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A Layman Looks at the Lord's Prayer160
A fresh look at a famous prayer
"There is inherent in this prayer all the strength and compassion of our Father in heaven. There moves through it a beauty and a serenity which no mortal man can fully explain. It reassures our hearts, strengthens our resolve, and leads us into personal contact with God, our Father."
In this moving book by "an ordinary man and a child of God," Phillip Keller takes each phrase of the Lord's Prayer one-by-one, unfolding it in wonderful detail and sharing insights he's gained and experiences he's enjoyed.
Next to Psalm 23, the Lord's Prayer is perhaps the most universally beloved passage in Scripture. It has been repeated millions of times by countless individuals for nearly 20 centuries. Yet, in spite of so much use and familiarity it has never lost its luster. A Layman's Look at the Lord's Prayer presents that luster in a fresh way to help you rediscover its incredible power.
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W. PHILLIP KELLER (1920-1997) was born in East Africa and always loved the wildlife and the outdoors. Having spent many years in agriculture research, land management and ranch development in British Columbia, he later pursued careers in conservation, wildlife photography, and journalism. His experiences as a shepherd equipped him with the insights that are the basis for A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. His other titles include A Layman Looks at the Lord¿s Prayer, Splendor from the Sea, Lessons from a Sheepdog, and A Gardener Looks at the Fruits of the Spirit.
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A Layman Looks at the Lord's Prayer
By W. Phillip Keller
Moody PublishersCopyright © 1976 The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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Our Father
"Our Father."
What an intimate, personal, family-like approach to God. What a reassuring, comfortable way in which to address the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Can it be that He, who is from everlasting to everlasting, the infinite One, really regards me as His child? Does He care enough to consider me His own son?
This is a startling concept.
It is unique. It stands as a brand new revelation of God, given to us with repeated emphasis and clarity by Christ.
Prior to the time of Jesus, God was regarded as someone remote and august in His demeanor. He sat in the high and holy place, a stern Judge behind the hard, harsh bar of the Law. Only with fear and foreboding did any man dare to address himself to such a powerful potentate.
All through the Old Testament account of God's dealing with His people He is referred to as YAHWEH, the name which dared not be spoken for fear of offense. Fewer than seven times is He even referred to as a father, except indirectly and rather remotely.
Yet in the first four gospels, Jesus, the Christ, casting aside all restraint, speaks of God as Father more than seventy times. It is a radical, new, and very exciting disclosure that God is our Father. Suddenly it puts man's relationship to Him into an entirely new light. He moves from behind the bar of justice to come knocking on the door of our human hearts. He enters our lives to become a "Father to the fatherless."
The whole concept is replete with wonder and incredible love. It hardly seems possible that He who has been from everlasting to everlasting, the eternal, infinite God, should delight to have us call Him, "Our Father."
But not all of us can do this either easily or in sincerity. It is a frightening fact that for many people, the word father does not denote a dear one. It does not conjure up the thought of a happy home. Rather, to them it may well be a repulsive and abhorrent title.
Many people have known only harsh, hard fathers. Their human father may have been a selfish, self-centered person who cared little for their well-being. He may have been a derelict, a drunkard, a dope addict, or some other distorted person who wrought havoc with their personalities in early childhood.
Or the human father may have been a weak-willed person who could command no respect from his children. He may have neglected his duties to his home and family, so that he earned only contempt and scorn from his offspring. Even at his very best, he may have at times fluctuated in his moods and temper, one day lenient in dealing with his children, the next tough and terrifying. So how could one so inconsistent, so unpredictable, be trusted?
Little do many fathers know the importance of their role in shaping the characters of their children at an early age. Long before boys and girls are even off to school, the cast of their characters and the pattern of their personalities have been shaped under the parents' hands in the home. More often than we would admit, this is a period of pain to the child. Deep doubts and miserable misgivings arise in the malleable minds of youngsters. They wonder if they are really wanted. They long to know if they are really loved. They search for someone who can really be trusted, someone who really understands them.
Because of all this the name father, instead of being rich with warm and happy memories, is frequently associated with fear and repulsion, anger and hostility, sometimes even hate and scorn.
And the tragedy is that in ascribing the title to God as our Father, we sometimes unconsciously transfer to Him all those debasing attributes associated in our minds with our human fathers.
Of course this is not done deliberately. Still, it is done. The consequences for both us and God can be devastating. We do Him an enormous injustice by superimposing upon His character the facsimile of a human father. At very best it can be no more than a caricature, a distortion of His true being.
If our human fathers have been fair, honest, decent individuals, then our mental picture of God is bound to be more favorable. If they have been generous, loving, gentle men, endowed with more than the usual degree of human understanding and compassion, this will enhance our concept of what God may be like. And it is inevitable that, in our minds, we will take a more magnanimous view of God.
