0ZgM1a9yeRcluKq-u0hRhm1rFcDOOoYjpew/s640/june1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">--July--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My dad was back in the hospital (he was in the hospital in June as well, but I don't have any pictures from that) and he got his Biopsy, which lead to his diagnosis: MS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRlynToy0lGQntHm5luCfM9BphpCQss2KxEpWMXavAOqTs9TcZDtQs74ODo0d4PYLz1ntgXrAwbSLxW7dWrjQQlispLsUEAS0IjMzPez2Ixj83icY41FuZ3kJTF-uhG6afHb6SeaqKL4/s1600/July1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRlynToy0lGQntHm5luCfM9BphpCQss2KxEpWMXavAOqTs9TcZDtQs74ODo0d4PYLz1ntgXrAwbSLxW7dWrjQQlispLsUEAS0IjMzPez2Ixj83icY41FuZ3kJTF-uhG6afHb6SeaqKL4/s640/July1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also celebrated the 4th of July and Esara's 13th birthday! :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iPO7Dqc_Grtd7EofzdF4i6yHO9_-haewdaTecY3tHj936vIbKiA1YM61z77lilJ4JZjY4OaM8JzoXTkb-_KVs_znLbBnqwvOivsgpfUENpY8LfODBEQVafk0sLoL1brrzX6OMmP4AMM/s1600/july2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iPO7Dqc_Grtd7EofzdF4i6yHO9_-haewdaTecY3tHj936vIbKiA1YM61z77lilJ4JZjY4OaM8JzoXTkb-_KVs_znLbBnqwvOivsgpfUENpY8LfODBEQVafk0sLoL1brrzX6OMmP4AMM/s640/july2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--August--</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated my dad's 40th birthday in August. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5bGhsTn7IxIO1XqJs-gBl5ix35_b4M6kqJCT9rmMDCqvpmNTnnkWlL6K_YwPWrUjxzUBNzyWKpKGrkk1XZnTGT_24JMyU6UR1nDHBNGp8AZx17m2STRrqhMcwNOL2OetqsqFIWD4hPg/s1600/August1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5bGhsTn7IxIO1XqJs-gBl5ix35_b4M6kqJCT9rmMDCqvpmNTnnkWlL6K_YwPWrUjxzUBNzyWKpKGrkk1XZnTGT_24JMyU6UR1nDHBNGp8AZx17m2STRrqhMcwNOL2OetqsqFIWD4hPg/s640/August1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It was also my 16th birthday on the 30th of August! :D</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0_bVrS4lo-8_kEm1ovLqZxbp_qflotQVJbMO-njBO8bg1c1V3utDzHTcLcBPPTRweDyWUv1bW2MS5q90fKABtAWZRMKCKMkSScEMo7_ePFJh8lfxCM80DtAMRv5erMORYBFBBIr5rEs/s1600/August2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0_bVrS4lo-8_kEm1ovLqZxbp_qflotQVJbMO-njBO8bg1c1V3utDzHTcLcBPPTRweDyWUv1bW2MS5q90fKABtAWZRMKCKMkSScEMo7_ePFJh8lfxCM80DtAMRv5erMORYBFBBIr5rEs/s640/August2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--September--</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We didn't do much in September, but we did celebrate my 16th birthday with a few of my friends. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLchhuJJARMXZyF86SMA-tYDTZADpCpzbfhziu-LNff3VFlLNMT-8J5O8PhULl8-RJdq_CKiEjfVv-0mLOapDW_SCnXakOQhxipOtq-pLHUfeByzVLav-BlesX3q_D_AjMBDPpUaDObQ/s1600/september1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLchhuJJARMXZyF86SMA-tYDTZADpCpzbfhziu-LNff3VFlLNMT-8J5O8PhULl8-RJdq_CKiEjfVv-0mLOapDW_SCnXakOQhxipOtq-pLHUfeByzVLav-BlesX3q_D_AjMBDPpUaDObQ/s640/september1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">--October--</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In October I started my babysitting job.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykzv9pBgnypB_YxRdPO3bDmh3K1BFH9jOs_eDn8XLaMqZZXL0B6dBmdn1zBcykGRBkWzkjOX8-lHPJGPKy2a46Os-VBjyr2TIZC-kqG3Kx2Vp7pb01kl2SlKJUS2TU1r6j4gvwhKYsfA/s1600/munchkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykzv9pBgnypB_YxRdPO3bDmh3K1BFH9jOs_eDn8XLaMqZZXL0B6dBmdn1zBcykGRBkWzkjOX8-lHPJGPKy2a46Os-VBjyr2TIZC-kqG3Kx2Vp7pb01kl2SlKJUS2TU1r6j4gvwhKYsfA/s640/munchkin.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">--November--</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course in November there was Thanksgiving. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">--December--</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated Christmas! (left to right: Narthea, me, Esara & Caldirwen)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF0tj7fNL_GF6TN4IJsJsWimSJCixzkdD2b1srP_D8qxxATyi-IKFSmqwWF5z1zuMgHKfNxeOrF8lhWD7m2u5YuTm1tcfvWNklOg_wA-yxgrAwSEMxMyCdCLIMYoYBreFhNoXUokLFm4/s1600/december1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF0tj7fNL_GF6TN4IJsJsWimSJCixzkdD2b1srP_D8qxxATyi-IKFSmqwWF5z1zuMgHKfNxeOrF8lhWD7m2u5YuTm1tcfvWNklOg_wA-yxgrAwSEMxMyCdCLIMYoYBreFhNoXUokLFm4/s640/december1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also celebrated Caldirwen's 12th birthday, which I don't have any pictures of on this computer, sadly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And last but most certainly not least, Narthea celebrated her 18th birthday today!!! She got her drivers license this morning with mom. She got a whoppin' 94% on her driving test! Go Narthea!