tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72464308713546381862024-03-12T19:07:15.672-04:00My Own Little World...Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-44590455396598974862020-06-29T11:14:00.001-04:002020-06-29T11:15:23.417-04:00Erasing History...<br />
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width="320" /></a><a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>If we love our country, we must preserve our history...warts and all. Erasing it only creates a vacuum that our enemies will fill. Be sure to teach your children the truth...don't depend on our schools.<br />
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If you don't like something in these United States, there are ways to change it...you don't erase it.<br />
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Interesting that Facebook and their Fact Checkers will say this video has inaccuracies but not tell us what the inaccuracies are...<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaxGNQE5ZLA" target="_blank">The Star Spangled Banner as a history lesson</a><br />
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My history classes taught us most of this.<br />
There is always more to learn.<br />
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I have no idea how or when this current war on our country will end. As an American of the US and a Christian, I pray for God to bring us back to The UNITED States of America with liberty and justice for ALL.<br />
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Hope you will join with me.<br />
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In God we trust. In Christ we live. By the Holy Spirit we are led.<br />
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<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-25910371723452780622020-06-16T22:30:00.000-04:002020-06-16T22:30:03.786-04:00This is the time...leave nothing to chance.<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">I don’t know what it will take to get you to read this entire blog. All I know is that I have to write it. Why?
Does my life depend upon it? No.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <i style="font-weight: bold;">Yours does. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And that's why I feel compelled to write this.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDthjrRj6aZwkV3ySSGhxt0JDJBIbNBcgG4O2Gh3Z8sA_r8miclj0l4_ey_zEDY0EqHYfgxN7M8YmNutx-La2n787BqqggefE5zW9cybFs9Vjh7yC1MLuCiqq3Yn0yMPhIW-0XL2CqyQ/s1600/Boys+and+Leaves+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDthjrRj6aZwkV3ySSGhxt0JDJBIbNBcgG4O2Gh3Z8sA_r8miclj0l4_ey_zEDY0EqHYfgxN7M8YmNutx-La2n787BqqggefE5zW9cybFs9Vjh7yC1MLuCiqq3Yn0yMPhIW-0XL2CqyQ/s200/Boys+and+Leaves+012.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I love you. You are important to me. You and I have
been through a part of life together and I care about you. This all may come as
a shock to you, but it’s the truth. If I didn’t care, I would just sit back and
say nothing. So if you choose to stop reading, that’s up to you. I know I have
done my part and have no regrets in saying what I have to say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> If
you choose not to read it, I hope you will save it to read at a later time when
you will be prompted by circumstances to read it. I also suggest you print it
just in case you do not have access to a computer when you want to know…<b><i>What
did she say?</i></b> Again, I do this because you are important to me. I want you to know you are loved and I
care about you.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As you know the times we are living in seem to be spiraling out of
control. If you are watching the news, or on social media to any degree, you can’t
help but see something is going on. Some of you may be frightened. Others may
be taking a l<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">aissez</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">-</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">faire attitude</span></span>. Some may think
it doesn’t really affect you. I urge you, think again!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The key points to this message (as time may be running out
and I may be losing you):</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">You are loved</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Your life has a purpose</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">You are not an accident, a mistake, or unimportant</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">You matter to me, you matter to God, and probably many others</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You have been and are being prayed for</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You have a choice to make and it is a life or
death choice to make NOW</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I want to
share with you what’s going on and what you can do about it. You may think I’m
that crazy, funny old lady that is a bit too religious. I AM! Ever wonder why I am? First,
I need to clear one thing up. I am not ‘religious’, I am faithful and there is
a big difference.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFYajKxmfF-CgcCLaCbu4KeB5by1iUDZOS8DjVuZf0rv8vfOS4gxvVLFOvqtwe0KV7ud9z0DQOOmmlO8-kF7CjFoQML97eRFMizKgX8sylxvuX5HY8e1vqVdooYSGSPfelMwXiE85ze0/s1600/Pre+Sandy+Monday+morning+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFYajKxmfF-CgcCLaCbu4KeB5by1iUDZOS8DjVuZf0rv8vfOS4gxvVLFOvqtwe0KV7ud9z0DQOOmmlO8-kF7CjFoQML97eRFMizKgX8sylxvuX5HY8e1vqVdooYSGSPfelMwXiE85ze0/s200/Pre+Sandy+Monday+morning+006.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">I know you have heard what I have to say before. You may
have not LISTENED to it. You may have REJECTED it. I am sure you have had
someone else try to share this with you, but for one reason or another you have
buried it, or just not dealt with it, because you didn’t believe you had to.
</span><i style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">YOU HAVE TO! </i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">This world as we know it is coming to a close...things are about to change --drastically. Therefore, you need to act NOW.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The most important thing I have to say to you and I am
saying it right now because it is the most important thing you will ever hear.
You HAVE TO KNOW Christ as your Lord and Savior to get out of this mess and avoid the calamity that is coming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have I lost you? Hope not. In faith, I write on.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am sure you have at least heard about Jesus...but were you listening??? Who do think he is/was? Some think he was either a good teacher, a liar, or delusional...OR he was who he said he was: The Son of the Living God. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you say you don't believe in God, I challenge you to explain to me how you are here. How is anything here? Why is anything or anyone here? Think about that. If you want a real challenge ask God these questions. Tell him you don't believe in him. Tell Him why. Tell him what your beef is with him and wait and watch how he answers. But back to my purpose for writing...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We all know deep down inside we are not perfect. Even if we think we have not done anything worthy of really hurting anyone, we do realize we are not PERFECT. Right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have you ever wondered if anyone cares if we are not
perfect? And what is perfect anyway?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Most of us care, God cares... not so much that we are
perfect --as WE define perfection. Do you have any idea what his definition is of
perfection? <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">When we are in right standing with God he sees us as perfect. That's the way </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">HE</b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> defines perfection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He knows you better than you know yourself. He loves you
more than you will ever know. He created you. He gives you choice so you are
not a robot that can be commanded to do what he says to do. But his hope is
that you would love him and trust him enough to make the choice to follow him
and receive the gift he offers you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What gift?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When did he offer it to you?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Why?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What if you don’t want it?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What if you do?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">The gift is his son, Jesus Christ. Jesus was offered to you
at the cross as a sacrifice when he died to take away the sin of the world. He
did this because we needed a way to repair our imperfection which affected the relationship between us and God
that was broken at the Fall. The Fall was when Adam and Eve chose to disobey
God and sin came into the world. Up to Jesus’ time, mankind was in a downward
spiral, separate from God, unable to have full relationship with Him. God is
not able to accept sin. He accepts sacrifice. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice
for us. When Jesus died he opened the door for us to come back into
relationship with God. We still are given the choice to accept Jesus as our
sacrifice or not. If we do, the relationship is repaired and we have God’s
blessing for eternity. If we don’t want it – it is our choice – we will not
have a relationship with Him and will not have His blessing for ETERNITY!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYOiapGPCiEjAGxaj772USx7y1VY2Dqsg_nq1Vq8yak-jxxrR6fRs4Y7of_7_ldqn2OUkmo69LdF4J4H7R-dicgHTFsRxn3QbIRfP8Hz7xcStuUIodOq5qi07ZxBV2YCoIpXFB9M8LF8/s1600/IMG_3412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYOiapGPCiEjAGxaj772USx7y1VY2Dqsg_nq1Vq8yak-jxxrR6fRs4Y7of_7_ldqn2OUkmo69LdF4J4H7R-dicgHTFsRxn3QbIRfP8Hz7xcStuUIodOq5qi07ZxBV2YCoIpXFB9M8LF8/s200/IMG_3412.JPG" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How does all this affect you? ETERNALLY. You may go on with
your life thinking you have control over all you say and do. You may think you
don’t need God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit to guide you and bring you to Heaven. That you are a good person. You are wrong. Sorry. That’s it plain and simple. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You see at the Fall, God gave the world over to the evil one…Satan.