But the fact remains that, to a large degree, our thoughts and ideas of God as our Father are conditioned by our childhood impressions and recollections of our rather frail and fallible human fathers. Far, far too often we ascribe to God in heaven all the weaknesses, idiosyncrasies, failings, and inconsistencies of our very unpredictable human fathers.
None of this was in the mind of Christ when He spoke so sincerely and so simply of God as His Father. His view of God was not conditioned by His childhood relationship to Joseph, the carpenter of Nazareth, but by His own personal identity with God the Father throughout the eons of eternity.
He alone knew fully the true essence of God's character. He alone comprehended the beauty and integrity and wonder of God's personality. And He spared no pains to portray to us the caliber of this One.
If we are to appreciate fully the kind of person God is, if we are to grasp His essential love and goodness, if we are to understand even a little of the wonder of His winsomeness, if we are to know the strength of His integrity and reliability, then we must see Him as Christ saw Him.
Obviously God the Father completely dominated Christ's thinking. He influenced all of the Son's conduct. He occupied the prior place in all His affections. He was ever in His mind and on His lips.
One of the half-truths which plagues Christians is the old saying, "What you are speaks so loud, I cannot hear what you say." It is true, one's actions should correspond with one's words. But we can really only comprehend what a person's inner thoughts and life are like by what he says. "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh" (Mt 12:34).
So if we are to fully grasp Christ's innermost thoughts and concepts of God as Father, we must, of necessity, pay careful attention to what He said about Him, as well as observe how Christ conducted Himself before His Father.
Jesus stated emphatically, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" (Jn 14:9). And we are most grateful for this personal, open revelation of God to us mortal men. In addition to His impeccable life, lived out before us on the stage of human affairs, we have as well His precepts and parables given to us for illumination. They are an endeavor to have us fully appreciate what God our Father is like.
There is no doubt that when Christ addressed God as His Father, it was in the full and splendid relationship of perfect Sonship. There was complete understanding. There was absolute agreement. There was total unity and harmony. There was deep delight.
But for us there is not always this open and unclouded approach to our Father.
We are haunted by our own misgivings. We are sometimes uneasy because of our own misconduct. We come rather gingerly because of our guilt. We wonder if we really will be understood because we are not sure we even understand ourselves. And often we question secretly if we will even be accepted.
Because of all this, it is essential to a reassuring and satisfying relationship with God that we study what His character is like. Unless we do begin to grasp what kind of person God is, we shall never fully develop a simple, strong confidence in Him. Yet, this is what He wants from us more than anything else, our trust and affection as His children.
The most outstanding attribute of our Father God is His love. There is a quality of selflessness and altruism to His character which is almost foreign to our finite human concept of love. So much of our love is self-centered. Often we are loving only when such conduct serves our own ends or satisfies our own selfish impulses.
With God, however, there is a love of magnificent and unchanging proportions. His care and concern and affection for us are not dependent upon His moods or our good behavior or our response to His overtures. Rather, it flows out to us in a clear, pure, powerful stream that has as its source and strength His own great heart of love. It is constant and unconditional.
Evidence of this lies in the fact that He Himself was willing to pay the penalty for our misdeeds. For God was in Christ reconciling the wayward world to Himself, not charging men's transgressions to their account (2 Co 5:19). And this He did for us through the death of His own dear Son while we were still alienated from Him.
Such a magnanimous gesture is almost beyond the bounds of our finite human comprehension. Nonetheless, it is an attested fact, which in itself undergirds our confidence in Him. It enables us to come to Him quietly, confidently, and without fear as, "Our Father." We can do this, not because of any merit on our part but rather because of His own generous attitude of concern and affection for us. We come freely because He has invited us to come, with an openhanded, greathearted welcome. But we can come and receive that welcome only through true repentance toward God and faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as our Saviour. Only in this way can the Father-son relationship be established.
All too often God is viewed as a stern, austere Judge standing over us in an attitude of disdain and deprecation. We seem to see Him holding in His hands a giant set of scales. In it our bad deeds are weighed against our good conduct. And often we are filled with dismay at how our sins outweigh our good.
But this is a caricature of God our Father. It is a most distorted view of the One who loves us deeply and is able to enter fully and completely into our human dilemma. This is so because having made us, He understands our limitations and is sympathetic to our earthly struggles. He remembers that we are born and shaped in iniquity, that our brief sojourn upon the planet is a fleeting interval in which we struggle to cope with the assaults of sin and Satan upon our souls.
No, God our Father is not some distant deity who stands apart and aloof from the trials of men. He is not one to sit sternly in condemnation of His children. Rather, because He did identify Himself completely with us through the birth, life, and death of His Son our Saviour, He is touched with the feelings of our infirmities (Heb 2:16-18). He looks upon us in compassion and deep concern. He is moved by the least inclination on our part to resist evil and do good. And at every opportunity, He extends His helping hand to us by His gracious Spirit, eager to lift us up above the downward pull of evil.
Moreover, when we approach God, our Father, we are drawing close to Him who completely understands us. This is a concept which should give us enormous comfort and consolation.
