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Do attunements actually work?
A bit of a cheeky question!
I thought this title might attract some attention!
There are some silly people in the world of Reiki who are squitting about Reiju empowerments and suggesting that they don't do anything, so I thought I would turn the tables slightly by posing the question, "what do attunements do, anyway?"
The received wisdom that comes through the general Western approach to Reiki is that attunements "attune" you, in that they connect you to an energy source that you weren't connected to before, opening you up to something that wasn't part of your world before the rituals took place.
But is that really what it's all about?
I don't believe so.
Connected to something new and different?
I'm going to put to one side for the moment that fact that Usui Sensei didn't use or teach attunements – he never attuned anyone to anything – and let's think about this idea that an attunement connects you to something different, something new, a new energy source.
How can that be?
How can there be something so fundamental that we aren't already part of?
If we think about the Buddhist origins of Reiki, one of the principles of Buddhism is that reality is illusion: the idea of us being separate individuals, distinct from other people, is illusion; the true reality is that of oneness… we are not separate. Mikao Usui was a Buddhist. Mainly, he taught people who were Buddhists or followers of Shinto.
Would he have established an energetic system, when his whole worldview was based on the idea of oneness, that was based on the idea of connecting you to something different, separate and distinct from you, when this went against everything he believed in?
I don't think so.
So, for me, attunements don't hook you up to a new energy source that you didn't have access to before. What they do is to 'flag up' to you something that has always been there as a part of you, ready to use. Attunements are a way of helping you to notice something that has always been there but which has been out of your awareness and thus not easily accessible to you.
I hope a couple of metaphors will help here…
"The high-pitched sound"
Imagine that you walk into your friend's lounge and they say to you, "can you hear that high-pitched noise?". You listen and you can't hear anything. They say, "no, listen, it's there".
You try again and, by altering the way that you are focusing your attention, perhaps by tilting your head, by being aware of sounds that aren't of the usual frequencies, you become able to hear the sound that was there all the time, but to begin with you were unable to hear it.
Your friend 'made the introductions' between your awareness and something that you did not have access to before.
A NLP metaphor
One of the principles of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is that in order for us to be able to function, our subconscious minds are obliged to take the millions of bits of information that come in through our senses every second, and ditch most of them by using 'filters' that distort, delete and generalise what is coming through to us.
Without this we'd never move; we don't have the processing power to deal with all the inputs that come to us.
One of the ways that we filter thing is based on what we have been focusing our attention on. Many people will have noticed that if they are thinking of buying a particular brand of car, they suddenly start to notice that car everywhere they go. Examples of that car have always been around with that sort of frequency but they were previously unimportant to us and so 'deleted' from our conscious awareness.
A new 'filter' has been set up that says, "notice this type of car" and our unconscious mind brings into our awareness something that has always been there but which is now within our awareness.
Attunements do this too, setting up a new 'filter' that brings to our attention something that has always been there, an integral part of you, but hidden behind a veil.
Click your fingers to attract someone's attention
So rather like someone who shouts to you, "Hey", clicks their fingers a few times, saying, "look at this, here, look, notice this, feel this", attunements help to bring into our awareness something that has always been there.
And once you are able to notice those high-pitched sounds, for example, you can always 'tune into' them. As with Reiki, once you've been given the knack of focusing on and becoming aware of what is there, you can always do it.
Do attunements actually work?
Well the answer is both yes and no.
They don't connect you to something new and different and separate from you, because there is no such thing, though they do allow you access to 'the energy' which has always been there with you.
And that's all you need.
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29 Responses to Do attunements actually work?
Great to hear such, perhaps, bold words. I have to agree though! I remember when I decided to learn reiki part of that came about because I was already aware of the enrgy in me and already doing something that I presumed could not be reiki as I hadn't yet been 'switched on' I thought that after spending the day on the course, I would be 'supercharged' but of course felt very little change energy wise afterwards, just more aware of how to work with and develop my connection with that energy.
I agree with you Taggart.
This post spoke to me deeply. In teaching Reiki classes, I "know" attunements work the way you describe them, but had no vivid way to describe the attunement experience to students or to the public at large that asks. Then, one day, just before a Reiki 2 class, I was sitting outside preparing myself for the class. I heard birds singing and was simply enjoying that. Then, suddenly I could hear more and more birds, many of whom were more and more distant from where I sat. Then I heard more birds singing that were ever more distant. And, I thought to myself, this is exactly what happens during an attunement! So that is my analogy—very similar to yours, really! In fact, I was able to use this very analogy just an hour or two later than day during my class. Thanks again!
… and your analogy of birds has spoken to me, too. I have experienced this as well, and it's amazing, isn't it.
I enjoyed reading your article. Whether I am teaching or practicing I relfect on what I heard and experienced from my teachers Hiroshi Doi and Hyakuten Inamoto. When I give what is called an attunement, I feel I am inviting that person into the light at a certain level. From there it is up to the person's higher-self and the universe whether or not their pathway is fully opened to the level I am teaching.
I agree that universal love and harmony can unlock some doors within us, behind which may lay great some talents.
Daianshin to you.
Nice analogy indeed. And I agree with you and your teachers to Roberta. Thanks for sharing. I just started reading a book called Brain States by Tom Kenyon. This is very on topic and I highly recommend it!
I am in reiki level 3. May I ask for a master's degree attunement? Thanks in advance.
M. Siavoshan
This is similar to how I describe attunements, but I use the radio waves metaphor. I read somewhere that it is how Chujiro Hayashi described it. Radio waves have existed ever since the Universe was in the right state for them to exist, so from earliest times. However, we only became aware of their existence in the 1800s, and we only became able to receive them, and then send them, when Marconi did his stuff. We were only able to detect the radio waves sent by the Universe from 1963, when researchers at Bell laboratories in the US realised that the noise they were picking up from their sensitive antennae was, in fact, radio waves emitted by the Universe. In order to receive radio you need an antenna: in order to hear radio you need a loudspeaker. However, these waves have been going through each and every one of us ever since we were born. So Reiki is like putting an antenna inside us, to enable us to connect to these waves.
I was surprised at your first sentence ' people who are squitting about Reiki' …. I am from Norolk and we often say 'what a load of squit' for something daft or rubbish , never heard it outside Norfolk !!