He controls this world, he controls you. He does not and cannot control those
that are in Christ. He just can’t because God is in them/us. Satan wants you to
believe you are in control of your life. He wants you to believe that there is
nothing after this life. He wants you to believe you just live as best you can
in this world and then you are gone. Nothing else…BUT I ASK you, what if you and he
are wrong? I am sure you would want to know, and you would want to know if you
can do anything about it. I am writing this to say YOU CAN!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It must be done BEFORE you leave this world. What must you
do? Ask Jesus to come into your life. Once you do you are 'perfect' (God's definition, remember) or in right standing with God. Go ahead and ask Him to prove Himself to
you. I did. He did. And I can never go back to the way I was. So I will live on
as that crazy, funny, <b><i>FAITH-FULL</i></b> old lady until I leave this earth. The mayhem I spoke of earlier has already started and I believe God promises to remove us before it gets much, much worse. I pray that is true. I don't want to be here. I hope
and pray it will be true for you too and that you will be with me there in Heaven. There is an alternative and you
do have a choice…as God implores: Choose LIFE! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have been and </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">will be</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> praying for you. If you have any
questions, I am here for you. Email me at TheBlessingBell at gmail. Or message me on FB or IM me for my phone #.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Love and Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">JoAnn</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">We go way back to my
first birthday. I see him there in pictures and it's obvious he was a favorite
toy. My parents always said they were the BEST type of pet.
They don't make a sound or a mess! </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px;">Flopsy and my other stuffed puppy, Scottie, were my "kids" when I played house.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">One fond memory I have
is walking with my dad and I believe my little brother down the roads of West
Shokan where I grew up. I am not sure how old I was but, I wanted a dog. A real
dog. Well, I actually wanted a pony, but I figured I had a better chance of
getting a dog. Dad didn't want a dog because he loved watching the deer come
down to our yard. A dog with deer was a poor combination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So I decided on this day
that we were taking a walk, I would do the next best thing to having a real dog and walk my favorite
dog. So I fastened one of my belts around Flopsy's neck and off we went. When we got off the
gravely, dusty driveway, I put him down. I walked a few feet and then yanked
the belt so as to have my puppy soar through the air ahead of me. Then I would
catch up to him, pass him and just as the belt became taught, would yank him
ahead again. Can you picture this??? This went on for quite a while until I
thought my poor puppy might get roughed up on the black top and I decided to
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">My dad and brother, to
their credit, never said a word. I never got my real dog until I had kids of my
own, but this little guy is still with me. He still comforts me and creates a
sense of peace for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">He needed some surgery a
few years back. I pulled him out of the attic and noticed his feet had
atrophied from lack of use. So I went and removed every inch of packed (hard as
a rock) stuffing and refilled with new healthier fiber(fill) and he's almost as
good as new.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">These days he sits on
the pillows on our bed and at night gives me the incentive I need to lie down
and sleep or rest. He also reminds me that like our Savior and Lord our God
will never leave me. He brings me comfort, peace and joy just by being silently
there in the background.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Do you have a something
special from your childhood? Do you have the peace of knowing the living Savior
Jesus Christ? Other than my puppy, Flopsy, Christ is the only one who unconditionally loves me. He loves you too and He waiting for you to come and rest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I remember being a child and looking at the world as a world of limits.<br />
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As I grew, I realized my limits were not necessarily limits at all. That beyond the door was another world. Beyond my house were other homes. Beyond my family were not only other relatives but other people as well. It's amazing to me how we think we always have limits until we discover there is a world beyond.<br />
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I love that scientists are discovering each day new worlds beyond what we ever thought was possible. As I was reading through my grandson's anatomy textbook, I was amazed at how our perspectives have changed in just the short time that I have been out of school.<br />
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Who ever thought that each cell in our body carried DNA that was unique just to us?<br />
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Who ever realized the animal kingdoms in the sea would include microscopic creatures that never have seen the light of day?<br />
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Unfortunately as we age, we sometimes forget the world we may live in is very different across the globe. Even in our own communities we see differences of people groups, personalities, and perspectives. It is amazing to think that we all live in such a small world when you see it from the perspective of an astronaut in space or a satellite sailing through the galaxies.<br />
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We used to think the world was huge! Now we know better. Some think we can't make an impact on this world. We should know better now that we have a few experiences to look back on.<br />
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Now that we are older and hopefully wiser, I would think we realize we are a very small part of what is out there, we should, one would hope, want to work together to help each other. Not take away from each other. Not to abuse one another. Not to have and look down on the have nots. Not to criticize one for their own opinion and outlook, but to try to see from one another's shoes. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Everyone should respect each other's opinion. But today we seem to still want to be the one who shouts loudest. We still want to be right without hearing what the others are saying.<br />
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When will we learn that we all leave the same way we came in...with nothing.<br />
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We all live in the same small world. We need to learn to listen to each other and help each other to see the other's perspective. Then and only then will be able to work together to make a difference.<br />
<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-20153483147444123712017-03-11T12:20:00.000-05:002017-03-11T12:20:57.742-05:00Reflections of a first time visit to the Apple Store.This blog was written a long time ago, but for some reason never posted...never to waste a heartfelt story...<br />
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style="height: 176px; margin-top: 0px; width: 235px;" /></a>So my nephew hooked me up with my first IPhone...okay an older model (3GS) but still an IPHONE!!!...loved it and was still learning features...then while bike riding with my grandson over Christmas vacation it fell out of my pocket and I didn't notice until we were quite a ways down the road. Actually it was the moment I went to take a picture of some beautiful cattle down the road and around the corner from my grandson's home. I reached in my pocket and it no phone!<br />
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So Asher and I turned around and headed back over the road we had just come down. We kept thinking of where it might be. "It's probably in the road," Asher kept suggesting. I prayed it wasn't in the road as several cars had passed us on our ride. I didn't hold out much hope for a phone 'in the road'.<br />
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I suggested it was probably in the yard and fell out when I first got on the bike while trying to pedal uphill. That was the safer bet for the phone anyway.<br />
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So we rode carefully back towards home, keeping a vigilant eye out for the missing phone. Just as I was sure we either missed it on the shoulder or silently rejoiced that it MUST be in the yard, I spotted it. There it lay, right smack dab in the middle of the other lane looking lonely and forlorn. "There it is!" I shouted to Asher and we carefully crossed the road (I know his mom and dad will be reading this.) and I picked it up. Looking non the worse-for-wear, I stuffed it in my pocket, this time snuggly zipping the pocket it was in and we headed toward home. As we approached the house we decided to continue on our ride out in the other direction. After a fun ride down hill, encouraging Asher to keep pedaling hard to try to make it up the other hill, we stopped and rested at the top. At this point, with temperatures and sun starting to dip, we decided to turn around and head back to home.<br />
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Once home I realized I didn't check the phone to see if it worked. And to my dismay, it didn't. Surely a phone that hadn't cracked the screen...had no obvious damage that a car tire would inflict, must be just jostled enough to loosen the battery...Surely...one could hope!?!<br />
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Bryan (my son, Asher's dad) looked it over. This was an act of pure love at this point, because Bryan is clearly not a MAC man! He faithfully checked it over as best he could and suggested I take it to an Apple Store when we get home.<br />
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I was slowly losing hope...I wanted that phone FOR our trip home. But I had to put on my big girl pants and face the fact that we had traveled many times without cell phones and this would just be another one of those times.<br />
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So we did.<br />
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And we didn't miss it much.<br />
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Finally the day came when we were heading close enough to the closest Apple Store that we could take it in. In the meantime I was having thoughts of money wasted interspersed with thoughts that at least I hadn't paid $400 for it like I hear lots of people have done.<br />
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So we arrived at our first Apple Store at Crossgates Mall in Albany, NY. We were greeted by a happy go lucky fella with a bright red shirt and a calculator like badge hanging around his neck and earplugs. We said hi to each other and then I guess my confused looked clued him in that we needed help. To his request to help us, I told him this was our first time and I had no idea what to do. He chuckled and asked what our problem was. After asking if we had backed up the phone recently, I started to laugh. "I am still learning how to use this thing, I have hardly any contacts, pictures or anything else worth backing up." He politely smiled and pointed to another young fellow a few tables over and said that he would be able to help us, just wait in line. So we went over and two other people were ahead of us.<br />