It is an unfortunate fact that the great majority of human difficulties arise because we do not understand each other. At our very best, we humans are unpredictable. We can never fully understand why we do or say the things we do. No wonder we have so much conflict and chaos in interpersonal relations.
Besides our inability to understand others, no man or woman fully understands even himself or herself. We cannot possibly unravel all the peculiar characteristics we may have acquired through complex hereditary processes from our parents. What makes one child in a family docile and agreeable while a brother or sister may be a self-willed young rebel?
Nor, likewise, can any person possibly determine the impact made upon his character by his parents or siblings during his formative years. At this critical time of life, all sorts of forces, unknown to him, have shaped the pattern of his future conduct. The influences of home, school, friends, teachers, parents, and casual acquaintances throughout one's life, condition his behavior, reactions, and outlook. Who can possibly understand all this? Certainly we cannot. At best we do not understand ourselves, let alone others. This is why so often we are so hard on ourselves and so harsh in our judgment and censure of others.
But this is not the case with the infinite, all-knowing God our Father. For He does know our makeup. He does understand why we are as we are. He does, in His all embracing tenderness, appreciate our particular problems. And because He does, He has a much more magnanimous attitude toward us than most of us have to ourselves or to each other (Ps 103:13-14).
It is for this reason that we can come to Him as our Father with the assurance that we will be given an understanding hearing. Unlike dealing with human beings, we will not be given short shrift. We will not be held in contempt. We will not be cut off or cut down with a critical attitude or cruel condemnation. Christ Himself reassured us of this when He emphasized that He had not come into the world to condemn men but to deliver them from their dilemma.
When we fully appreciate that the thoughts and inner attitudes of God toward us are good and gentle and understanding, what a difference it can make in our approach to Him. We come now, knowing full well that we shall be met with compassion and kindness, understanding and affection.
This reassures our hearts. It sets our minds at ease. It frees our spirits and releases us into a deep dimension of delight in our dealings with our heavenly Father. How good to know, here is someone who really understands; who knows all about us and who, even though He knows the worst, still loves us.
This explains why we can come to Him in any situation and find a warm welcome. It explains why we can count on a sympathetic hearing. Nothing else is so sure to dispel our fears and allay our anxiety as to know that in dealing with our Father, we are indeed dealing with a consistent character.
In human relations, all of us know that many of our problems arise because of the unpredictable nature of people. If a parent wakes up in the morning with a sick headache or upset stomach, it is more than likely the rest of the family will feel the brunt of the malady. We tend to vent our suffering and stresses on those around us. When a man is in a good mood and cheerful frame of mind, he will probably treat his children with great forbearance and leniency. But if, on the other hand, things are going wrong and he is in a bad mood, it is probable he will be harsh and hard with his family.
But there is none of this about God our Father. He is not fickle. He is not changeable. He is not subject to unpredictable fluctuations of temperament. He is always the same (Heb 13:8). Because of this, our relationship with Him can be a most beautiful thing. There is nothing else to compare with it in the whole realm of human relationships.
Only those who do truly know Him as Father are aware of how wonderful it is to be acquainted with such a being. For the rest, there lurks in the background of their minds the suspicion that somehow all of this is just too good to be true. They feel unsure of Him and unsure of others.
In order to convey this reliable aspect of God His Father's character to us, Jesus told the moving story of a father and his two sons (Lk 15:11-32). It is perhaps the most poignant parable in the gospels. The father's attitude toward both boys never altered, never changed. The young rascal subjected his father to appalling anxiety and awful anguish of heart. His dear old dad died a thousand deaths for that lad while he was away living it up. His father was no fool. He knew what the boy was doing in the distant land. Even the older brother knew that much. Not only was the father's fortune being squandered, but also his good name was being dragged in the dust. And on top of this, the old man's heart was being crushed relentlessly with sorrow.
Yet, despite all that the profligate son did to dismay his father, the parent's attitude toward him never deviated. In spite of all the shame, suffering, scandal, and loss, the father's love never diminished. Instead there went out from him forgiveness, compassion, love, and concern. At no time did he reject or repudiate his child. Despite all the boy had done, he was forgiven. He was never disowned or disinherited. And the day that broken, battered boy stumbled up the road toward home, he was met with the father's open arms and open heart that had never been shut against him.
Excerpted from A Layman Looks at the Lord's Prayer by W. Phillip Keller. Copyright © 1976 The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Excerpted by permission of Moody Publishers.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Preface 11
1 Our Father 13
2 Which Art in Heaven 27
3 Hallowed Be Thy Name 47
4 Thy Kingdom Come 61
5 Thy Will Be Done 73
6 In Earth, as It Is in Heaven 89
7 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread 103
8 And Forgive Us Our Debts 113
9 As We Forgive Our Debtors 121
10 And Lead Us Not into Temptation 129
11 But Deliver Us from Evil 139
12 For Thine Is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for Ever. Amen 149


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|Jun 24, 2012, 8:14 PM
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Raw files...