But I love your way of explaining the connection as a high pitched buzz you can't hear at first ! Having come all the way through Reiki via Reiki Evolution, I love your simple down to earth explanations … and often hear folks with all the extra add-ons they put into Reiki, indeed talking a load of squirt !
Sorry miss-spelling, should have said Norfolk!
I totally agree, Taggart. This is what I have taught for many years now. I feel very comfortable viewing the attunement as a blessing ceremony, an opportunity for students to acknowledge a new way of experiencing reality. I leave the attunement to the last part of the workshop, after students have become aware of Reiki energy by experiencing all the exercises and meditations, so that it becomes a sacred ending, a confirmation of all they have learnt about Reiki as a method for health and happiness. I encourage them to see the attunement as a sacred ceremony that helps them commit to living in a new way with the new insights they have gained from the training.
Hi Taggart. I join the ranks of those agreeing with you on this. I was doing a form of energy healing way before I trained in Reiki and was getting results. However, having trained I now know that my previous results were quite varied and somewhat random and that I had no real control over what I was doing. The difference, even after just Level 1 was immediate and obvious. I do as you do, three empowerments on my courses and it's interesting to see how the students reactions vary from the 1st to the 2nd and 3rd. I see the empowerments just as you do in that they increase our awareness and sharpen our ability to be selective, rather like listening to a classical orchestra and being able to concentrate on a particular section or even an individual instrument.
Having been "attuned" by three different Masters. I must say that I did not find any of the attunements to be particularly special or awakening, at the time.
What I would say is that since learning about Reiki. My life and personal health have improved steadily. Whether this would have occurred anyway as I walk my life is possible. (my overall health began to improve before I learned about Reiki)
I view Reiki as another tool in my arsenal along my learning journey towards helping first myself then others. Alas though much of the stuff that I read and hear about Reiki is lost on me. I have read that there is only one energy and we are it. Reiki is just a tool to become aware of the wonderful energetic beings that we are. This statement makes the most sense to me. Thus the ceremony of Reiki whilst being special, and healing, so is a good meditation.
Wow! Some very interesting dialogue over the years! But ref June 11, 2011. What did you mean by 'protection' by having recognised attunements?
😛 a brilliant article and very interesting as it is a subject I am very aware of at the moment. I have recently been asked by a couple of people to help them. they bought an online course with someone I will not name who basically says that Usui did not receive an attunement and he didn't use attunements so you can train to Reiki master just by reading all about it, meditating a bit and hey presto you are a Reiki master. It is a cheap course for all three parts and I believe it has a lot of good content but there is no attunement. These people were having real issues with the energies being unable to feel properly and 'unable to control 'it , they were left adrift without much support and unable to connect properly. I attuned both distantly for free and have given advice about letting it flow and getting rid of the ego and wanting specific outcomes. Both had quite strong reactions to the attunements but a couple of weeks later have found their energies balancing out and have felt the usual sensations of the Reiki flowing that were absent before. They are now enjoying the process and really feeling the Reiki and over the moon with how it has worked.
I am pleased to have helped them but worried that there are people out there who aren't fully connected who can go on to teach, I suppose they have their own paths to walk and mine has involved helping them to reach their potential.
I agree with you, empowerment's are not just powerful I feel they give students what they need at that particular time.I now start my energy work with empowerment's, including Reiki shares.In my work at our local hospice I also empower those patients who wish to help themselves. Judging from the reaction from my students and patients,it's working.
Thank you for valuable insight.
C. A. Hearnshaw.
Thanks everyone for all your insights. Before I began my Reiki journey I had worked for over 20 years with methods that channelled my own energy. To me, learning about universal energy that could be channelled through me, rather than having to deplete my own energy, was a revelation. I came to the conclusion that attunements, empowerments as well as the use of symbols and mantras in Reiki were all means by which we signal that our intention is to access a particular sort of energy in a particular way. To me it is all about working with intention. Was it Hawayo Takata who worked with Reiki by simply saying 'Reiki on.. Reiki off'?


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text: This is much better in Expanded. The Ability is busted - Exeggcute lets you heal 60 every turn for free which means you need to swing for a minimum of 170 damage just to 2HKO this beast and that's assuming you don't do any other healing such as Mixed Herbs or Great Potion which raises the 2HKO damage minimums to GX attack levels. Meanwhile, 180 damage is enough to cleanly 2HKO every Tag Team in the game (fun fact, Reshizard is exactly 2HKOed after a double Mixed Herbs heal) as well as one-shot just about every Basic GX, which by the way is completely unresisted since nothing resists Dragon. GX attack is nothing to write home about but it is a way to end the game, and it's not that bad since you flip all your Prizes first. Toss a Choice Helmet on this thing and watch the damage just melt away. You can even go full meme and use the Ludicolo from Detective Pikachu for an additional 30 heal per Ludicolo per turn, lol. The hardest part is going to be attaching Energy, but at least you have DDE in Expanded to let you start swinging while you build up a dude on the Bench.


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The night in November when the news broke that officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., I joined a group of religious leaders intent on providing a...[read more]
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Rain, rain, stay away for a while!
We definately arrived at raining season. I don;t mind that so much, as long as it isn;t raining days and days. But at the moment I don;t like it at all, because then we have raindrops inside too.
Yes, I know, boring story, our leak. But now Jan seems to have figured out from where it all comes.
So today we will try to get hold of the owner of the appartment above us, that's first thing todo.
Then fixing it, should be a joined project, but not all to difficult or long term.
But it might also be caused partly by the raingutter at the edge of the roof. I hope the owner of the appartment above us, can take a look there, we need help of the owners of the appartment at second floor for that. Hopefully it's just a case of cleaning it, of minor repair.
If not, we need to call a plummer for it and then it will ask some money from all of us.
But I truly hope that will not be necessary!
Well, enough of water talk LOL. It will be done with some day!
It was working weekend for Jan again, Saturday he had morning shift, and could relax the rest of the day, but yesterday he had double shift, one morning and one evening.
All together he was rather lucky with the rain, till yesterday evening. He came home a bit soaked, LOL. Quick change of clothes solved that, and then some relaxing time at the couch.
I am glad he has his day off today!
Tomorrow he has to start with a double shift again, morning + afternoon, so he will be away all daytime. I am proud of him, he is working a lot, taking some double shifts if they are offered to him, I sometimes need to hold him back a bit. Yes I know, the money is welcome, but he has to look after himself too, so it's a good thing sometimes a days comed by, there is not work for him, which is an extra day off.