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The fun thing about an Apple Store (of course this may be true of all electronics stores, but this was our FIRST experience with one and with Apple), <a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/crossgates/" target="_blank">Apple Store Crossgates Mall</a><br />
is that every gadget they sell is on display for anyone (and I do mean anyone) can play with. The other fun is watching the activity in such a store. There are islands of activity...the IPAD island, the IPHONE 5 Island, the laptop and the music islands...Then there is the Genius Bar. At some point we noticed the King of the islands walking through the store with purpose and occasionally talking to himself. Every once in a while, he was move other subjects around or ask his followers to assists those that seemed lost.<br />
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Just as I was about to pack up and head out. It was our turn! One of the King's Soldiers carrying his shield and wearing a badge calculator thingy, came over to us and asked what we needed. I shared my story and he tapped on his shield and then another subject came over and asked more questions, took my phone and pressed some of the same buttons I had pressed (but in a different sequence) and waited...and waited. Then, he said he would have to take it in the back and asked us to sign something on his shield with my finger and off he went into one of two doors that led to no man's land.<br />
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It was eerily like taking one of our kids to the hospital when they were little...doc asks questions, looks the baby over, brings in some paperwork to sign, then goes off to do whatever is needed. However when he returned he did not have good news. The baby died. But unlike our kids, he was willing to replace it with another twin! So we did more finger signing (is this what signing in blood was like in the dark ages???) and waited and waited and waited...similar to emergency rooms in the US right?<br />
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<a href="https://cdn.macrumors.com/article/2011/01/13/140418-cdma_iphone_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for first iphone 4" border="0" class="irc_mi" height="126" src="https://cdn.macrumors.com/article/2011/01/13/140418-cdma_iphone_4.jpg" style="margin-top: 185px;" width="200" /></a>However, the two 'doctors' came out of the back room --- never a good sign. The bad news was...the twin was dead too. What!?! But the good news was that they could replace it with a new and improved big brother! Imagine if this kind of stuff went on in our hospitals...So after signing even more shields with our fingers. We held in our arms a beautiful new older model, but newer than our old cell phone...the IPhone 4!!!<br />
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We were surprised and happy with our new addition and raced right upstairs to get his brain working with the ATT gods and now our new little one sits happily watching us as he charges up on desk.<br />
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All in all a great experience...as we walked away with what appears to be a new Iphone 4 or maybe ever slightly used and refurbished to look new and it didn't cost a penny! When did that ever happen at the hospital? Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-45470678214111153542017-03-10T21:44:00.001-05:002017-03-10T21:44:41.347-05:00Church Time<div style="text-align: right;">
If anyone had ever told me that I would one day spend hours in church and actually enjoy it, I would have said they were NUTS!</div>
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When I was a kid I was forced to go to Catholic church, pretty much every Sunday. Boring! Was all I remember of the early years. I would stare at the statues, be transfixed by the candle flames, wonder how the people knew when to stand up, sit down, kneel, stand, sit!!! Then there was communion, what was the priest drinking and why didn't he share? All the rules, no fish on Friday, getting dressed up for Easter, confession, memorizing prayer and praying the rosary....so much to remember!<br />
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<a href="http://www.columbuscatholicwomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/proudtobecatholic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image result for catholic" border="0" class="irc_mi" height="200" src="http://www.columbuscatholicwomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/proudtobecatholic.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /></a>Then in elementary school it was a Godsend to get to leave school to attend church classes at the church near the school during 'Release Time'. But that was the ONLY thing good about church as far as I was concerned.<br />
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In my teen years, things changed, the rules change but church became a little more exciting. New priest, young priest, good-looking priest that played and guitar and could sing!!! In English!!! But still it was boring to sit there and wait for it all to end.<br />
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Then in my 20's I was invited to another church -- was it a cult?!? It was Jim's cousin that invited me. So I decided it couldn't be all bad. It was around the corner from where we lived and I wanted so desperately to meet people. I was home with a baby at the time and felt so isolated. So I went. As soon as I heard they needed help in the Nursery, I signed up. Anything had to be better than sitting through boring sermons. I remember my first Sunday, in the sanctuary, a lady sang a song during communion. Out of tune does not begin to describe it...so that with what I expected of another boring service pushed me to look elsewhere in the church to 'participate.' After a few weeks in the nursery, a very wise mom suggested I should go upstairs to hear the teaching rather than taking care of children. "After all you are home all day with your baby, you should get to meet some other adults." So grudgingly I went back to the sanctuary.<br />
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After a few weeks there, I started to wonder...how does this guy (the Pastor) know this stuff about me? How does he know what I did this week, yesterday, what my thoughts were! HOW? As I started to really listen, I started to really hear. Little did I know the Holy Spirit was using this man to reach out to me. Slowly I began to hear not only what Christ did, but why he did it and how it related to me! How his blood shed on the cross was graciously given for me. How being the Perfect Sacrifice, his death and resurrection provided the way for me to access heaven and Father God!<br />
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As the years went by I learned more and more. I went to church services, Bible studies, women's ministries, then women's retreats and on and on. I began to study the Bible on my own and in different Bible studies. Soon I was remembering parts of scripture and began sharing it with others. I became disillusioned by many churches because they seemed in competition with each other. The pastors criticized other pastors, and numbers seemed more important than peoples souls. So I visited many churches and struggled to find one I could grow in and do ministry in. Some were too far away, some were too basic, some were way too weird. Others were too Catholic-like and steeped in rituals, others were not teaching the Bible at all!! So I continued to study on my own and was actually being fed by two or three churches on television. These pastors were teaching the same things I was reading in the Bible. They answered a lot of questions that most pastors I met, could not answer. So I settled into watching them, attending Bible study with friends and reading and praying on my own.<br />
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'new to me' church was lively. Praise and worship was just that. The
teaching was solid and totally biblical, no heavy reliance on
commentaries and other books. They had basic Bible teaching with some
strong lessons on Grace, God's love, God's sacrifice, God's forgiveness
and His plan for our lives. It has been several years now and while I
continue to go to outside Bible studies and read the Word on my own (as I
suggest EVERYONE does), I love being the Grand Ma, the Great Aunt, the
quiet observer and helper at this 'new' church. It is a blessing to me
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Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-18722491188262898202015-11-11T11:24:00.003-05:002015-11-11T11:38:19.034-05:00Just a few gray hair comments...It has come to my attention on several occasions that people are making judgements about me based on my gray hair. I just laugh because:<br />
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#1 They obviously have not taken the time to get to KNOW me<br />
#2 I have had some FUN interactions with the some very nice people because of my gray hair<br />
#3 I doubt these judgmental folks could keep up with me and my day-to-day activities -- just ask some of the people who volunteer with me!<br />
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I started to turn gray in my 20's. Appalled, I decided to 'frost' my hair to hide the gray. After years of torturing myself, I decided to stop and just let nature take its course. After attending a 50 year wedding anniversary party for relatives, I saw a picture of myself and I thought EGAADS, I look as if I am 50!!! I was 42 at the time.<br />
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So I decided to try again to experiment and dye my hair with a temporary hair dye. No one noticed. Hmmmm. Then someone suggested I go to a hair stylist and get a professional dye job and cut. I did and suddenly everyone was commenting on how great I looked, but no one seemed to know why. So I chalked it up to good job from my hair stylist and kept the look going. When my job changed, I really had to decide if the shampoo, dye and cut was really worth the $$$. So I went back to dying my hair myself, after all it was easier to dye the whole head than frosting it.<br />
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At this time, my hair seemed to grow faster between dye jobs and I ended up half the month with the inevitable skunk line on my head. NOT a look I was going for. I also began a quest to eat healthier, get more active, losing weight -- all things to IMPROVE my health. I also began hearing of people having allergic reactions to hair dye and started to think about what I was doing as I soaked my head in chemicals twice a month to maintain a fake appearance. So I began contemplating going completely gray again to see what it would look like. I did have some moral support and someone who actually was going to go through it with me. (She chickened out.)<br />
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So I began the process of painfully growing out my gray...can we say EPIC skunk line?!?<br />