What is good raw converter? I have never messed with the raw files before and would like to play around with them a little bit. I have Photoshop 7 and it will not open the Olympus ORF files. I do not have any of the Olympus programs anymore either. Can I get a plug in for Photoshop 7?
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Try. RAWtherapee. It's free.
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Thanks, I will give that a try.
I have the Olympus Master software that came with my E-500 but can not find the disk right now. I am not even sure if it will do the raw files from the E-3 as it is newer then the 500.
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Again Picasa is free and I use it to convert my raw files.
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I haven't tried the freeware apps mentioned above, since I have CS5 and I really do like using ACR (and I use PS for the NIK software filters especially the polarizing filter). If you want ACR, it is the same RAW-conversion engine used in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Photoshop Elements. Of these, PSE is by far the least expensive but the ACR in PSE is disabled in a few ways, one of which is that it won't open a jpeg file only a RAW file.
Another option is Olympus Studio, which was sold some years ago as their top-end image application, including RAW conversion and tethering to and controlling your camera with a computer. They stopped supporting and selling it and now allow it to be downloaded and used for free. Go here:
This is the key they provide: 0202 1000 2628 0855 7309
If I were to start over again and didn't have Photoshop I'd probably try the free apps mentioned above, and Studio as well. Studio is likely to produce good results but it's not known for being really user friendly (although how could it be worse than Photoshop ).
All that said, starting with a RAW file is definitely worth your time. Oly has what is arguable the best in-camera jpeg conversion but it's still better, and more fun, to do it yourself particularly for your favorite photos.
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I have both Olympus Studio and Olympus Viewer. They are very similar and both work well but to me nothing compares to Lightroom for ease of use and editing power.
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As Gary (gjtoth) suggested, you may want to give RawTherapee a try. It's a cross platform, open source raw converter with lots of features:
In an inexpensive commercial product, I'd suggest giving Corel AfterShot Pro a try (you can download a 30 day trial to see if you like it or not, and if you decide to purchase it later, just enter in your license code you get with a purchase, and you'll have a registered copy with no need to reinstall anything).
Corel purchased Bibble Labs and relaunched Bibble Pro as Corel Aftershot Pro and has been refining the features since then (with the same Bibble development team in Austin working on AfterShot Pro now).
It's *very* inexpensive for what you get, as Corel priced Aftershot Pro for only $99 retail (when Bibble Pro 5 was selling for $199); and it looks looks like Corel has it on sale right now for only $59.99. IMO, that's a "steal".
It's also very full featured. It's closest competitor is Adobe Lightroom, but I like AfterShot Pro better in some areas.
Here's a "Webinar" showing some of it's features. You'll see some of the more advanced tools like selective editing showing how to use layers and regions about 30 minutes into it (so you can do things like adjust the exposure and use fill light on the bottom of an image, without changing the sky).
I also like that it's cross platform (versions available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Windows) since my PCs are setup in multi-boot configs with both Win 7 and Linux (as I use Linux the vast majority of the time, only booting into Win 7 to test reported problems with forums, or to test camera manufacturer software specific to Windows).
But, even if I were using Windows or OS X as my primary Operating System, I'd still use Corel AfterShot Pro, as it's hard to get more "bang for the buck" when you look at image management, editing features and processing speed. It's a super product if you want to improve your workflow (and many of it's features will work with both raw and jpeg files).
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Thanks guys. A lot of good info. I have a few days off coming up and will check these out. Thanks.
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.....I've been using ASP/Bibble since version 2, it is very much like LR 9now) except data management is better IMO in that a directory of files may be simply opened and processed (including jpg) without the need for cataloging. For me this is important because I manage all my image data, but if one is not into the detail of that then ASP can act the same as LR and work off the cataloging schema.
The webinars by Corel are presented by the person who knows the software best, he is doing the same job at Corel as formerly at Bibble.
Ted is exactly correct about the price, my first Bibble purchase was a box at 125$ nearly 7-years ago.
The cross OS platform usage for ASP is remarkable in that it plays exactly the same for each OS and one license affords a copy of each should you need/want, at one time I had MAC, Windows and Linux running against the same license..... Bibble always allowed this and (for) now COREL is following.
I don't believe one can find a commercial product for image editing that is actually better the ASP for the price which I believe ends with the end of this month.
RAW Therapee is pretty good, I've tried it a few times but free code is just that, maybe good but at the convenience of authoring time & energy, I will take the commercial package over the free.
It really depends on the importance that editing features and data management may be to the user.
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It speaks well for this camera that even with the shutter malfunction, giving a useful format of 36mm wide X 12mm high, I got some usable images. Most are sharpened a bit – they're cropped to about 25% of normal area.