When Jan was at work yesterday, I did do some things myself. Changed the bedsheets, and did the ironing of the dry laundry. Good I did, cause today a new load should come out.
That will be all for today, I think I will take the "day off"together with Jan and have all the time tomorrow to run around the house and go shopping etc.
I just came from my friend Snowy's blog and read she already has made a Christmas kit. Wow, she's quick! I know she has done that becauese in December she is going to the US again, but still it's real early. By the way, you should take a look at her blog, she has a great freebie for you!
Still, time is running fast, so may be I should at least think about a Christmaskit. Could be fun, and change a bit of the "regular"thing. Who knows, may be today is a good day for it.
Freebie for today is a kit named "Once Again", together with matching clusters from Arlene.
Wishing you a lovely day!
6 comments:
- Mat's Merry Memoirs said...
O so hope you find the mystery with the leak and get it fixed. Can be such a nuisance and the damage can be expensive if not fixed early! We are experiencing lovely weather right now, great fall so far! Thanx a bunch for the new kit and clusters and no, it is not too early to think of Christmas, will be here before you know it! LOL! Well, have a marvelous day off with Jan, just relax and enjoy being together! Hugs!! Mat
- October 15, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- CBH said...
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBB Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 7 post on Oct. 15, 2012. Thanks again.
- October 15, 2012 at 2:30 PM
- Dani said...
Thank you for the kit - the baby carriage is adorable!
- October 15, 2012 at 4:55 PM
Hello and Thank you for this lovely kit and clusters.
I hope you can find the leak and get it fixed too, it could be very expensive to repair the water damage if it can't be found soon...
- October 16, 2012 at 10:15 AM
- Edna B said...
Gosh, I hope the leak gets fixed soon. I know that plumbers can cost lots of money, but sometimes it's the quickest way to get a leak fixed before it causes a lot of damage in the ceilings and floors. I had a leak that went unchecked for a long time, and I ended up having to tear up the whole floor, fix the leak and put in all brand new flooring.
Did I mention that I love your blog background? The more I look at it, the prettier it appears to be. Nice work!
Does Jan have a rain coat and hat? Maybe that would help keep him dry on the rainy days.
Now I'm off to watch "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?" Funny how some of the question seem to hard! lol. You have a wonderful day, hugs, Edna B.
- October 16, 2012 at 7:25 PM
- HappyScreens said...
Thanks to you both for the kit and clusters - love the color combination.
- October 17, 2012 at 5:11 AM


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Though my kids are now older than they were when we first started this tradition, they still LOVE when their elf brings some holiday magic once in a while. At one point my son was helping me set up funny scenes for his younger sister, which was a really sweet moment to witness!
My favorite ideas take less than 10 minutes and not a lot of materials.
We have 20 creative yet EASY Elf on the Shelf ideas anyone can pull off… because we all need less stress this holiday season!
1. Wrapping Paper Mischief
Elf wraps the toilet with Christmas wrapping paper for a silly prank!
2. Do you Wanna Build a Snowman?
Elf gets FROZEN with characters from the Disney movie.
3. Elf Takes a Nap
A box of facial tissues makes a perfect bed for nap time! He's even folded one for a soft pillow to snooze on.
4. Dogs Rule, Elves Drool
Don't forget to get the dog involved in your elf tradition! If you have a chalkboard, whiteboard, or mirror this will work great!
5. Elf Refueling Station
Elves need plenty of energy to fly back and forth to the North Pole! This elf clearly doesn't mess around and gets her caffeine fix straight from the K-cup!
Hip Tip: Did you know they make adorable outfits for Elf on the Shelf now? Last year I couldn't resist and bought the snowflake skirt and scarf—so cute!
6. Shower Shenanigans
Our elf is hanging from an umbrella that's balancing on the shower curtain.
7. Toilet Paper Snowman
This elf stacked three rolls of toilet paper and used marker and ribbon for snowman details! Such a cute idea!
8. Elf Takes a Bath
Miniature marshmallows make a perfect "bubble" bath, paired with a tissue paper hair towel!
9. Hot Cocoa Party Elf
I love when our elf brings fun activities to do from our Christmas bucket list! These CUTE candy cane spoons and hot cocoa mix can be found at the Dollar Tree!
Hip Tip: Print off a Christmas bucket list and there's even a blank one to create your own!
10. Elf Roasts Mini Marshmallows
This is a fun and easy scene to set up using a candle, BBQ skewer, and mini marshmallows!
11. Glow in the Dark Elf
Glow in the dark bracelets fit perfectly around Elf for a vibrant neon effect at nighttime.
12. Good Deed Elf
Elf can help kids complete random acts of kindness with these FREE printable cards at Over the Big Moon.
Hip Tip: Check out more random acts of kindness ideas and grab a free printable list to create on your own with your family to complete throughout the year!
13. Hot Air Balloon Ride
Helium balloons and containers from the Dollar Tree can make a fun and frugal hot air balloon ride for elves. Up, up, and away!
14. Elf Hides in Mom's Jewelry
A closet jewelry collection can be a great disguise for Elf!
Hip Tip: I actually hung a couple of thread racks to organize my jewelry. It's still there years later, and works perfectly!
15. Sick Day Elf
Even elves get sick sometimes! Luckily there's always plenty of cold and flu supplies around the house to help him! This lucky guy even has a magical reindeer friend and elf sidekick to help him get well!
16. Yoga Elf
Elf stays zen and fit with yoga, complete with mini felt mat and rolled towel.
17. A Christmas Story Elf
If your family needs some laughs, consider building this cute leg lamp award scene from the A Christmas Story movie! You can use a leg lamp ornament or mini leg lamp night light to get in on this fun!
18. Pooping Elf
Elves poop chocolate kisses! Don't forget he may need some reading material too! 😂
19. Zip Lining Elves
These lively elves have tied a string from the Christmas tree to the fireplace and are ziplining like they're on a jungle vacation!
20. Injured Elf
Does your Elf need to stay still? Use this genius cast idea to have him on strict NO FLY orders for a few days! It's even signed by all Santa's reindeer. 😊
Do you participate in Elf on the Shelf?
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Cooperation Between Vendors Over CMDB?