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Thankfully, God blessed me with a beautiful head of hair and a really nice shade of gray and NOT those kinky uncontrollable gray hairs that my brother warned me about!<br />
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I started to get compliments on how great my hair looked. Young and older men offered me assistance when I was struggling to carry groceries or pick up a heavy load. Comments like "you shouldn't be doing that" amused me because I knew it was coming from the perspective of 'we can't let this old lady do this!!!'</div>
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I am currently on a business trip of sorts and the attention I am getting is so amazing. Young women are offering to help me so I don't "have to walk that far" and offer me the bus schedule. They are astounded when I come back with my filled backpack and I tell them I decided to walk. All the hispanic men sharing breakfast with me say "Good morning" or teasingly say "You don't want to get in the elevator with us, go ahead" and then hold the door, move aside to let me get my breakfast or on the elevator. I LOVE IT!<br />
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I am also glad to see I am up with the times: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/gray-hair-hot-reasons_n_6745104.html" target="_blank">It's hot to go gray.</a><br />
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I volunteer at our local Love INC ministry almost daily since I was let go from work. But the guys and gals who work with me know -- I am strong physically and emotionally. They rush to help me, but have learned, I can tow the line when needed. Once last week I was helping two men carry a large cabinet when I stated, "I can feel the back going." They both looked at each other and tried to wrestle the cabinet out of my hands. When I realized what they were thinking I told them "the back of the cabinet, NOT MY back!!!) Both breathed a sign of relief and we continued to load the cabinet into the shed. I just had to chuckle!<br />
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I keep telling people..."The experts tell us to lift weights as we age. So I am lifting weight!!!" Now let's get her done and stop judging!Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-50230114282482388822015-02-15T10:49:00.000-05:002015-02-15T11:26:15.540-05:00Blue Sparrow Dreams<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b>This morning I awoke from a dream...</b></i></span><br />
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I dreamed I had gone into the garage of our home that is attached to the house and can be entered into from the kitchen. When I opened the door I noticed a beautiful blue bird that looked more like a sparrow flitting around trying to get out. I wanted to catch him as he was so beautiful and unlike any sparrow I had seen before. Knowing I couldn't keep him, I caught him and took him to the back door of the garage and set him free.<br />
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When I came back into the kitchen I noticed another blue sparrowlike bird inside my house! This one was not flitting, but was struggling to fly and I could see that while he was not hurt, he was in desperate need of some help. Since I had no idea how long this bird had been in my house or what was wrong, I knew I couldn't set him free the way he was. I went to get a old birdcage that I had and put the bird into it. Here he was safe from hurting himself and I had an opportunity to look at him closer.<br />
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His wings were not broken, yet he struggled to fly. Every time he landed his feet could not hold him and he tipped over onto his chest. He look so small and weak. In the cage were a few items that I had not removed and before I knew it the bird was pecking at what appeared to be a small toy. I looked closer and saw a small plaster animal that must have either been stored in the cage or dropped in by one of the kids. The bird feverishly pecked at the object and then would spit out the pieces. I realized he must be starved so I went and got some birdseed from the garage and placed it in the cage along with a small bowl of water. The bird ate and drank and became more alive before my eyes.<br />
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I wanted to keep the bird because he was so unique and beautiful, but I knew I could not. I would free him once his strength returned and he was able to fly safely.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b>I have had many dreams, </b></i></span>but this time I asked the Lord to provide an interpretation and He gave it...<br />
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The house was not my own, but His church. Some people get trapped inside and stay within the walls of the church that they believe they are no longer able to escape to fly freely as He had designed. They just stay because they can't find their way out or become accustomed to where they are. Others are poisoned by what they are feeding on or are being starved altogether from what is being taught.<br />
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We as believers need to feed on the True WORD of God, the Living Word, His Manna for us. We also need to share what we have learned as we have the seed to give others life, health, and freedom. <br />
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As I have been on an intense journey over the past two years, learning much more of what the Lord wants me to do in my life, I have lacked the confidence to think I had much to share. This dream has taught me that what I have could be just the food some need to survive. I must share it and not just store it up!<br />
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By the way, Blue Sparrows are out there. They are very rare and many do not even know they exist! They have been spotted in Australia and in Texas, USA. See the link under the photo.<br />
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<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-77640043226027573692014-07-13T13:52:00.001-04:002017-03-11T16:36:34.440-05:00A view from the hammock...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I sat in my hammock today, I was asking God what He wanted me to do. Lately I have been very involved in starting a ministry to organize the churches in the area to meet needs that are not being met and coordinating our resources.<br />
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While doing that He has brought me into a lot of churches and introduced me to new people. I can only fathom that this means I am about to enter the next step of my faith walk with Him.<br />
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As I questioned what all this means, I was heard His voice (internally, not audibly) say look out there. What do you see?<br />
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I answered, "I see your beautiful creation. I see the field, the trees the mountains. I see the birds flying through and chipmunks running around. I see your provision for them."<br />
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"Look closer, and tell me again. What do you see?"<br />
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So I stared out across the field, over the beautiful high grasses blowing in the wind. The trees with their green leaves were fluttering in the breezes and occasionally bending with the more forceful gusts. <br />
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"What am I supposed to see?" I asked myself. I had the impression I was missing something. Something I that was so obvious it would have bit me if it had teeth (as my dad used to say.)<br />
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"I have created most of the world like this." I heard the Lord say. "You will see it repeated in many areas of my creation, in life, in the spiritual and the natural. Keep looking."<br />
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Then it hit me. I was looking at various stages of life in the grass, the field, the trees and the mountains in the distance.<br />
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Just as there were levels to the grass, height to the trees and mountains, so are their various levels and heights to the things around us.<br />
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Looking closely at the grass, I saw many different varieties of growth. Clover, rye grass, weeds, blue grass, and more. These gasses grew daily, were cut down weekly, dried out from time to time, and sometimes died off for a period or forever.<br />
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Then I looked at the field and saw the higher growth that was some of the very same grasses we had in the lawn, but were allowed to grow to their full potential. To bud and flower and go to seed. Occasionally they to may be cut or dryout or died off.<br />
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I noticed the trees on the edge of the field, standing proud and graceful watching over the grasses of the field and reaching higher to the heavens. Some would flower, some would change color, and some would die off if not cut down by men or lightning.<br />
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Then there were the mountains in the distance, made up of trees and grasses and having their own purpose in breaking the winds that blew through the valleys and redirecting it. By causing changes in elevations that brought temperature changes and caused storms to escalate or dispel their violence around them.<br />
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I noticed that all these parts of nature while rooted in the same earth, did not move about as the animals and people. They were stuck in their places just doing their best to be who they were. Never once moving under their own power. Just stuck.<br />
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"That's what some people are too," I heard the Lord say, "they don't care to grow closer to me. They allow others to cut them down and make decisions for them. Then there are some that grow for a while and get stuck at one level in life. Others grow to a point they feel they can point the way for those behind or below them. But they are all stuck. They are all part of my creation, but they are stuck. Look again." He said.<br />
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So I looked up over the field and at this precise moment I saw a flock of birds in perfect unison, swoop into the field, down into the grasses and then in one graceful movement, fly across the field happily chirping and enjoying their freedom.<br />
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"Now what do you choose to be?" he asked.<br />
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"Oh, this is easy! I want to be as the birds!" And then I thought how the birds never has to worry about a home, it's food, or fear the weather. The only thing the bird has to fear is it's enemy. The thief who tries to steal their eggs or babies possibly destroying it's home in the process. But even then while they do make a racket if they are aware of the thief in their midst, once the crisis is over, they don't fret about it. They rebuild and move on.<br />
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Freedom I have through Christ. Provision I have through God. Direction I have through the Holy Spirit. If I trust in these three, I have nothing to fear. Fear comes from not trusting. Fear comes from trusting in the thief and giving him more power than he deserves. Fear is why we get stuck. <br />