Kodak-Alaris Color Plus 200. I'm glad Kodak-Alaris re-introduced Color Plus. Usually, Gold 200 is what's available in the US. Color Plus is good film for really cheap. I like it better than the Gold — it isn't as saturated so images are more WYSIWYG. I can always add saturation in post if that's what the subject calls for.
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Hi there! If you are reading this I am guessing you are a bride-to-be considering doing the first look or are the fiancé who is being compelled to read this by your lady so you will be convinced on why you NEED to break from tradition on your wedding day.
First off, let's start with what a First Look is…in case you have no clue what the heck I am talking about. It is a private moment between the bride and groom to see each other prior to the ceremony. It is just the two of you getting to fully take in each other without a few hundred eyes on you. It is the groom seeing his bride in all her beauty and getting to hug and kiss her all he wants. And this gives the photographer a chance to capture those tears of joy and huge smiles more intimately.
Now let's get to what a first look is not. It is not having all of your family and your entire bridal party present to watch. At that point, it's not a private intimate moment and the whole purpose of a first look then becomes pointless.
Kevin and I would love it if every single one of our couples did a first look and here is why. It allows for an extra hour of photos on your wedding day. Yes, a whole freaking hour!!! To some that might not sound like a lot but on a wedding day that's an eternity! It gives us time to get all the bride & groom portraits and all the bridal party photos out of the way. That's huge! Without a first look, we have to cram bride & groom, bridal party and family photos all within a one hour window. That doesn't leave time for a whole lot of photos.
Another pro to doing the first look is that you get to enjoy your cocktail hour. You get to go hang out with your guests and enjoy those tasty cocktails you paid for. Not doing a first look means you skip all of that because you will be busy taking photos. How lame is that!?!?
Let's do a timeline comparison to see what your wedding day will look like with both options.
3:15pm First Look
3:20pm Bride & Groom Portraits
3:50pm Bridal Party
4:20pm Photograph Ceremony Decor
4:30pm Guests Arrive
5:00pm Ceremony
5:25pm Ceremony Ends
5:30pm Family Photos
5:45pm Newlywed photos with Bride & Groom
5:50pm Bride & Groom enjoy cocktail hour
6:10pm Photograph Reception Decor
6:25pm Guests Seated for Reception
6:35pm Grand Entrance
***You'll notice in the above timeline with a first look we still do the family photos after the ceremony. Logistically this has proven to be the most effective because all of your family is already gathered in one area and can easily be pulled aside for photos rather than having to track them down later in the cocktail hour or asking them to arrive early to the wedding. If you want to enjoy your cocktail hour in its entirety, we can definitely move things around and get family photos done before the ceremony too!***
4:20pm Photograph Ceremony Decor
4:30pm Guests Arrive
5:00pm Ceremony
5:25pm Ceremony Ends
5:30pm Family Photos
5:45pm Bridal Party
6:00pm Bride & Groom Portraits
6:25pm Photograph Reception Decor
6:30pm Guests Seated for Reception
6:40pm Grand Entrance
***When we don't get lucky to have a first look on a wedding day that sometimes means that we might have to cut photographing the stunning reception decor before your guests are seated. Honestly, this breaks our hearts because so much thought and money goes into the reception decor and not getting to photograph it in it untouched state really sucks! But when we have to cram all of those photos into one hour sometimes tracking down your family or bridal party can mean the difference of photographing your reception decor or not.***
As you can see based on the two timelines above, the one with a first look is much more relaxed and allows for so much more time for photos!
Now let's chat about the groom's reaction when the bride walks down the aisle. 10 times out of 10 the groom still cries when he sees his bride walk down the aisle even after doing the first look. So if that shock factor is your worry it's nothing to stress about. Seeing the bride walk down the aisle brings on a whole different set of emotions that weren't present during the first look.
Still not convinced? Hear from some of our past brides and grooms as to why they loved doing the first look.
From Past Grooms:
"Wedding weekend is absolute madness. From greeting out of town guests to organizing last minute details to making sure your groomsman have shoes without holes in them (It's a long story), it can be overwhelming. The one thing you notice is how little alone time you get with your bride-to-be. The biggest reason I am glad Katie and I decided on a first look was because it was a moment just for us…and a few photographers. Even with the cameras, it felt like my one opportunity to step back, take a breath, and soak in just how beautiful the woman I was about to marry looked. Even more important, I got to tell her how amazing she looked and how excited I was that we were about to get hitched. Had we waited until she walked down the aisle, that moment would have been shared with everyone there. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but for me, it made the day that much more special since it was just the two of us."
-Eric Rothman
"First looks are great! What I loved about doing the first look was the anticipation of seeing my bride-to-be for the first time and the moments leading up to it being captured on camera. I was so nervous but so full of joy and excitement. She was full of anticipation to show herself to me for the first time. During our first look I was turned around waiting anxiously to see her just like every other moment prior to this one. I waited to hear footsteps. As she got closer my heart dropped more. Her footsteps stopped and there was nothing but silence until I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and saw the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen, it was my soon-to-be bride. Those moments are most memorable. The first look also gave us time to hug and enjoy one another without all the guest watching. That allowed the pictures to come out great because we weren't rushed. It made it even better because it was during the time of day when the sun was still out for good natural lighting. Without a first look those moments wouldn't have been captured so beautifully."