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(this is a picture of my brownie sundae I made. Narthea has always done brownie sundaes on her birthdays. It's kinda like a tradition ^_^)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0ClBnZLHT1Icnc60w2gpkqkrkcP02mS-g41kUpBoD44qvMd_Q2yBGdAT0KenazjwdUqO_b00sTEUFCxswpGreNXxmP9YnkhBn7l9khM1nze_bUpJgf87VkUeJ8_GHxwp7mCLwVtAPNk/s1600/december2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0ClBnZLHT1Icnc60w2gpkqkrkcP02mS-g41kUpBoD44qvMd_Q2yBGdAT0KenazjwdUqO_b00sTEUFCxswpGreNXxmP9YnkhBn7l9khM1nze_bUpJgf87VkUeJ8_GHxwp7mCLwVtAPNk/s640/december2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you God for the year of 2010! We praise you for the ups, and we praise you for the downs. :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And thank you for 2011!</span></div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-4049888157890398772010-12-30T13:56:00.002-06:002011-01-07T15:07:43.665-06:00Hey There Old Chum<span style="font-size: large;">I just realized, it's been a while since I've done a tag. Well, a certain sweet-someone has cured me of this. <a href="http://blonde4christ.blogspot.com/">Bleah Briann</a> tagged me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I must post the rules, even though I usually don't follow them. Hey! They're more like suggestions, anyways... right? >_> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"Pick your favorite musical artist/movie star/famous whoever -- and post a picture (or two, or three, or four) of him, and what it is about him that you love, and what it is about him that you might hope for, for whoever God has planned for you for your future."</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am actually picking the same person that Bleah did, to do this tag on, because I love his character so much. :) Our tags are going to sound a lot alike, because we both like him for the same reasons, but I will do my best to make my answers... different. ^_^</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Adam Young</strong>, also known as Owl City.</span> <br />
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<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>. His Creativity</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">M'kay, so who doesn't love Adam for his creativity? Hello! The guy is a creative genius! His songs are so beautiful, so poetic and so original. He took a big step in writing songs that were... different. But a good different they have turned out to be. :) If you hear one of Adam's songs for the first time (or two), it's easy to write him off as another weirdo who sings about brushing his teeth and fireflies fox trotting above his head, but if you sit and actually <em>listen </em>to his music, it starts making you feel good. Adam's music is not the kind to be picked apart. No, his music is to be enjoyed. Yeah, some of his songs seem pointless, but that's the point, isn't it? o.0 I love sitting down, putting my earphones in and listening to some Owl City, while doodling in a notebook or something. It's fun, 'cause it kinda makes you let go. It makes you feel... happy. ^_^ Adam's music never fails to put me into a bubbly, good mood, even on days when I'm not feeling so chipper. :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TCFa6T61RpTxeHnDlS60t2BbkSEa-nNM2P1NO0vyOlmZ-ZoR7ehPKNUbrkIH-k0U8p8-771GhAOCILEyWLM7DKAKrXjB8a7Ap3oeaadF0jS23TTzPf5oD5BknFQ_GU8wQBIrgIKIF3U/s1600/adam2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TCFa6T61RpTxeHnDlS60t2BbkSEa-nNM2P1NO0vyOlmZ-ZoR7ehPKNUbrkIH-k0U8p8-771GhAOCILEyWLM7DKAKrXjB8a7Ap3oeaadF0jS23TTzPf5oD5BknFQ_GU8wQBIrgIKIF3U/s640/adam2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>. His Faith</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I admire Adam for his faith that never wavers. Yeah, the guy has faults, but compromising is not one of them. I didn't know he was Christian when I first started listening to him, but after listening to a few of his songs I wondered if he was. You just get this feeling about him, that he's... different. :) And that's because he is. Adam clearly states in his Christmas song that "he believes that Jesus is truly the only way". How neat is that? I mean, he could keep his religion on the down low and not advertise it, which would probably get him even more fans, but he doesn't. Adam isn't ashamed of his Savior and I admire him for that. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHaAfB3OS6fIQhWEzBuTwfTsKoBLBKZtAzCKZiSoOr7SAI6Bk1EZQsf63-kaq_4W8n2F918FmuKTEAiAUBCeVQ4ZV_EimcuGy8t_xdZ1sE8eyTBEnvkS48sHNN69E8izhaAckEo8Rtbw/s1600/adam3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHaAfB3OS6fIQhWEzBuTwfTsKoBLBKZtAzCKZiSoOr7SAI6Bk1EZQsf63-kaq_4W8n2F918FmuKTEAiAUBCeVQ4ZV_EimcuGy8t_xdZ1sE8eyTBEnvkS48sHNN69E8izhaAckEo8Rtbw/s640/adam3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>. His quirks</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks Adam is a little quirky? Come on people he has his quirks, but you know what... I like it. He's not a flawless guy who's drop dead gorgeous, but you know what... I like that. It makes him real. I love Adam and all his quirks. They're cute. ^_^ There's just no other way to describe it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>. His Diligence & Passion</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not only does Adam have a passion for Christ, but he has a passion for music as well! Adam truly does love to sing. And he loves to sing <em>his</em> music, not what the world wants him to sing. He's truly happy being his own person. You don't hear him saying, "Oh, you know, I think I'll try going country for a while," or, "Hmm, maybe I'll start writing about things that make sense," (lol:) Adam loves what he does. He loves his music, his fans, and his career. And he's so diligent! He loves to please his fans, but not in a way that would make him compromise who he is, or what he believes. He's a diligent artist and a passionate one. Music isn't just a bunch of words with a catchy tune, to him. It's <em>music</em>! He loves it and that really shows in his songs, and in the way he performs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgHBCBnqvYIKDhRJvsfytQrouhSZSd8XwXoRImU5fdjuq47RLJbSt3KmsGnUliQGYyF2vyjoC4B9DmILMVbeoNrU4n6aR8ovvl81k_NfLSrjVmEedJOVgkEiGo2fY6c7rWVRgZFoSQ_w/s1600/adam6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgHBCBnqvYIKDhRJvsfytQrouhSZSd8XwXoRImU5fdjuq47RLJbSt3KmsGnUliQGYyF2vyjoC4B9DmILMVbeoNrU4n6aR8ovvl81k_NfLSrjVmEedJOVgkEiGo2fY6c7rWVRgZFoSQ_w/s640/adam6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I picture myself marrying someone like Adam. No, not someone who looks like Adam, not someone who sings like Adam, not someone who's famous like Adam. I'm talking about someone who has a similar character. Someone with a creative personality. Someone who isn't afraid to be himself. Someone who doesn't compromise. Someone who's diligent and passionate at what he does. I admire Adam Young, because his character is a work of art. ^_^</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">M'kay, so I'm gonna tag:</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://hellohighlights.blogspot.com/">Katie</a></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://tryingtofindfaithpurplerainand.blogspot.com/">Ali</a></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://theannacabana.blogspot.com/">Anna Gray</a></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://snatchedfromthewind.blogspot.com/">~Lily</a></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And if there's anyone else out there who wants to do it, feel free. :)</span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-32273385461892761522010-12-28T20:15:00.000-06:002010-12-28T20:15:02.064-06:00Tangled Review & Miscellany Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXMvFyWbyZIQGKD1VkBGH4f8dZFkRkkF-zTKWIgG2rMzD2bTqGihje4s3ugF_BPhZJc32AfUDPynPVyG4cDFXjMNVj_y8tfV2JwXHM0H0ZUvlWt4QPTwxdRz1sn56yiXDLfw2f-VmnIM/s1600/tangled3%252Cjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="336" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXMvFyWbyZIQGKD1VkBGH4f8dZFkRkkF-zTKWIgG2rMzD2bTqGihje4s3ugF_BPhZJc32AfUDPynPVyG4cDFXjMNVj_y8tfV2JwXHM0H0ZUvlWt4QPTwxdRz1sn56yiXDLfw2f-VmnIM/s640/tangled3%252Cjpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> *warning: spoiler*</div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Plot:</span></strong> <span style="font-size: large;"><em>An elderly witch named Gothel witnesses a single drop of pure sunlight hit the ground, creating a magical flower with the ability to keep anyone young when a certain song is sung to it. Centuries later, the queen of a nearby kingdom falls ill while expecting a child. Her guards find the mysterious flower, which heals the queen and she gives birth to a girl named Rapunzel. Gothel learns that Rapunzel's golden hair retains the flower's healing abilities as long as it isn't cut, so she kidnaps the child and isolates her in a tower, raising the girl as her own daughter. However, every year on Rapunzel's birthday, the kingdom sends thousands of sky lanterns floating into the sky, longing for their lost princess to return.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Eighteen years later Rapunzel asks Gothel to let her see the floating lights on her birthday, but Gothel denies her request, saying the world is full of people who would covet her abilities for themselves. Meanwhile, thieves led by Flynn Rider, steal the tiara of the missing princess from the castle. Flynn abandons his accomplices and stumbles upon Rapunzel's tower, choosing it as a hideout. Rapunzel knocks him unconscious with a frying pan, and hides him in a wardrobe. She finds the satchel with the tiara and hides it. </em></span><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Rapunzel decides to keep Flynn a secret and not tell Gothel about him. Instead, Rapunzel tells Gothel that she wants a special paint for her birthday which will take three days to get and once Gothel leaves, Rapunzel makes a deal with Flynn — if he escorts her to the lights and back, she will return the tiara.</em> </span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Gothel learns that Rapunzel has snuck out of the tower and goes off to find her. That evening while Flynn gathers firewood, Gothel secretly meets with and gives the satchel to Rapunzel, who tells Gothel she thinks she and Flynn may be falling in love. Gothel scorns her and says he is only after the tiara, and that Rapunzel should give it to him as a test.</em></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em><br />
</em></div><span style="font-size: large;"><em>The next night, while watching the floating lights, Rapunzel gives Flynn the tiara, but he realizes as they watch the lanterns that it's Rapunzel he wants. Suddenly Flynn sees his former accomplices and attempts to give them the tiara, but the pair are now working with Gothel. They make it appear that Flynn is escaping with the tiara, and Gothel, betraying the thieves, "rescues" the heartbroken Rapunzel and takes her back to the tower. Flynn, sentenced to be hanged for his crimes, learns of the treachery from the captured henchmen. Friends that Rapunzel and Flynn had met along the way help him get back to Rapunzel's tower.</em></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3pKAE89JnXNRjPZ3YLNat1b9pwkIpNHAyVIvyKrhQIDuEqWtxxLbzZ5KPGiiF38lhNTeyPS55Mcw0cCGywJNmu1JwWwR24s4UD7RpaOCOUTCykqOfuHFk27LydKBaigy4hw_Olgy7SY/s1600/tangled2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3pKAE89JnXNRjPZ3YLNat1b9pwkIpNHAyVIvyKrhQIDuEqWtxxLbzZ5KPGiiF38lhNTeyPS55Mcw0cCGywJNmu1JwWwR24s4UD7RpaOCOUTCykqOfuHFk27LydKBaigy4hw_Olgy7SY/s400/tangled2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Meanwhile, Rapunzel realizes that she is actually the long-lost princess and she confronts Gothel with the revelation. Flynn reaches the tower, but upon entering, he sees the bound Rapunzel and is stabbed by Gothel. Rapunzel pledges to willingly remain with Gothel forever if she can heal Flynn's wounds. Gothel agrees. When Rapunzel reaches Flynn, he attempts to stop her from healing him saying that he doesn't want her to be trapped forever...</em> </span></div><span style="font-size: large;">(This review is from <a href="http://wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, but edited by me.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...And the rest I will not spoil for you. ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Rated</strong>: PG for brief, mild violence</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Running time</strong>: 100 minutes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Release Date</strong>: November 24, 2010 (US)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Starring</strong>: Mandy Moore</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Zachary Levi</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Donna Murphy </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>My rating</strong>: 5/5</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought this was a really cute movie! It was funny, sweet, sad, happy and made me wanna sing. :) I loved it! I think Rapunzel is my new favorite Disney princess. :) This is a great movie for the old and the young. As you all know I have a crush on Flynn. ^_^ His character is so charming. And the smolder gets me every time. ;) </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">It really was a good movie (not just because of Flynn) and that means a lot coming from me. I don't usually care much for animated movies. If I had to pick one word to describe Tangled it would be: cute. ^_^ Definitely a must-see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you seen this movie? If so, what did you think about it?</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~~~~~</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone is having a great week so far and that you had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did. :) Today my dad went for his second treatment of Tysabri. He gets his infusions every four weeks, so he won't get another one 'til January. As far as I could tell, he was doing pretty good when he got home. *thumbs up* :)</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Narthea's 18th birthday is this Friday, New Years Eve. We're so excited for her! She will be taking her last drive with her permit, on Friday, because next Monday she will go take the test to get her license! I'm sure she'll pass. She's a very good driver. :) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are some of your favorite gifts you got for Christmas? My favorites are Inception (eep!), the Super Mario Brothers Wii game, and The Last Olympian (now all I need to do is buy The Lost Hero. I hear it's great!) :D </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I hope you enjoyed the review and my randomness. :) G'night bloggy buddies. I am off to watch episodes from the first season of 24 (a tv show). Yes, if you're wondering, the show did stop airing, but Narthea just got the complete first season on DVD for Christmas! Eeeep! :D Ta-ta for now.</span></div><div align="center"></div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-16215583506135595162010-12-24T20:57:00.000-06:002010-12-24T20:57:41.159-06:00Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello fellow bloggers! I cannot believe that this is Christmas Eve. Wow. Has this year flown by or what? :) I hope everyone has been enjoying their week, and that you've all been blessed this holiday! I know I have. :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My family and I had our neighbor's over the other day and we got crafty. We made angels from the condensed reader's digest books. It was fun! And the angels turned out nicely. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the finished product (this is the one I made):</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's right, I've decided to come back. That doesn't mean I'm gonna post so much that I resemble a mad woman when she sees a "50% off" sign in the window of her favorite store...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Where to begin?</span></em> Well, I guess I should start off with the subject that has basically taken over my life lately: <u>babysitting</u>. (Wow, bet you didn't see that one comin'.) Yes, I am still working three days a week, four hours a day. The last few times have been rough, because Munchkin has [apparently] hit the terrible twos... early. I wonder what he'll be like when he's actually two? *cringe* I have a few battle scars, as I call them. He has started biting and slapping me which, of course, I do not allow, but he isn't my kid so it's not like I can pull him aside and swat him. I usually firmly say, "NO!", but that doesn't really work. So, if you ever think about it, please keep Munchkin and me in your prayers. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's see, what other news do I have for you? Well, our Church did the yearly Christmas Drama we do in December. I played the [proud] roll of an apostle. Yes, to put it bluntly, I played a man, but my face was hardly ever seen, so I'm still able to walk into our Church with <em>some</em> dignity. :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend Taylor @ <a href="http://littlehouseinthewest.blogspot.com/">Excelsior</a> came to visit me last weekend! We had tons of fun and made some <strong>great</strong> memories! We went to see Tangled (review coming soon), which was <em>the cutest</em> Disney princess movie ever! Seriously, folks, this movie is the-little-puppy-you-saw-on-the-street-and-wanted-to-take-home cute! Probably cuter. (I have a crush on Flynn Rider. ^_^ ...But you didn't hear that from me.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Update on my dad:</span></strong> he's doing really well right now! He had his first treatment of Tysabri at the end of last month (November). He'll get an infusion every four weeks, so he's due for another one sometime soon. :) He's done good on it so far, though he's only had one treatment so it's not like we can really say this treatment is working for him, but we could definitely tell a difference in his speech and other functions as soon as he got the infusion. It makes him really tired for the first day or two, but after that he does pretty good. :) Praise God! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><strong>Christmas time is here!</strong></u> I can hardly believe it. Where did the time go? It didn't seem like I took a month long break. Hmm. I guess time flies when you're having fun. And I have had fun! I've enjoyed just sitting down and putting together a puzzle, or reading, or watching a movie. I've loved having more free time, even though I've been busier than I anticipated. :) This afternoon we had some friends from our former Church (which is about 2 hours away) come and visit. We had a great time! It's such a blessing to fellowship with some of our close friends, and Church family. I thank God for them all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My sisters and I received some early Christmas money from some friends of ours and we decided to spend some of it on going to the movies to see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (review coming soon), then spending the rest on a gift for one of our sisters (we drew names out of a bowl:). I didn't like this movie anywhere near as much as the first one of the series, or the second. The first is my <em>favorite</em>, and if you thought the second one was cheesy, wait 'til you see the third. lol :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over all I have enjoyed my blogging break! Though I did miss you tons!! I missed reading your blogs, even though before my break I wasn't doing so well at commenting *guilty blush*, and I can't say that's going to be any different. I do read your posts, though, and I will try my best to work on my commenting skills. ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Twelve?! Who gave you permission to grow up? Certainly not me. I cannot believe you are going to be 12 years old! Was it not yesterday that you were this knee high, chubby faced, 4 year old who used to ride on my back across parkinglots?</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zbMkzDsnWyi9aECLAJkDYLE8E61j0oKcXOfsfJSPaABxzUf3srIGn9_4xumPxwuOeBeZj50l8gYvL61eHrGLiiLA66h4AXYHN5ayl4Qzsi0DL4Ue6pCWEgl-6ic8qRvu1D_K-2oVeO8/s1600/caldirwen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zbMkzDsnWyi9aECLAJkDYLE8E61j0oKcXOfsfJSPaABxzUf3srIGn9_4xumPxwuOeBeZj50l8gYvL61eHrGLiiLA66h4AXYHN5ayl4Qzsi0DL4Ue6pCWEgl-6ic8qRvu1D_K-2oVeO8/s640/caldirwen2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...but it doesn't matter how old you get. You'll always be my baby sister! :) Thank you God for Caldirwen! I love you, sissy!</span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-45731338173765866692010-11-27T09:39:00.001-06:002010-11-27T09:45:36.516-06:00Away On Holiday!