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<i>But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
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shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31</i>Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-85840743382023186652014-01-10T21:54:00.001-05:002014-01-11T08:18:30.207-05:00Grandma Faye's Lasagna Recipe<br />
This was a favorite dish my mom used to make when I was growing up. After sitting down with her as she made it to get the recipe, I enjoyed making for my own family. It became a favorite for them as well. Everyone raves over how delicious it is and I have never seen one with these ingredients.<br />
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So for my niece and nephew and three sons and their families...Mangia!<br />
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Serve with garlic bread and salad for a delicious meal! <br />
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Allow plenty of time to let the sauce and meats cook down.(3 hrs. at least)<br />
Baking time, once assembled, is another hour.<br />
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2 T Olive oil (1 for sauce, 1 for noodle water)<br />
3 lbs. chuck steak<br />
3 lbs. pork loin ends or country ribs<br />
1 lbs lamb loin end can take the place of 1 lb. of pork loin end (lamb adds flavor)<br />
1 lg onion<br />
3 cloves fresh garlic<br />
1 T garlic salt<br />
1 T Italian Seasoning<br />
1 T crushed basil (dry)<br />
1 T Oregano (dry)<br />
3 28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes<br />
3 small cans tomato paste<br />
3 lbs. lasagna noodles (regular, not the no-cook kind)<br />
3 lbs. of ricotta cheese (low-fat or regular)<br />
2 lbs. mozzarella cheese, 1/4" sliced or shredded* (lowfat and low salt if you can get it)<br />
*Don't buy shredded, it's coated with stuff to keep it from sticking together.<br />
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In a large saucepan add olive oil and heat to brown meats. Remove browned meats from pan and slightly brown the onions. Add garlic - cook 1-2 minutes, but don't burn. Stir constantly. Add back the meats and add tomatoes and tomato paste and all seasonings. Stir. Bring to boil and then simmer for three hours or until meat fall off the bones.<br />
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Remove meat from sauce to a large bowl and allow to cool.<br />
In the meantime, start a large pot of water to cook the lasagna noodles. <br />
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In a separate bowl put in the ricotta cheese and stir in a small amount of sauce (no meat) to make a smooth consistency - Not too much! You don't want runny cheese. Set aside.<br />
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Remove the bones and fat from the meat and discard. Break up all the meats into small pieces (they should just pull apart) and put back in the bowl.<br />
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Add the other tablespoon of olive oil to the water for the noodles. (You can add 1 tsp. of salt to the water if desired.) Bring water to a boil and add noodles one pound a time...Reduce heat to a slow boil. (Cook one pound then remove to colander carefully with tongs. Use the same water to cook the next pound and repeat.) This keeps the noodles from over-cooking and sticking together. As one pound cooks you can start assembling the lasagna.<br />
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As the noodles finish cooking and cool enough to handle, start to assemble the lasagna.<br />
Use a large roasting pan or two 13" x 9" pans.<br />
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Add a small amount of sauce on the bottom of the pan to give the noodles a base to sit in.<br />
Layer each item in the pan in this order:<br />
Noodles, overlapping the sides a very small amount.<br />
Meat - 1/2 the amount<br />
Ricotta - 1/2 the amount<br />
Mozzarella less than 1/2 as you need some for the top<br />
Sauce divide for three layers<br />
Repeat these layers<br />
Top with noodles, cover with sauce and add mozzarella on top of the sauce.<br />
Spray aluminum foil with cooking spray so cheese doesn't stick.<br />
Carefully cover with aluminum foil but don't let the foil sit on the sauce or it will corrode!<br />
<i>Try to make a cover with the aluminum foil so it doesn't touch the cheese or the sauce and you will be golden!</i><br />
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Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.<br />
Remove foil and cook an additional 20 minutes.**<br />
Let it set for about 15 minutes before cutting and serving.<br />
(Good time to heat up some garlic bread!)<br />
** For day ahead. You can cool and refrigerate overnight.<br />
Reheat at 250 degrees for one hour. <br />
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When working at the Omega Institute, someone told me about the <a href="http://stissingfiretower.org/">Stissing Mountain</a> hiking trail. <br />
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Jim and I made it a goal of ours to find it and climb it.<br />
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After many years of driving around trying to find the trail head we finally located it today, hiked the trail and climbed the fire tower.<br />
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We suggest taking the right hand trail and coming down the very steep left-side trail, but only if you have good knees. The climb up was steep at first, then gradual. The other way is steep and steep...no breaks.<br />
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Some pretty flowers (can you identify them?) and slinky friends we met along the way...actually three of them! All harmless Ribbon snakes.<br />
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After a hot shower and a nap. I feel normal again.All in all a great way to kick off the summer! Now on to that next bucket list item.Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-89874200854278473442013-01-21T16:44:00.001-05:002013-03-04T14:40:52.740-05:00Puzzled?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During a strange expedition to seek photographs for my daughter-in-law, Corinn's Christmas gift, I stumbled across this barn at the end of the cemetery where my parents are buried.<br />
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It was a beautiful fall day and I captured many photos that turned out to be very nostalgic, educational and satisfying to my creative side.<br />
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When I posted this particular one on FaceBook, many suggested it looked like a puzzle. I researched to see what would be the cost to make a puzzle for Corinn who also has a passion for puzzles. The ones I could afford were cheaply made or too small. The larger ones that compared to the quality and size of what she likes, were cost prohibitive.<br />
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I wonder how one goes about getting their pictures used for puzzles? That is a research project for another day. Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-37561057277449744452013-01-12T18:30:00.000-05:002013-01-19T20:11:57.207-05:00Wow, it has been a long time since I blogged. I communicate so much on Facebook, it really deters me from sharing here.<br />
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So many interesting things going on. At the beginning of a new year, we stand a precipice of a new adventure that we wouldn't have put in our life, but did watch for none-the-less.<br />
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As Jim's dad died of bladder cancer, we feel due to his exposure to asbestos in his car repair business and his poor diet, AND the fact JIm's grandfather died of prostate cancer, we have always been on the lookout for an symptoms of the disease.<br />
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Interestingly enough, it was a kidney stone that pointed us in that direction rather than rising PSAs.<br />
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So long story short, in November, Jim was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The family kicked into gear, researching through the internet, books, friends, extended family, and every medical professional or prostate cancer survivor we came in contact with.<br />
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The GREAT news: Prostate has one of the BEST cure rates, BEST survivor rates if caught early. While most men don't contact it until they are much older, most never die from the disease.<br />
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Though Jim's is an aggressive form of prostate cancer (hence getting it so young), it is only at Stage 2, so we need to treat it and not ignore as is the offering for others.<br />
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After two months of research, we have been fortunate enough to find a urological surgeon who has been performing robotic surgery for more than 20 years and has perfected the process beyond what we were reading.<br />
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So in February, Jim will have surgery with <a href="http://albanyurologiconcology.com/director.html">Dr. Perrotti </a>of Albany Urologic Oncology.<br />
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The actual surgery can be seen here...pretty interesting to say the least:<br />
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We basically repeated the trip we did in September...starting with going to Jim's sister's home, where we enjoyed some Mexican food and hospitality with Christina; then moved on to Dan and Theresa's for a couple days and got to see St. Augustine at Christmas. Then we went on to Aaron and Corinn's where Dan and Theresa joined us and we exchanged gifts.<br />
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Christmas Eve we had dinner with Corinn's parents and Christmas Day were at Bryan and Jess' to celebrate with them and our GRAND sons!!!<br />
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Perfect holiday, Perfect Gift, Perfect time of celebration!<br />
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This GrandMA went rollerskating with the boys and even learned that she like inline skates much better than the traditional roller skates! (I secretly expected this all along, but was afraid to try it.)<br />
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Jim and I took Asher with us on a visit to<a href="http://www.lakearrowheadga.com/"> Lake Arrowhead </a>to check out possible retirement locales. Beautiful place!<br />
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Asher delighted us with conversation, drawings and encouragement, shouting "Go for it Grandpa!" when teetered on the edge of a roller-coaster-like road wondering if our little Focus could make it up the steep hills.<br />
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Upon leaving the grandboys we drove on to visit Jim's Aunt Sylvia and cousins Carol and Jeff, before heading home through the snowstorm (Go for it Grandpa???) and safely arriving home.<br />
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Sated and Grateful for all that we had seen, experienced and accomplished. <br />
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Now on to a new year with new experiences and new blessings!<br />