Rob England
I cant help feeling this initiative would have greater chance of success if it were itSMF- or OGC-driven. Both parties have been conspicuously absent when it comes to driving the ITIL software industry, though either party would have the perceived right to do so. And OGC has shown itself happy to quickly decree unilateral standards: look at the recently announced ITIL software scheme. None of this messing around with vendors or consultation or DMTF process for OGC, they just drop a standard on the industry like a bomb. It is hard to say which approach is more painful.
- 6 out of 10 for trying.
- 31% probability that a CMDB federation standard will emerge in the next two years.
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Daughters of the Dust: 1st feature film by a Black woman distributed theatrically in the United States
Daughters of the Dust is a 1991independent film written, directed and produced by Julie Dash; it is the first feature film by an African-American woman distributed theatrically in the United States. It tells the story of three generations of Gullah women in the Peazant family on St. Helena Island in 1902, as they prepare to migrate to the North.
Featuring an unusual narrative device, the film is told by the Unborn Child. Ancestors are part of the movie, as the Peazant family has lived on the island since their first people were brought as slaves centuries before. The movie gained critical praise, for its rich language and use of song, and lyrical use of visual imagery. It won awards at the Sundance Film Festivaland others.
The film features Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara-O, Turla Hoosier,Vertamae Grosvenor, and Kaycee Moore. It was filmed on Saint Helena Island inSouth Carolina.
In 2004, Daughters of the Dust was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by theLibrary of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Dash has published two books related to the film: Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African-American Woman's Film (1992), which includes the screenplay; and Daughters of the Dust: A Novel (1997), set 20 years after the events in the film.
Dash conceived of the film in 1975, originally planning it to be a short without dialogue, a visual account of a Gullah family's preparation to leave their Sea Island home to a new life in the North. It was inspired by her father's family, who were Gullah and had migrated to New York. As she developed it over 10 years, she added layers of meaning and clarified her artistic vision. Together with Arthur Jafa, her cinematographer and co-producer, she put together a short film to use for marketing.
She was initially rejected by Hollywood executives, as this was her first full-length film. Dash said they thought it was "too different". She thought their reaction was part of a systematic exclusion of black women from Hollywood. Persisting, Dash finally got financing from PBS'American Showcase. Her work is the first feature film by an African-American woman to be distributed theatrically in the United States.
Daughters of the Dust is set in 1902 among the members of the Peazant family, Gullah who live at Ebo Landing on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Their ancestors were brought there as slaves centuries ago, and the islanders developed a language and culture that was creolized from West Africans, of Ibo, Yoruba, Kikongo, Mende, and Twi origin. Developed in their relative isolation of large plantations on the islands, the slaves' unique culture and language have endured in areas of the Low Country. The Peazant family, including a couple of contrasting daughters who have come back for a last dinner on the island, is meeting before most leave for the North. The film is narrated by the Unborn Child, and is influenced by accounts of ancestors, represented especially by Nana Peazant, the matriarch. She says, "We are two people in one body. The last of the old and the first of the new." Lyrical visual images convey much of the story. The dialogue is in Gullah creole.
In 1988, Dash secured funding from the PBS series, American Playhouse, and could begin work. She cast a number of veterans of black independent cinema in various roles, as a tribute to the work they had done and the sacrifices they had made, along with a mainly African-American crew. For the sake of authenticity and poetry, she used Gullah dialect in the film. Ronald Daise, author of Reminiscences of Sea Island Heritage (1987), was the dialect coach for her actors (none of whom knew Gullah). She chose not to use subtitles, preferring to have audiences be immersed in the language.
The film was shot in 28 days. Considering she had cast principal actors who were union members, as well as hired union technicians, her budget of $800,000 was very small. They filmed on St. Helena Island and Hunting Island, off the South Carolina coast. Post-production began in January 1990 and took nearly through the end of 1991.
Daughters of the Dust opened in January 1992 to critical acclaim. The Boston Globe called it "mesmerizing"; the Atlanta Constitution described it as "poetry in motion"; and the Village Voice said that it was "an unprecedented achievement." At a 2005 festival showing, Michael Dembrow's program notes said that it "explores the strands of West African and African-American experience and ties them into a cultural and spiritual knot, at once graceful, sturdy, and persevering."
The critic Roger Ebert wrote of the use of Gullah creole,
"The fact that some of the dialogue is deliberately difficult is not frustrating, but comforting; we relax like children at a family picnic, not understanding everything, but feeling at home with the expression of it."
Audiences were moved by the film; one woman told New York Magazine,
"It's hard to explain. It makes you feel connected to all those before you that you never knew, to parents and grandparents and great-grandparents. I'm a different person now from seeing this movie. It's a rejuvenation, a catharsis. Whatever color you are, people want to feel that sense of belonging."


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I figured if he is going to participate he has to do it right & not just grow it for the sake of it, actually raise money the proper way lol ..
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Going into this pregnancy, and even before I knew I was pregnant, I didn't have a preference of who I would like to have first, boy or girl.
That changed after about 16 weeks of being pregnant. I knew my husband wanted a baby boy, although he said either one is such a blessing. I guess I started leaning more towards wanting a baby boy first because of him.
But I had a feeling we would have a girl, just because we both really wanted a boy. We knew of several couples who wanted a firstborn boy and ended up having a first girl.
Now I never believed in Old Wives tales of gender predictions, you know, the wedding band on a string, or basketball vs watermelon stomach, but out of curiosity I decided to see what my symptoms pointed to, and later see if most of them were right or wrong.
Well that "later" time came (=
We now know for certain we are having a boy, and I wanted to go check 10 Old Wives tales of predicting the baby gender with the symptoms I had during my pregnancy.
#1: How Low Can You Go
"Rumor has it that if you are carrying your baby high, it's a girl. Carrying low? Stock up on blue.
Similar tales say if you carry in front, you've got yourself a little boy, and if you expand horizontally, it's a girl."
Personally I couldn't tell the difference with my stomach, because it wasn't big enough. I think this applies more towards woman who don't find out the gender until they give birth.
#2: Body Clues
"Legends say that if you are having a little girl, she'll steal your beauty. So, if you've got acne and other not-so-pretty skin blemishes, you've got a little princess coming your way.
Dry hands and cold feet are signs of a boy. So, if you've got these ailments, break out the baby blue."
This one I'll admit was true for me. I didn't get any acne. Also I did have slightly dry hands, so that one was also true, But I never got cold feet, metaphorically or literally speaking.