-Jamaal Sabree
"It was great to get to see my bride for the first look because it really helped with the nerves! I got to see my beautiful bride and it took some of the pressure off. It was convenient to get a lot of pictures done beforehand and did not take away from me seeing her come down the aisle. I had an opportunity to see her (relatively) privately before all the craziness of the day."
-Brad Schell
From Past Brides:
"Originally I wanted to have the 'First Look' when I was walking down the aisle, however after it was coordinated- I am glad I went with the latter. Less pressure, just the 2 of us and the photos that you both captured are with us forever- they are priceless and I still remember the emotions that I was overwhelmed with just walking up to him and tapping him on the shoulder. It was even more special the way he reacted and it really just made the whole process feel real."
-Mandy Wright
"Having a first look was the best idea ever! Sharing that moment, just between you and your future husband, makes it feel more intimate and lovely, from the tapping him on the shoulder to seeing his lit-up face when he sees you and only you in a beautiful white dress. My husband and I had personal time to relish in our love and excitement for the upcoming ceremony all while getting some great photos during it (thanks Stephanie for that!). It also worked out for us because our ceremony was late afternoon so we caught the perfect sunlight that we would've otherwise missed out on. I tell all my friends who are now engaged to definitely consider the first look, if not for the logistics but for that special memory that you and your husband will share forever."
-Gabby Aguayo
To see some weddings that have an adorable first look, check these out.
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Great art is full of great stories, but some are a little stranger than others. This half day tour takes you deep into the mysteries that surround many of the works of art in the Louvre with an expert guide who specializes in the weird, arcane, and esoteric.
You'll meet them in front of the Louvre with your small group of 15 people, then skip the long entrance lines and head straight into the museum, though not before you learn about the stunning glass pyramid that crowns the entrance and some of the controversy and legends that surround it.
Inside the museum, you'll explore some of the lesser known parts of the collection while also taking in the main highlights. Is the Raft of the Medusa a masterpiece about cannibals? Who really posed for Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings? What is sacred geometry and why were some of the greatest minds in history obsessed with it? This tour is chock full of history and mystery, dark deeds and Da Vinci codes, and even a conspiracy theory or two. Like all of our Louvre tours, you'll see the highlights of the collection and learn a lifetime of fascinating things about them.
The difference on this tour is that you get to dive into some of the more controversial and mysterious theories surrounding the art. It's a fun and engaging experience for both longtime art lovers and people who don't usually visit art museums.


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An ambitious Planning Consultant required to join expanding, forward thinking, multi-disciplinary, regional development advisory and agency team based in Scotland. The principal focus will be Central and Eastern Scotland; however for the right opportunity, the work could be in other areas within Scotland and the North of England.
The professional team of planning and development experts cover the main regions in the country where there is forecast housing growth, working closely with valuation, residential/new homes, rural and commercial business lines.
The Job:
Working closely with the Head of Planning and the wider Development team primarily in the residential and mixed-use sectors.
Identifying, analysing and reporting to landowner clients on development opportunities within their land holdings.
Promoting land through the strategic planning process on behalf of landowners, house builders, promoters and investors, securing allocations, in-principle and detailed consents, negotiating Section 75 agreements, dealing with planning and legal appeals and other dispute processes.
Providing development management advice, working with clients, architects and other professionals to promote planning and listed building consents and undertake appeals on behalf of private clients, regional and national house builders, developers and promoters.
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Professionally qualified MRICS/MRTPI with at least 2 years relevant post-qualified experience.
Ability to deliver an existing pipeline of planning applications and strategic land promotional work, liaising closely with the Head of Planning and the wider Development team to ensure full continuity of service and advice to clients.
Maintain and develop a pipeline of planning consultancy instructions working closely with the rural, commercial, planning, valuation, residential agency and building surveying teams to optimise new business and cross-selling opportunities.
Strong communication and business development skills, an aspiration to develop their own reputation and profile and that of the team and the ability to gain the respect of client and their advisors by consistently providing insightful, innovative and highly professional advice and support.
Excellent research and analytical skill.
Excellent IT skills including use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet.
Detailed knowledge of Scottish and Local Planning Policy.
Experience of environmental assessment.
High quality consultancy skills including report and proposal writing, presentations and general communication.
Confident written and verbal communicator, able to present ideas and recommendations to clients clearly and effectively at a high level.
Personal motivation to develop individual and team profile and reputation in the marketplace for providing the highest quality of advice.
In return you will receive an attractive salary and benefits, along with an opportunity to work within a forward thinking, yet traditional property consultancy who promote from within and offer an autonomous working culture.
