Pieces of the world, seen and unseen



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Lake Superior Sunset

August 2007


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For a glimpse of what God hath wrought,
both the seen and the unseen, go see:

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Photo of London at night (this one not dated)
The explanation of this picture, with credits and copyrights can be found at
Nasa's list of dated pictures.


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"*Speedbump*"

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And Jesus said.....


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Behold, and Observe
The Things That God Has Done

I rejoice in His creativity,
whether it is displayed in a flower, the plumage of a bird,
the clouds in the sky, the unreachable marvels of the universe,
fields of blowing grasses, the infinite musical possibilities,
or the expressive creative abilities He has given us.
I also believe He has an awesome sense of humor,
one that doesn't hurt or destroy, but that reveals and uplifts.



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Sunday, March 2

tagged by Pam: 5 things.....

I was tagged by Pam  Go and see hers....!

5 random facts about myself:

1. I would love to have a little red sportscar.  But if given one, I'd probably trade it in on a sturdy Volvo. 

2. I like working out in the yard.

3. I'd rather do just about anything than have to cook.

4. My daughter gave me my last haircut.  I decided it was going to have to happen, so I just made a big chop on the side, then we had to follow through.  That night! 

5. I'm contemplating stripping all the fake color out of my hair to see how much gray has shown up in the last few years since I've been darkening it.  There's this product "Oops" that's supposed to work well for that, as I haven't ever lightened it.  I'm a little scared to try it, even though I've chosen this week, if I can find it in the store...no luck yet.

5 weird things about myself:

1. I'll say things like "Wheeeee.......!"  and "Whoooooowee!" when driving around with the kids.  I hope I'm not too bad an example. 

2. I like clocks.  I have to make myself leave them alone at garage sales, etc., as there would just be too many around.  I'll have to show you my ugly Chinese one that has a place of prominence in my living room.....

3. I carry folding chairs around in the car as you never know when you'll need them for hanging out somewhere.  It's been nice, as we sometimes spend hours away from home between events, to save on gas.

4. I become someone different once a month.  I start chattering and need to be gagged to preserve the family dignity.

5. Every winter when I wear a long sleeved coat, I catch my left thumb in the right sleeve when turning the steering wheel.  It is SO painful, I've had to stop everything and just hold it and cry.  Finally, after several years and a now chronic thumb pain problem, I've learned to instinctively hold it tight against my first finger when turning the wheel.  Duhhh....

5 things on my desk

 1. computer stuff: monitor, keyboard, mouse....

2.  Bible

3. "To do" papers

4.  CD discs and flashdrives

5.  Way up on top is my lovebird, Bobbi-Jo.   Oh yeah....my daughter would say there are bird seed hulls on my keyboard.  I just blow and say "What????  Where........?" 

5 of your best friends:

1.  Bob

2. Christine

3. Heidi

4. Becky

5. Brenda

5 things you love to do:

1. flower gardening

2. read historical fiction, biographies

3. look around at garage sales and in thrift stores

4. blog

5. practice my band music

I tag 5 people:


Majormom


Denise


Stacey


Rita


sahmto4orMore


If this tag doesn't sound like like a fun thing to do, please don't feel you have to do it.  These are "supposed" to be fun!! 

Thanks for reading...

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Wednesday, March 5 7:25 PM Untitled Comment

Posted by PlainJane
LOL, maybe it's best just not to know that much about you. (just kidding). Very fun! I use to have a little red sports car, would love to have it again, but then I'd have to strap the kids to the roof which would greatly reduce the arodynamics.
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Thursday, March 6 2:51 PM Untitled Comment

Posted by MiryClay
Hi Bethanyrae,
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. You are very brave....taking the color out of your hair. LOL. I would be afraid to do that. I'd have dark brown & gray hair shining through. My blonde hair is from a bottle. :oD

I love the cartoon about the school projects in the fridge.

Love ya,
Lori
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Thursday, March 6 2:58 PM Untitled Comment

Posted by PlainJane
Oh please don't take anything out - I was just kidding, really... we love you just the way you are!!!
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Saturday, March 8 4:07 PM Untitled Comment

Posted by blessedwith2angels
Loved reading this post--especially the trading the sports car in for a Volvo. I want a Corvette--but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
Pam
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Monday, March 10 9:31 PM Untitled Comment

Posted by sahmto4orMore
I'm game.