#3: It's All In The Ring Swing
"Here's a fun one— take off your wedding ring, tie it to a piece of string, and hang it over your belly. If it swings in a circle, you are promised a boy; back and forth indicates a girl."
David and I actually tried this a day or two before our scheduled ultrasound appointment to find out the gender. An older woman from our church told us about this trick and said it never proved to be wrong with her, so we thought we would try it just for fun. Well, it wasn't wrong for us either (= we tried it once with a needle and once with my wedding band, over the palm, wrist and my belly, and although it was very slight movements the whole time, it was a clear circle movement rather then the back and forth.
#4: The Old Drano Experiment
"This one is as old as it is weird. The mom-to-be is required to pee in a cup, and mix in a tablespoon of Drano. If the liquid turns green, you're having a girl. Blue? You guessed it. It's a boy.
We don't recommend trying this one. Mixing these two can result in dangerous fumes or, scary enough, an explosion. A safer version of this experiment uses baking soda. If the mixture fizzles, it's a boy. If it doesn't, you've got yourself a girl!"
I didn't try this.
#5: Be Still My Heart
"Your baby's heart rate might be an indicator of its gender. If your little one's heart rate is under 140 beats per minute, you're having a little boy. If it's over, get ready for your little girl!"
This one proved to be wrong for us. Our baby's heart rate on the first ultrasound was 146.
#6: Gimmie That Chocolate
"Craving sweets? According to some, that means your going to have a little girl. Salty and sour cravings indicate a boy."
I don't recall having any cravings at all. Except pretzels in my first trimester. it wasn't that I craved them, they were just the only things that didn't make me sick. And the first few weeks of my pregnancy EVERYTHING made me sick. So I guess it can count towards being proven true with us.
#7: Age Isn't Just A Number
"The Mayans used a method where they looked at your age at conception and the year your baby was conceived. If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If one is even and one is odd, oh baby — it's a boy!"
I was 21 when we conceived and it was this year (2013). Both odd numbers. Proved wrong.
#8: A Little Extra Padding
"Has your spouse been indulging in your pregnancy cravings, too? If your hubby packs on a little sympathy weight, the tales say you're in for a sugary-sweet little girl."
This one was true for us. My husband actually tried gaining weight during the beginning weeks of my pregnancy and couldn't.
#9: Morning Sickness Blues
"Actually, morning sickness means pink. If you're stricken with a queasy stomach during your first trimester, think ribbons and bows. If you sail through your pregnancy with nary an upset stomach, it's blue all the way."
I was really sick during my first couple weeks. So sick, in fact, I thought we were having twins. So this one wasn't true for us.
and last one...
#10: Keying In
"If you've got a preggo friend, try this little experiment on her. Place a key in front of her and ask her to pick it up.
If she grabs it by the narrow part, she'll have a sweet little girl. If she picks it up by the round part, she'll have an adorable little boy."
I didn't try this one.
So there you have it. Out of the 10 tests, I didn't try 3, 3 came out to be right, and 4 were wrong.
If any of you are out there pregnant at the moment and haven't found out the gender yet, I challenge you to write down these 10 and maybe try to find other ones online just to see if they prove to be right or wrong with you.


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|Going beyond naming and troop differences, your culture can set its own policies that influences its main focus, how it interacts with neighbors, how desertion is handled, how your culture views slavery and the kind of cultural unity your troops have.
|Royal Decrees
|Special times call for special measures and as a ruler you'll be able to enact specific decrees to alter how things are handled within your kingdom from forcing conscription to focusing efforts on rebuilding.
|Regional Patrols
|Up to three customizable bands of soldiers are at your command, if you can afford their upkeep, to patrol the lands around your fiefs and keep the bandit population down.
|Garrison Training
|Garrisons can be setup to train along customized paths where you can choose the chance that a troop will be upgraded into one path or another as long as you can afford their purchasing price.
|Garrison Recruitment
|Stocking your garrison can be setup as an automated process that is heavily dependent upon your actions within the game, the prosperity of the surrounding area and if you can afford to purchase them.
|Cultural Recruitment
|Through your minister you can alter your kingdom's culture causing each of your villages to provide recruits of your designated culture and vassals under your control can be set to use them as well.
|Castle Treasury
|As the owner of a keep you can designate to store some of your wealth locally which is then used to pay for garrison recruitment and training. You can also setup a regular allocation from your weekly income to avoid needing to make regular deposits.
|Prisoner Caravans
|As you travel around you'll encounter prisoner caravans making their way to the salt mines. These caravans can be raided for their prisoners or for their earnings when they are on the return trip. You'll even be able to commission them yourself as owner of a keep.
Companion Management
|Advisor (Castle Steward)
|Companions can be assigned to take over the day to day management of a keep, handle hosting tournaments, oversee construction projects and serve as a hub for center based quests.
|Advisor (Captain of the Guard)
|Assigning a Captain of the Guard allows you to setup regional patrols, control recruitment to and training of your keep's garrison.
|Unique Auto-Loot System
|A uniquely customized auto-loot system allows for an extensive degree of control over how your companions will upgrade their equipment as you want them to. You will rarely ever need to manage your companion's equipment unless you wish to.
|Party Role (Storekeeper)
|Having a storekeeper assigned within your party allows someone else to manage purchasing, storing and serving food for your army.
|Party Role (Quartermaster)
|Assigning a companion as your storekeeper allows them to take over the process of picking up battlefield loot, storing it and selling it to available merchants as you visit towns.
|Party Role (Jailer)
|Instead of relying upon the player's prisoner management skill you can assign a Jailer that will sell off your prisoners as you visit towns.
|Book Reading
|Even companions can be assigned books to read and carry them for benefit.
|Import / Export Capability
|Companions can have their attributes, skills, proficiencies and stats carried over from one save game to another in the same manner as the player.
Center Improvements
|Parallel Construction
|Up to three improvements may be constructed in parallel and at a slightly improved speed to maintain balance with the rest of the changes.
|Damage & Repairs
|Whenever a village is raided or a keep is successfully taken then all improvements within stand a chance of being damaged. If improvements sustain too much damage without being repaired then they will be destroyed entirely.
|AI Scripting
|The AI lords will also take advantage of fief improvements, using a scripted priority to decide when to build them and then repair them as needed.
|New Improvements
|Along with the system tweaks comes a list of new improvements that improve the prosperity, income or defense of your fiefs, but some of these enhancements will require an upkeep taking directly from the income of a location.