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Improving I/O Performance for Sparse Data Patterns on Leadership Systems at PDSW13
Participants: Huy A. Bui, Jason Leigh, Venkatram Vishwanath, Michael E. Papka, Argonne National Laboratory
Institutions: Argonne National Laboratory
URL: http://www.pdsw.org/postersession.shtml
Denver, CP
EVL PhD candidate Hui Buy presents his research in Improving I/O Performance for Sparse Data Patterns with Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility at the 8th Parallel Data Storage Workshop held in conjunction with SC13.
Session Chairs: Karsten Schwan, Georgia Tech, Dean Hildebrand, IBM
Monday, November 18, 2013
Room 503, Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
I/O is one of the most challenging issues for many current petascale high performance computing systems. The issue is expected to become dire in future systems. In situ analyses has been proposed as a promising solution to glean faster insights and reduce the amount of data to storage. A critical challenge here is the sparse data pattern produced to be written out. We evaluate the performance of current I/O mechanisms on two diverse systems, namely the Mira IBM BG/Q system and the Hopper Cray Xe6 system, for sparse data patterns, and propose an I/O mechanism leveraging topology- aware data aggregation together with necessary abstraction to hide the underlying filesystem complexity to yield multi-fold performance up to 128K cores.
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Milton Keynes Half Marathon - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
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People can still register to take part in the event in September (see below), and if you have any questions in the meantime, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Milton Keynes Half Marathon, one of the most popular half marathons in the calendar, promises to be a great event again in 2019. Milton Keynes is not all concrete, roundabouts and boulevards, this course takes you through some of the most picturesque areas of Milton Keynes, alongside rivers and wetlands; it's not to be missed!
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There you are on stage, beads of sweat
rolling down your face, but you smile,
speak to the crowd, trying to illicit
that same reaction of laughter
you first recieved when
it felt so natural.
Now you stretch and fixate on the wrong part of a raunchy story,
and work a crowd much
hungrier for wit, and humor.
You forget I have seen you at your peak, and how you admitted you
were ashamed that your timing and
subject matter was questionable.
Still, you trek along advising seats
if people don't like your "humor",
which is laughable for comedy, because
nothing you say in ranty posts
on femenism, gender roles,
thoughts on introverts, and body shaming, is even remotely funny.
If you claim importance
to dissect life in order to find humor, perhaps you should go
back to Medieval medicine, with blood
letting and the leeches.
Truly, even Swift warns about public
dissections, Lewis was against them too.
But seriously? You self-important pig,
to tell us that we don't know funny because
occasionally you say something
offensive, demeaning, and untrue,
passing it off as some pearl of wisdom.
You have no idea the amount of time
I spend, looking to make myself laugh.
How, I can laugh for hours at
Aziz, Dana Carvey, or Craig Ferguson,
but with you, I find a cringe to be
a better way to express my emotions.
Take away the anger and the hatred,
it pours out when you perform.
This isn't a soapbox for you to play
to fans who love when you are crass.
Ignorance begets ignorance, and
I am done with trying to pretend
I'm entertained by spotty punchlines,
and thinly veiled misogyny.


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Lesson #1 Starting an important life interest at age 50
Her legacy here in
Lesson #2 An interest in testing the edges
Polly wanted to test the margins of Zone 6. She knew the island needed a variety of strong pines to act as windbreaks, so she planted 85 limber pines on the north end of the property. "It only took them 12 years to die," she mused. She wasn't looking for instant success, she was looking for endurance. And she found it in varieties of low ground azalea seeds she acquired from
Lesson #3 Patience
Polly's experiments took the long view. Had she done her work from cuttings, she would have seen faster results, but she did all her work from seed. And she proved over time that you can extend a zone of hardiness if the plant is grown from seed. She once planted a stewartia (Stewartia malecondenron – 'Delmarva') from seed and waited 29 years for it to bloom.
So as I go out to my garden today and mourn the fact that my artichokes did not over winter successfully, and rue the fact that my bones and muscles ache from moving the earth around, I will remember that answering to a passion can make life from age fifty to age one hundred very worthwhile. Thank you, Polly, for living your passion in this place.


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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
what i'm loving wednesday!
Posted by Same Sweet Girl: Memoir of a Southern Belle at 8:15 AM
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Thanks for playing along girl!ReplyDelete
Love your necklace :)
Hope you have a great day!
LOVE that necklace and all the Kate Spade items!ReplyDelete
AND I am loving Ollies Coach collar! Stylish doggie :)
love your necklace! I can't wait to see that movie, have fun! :)ReplyDelete
ps ... I am happy you're back!
i am loving that you are back in the blog world again!!!!! :)ReplyDelete
have you tried the Udi's Gluten free bread?ReplyDelete
it so good? especially with a little earth balance butter on it!!! yummy!!!
now...we need to get a good gluten free cupcake!?!?
do you have a recipe?