I love your clocks....especially the Chinese one.

I love the starry background you have, too. Very cool.


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To "think aloud" about whatever strikes me at the moment. Married to Bob, my philosophical, artsy scientist! We were church planters in France, are in our 14th year of homeschooling, have 11yr and 20yr old sons and an 18yr old daughter. We do homeschool sports, ballet, band and choir. My greatest joys in life have been from seeing God work. We have an awesome God, and I've seen Him do awesome things.

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Some Favorite Scriptures

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"A new command I give you:
Love one another.
As I have loved you,
so you must love one another.
By this all men will know
that you are my disciples,
if you love one another."
John 13:34,35 (NIV)


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Then he stretched himself out
on the boy three times
and cried to the Lord,
"Oh Lord my God,
let this boy's life return to him!"
The Lord heard Elijah's cry,
and the boy's life returned to him,
and he lived.
I Kings 17 21,22
(NIV)


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Be merciful to those who doubt;
snatch others from the fire
and save them;
to others show mercy, mixed with fear-
hating even the clothing
stained by corrupted flesh.
Jude 22,23
(NIV)


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The rest of mankind that were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands, they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood - idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts. Revelation 9:20,21 (NIV)


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Christine's Senior Year Books:

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Exploring Creation with Physics
by Dr. Jay L. Wile
Telling the Truth;
How to Revitalize Christian Journalism

by Marvin Olasky

Step by Step:
How to Write Articles
for Newspapers and Magazines

by Dawn B. Sova

MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers

by Joseph Gibaldi
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by Lee Frost
The Joy of Digital Photography
by Jeff Wignall
How to Ruin Your Life by 40
by
Steve Farrar
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by Bruce H. Wilkinson
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20th Century World History (see it here)
The 20th Century Day by Day
by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Our Century in Pictures
LIFE edited by Richard B. Stolley

Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad

1984
by George Orwell

The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

The Road from Home
The story of an Armenian Girl
by David Kherdian

All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Labor's Untold Story
by Richard O.Boyer & Herbert M. Morais
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway

My Life in Advertising &
Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins
China's Long March
6000 Miles of Danger
by Jean Fritz
The Snow Goose
by Paul Gallico

Winston Churchill
Soldier, Statesman, Artist
by John B. Severance

The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway

Parallel Journeys

by Eleanor H. Ayer
Cry, The Beloved Country
by Alan Paton

Also finishing up:
Exploring Creation with Physical Science
by Jay L. Wile
America's Providential History
by Beliles & McDowell
Just for fun:
The Scarlett Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Other Daughter
by Miralee Ferrell
Blue Like Jazz
by Donald Miller

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The Book of Exodus
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The Book of Daniel
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OTHER GOOD READING:
Dirk's Dog, Bello
by Piet Prins
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by Jack London
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The Story of Robin Hood
by Robert Leeson
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Gladys Aylward

by Janet & Geoff Benge
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Tom Trueheart
by Ian Beck
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Marven of the Great North Woods
byKathryn Lasky
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Life in the Ice Age
by Michael and Beverly Oard
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Ginger Pye
by Eleanor Estes
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Shadow Over Mousehaven Manor
by Mary DeBall Kwitz
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The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
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Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
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Eldest
by Christopher Paolini
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Julius Caesar
and
Antony and Cleopatra
from
Shakespeare's Stories
Histories
retold by Beverley Birch
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The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
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A Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden
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The Door in the Wall
by Marguerite De Angeli
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The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Fighting Terrorism
by Benjamin Netanyahu
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The Painted Veil
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The Nazi Officer's Wife
An Autobiography
by Edith Hahn Beer
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by Luciano Canfora
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by Lilian Jackson Braun
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by Donald Miller
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The Other Daughter

by Miralee Ferrell

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The Bourne Supremacy
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by Robert Ludlum

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A Crack in the Edge of the World
by Simon Winchester
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The Guns of Navarone
by Alistair MacLean
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Green Mansions
by Henry Hudson
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I Dared to call Him FATHER
by Bilquis Sheikh
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Never Give In
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