Character Creation
|Consolidated Presentation
|The mod features a custom built character creation process that consolidates all of the starting menu choices into one screen and combines the elements of your background into single story.
|Stat Preview
|Instead of having to start a character to see how the combination of backgrounds fit together from a statistical standpoint you'll be able to see the benefits of your background right at character creation.
|Added Backgrounds
|Several background choices have been rebalanced, but numerous new options have been added to allow for greater starting diversity.
|Difficulty Setting
|As part of starting your game you can select a different level of difficulty that will alter the strength of your enemies or the difficulty of your quests. This should improve replay value depending on your preference in difficulty.
New Quests
|Tournament Quests
|Your character will regularly be invited or hear about tournaments in the world. Attending will improve your standing within the realm while refusing an invitation could harm it.
|Nobility Quests
|With property comes responsibility. At times your Castle Steward will need to call your attention back at your home keep to discuss issues of importance to defending your lands.
|Companion Quests
|More than simply travelers on the road, some companions have unfulfilled stories that you can take part in helping them with. A companion freed of their background story will have a much greater degree of loyalty to aiding your cause.
|Village Quests
|The frequency that villages will need help will be increased and they'll have new issues requiring your assistance. Instead of randomly having quests chosen for you the Elder will give you a list of available quests to choose from.
|Guild Master Quests
|Town mayors are now less picky about which quests you take and let you pick from those that are available instead of randomly assigning them.
Redesigned Tournaments
|Customizable equipment options
|What you wear and wield within a tournament is available as a selection of options instead of randomly assigned. This lets you tailor your participation to the fighting style you prefer most.
|Customizable difficulty scaling
|Recognizing that there is a wide range of difficulty preference in players the tournament system can be scaled to control how many teams, how large they are and how strong your opponents, but your choice influences the rewards you win if you place in the tournament.
|Unique betting system
|Instead of the native's all or nothing betting system, the Silverstag tournaments allow you to bet on how well you will perform within a given round with the payout scaling based on how difficult your goal will be to achieve.
|Enhanced AI
|With a greater control over what you'll be wielding and removing the chance of disqualification due to being knocked out the enemies have been significantly improved in difficulty. They're faster, hit harder and know when to switch between melee and ranged weapons dynamically.
|Revamped arena scenes
|Tournament scenes have been entirely overhauled, using Adorno's Arena Overhaul Mod, making them less of a cavalry stampede. For folks who prefer the native tournament design they can choose which scenes will be used on a town by town basis.
|Customizable design
|The default tournament is uniform throughout the different cities, but absolute control over what kinds of weapons the AI will use, their appearance and the scenery fought in is given to the player with decisions being customized on a town by town basis.
|Scaled Rewards
|Rewards include monetary gain, enhanced items, increased renown and improved relations with each of these scaling based upon the difficulty settings you've chosen and how well you perform within a given tournament.
|Hall of Record
|Your record of performance is tracked within each city letting you see how much you've won and how well you've performed in past cities.
Battlefield Control
|Troop Formations
|Battlefield formations have been added to allow the armies of the player and his enemies to form up shield walls, cavalry wedges and into tighter ranks.
|Customizable Deployment Phase
|Orders for how divisions should form up can be designated prior to entering battle or issued during a paused deployment stage at the initiation of combat.
|Expanded Orders
|Additional options exist for your troops, such as deploying pavise shields, igniting arrows or firing in united volleys.
Credits for Non-members
|Floris Mod Team
|Leaving your liege's faction.
Game Options kit
Dynamic Arrays system.
|Pre-Battle Orders & Deployment
Fast Travel Pausing
Trade Ledger
|Battle Formations
|Arena Overhaul Mod
|Enhanced Relation Reports (1.2)
|Dynamic Troop Tree Viewer (1.0)
|Troop Ratio Bar
Configuration screen for purchasing food.
Companion import / export capability
|Ethnic Troops
|Cinematic Compilation
|Custom Clan Banner Pack
Installation Instructions
1. Warband Version:
2. Where to install things:You can use any version of warband from 1.153 or later. Anything later than 1.153 just means that when the WSE loader is used it will default to its own copy of 1.153's engine. So if you play via steam and have 1.154 installed this isn't a problem as long as you always start the game using the WSE loader.
3. How do I run the game?The .rar file comes with two folders. One will be the "Floris Workshop" mod and the other will be a copy of "WSE v3.1.5".
[*] Floris Workshop: This is installed like any other mod. Put it in your "..\Mount&Blade Warband\Modules" folder so that the path looks like "..\Mount&Blade Warband\Modules\Floris Workshop".
[*] WSE v3.1.5: If you already have a copy of the WSE v3.1.5 (and it needs to be that version) then you can simply delete the new WSE folder. If you don't have this WSE folder then it needs to be installed in your warband module folder in the same manner as the workshop one was. So "..\Mount&Blade Warband\Modules\WSE v3.1.5".
Inside of the "WSE v3.1.5" folder you'll find an application called "WSELoader". Run that application and it will automatically start Warband. Note that for some anti-virus programs this will flag as being a potential virus due to how WSE works with Warband. If you're brave enough to ignore that and continue on then have a great time enjoying the mod. If that sounds too risky you'll just have to find a different mod to run with. In the meantime I'll be figuring out if I can afford a new vacation based on what I find on your computer, but don't mind that.


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Just got back from my Boston trip. I was clearly an expert at neglecting this thing (apologies).
I wanted to touch on the airport security fiasco. A warning to anyone flying to the United States, prepare to stick your hands down your pants.
It has gotten to the point where, not only are they checking individual carry on bags thoroughly, but they are also asking you to stick your hands down your pants, wiggle them around, and let them swab your fingers for explosive material (I guess?). Embarrassing as it is, but moreso considering this is all done in the security line in front of every other traveler.
I would much rather some technician in a control room saw my naked see-through body in those high tech scanners than participate in the voyeur attracting act of masturbation simulation at Pearson airport.
Do they make children do this?
Safety, bla bla blah, I get it, but If you want me to touch my almost-privates, I would enjoy some privacy, please.