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<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-43678440853170153842012-10-09T16:44:00.002-04:002012-10-09T16:44:39.915-04:00A trip down memory lane...the fast lane!Took a little ride yesterday to see the leaves and Jim took a way back that took us past one of his old hangouts.<br />
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When I met Jim he was always spending his free time working on his drag car.<br />
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We eventually ended up rebuilding the engine in my '65 Chevy Chevelle. So I always tell people, "I had to marry him to pay off the debt!" I will have to dig out pictures of our old cars.<br />
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Another fun story - I was taking business courses at OCS when we rebuilt the engine. One of my teachers, Mr. Stahl didn't believe me when I told him I was up late working on the engine of my car and asked to see my hands. He shuddered when he saw them and said something to the effect, "You better get those fingernails clean before going on a job interview. No one wants a secretary with THOSE!" lol <br />
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There were a few changes at the old raceway since we were their in the 70's. One was these cute little mini cars for what looked like a go-kart track.<br />
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You would think they would update things a bit...but not sure how many racers there are any more. Who out there remembers Lebanon Valley Speedway?</div>
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<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-30360332223867060972012-07-29T22:23:00.005-04:002012-07-29T22:23:57.766-04:00Memories gone awry...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple weeks ago, Jim and I decided to take advantage of the low
humidity and bright sunshine to go check out our old campgrounds. The
trip over the river and up the turnpike brought back memories of earlier
days and we looked forward to the memories that would come rushing back.<br />
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We were prepared for some changes and updates. After all it had been a good 20 plus years since we had been to this particular state park. The first change we noticed was the sign...They renamed the park,
Lake Taghkanic, back a few years. We did remember reading something
about that in the news. The name we were familiar with was, Lake Taconic, like the parkway. But history shows that the place was originally named the Indian name for the area by the people who donated the property to the state.<br />
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As we passed the first entrance off the parkway,
it was shut down. So we drove on to the more familiar second entrance
and the memories started to flood back in. Just inside the gate one has
to make a decision of going to the East (smaller) beach with camping area or the West
beach. I had read on-line that the East beach was currently closed, so I
directed Jim to the West beach. We pulled in and it was as if we
stepped back in time...<br />
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was the 'new' beach house that had been built in between the seasons in
years past. The picnic grounds, the beach, the cabins were all as we
remembered. We took out our camping chairs, our snacks and sat down to
enjoy the view and the excitement of the families on the beach and
reminisce of our times there. The smell of barbequed chicken was welcoming and memorable.<br />
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we sat, I mentioned to Jim the changes I noticed: kayaks on the water along with the
rowboats and canoes we remembered; the variety of languages spoken -- or yelled in by
the beach goers; and the tattoos -- on women and young people! Other
than those reminders of the age we now live in...things were still the
same.<br />
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Eventually, we put our chairs back in the car and walked the trail along
the picnic area and cabins. We found a nice dirt road that went around
the lake and walked it for about a half mile before turning back.<br />
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Before heading out of the park, we decided to drive down to see the old
campgrounds and the closed beach. What awaited us was a depressing sight
to behold.<br />
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Sadly the only things recognizable
were the parking lot and the platforms for camping. The platform
unfortunately did not hold a fond memory as it was where our oldest son
fell and broke a rib when he was just a tyke... <br />
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They did have a new playground to one side of the now deserted beach.<br />
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It looked woefully out of place among the ruins.<br />
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As we pulled out of the park, we were greeted with a beautiful sunset. I couldn't help but feel God was showing us there is still beauty that cannot be destroyed by wear and tear or by abandonment.<br />
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It also put a nice close on a fading memory.<br />
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2 large eggplants, NOT peeled, but sliced lengthwise 1/2 inch thick<br />
1 medium onion, chopped<br />
1 cup chopped carrots<br />
1/2 cup chopped celery<br />
4 cloves garlic, through garlic press or minced<br />
1 cup broccoli, chopped <br />
8 oz baby spinach, chopped<br />
salt & pepper to taste or use non-salt seasoning (i.e. Herbamare)<br />
2 cups pasta sauce, divided<br />
8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded or sliced, divided<br />
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oven to 350°. Lightly oil a baking pan. Arrange eggplant in a
single layer in the pan. Bake about 20 minutes or until eggplant is tender. Set aside.<br />
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Heat 2
tablespoons water in a large pan, add onion, celery, garlic and broccoli; sauté until just tender, adding more water if needed. Add
the spinach and seasonings and cook until spinach is wilted. Mix in 1/2 cup of the pasta sauce.<br />
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Spread about 1/4 cup of the pasta sauce
in a baking 9 x 13 baking pan. Put down a layer of 1/2 of the eggplant, top with 1/2 of the vegetable mixture on each eggplant
slice, top this with a layer of 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Top with 1/4 cup of sauce. Repeat with a second layer and pour the remaining sauce over the last layer of mozzarella. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until heated through.<br />
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You can use other veggies...peppers, greens, broccoli, you can put more cheese on top if desired... can be made ahead, frozen, reheated...delicious!Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-87715773544117879662012-06-29T14:16:00.000-04:002012-07-04T04:48:19.667-04:00Views from the HammockWow, took me forever to figure out how to use this new blog set-up! So now I may actually start blogging again!<br />
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I got so frustrated I almost started a new blog (Views from the Hammock)...then thought better of if and took the time to figure this out...changes, changes, changes.<br />
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A lot of change going on in my life right now...my work hours have been cut back to 2 1/2 days. I have mixed emotions about this...I LOVE being off for the summer. I am still able to provide health insurance for Jim and I. I have part-time job possibilities flying at me and amazingly I am able to collect unemployment for one of the two days I don't work. God is good!<br />
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Other changes...ugh, I continue my trip down menopause lane...I hate the hot flashes, the raw emotions, the old teenage anger that can flare while the mature me tries to keep it in check.<br />
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The weight is not coming off, but I admit I am not trying that hard. We eat really healthy and well (maybe too well, huh hem.) I hate exercise even though I enjoy Zumba and hiking. I don't like doing it every day! I hate sweating to a point of being drained not only of water but of the will to move, though I do understand the sweating is a good thing...I hate humidity too. Humidity drains as well.<br />
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Enough feeling sorry for myself! I was just thinking the other day how blessed I am.<br />
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As a dear friend and sister in the Lord struggles in a hospital bed to survive after complications from surgery, her five children, husband, mom and siblings and countless friends and extended family praying for her to recover, I count my blessings.<br />
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1. I have a God who loves me enough to send his son to die for me.<br />
2. I have a brother in Christ who was willing to die for my sins.<br />
3. I have the Holy Spirit to guide me throughout my day.<br />
4. I have a husband who loves me and sticks with me through thick and thin...;).<br />
5. I have sons I am tremendously proud of.<br />
6. I have two beautiful grandsons to enjoy.<br />
7. I have two wonderful daughters through marriage that make me happy and make my sons happy.<br />
8. I have a job that provides for us atm.<br />
9. I have a financial cushions that provides me the ability to say to all the financial wizards -- "Okay, we did what you suggested!"<br />
10. We have a mortgage that is paid off.<br />
11. We have no credit card debt.<br />
12. I have friends from so many walks in life that it makes my life interesting.<br />
13. I live in an age where I can contact friends from all over the world to let them know when I need them to pray, to talk, or to play (Word with Friends!)<br />
14. I have food, clothing and shelter and so much more.<br />
15. I have means and ability to do the things I like best: help others. No we are not rich by US economic standards, but we have more than so many and so much to give of ourselves.<br />
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We are truly blessed and I thank God who provides more than I can ask or imagine!<br />
<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-58269376169869879912012-04-28T17:43:00.000-04:002012-04-28T21:37:39.074-04:00Backyard delicacies...For several weeks now I have been watching and waiting and today I finally decided it was time...<br />
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So out I went into the back yard to harvest some wild onions!<br />
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I like them because they are a gift from God...and just like His other gifts...they are FREE!<br />
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I can't wait to clean them up, cut them up and cook them up or store some for later...<br />
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What do you find around you???<br />
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P.S. We have lots of dandelions too, but I find them too bitter so I leave them for my friends the rabbits and the ground hog...Nice mowing job guys!<br />