<span style="font-size: large;">I am not sure why, but I haven't really been in the blogging mood lately. Is it just me, or are there others out there suffering as I am? Goodness. I was just talking to Narthea about how I keep sitting down in front of the computer and trying to come up with something to post. Something random. Maybe something funny. But... nothing comes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even when I have something to post, I sit down to post it and it doesn't come easily *shrugs shoulders*. It doesn't turn out the way I want it to. I think I should go to the doctor or something, because this has never happened before. I'm just.... not as excited about blogging as I was a month ago. : / *sigh* </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">As much as it pains me to say this... I'm going to have to say good-bye to blogging for a while. No, not for good, just for a while. Until I feel like I'm ready to come back. It might be next week. It might be the middle of December. It might be January (don't worry, I <em>highly</em> doubt it'll be that long;). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I will still announce the winners of the <a href="http://thefaithfulelvenprincess.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-sew-stylish-fall-giveaway.html">giveaway</a> I'm hosting (don't forget to spread the word, you have until December 6th!), but other than that, you probably won't hear from me for a few weeks. Right now my family needs me more than the computer does. So, I shall leave you with that. I will deeply miss you all, but this is something I need to do. I need a vacation, so to speak, and I'm sure I'll enjoy being away on holiday. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll see ya 'round... like a donut. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dad and Narthea.</span><br />
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</div> <span style="font-size: large;">She and Esara sitting on the swing outside. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That would be my Nana on the left, and Narthea on the right.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Narthea filling cups with ice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY_tQEMJgk6M6iTzN2adiFL_nrLvvNhg8MNzVrraFNZ6GdMUlFg5rbw9KKJCMtjrYpg5hL6DCDvz6OiX-3mKqO_sBCVUxnEQ-w_7Xdx08QEQzAkSnV2asXYKiULcAnTP4atiOjx_CtdQ/s1600/fixedphoto5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY_tQEMJgk6M6iTzN2adiFL_nrLvvNhg8MNzVrraFNZ6GdMUlFg5rbw9KKJCMtjrYpg5hL6DCDvz6OiX-3mKqO_sBCVUxnEQ-w_7Xdx08QEQzAkSnV2asXYKiULcAnTP4atiOjx_CtdQ/s640/fixedphoto5.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's all from this Thanksgiving adventure. Stay tuned for my dad's side of the family, this Thursday. ;P</span></div>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575570354646784306.post-91217073198598952432010-11-19T10:18:00.003-06:002010-11-19T12:18:44.939-06:00Miscellany Monday... Or Friday<span style="font-size: large;">...It's Friday already?! My oh my, look how the lovely time flew. I am absolutely adoring this Fall weather we're getting down south in the good ole' state of Texas! It's a great blessing and break from the intense heat we received this summer. *sighs blissfully* I just realized I missed Miscellany Monday! So, I have decided to do Miscellany... Friday. lol :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>1</strong>} Babysitting, yes, I told you it's all I talk about. lol :D So Wednesday I went to work. For those who don't know I babysit a 20 month old little boy, three days a week. Wednesday being one of them. We had a pretty good day, except for the fact that he decided to fling some applesauce across the kitchen, spit his pees all over me, and slap his hand down in his Ravioli, sending it splattering all over my face, and him *sigh*. I couldn't get my little munchkin to stop playing with his food, so I decided I would put him down to play, and we would try again later. He ended up wanting a bunch of puffs, so he didn't want his lunch. Yeah, he can be a little toot sometimes. But I love him! :) I got some pictures just for you bloggers. I usually bring out my camera, snap a few pics of us, let him snap a few "pics", then he sucks on my camera for a while, and I put it back up. I just like to "document" our days together because I won't be watching him for forever. *sniff* :') </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, he's clearly watching tv in these pictures. This little guy <em><span style="color: #e06666;">LOVES</span></em> the Backyardigans! He always says, "Papa tractor Pablo?" (but, it's not that clear) which means he's asking you what Pablo is in that episode (Pablo is his favorite by far!). So Wednesday he said "Papa tractor Pablo?" and raised his hands up with a questioning look on his face. So I told him, "Today Pablo is a bad robot." He got this sad look on his face and said, "Papa tractor Pablo?" over and over, like he was devastated that Pablo was a bad robot. lol :D I tried to cheer him up by saying, "That's okay, Pablo turns into a good robot in a minute," but it didn't work. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>2</strong>} Within the last few months or so I have found a few blogs (or, rather, they found me;) around blogger and have been itching to share them with you!! I've been meaning to do this for a while, but am just now getting around to it. And, here's my "around to it moment", so I'm taking advantage of it! :) Be <em>sure</em> to check out these lovely bloggers for Christ!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> . Miss Raquel @ <a href="http://god-sdaughter.blogspot.com/">God's Daughter</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> . Katie @ <a href="http://hisprincesswarrior.blogspot.com/">His Princess Warrior</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> . Nela @ <a href="http://desiringgodsdesires.blogspot.com/">Beloved Star</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> . Zoe @ <a href="http://zoeslifeadventures-zoe.blogspot.com/">Are You Ready To Believe?</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These are just a few, but check 'em out! These girls are so sweet! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>3</strong>} Also, there's some giveaway's I wanna let you know about!! I mean, who doesn't love giveaways?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first one is Libby @ <a href="http://libby-thisnthat.blogspot.com/">This 'n That</a>. She's giving away a handmade towel. And yes, it was made by her! :) So click <a href="http://libby-thisnthat.blogspot.com/2010/11/fall-giveaway.html">here</a> to enter!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next is Emily @ <a href="http://practicallypink.blogspot.com/">Practically Pink</a>. She's having an <a href="http://www.ohsewstylish.etsy.com/">Oh Sew Stylish</a> giveaway. ;) She's giving away a set of <a href="http://contentinchrist34.blogspot.com/">Lindsay's</a> handmade pot holders! They're adorable, so click <a href="http://practicallypink.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-sew-stylish-giveaway.html">here</a>, you won't wanna miss out. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, I too am having an Oh Sew Stylish giveaway. I'm giving away the Rambling Rose Handbag made by <a href="http://contentinchrist34.blogspot.com/">Lindsay</a>, from her <a href="http://www.ohsewstylish.etsy.com/">etsy shop</a>, but only to those who live in the USA. Unfortunately, this time around I don't have the money to ship anywhere else. :( I'm sorry. But for those who do live in the United States, click <a href="http://thefaithfulelvenprincess.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-sew-stylish-fall-giveaway.html">here</a> to enter for a chance to win something Oh Sew Stylish. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>4</strong>} Now I wanted to ask you, my lovely followers, to pray for me and my family. My dad, especially. For those who don't know, he has MS. He has been out of a job for a year and a half, because he isn't able to work. Right now we're not doing well [at all] financially. It's tough, but God always pulls through, and prayer is powerful! Please pray that God will provide, and heal my dad! Thank you. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">{<strong>5</strong>} Tomorrow (Sat.) we are going to my mom's side of the family's Thanksgiving. I will try to get lots of pictures to share with you, but no promises. Haha, usually when I say that, I get there and forget to take pictures. But I really will try! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I'm all out of things to ramble about. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I am so excited!... But, I don't think the turkey's are. :)</span>Eldarwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139058505878287844noreply@blogger.com11