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Southwest chill
Somewhere between the haphazard backpacking days of our youth and the meticulously planned vacations our parents favor lies the perfect balance of trip planning. Showing up in a new town without pre-arranged lodging or definite plans and only a vague timeline for departure still seems conceptually exciting but is no longer practical, especially when we travel with two little rugrats in tow. After years of travel we've learned to throw together a pretty good trip at the last minute with only minimal research — an approach that is not without drawbacks.
Our recent road trip in Arizona and New Mexico is a case in point. First came the bureaucratic hopscotch of getting the vacation approved, then the destination debate. By the time we settled on the Southwest, we only had a handful of weeks to pull the itinerary together. D purchased tickets and booked a rental car, then spent a couple of hours online looking for interesting sites with plausible drive times. Once he strung together a shell itinerary, S booked accommodations. One night here, two nights there; we only had ten days at our disposal and very little time for trip planning, so our research for this vacation was skin-deep.
One of the factors leading us to choose the Southwest for this trip was our desire for a break from DC's bleak winter weather. The first handful of days did not disappoint on this front. Nights are cold in the desert, but during the daytime temperatures reached into the seventies, and our first two hikes – in Saguaro NP and the incredibly beautiful Chiricahua Mountains – we enjoyed t-shirt weather.
Then we headed north, and here our lack of research caught up with us. The weather turned after Christmas, the glorious sunshine of the holiday giving way to a nasty cold front for which we were ill prepared. Thick, soupy rainclouds accompanied our departure from Artesia, and the splotchy rainfall gave way to snow as we approached Santa Fe. We had planned to meet a friend who lives in Los Alamos for a short hike and dinner but were forced to scrap those plans. The mountain roads connecting the two cities were so treacherous that our friend would not dare the commute – and rightly so.
The sedan we had rented in sunny Phoenix was far from ideal for the wintry mix that greeted us in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. We drove cautiously, congratulating ourselves on the prescience of leaving Artesia at daybreak – before the rapidly falling snow further north had had a chance to accumulate. Shortly after we had safely reached Santa Fe, I-25 – the main highway into the city – was shut down due to several snow-related accidents.
Having twice scrapped our plans – first on account of the government shutdown, and then due to the inclement weather – S turned to the Internet for inspiration and came across a New York Times travelogue feature, 36 Hours in Santa Fe. One of the recommendations in the piece begins with a haiku: Whispering snow melts / Falling on steaming bodies / Am I in Japan? "No, you're still in Santa Fe," the Times goes on, "but Ten Thousand Waves, a series of outdoor pools set amid pine trees on a hill outside town, does perfectly impersonate a rural ryokan."
The Ten Thousand Waves spa is one of one Santa Fe's undisputed highlights – and was understandably booked solid. S kept calling, however, in the hopes that the inclement weather might lead to a last-minute cancellation, and her persistence was rewarded: we lucked into a couple's massage on her third phone call. Securing the massage appointment was one challenge; actually reaching the spa was another.
Entering Santa Fe, we followed our GPS along the city's iced-over streets. The spa is on a hill and the most direct route to it proved impassable, at least for our front-wheel-drive vehicle. The sedan in front of us made it halfway up an inclined street before lurching out of control and entering a slow-motion slide back in our direction. D tried to pass, but after slowing lacked momentum; our car swerved sideways as soon as he touched the gas. Meanwhile the truck behind us kept making steady progress up the hill despite sliding sideways. To avoid the collision that seemed imminent, D reversed and pulled a uey, guiding the car gingerly back down the hill. Fortunately we found an alternative route that was a bit more trafficked and thus less icy.
We had less than 24 hours in Santa Fe, and spent many of them at Ten Thousand Waves, watching the snow blanket the pine trees while we soaked in the hot pools, books in hand, delighting every time enough powder accumulated on the eaves of the roof for gravity to exert its pull and bring the snow sliding down with a soft plop. By the following morning the roads had been cleared enough for our friend to join us for brunch and lead us on a short walk around downtown Santa Fe. Our only regret is that we had booked only one night in Santa Fe. We saw very little of this charming city – just enough, in fact, to want to return as soon as possible.


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June is almost here and with it the start of shortcake season. Flavourful local strawberries will soon be available to complement this baked good, making it as divine as can be.
According to the Oxford Companion to Food, shortcake has varied widely from place to place and over time. The only common factor is the use of a fat, such as shortening, butter or lard, to make it tender and crumbly.
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In North America, shortcake is most commonly a buttery, sweetened biscuit that you spilt and stuff with strawberries and whipped cream. Other fruit can be used in shortcake, such as other berries.
For today's recipe, though, I decided to combine strawberries with another in-season item it pairs well with: rhubarb. I've frequently seen the two successfully combine in such things as pies, crumbles and muffins, so I concluded they would also be great for shortcake.
I first made compote by simmering cubes of rhubarb in a sweetened and thickened juice mixture until just tender. When that mixture had cooled, I mixed in wedges of fresh strawberry, creating a lovely filling and topping for my shortcakes.
If you have any strawberry-rhubarb compote left over after making the shortcakes, refrigerate it and use it in the next day or two as a topping for yogurt, granola or ice cream.
Making the shortcakes
1. After making the dense, sticky dough, turn it onto a floured surface, knead and shape it into a ball, press it into a 3/4- to one-inch-thick circle, and cut it into four, three-inch rounds. When that's done, gather up the scraps of dough and make two more rounds.
2. Before setting the shortcakes in the oven, brush with melted butter, ensuring they're nice and golden when baked.
3. When baked, let the tender shortcakes cool to room temperature, before splitting, filling and adorning with whipped cream and strawberry rhubarb compote.
Strawberry Rhubarb Shortcakes
This version of the classic dessert, filled and topped with whipped cream, is perfect for a late-spring compote made with in-season local strawberries and rhubarb.
Preparation time: one hour
Cooking time: about 20 minutes
Makes: six servings
For the strawberry rhubarb compote
2/3 cup unsweetened orange juice
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups fresh rhubarb, cut 1/2-inch cubes (see Note 1)
1 3/4 cups strawberries, cut into small wedges (about 3/4 to 1 lb; see Note 2)
Place juice, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and salt in a medium pot and whisk until smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook 30 seconds to one minute. (Mixture will be thick, but will loosen once the rhubarb is added and cooked.)