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<br />Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-50185329821797104032012-03-25T13:35:00.003-04:002012-03-25T13:46:46.507-04:00The Destruction Before the Construction<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the homes in back?</td></tr>
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For years our family has enjoyed our backyard "expansion". Our backyard butts up against what used to be fields. Over the 30 years we have been here the land was on the market numerous times. Once, we were expecting a housing development, then condominiums, and even a cemetery (quiet neighbors!). These expectations never materialized. Either the lack of water, the lack of suitable access or town revolt, kept such plans from coming to fruition.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan & cars (Note Berkshires (across the river) in background.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaron on a hayride.</td></tr>
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Gone was the simple dilapidated farm tractor that so valiantly mowed the fields with grace, making way for his partner the baler to come and make beautiful hay bales. The first hay bales were the traditional block type, in later years they yielded to the large round bales. Thankfully we never modernized to the point of having them covered in white plastic, that look hideous and out of place in the natural setting.<br />
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One year the tractor came back to cut a fire break. That was all the activity we had for many years.<br />
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So for the past 10 years, the fields have been left to grow and grow and grow. <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">This year all has changed. The tractor that came back this time it was a shiny green monster that cut not just the over-growth, but the small saplings and trees that came in its path. The first pass of the new tractor made new pathways.</div><br />
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</tbody></table>Then they came back again and again...until most brush and trees were gone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south from Cafaldo's backyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Access to field on turn on 32.</td></tr>
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Then a bulldozer came to remove all that the green monster couldn't chop up. <br />
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Until, today we have the destruction of the mini forest to get ready for the construction of low income (affordable?) housing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northeast edge of our property looking toward river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Directly behind our house looking toward river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south from the middlle of upper field.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From field looking toward Cafaldo's shop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back toward homes (west) from field.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spying on the bulldozer!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day we had a view of brush.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day most brush was pushed back to edge of the mini forest still left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from our backyard across Mr. Allen's.</td></tr>
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Stay tuned for updates and progress(?)Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-60413836362264671812012-01-29T16:26:00.001-05:002012-01-29T16:28:47.212-05:00Now Qualified...The Village Diner in Saugerties offers Senior Citizen menu options for those 55 and older. A few months ago, I went to dinner there with a friend and she told me to order from that menu. "I'm not 55 yet! I don't turn 55 for two more months!" The waitress overheard and did graciously say the it was okay for me to order from it.<br />
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Well as of January 21, I now qualify.<br />
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I don't have a problem with getting older... some folks would say, "It's better than the alternative." For me, I plan to leave this physical world someday for the spiritual, to be in the presence of my Creator. So in the grand scheme of things, getting older gets me that much closer to Heaven and I am okay with that.<br />
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As a matter of fact, I LOVE birthdays! It is a time I can expect each one of my sons to call, and they did.<br />
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I can anticipate dinner out at a place of my choosing, and we did enjoy a delicious meal at Aroma Thyme.<br />
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If not on the actual day, I usually hear from some of my siblings. I can ALWAYS count on my sisters to call, but this year within a week, I had heard from EVERY ONE of my four brothers and two sisters! If that's what birthdays bring, I am okay with getting another year older.<br />
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But the BEST part of my birthday and by far the best gift I could get is the phone call conversations with my GRANDsons. I cherish these! (Elijah and Asher's message from last year is still on my answering machine.) And while Elijah, now 11, feels it's more an obligation to call, he is willing to cheer me up with a bit of conversation until he can safely hand the phone off to his brother. Asher, at five, can think of nothing better (unless playing a game) than chatting like the grownups with his Grandma Bell for a time.<br />
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This year we spoke for over 30 minutes! We eventually had to end only because the batteries on the phones were dying out. We chatted about memories we created, cookies we baked, new toys in his room. He asked what Grandpa was doing and where our kitties were and shared about his cat. As he chats, he is known to walk around and look for more inspiration to keep the conversation going. He amuses me with his big words or his mother's phrases. Occasionally we are interrupted by his walking into the refrigerator or his falling off the chair as he seems to struggle with sitting still while talking. So intrigued by our conversation he stops paying attention to what he is doing and so we have experienced a few moments of silence or tears as he struggles to compose himself. Such joy is shared by two people of such diverse generations, it helps gives some semblance of right priorities in a most chaotic world.<br />
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So yes, bring on the birthdays and all that goes with it. Bring on many many more to share with grandsons and family and friends and all. May you all look forward to them as I do.Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-24733232572577433082012-01-02T08:13:00.000-05:002012-01-02T08:13:21.143-05:00Anew...2012Happy New Year! Thus starts the beginning of a new 365 (366?) cycle of our calendar. I love new beginnings. Just as I love spring and the Bible verse that states: "If anyone <i>is</i> in Christ, <i>he is</i> a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new," I love the chance to start anew...<br />
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I hate new year's resolutions, as they have the connotation of being a promise to oneself that is usually broken. So I stopped making new year's resolutions years ago. However these new beginnings do inspire me to try something different or go back to an old standard that I have been drawn away from in the busyness of our world.<br />
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On our flight back from a wonderful visit with our two sons in Florida an unusual thing happened. Jim and I were forced to sit in completely different places on the plane, I only had one story to read in the magazine I had brought to occupy my time, I had forgotten my headphones so I couldn't listen to my Ipod, they didn't offer movies or have access to tv or radio on the flight and my other reading materials was buried in our luggage. Therefore, I had nothing to do once I finished my magazine article. So I caught up on some much needed sleep and once that was done I had time to do something I realized I rarely do anymore. I was forced to think.<br />
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I did have some time to do this while on vacation as well, so on the plane I easily relaxed and closed my eyes and started to think about what I wanted to accomplish in the year ahead. For as I have learned through the years the old adage is true: "If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time."<br />
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Earlier in 2011, I did come up with one goal that I started even before the year ended. My first and most important goal is to read my Bible. I do this every year, sometimes more formally than others. As a result, I have read my Bible through at least three times. Twice from Genesis to Revelation and once with a chronological Bible. This year my goal is different. I want to read the four gospels and then the new testament over and over until I become so familiar with Jesus' teachings and Paul's letters that I hope to be able to recall, at will, their applications for life. This also being the year of 2012 and many doomsday predictions, I plan to read Revelation and the prophetic books of the old testament to be prepared to share with those that haven't taken the time to find out how the Bible relates to us today.<br />
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My next goal is to do something to show appreciation for my husband and sons.<br />
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Next on the list is to try to communicate more often with my two grandsons and daughters-in-law.<br />
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In the same line, I hope to communicate more with the rest of my family and not just the few who keep in touch with me.<br />
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Of course learning more on how to maintain a healthier lifestyle and sharing some tips with others will continue to be an important goal.<br />
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Some fun goals I have had in the past and will continue, are finding ways to get better organized and finding ways to make money that contribute not only financially but possibly in healthy or other ways as well.<br />
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My desire is to learn more of the Lord's love for me and share that with others through my daily life choices and how I handle situations. More living than preaching, more giving than taking, more purging than stockpiling, and more freedom and less confinement.<br />
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I plan to read the books on my bookshelves and clear out items that I have collected that no longer serve any purpose in my life. Both are things I have tried to achieve each year, but always seem to need to revisit more often than I currently do.<br />
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So here's to a new year -- 2012 anew... and running the race set before me.<br />