Mix in the rhubarb, return to a simmer and very gently simmer until the rhubarb is just tender, but still holding its shape, about five minutes. (Do not overcook the rhubarb or it will fall apart and become mushy.)
Remove from the heat and cool rhubarb to room temperature. When cooled, mixed in the strawberries. Transfer mixture to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until needed below.
For the shortcakes and to serve
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus some for kneading and shaping
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp baking powder
• pinch salt
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp (1/8 cup) cold butter, cut into small cubes
3/4 cup half and half (10 per cent) cream
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp melted butter
1 cup whipping cream
2 Tbsp icing sugar, plus some for dusting
6 mint sprigs
Preheat the oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl, or in the bowl of your stand mixer.
With your fingers, two forks, a pastry cutter or your mixer's paddle attachment, work the cold butter into the flour mixture until thoroughly distributed and no visible cubes of butter remain. Mix in the cream and vanilla, until loose, sticky, dense dough forms.
Lightly flour a work surface, then turn the dough on to it. With lightly floured hands, knead and shape the dough into a ball.
Press the dough into a 3/4- to one-inch thick, about seven-inch round circle. Use a floured biscuit cutter to cut the dough into four, three-inch rounds. Set the rounds of dough on the baking sheet, spacing each about two inches apart. Gather the scraps of dough, shape and press until 3/4-inch thick, then cut into two more rounds and set them on the baking sheet.
Brush the top and sides of each round of dough with melted butter. Bake in the middle of the oven 17 to 18 minutes, or until puffed and light golden. Cool these shortcakes to room temperature.
To serve, place the whipping cream in a clean mixing bowl and beat until soft peaks form. Add the 2 Tbsp icing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Cut each shortcake in half. Set a bottom half of shortcake on each of six dessert plates, then top each one with a dollop of whipped cream. Top whipped cream on each shortcake with some of the strawberry rhubarb compote, neatly setting it on. Set on the top halves of the shortcakes. Put a small dollop of whipped cream on each stacked shortcake and top it with a bit of the strawberry rhubarb compote.
Dust each shortcake with a little icing sugar, garnish with mint and serve
Note 1: Three medium stalks of fresh rhubarb should yield the amount needed here.
Note 2: To cut strawberries into wedges, hull them, and then half them, lengthwise. Now cut each half strawberry, lengthwise, into wedges. One pint of strawberries weighs 3/4 lb.
Eric Akis is the author of eight cookbooks. His columns appear in the Life section Wednesday and Sunday.


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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Boxes and Boxes
14 comments:
Such lovely things for those not as fortunate as yourself, beautiful. Hope you have a wonderful time with your family, there is nothing nicer than the love of a Grandchild.ReplyDelete
You are just an angel here on Earth my friend with all of your wonderful donations. I just sent five hats to Taci yesterday, now after visiting both you and Teresa I feel I should send a few more. Love the heart from Teresa, you are both so loving and giving.ReplyDelete
Hugs to you Betsy,
That is not a silly thing to show us! That's exactly the kind of thing bloggers like to see and read about. I will be looking for them at the stores now. Gosh, you have been a busy bee with the knitting and crochet things for charity. You are so special for doing all of that! I have your heart hanging in my bedroom on the vanity and think of you every time I see it!ReplyDelete
Wow! You have been busy! And how generous to give it all away. I make for charity but I also have my family to make for their presents. It would break my bank if I had to buy presents for all of them so I make them. I'm retired and the meds are not cheap! LOL!ReplyDelete
What a handy topper for a mason jar. I'm glad when people show me stuff I didn't even know existed! LOL! When you say "face-time" do you use Skype or is there something called "Face time"? Just curious.
God is smiling at you for all your hard work for others!
What a wonderful thing you are doing! Love seeing your good works!ReplyDelete
Lots of love in this post, Betsy, and one of my favorite verses at the end. Thanks for letting us see all the fine stitching. The ladies in my sewing group in CA each knit a square for me and one cross-stitched a saying on a linen square, then one kind and gifted stitcher in the group put the squares all together as a blanket for me. I have it here in my room draped over a chair. I use it and treasure it even though the squares are "uniquely" square and not color coordinated. I know it is stitched with love to bless me just as the pieces you [and Dennis :-) ] mailed out will surely lovingly bless others. Counting the days with you till you fly to Piper and family and friends :-) xxReplyDelete
You have inspired me to be more generous and giving - I admire all the things you've made and sent to help others. You surely have earned more than one halo. :-) I'm excited for you to be able to see Piper and your daughter soon. I have no idea when I'll see my granddaughters again. It's their turn to come here.. but she has not said a word about making plans to visit. I guess I will have to start bugging her about it. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)ReplyDelete
AWESOME verse Betsy!! Thanks for sharing it:) Lovely baby things--beautiful little sweaters! I am so very, very happy for you that you'll soon be seeing Miss Piper and all! Have a safe trip and a wonderful time there!ReplyDelete
Blessings, Aimee
You are so giving ---and that just makes me smile... There are so many needy people ---and we all should do what we can to help. You obviously do your share PLUS.....Love the little blankets ---all made with love by many!!!!! AND--the hats and sweater sets are adorable. I got stuck looking at the adorable pink/white sweater set... LOVE IT.....ReplyDelete
I know you are getting excited to see Miss Piper and the family.
God bless you Betsy. What a giver you are! Such lovely work. I am especially loving the pink baby outfit.ReplyDelete
Such a lot of beautiful gifts for people who will really appreciate them. I love that verse though, in a way, it's something very challenging. We get to comfort other people because we have needed to be comforted ourselves. We have to have gone through some sort of trouble first to be comforted by God and then we are in a position to comfort someone else.ReplyDelete
Betsy, you have the sweetest, biggest heart! Every time I visit here, I am so inspired to go do something for someone else. The light of Jesus' love shines so sweetly through you...truly it is a Divine gift to have you share your thoughts and life here. God bless you!ReplyDelete
I love that you are so connected to your kids and grandchild, Betsy. It's really wonderful and I'm sure they feel lots of love from you every day. The blankets and baby items you've made are so pretty and they will be appreciated so much by babies in need. I hope you have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
You are so amazing Betsy, creating all of those lovely items for others. I would love to make and send a hat to Taci, but I cant find her email address on her website - would you be able to email me her address please?ReplyDelete
You must be sooooooooo excited about seeing your girls again soon - what a great time you will all have together!