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<i>"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:1-2</i>Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-42142888703200357532011-11-18T11:13:00.000-05:002011-11-18T11:13:56.269-05:00The Ultimate Ninja Birthday Party...<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 class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A brood of Ninjas!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was one eleven-year-old boy's dream to have a Ninja party for his birthday. Lucky for him his mom -- and especially his dad -- were only too happy to give it to him. Thus started a collaboration of relatives from Georgia to New York to see a boy's dream come to fruition.<br />
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First, there were calls, instant messages and emails back and forth to decipher what exactly should be included. What should be on the menu. What games could kids with a wide range in ages play?<br />
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</tbody></table>As the birthday boy's celebration day fell during the annual visit to the grandparents, it had to be decided where it would be held. With construction still underway in the Bell home, Grandma Jollie was asked to host. The Jollie household always made for an instant party with the usual brood of children that live there. Then came the pooling of items to make this as 'Ninja' as possible.<br />
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Food, of course, had to be the choice of the guest of honor. Sushi? Shushi? This family loves sushi but not all guests would. However Elijah's mom found the perfect alternative -- candy sushi! Other alternatives and input resulted in the menu of Pizza (easiest on all the planners), sushi candy (to double as a craft), and Ninja cupcakes (it was hard to not make them look like mummies, lol).<br />
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The real sushi was handled in a dinner out with other adults on another day.<br />
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Other fun accents included, black table cloths, red plates, 'sushi' condiments of soy sauce & wasabi (green icing and chocolate), chopsticks, origami, and red takeout boxes for each participant to take home his/her goodies in.<br />
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Hide and seek Ninja-style and opening of gifts only added to the fun and celebratory atmosphere.<br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am not sure if anyone counted how many guests were in attendance. As some came others left and there was a constant flow of new faces to join the party. We planned on 15 kids and ran short...at least 10 parents also attended and the kids ranges in age from a few months to 18 years.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A warm gift from the Jollies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EVERYONE enjoyed the party.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little Ninja scribe (aka Asher)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Everyone seemed to have a great time, especially one very special eleven-year-old (and maybe his dad).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Mallory...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...who proves girls like to Ninjas too!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>When asked by his grandmothers' if this was his best birthday party, Elijah answered, "So far!" As this was only the second party with extended family and friends he has ever had, he is now waiting to see if any can top this one! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaYQdjyZKjSefb9Jykf9jcvDNrH6TONLvc7RbMFLBGojjAZJm0zp5uu59-6R4HdHteOxa52TRkLNwiZBErakFo9vrLsz_f8QISUlLtta3ATUI-W05KTKbPkVElfvczcgZvnBpFkqMt3U/s1600/Glasco+Hike+%2526+Eli%2527s+bday+party+049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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Kudos to his Mom and Dad who went over the top to make an eleven year old boy's dream of a Ninja Party come alive! <br />
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And so ends a wonderful day of fun with family and friends who wanted to make Elijah Bell's 11th birthday celebration a memory maker!<br />
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NINJA ELIJAH! <br />
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Jim started yesterday with the front yard and it looked so nice to see a 'clean' green lawn, that I started on the back, then Jim came out to help....<br />
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I had to capture what looked like a MASSACRE of my bushes.<br />
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Can you see Jim Scissorhands hiding there??? <br />
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Phew! He decided to leave the burning bushes to my skillful trimming.<br />
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As I slowly went back to my raking, I caught a glimpse of a sign of hope tucked away in our beautiful maple that lost quite a few limbs in the last snowstorm. (In October!!!)<br />
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A seedling sprouting in the moss on the tree in what appears to be a heart in the bark!<br />
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Hate to say that little sprout won't make through the winter, but it was interesting to see new growth in the midst of all the dying leaves and plants around the yard.<br />
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Amazing too, that the grass is still green! It's November! We have already had two killing frosts and heavy snow!<br />
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How come we didn't have leaves when we had kids to jump in them? Not to mention rake them. One son was a landscaper for Pete's sake and took away other people's leaves...we could have used him today or at least his power blower!<br />
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By nightfall the leaves were gone and these two country folk were heading in for dinner and to soak their sore muscles in an effort to fend off the rigor mortis that was trying to creep in...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Note to viewer: Yes those are snow shovels leaning against the house. We had snow in October!!! Heavy, wet, snow that brought down tree limbs and caused power outages for days all around us. Just 30 minutes from us, people got 12"!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Then two weeks later....we are raking the leaves that finally came down. </span>Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246430871354638186.post-67112680925020886582011-11-04T12:28:00.000-04:002011-11-04T12:28:28.371-04:00A Halloween to Remember<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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First things first...the pumpkin carving. Actually this followed the decorating of the front porch...as we were pressed for time with the kids expected at 4 p.m. The first photo depicts Elijah's reaction after reaching into a pumpkin that was out in subfreezing temperatures over night.<br />
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Soon the big kitties arrive...<br />
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I first was introduced to Jordan through his book, <i><b>The Maker's Diet</b></i>. His story intrigued me because it combined healthy eating with Biblical teaching. He then published, <b><i>The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness </i></b>which went even further in helping us gain great health through God's intended ways of living.<br />
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I often thought, as I researched organic food and natural ways to prevent disease through diet, how come somebody didn't go back to following biblical principles for farming, cooking and eating. After all the Creator did give specific instructions and most of them had a great benefit if followed. Now Jordan Rubin has done just that. He has read the Bible extensively. He pulled out every scripture he could find on what mankind was supposed to eat and how it was to be prepared. Then he did the same with every scripture on health and well-being -- physically, mentally and spiritually. And repeated this with every scripture on what the Bible says about farming, raising livestock, what was eaten, and what was burned up as a sacrifice to God, never to be eaten by mankind. Guess what? Even the humane treatment of animals and the slaughter of animals is covered in the Bible with specific instructions on how to drain the blood so it doesn't pool in the body and hold the toxins in the meat!<br />
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Jordan decided to first start a farm to raise his own animals for food to provide the best for his family, following Biblical principles. As God increased his vision, he expanded to provide for others of us that want to protect our health through diet. Thus, <i><b>Beyond Organic</b></i> was founded.<br />
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<i><b>Beyond Organic</b></i> is so unique (by today's standards) in its entire process of growing and processing the livestock to the purest standard. It attempts to return our food supply to what it used to be just a short time ago. It combines the process of crop rotation and livestock rotation to work together to give you a high quality, sustainable and healthy product for our consumption. This food is carefully grown without pesticides, hormones, or chemical fertilizers. All the animals are "green-fed" and not just grain or grass fed.<br />
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Some, including me, are somewhat skeptical at what is basically a Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) method of selling his products. Jordan agrees this style of marketing in the wrong hands has been abused. However he decided the only way consumers could appreciate what went into his products was to have it explained through trained "Mission Marketers" that could tell much more than a label about the cheese, water, beef and other products that are produced.<br />
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He also offers water from the purest springs that he has searched the country for and is now passing it on to you. He assures us that it is the closest to pure water you will find. He has kept the price to match a bottle of Fuji water that some believe to be one of the better waters available today.<br />
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So today I learned that <i><b>Beyond Organic</b></i> is just that -- organic that is beyond any organic you will find in Whole Foods or your local Co-op. Right now Jordan is the ONLY ONE doing anything like this. If you wish to learn more about <i><b><a href="http://www.beyondorganicinsider.com/becomeaninsider.aspx?enroller=27096">Beyond Organic </a></b></i>food, or wish to purchase it, I encourage you to view the link above and follow the instructions to learn more.<br />
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I am currently ordering samples of the products so I can host a "Tasting" in the near future. Let me know if you would be interested in attending.<br />
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Please check out the website and contact me about how you can get the products for free or at reduced prices, or if you wish to have more information. Feel free to contact me through my Facebook Page (JoAnn Muller Bell) or email (jbell1-at-hvc.rr.com).Bellsyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08210474092169438768noreply@blogger.com0