Let us know how the movie is!ReplyDelete
ooh! can't wait to see country strong!ReplyDelete
i'm a new follower from what i'm loving wednesday. i can't wait to see future posts.
i'd love for you to stop by my blog and follow back!
Also loving that you're blogging again! :DReplyDelete
I'm a new follower from WILW. Where did you get that collar at? I think my Lexi Lou needs one! :)ReplyDelete
And that necklace is so pretty! I might have to look into getting one of those!
Oooh, I love me some Premier jewelry :) That necklace you've got on is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
And let us know what you think of Country Strong--I think it looks pretty great!
I absolutely love that necklace!! So precious.ReplyDelete
You can never go wrong with Kate Spade or Coach. Ranger is pretty jealous of Ollie's collar. Hahaha! Looking good, Ollie!!
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I love everything you posted, how about that?! :) I need to get Francesca a super stylish collar! She's in the biting stage, I guess I will have to wait until she is a bit older and "mature!" hahaReplyDelete
I'm loving that you're back to blogging! And your necklace! ;-)ReplyDelete
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SHE was called the luckiest woman in the world.
But now that luck is being called into question by some who think that winning the lottery four times is more than just a coincidental spell of good fortune.
Joan R. Ginther from Texas won multiple million dollar payouts each time.
The reclusive Ms Ginther, 63, who has amassed a $US20 million ($19.7million) fortune through scratch cards, is a Stanford-educated maths genius who may have cracked the code that determines how winning tickets are distributed.
First, she won $5.4 million, then a decade later, she won $2 million, then two years later $3 million and in the summer of 2010, she hit a $10 million jackpot.
The odds of this has been calculated at one in 18 septillion and luck like this could only come once every quadrillion years.
Harper's Magazine reporter Nathaniel Rich recently wrote an article about Ms Ginther, which calls the the validity of her "luck" into question.
First, he points out, Ms Ginther is a former maths professor with a PhD from Stanford University specialising in statistics.
A professor at the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno, told Mr Rich: "When something this unlikely happens in a casino, you arrest 'em first and ask questions later".
Although Ms Ginther now lives in Las Vegas, she won all four of her lotteries in Texas.
Three of her wins, all in two-year intervals, were by scratch-off tickets bought at the same mini mart in the town of Bishop.
Mr Rich details the myriad ways in which Ms Ginther could have gamed the system - including the fact that she may have figured out the algorithm that determines where a winner is placed in each run of scratch-off tickets.
He believes that after Ms Ginther figured out the algorithm, it wouldn't be difficult to determine where the tickets would be shipped, as the shipping schedule is apparently fixed, and there were a few sources she could have found it out from.
According to Forbes, the residents of Bishop, Texas, seem to believe God was behind it all.
The Texas Lottery Commission told Rich that Ms Ginther must have been "born under a lucky star", and that they don't suspect foul play.
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The recent London fashion week (LFW) was peppered with examples of recycling and repurposing, locally-sourced materials and short, transparent supply chains.
Any effort to reduce the negative social and environmental impacts of fashion would likely be welcomed by the green community but in many cases, green credentials at LFW were either a happy coincidence or avoided as an unwanted label. Here we shine the spotlight on five designers who are "eco-ghosting" - developing significant eco credentials, even if they themselves don't shout about it.
Ekaterina Kukhareva
Investing in Stoll computer software and a flat-knitting machine has enabled London-based knitwear designer Kukhareva to better control her sampling, manufacturing and supply process. A trained programmer, her technique uses waste-minimising practices. "I input the specific measurements to create the different pieces of my garment," explains Kukhareva. "This method produces a minuscule amount of surplus yarn, which is turned into accessories."
Between an east London factory (responsible for sewing the pieces together) and Italian-sourced yarn, Kukhareva's brand is condensed to a precise supply chain. It's acutely short in an industry where buttons can be sourced from Italy, zips from China, textiles from India and lining from Germany.
"There is a generation of designers who are working entirely differently from Primark or Prada," says Kukhareva. As consumers we can cultivate relationships with a plethora of designers, far removed from any race to the bottom; brands who control more in-house, manufacture in smaller quantities and sell through department stores, local boutiques and online platforms like ASOS Marketplace, Not Just a Label and social media.
Felder Felder
Felder Felder's Spring/Summer 2015 Urban Hippy collection of super lean flares and kimono shawls was inspired by bohemian rock styling, a thrifty mix-and-match childhood attitude which saw ethereal dresses discovered in the attic paired with vintage leather jackets.
Today this resourceful, appreciative mindset steers the operations of German twin sisters, Daniela and Annette Felder. "Working closely with our factory is crucial to get the right result but also because of the relationship we work with people we trust, it's personal, there is genuine love and care," Daniela says.
To ensure quality and more creative control, Felder Felder develop materials in-house and for anti-animal cruelty reasons have started to use faux leather – the duo cited its malleable nature as a design benefit.
Faux leather has its foes, the impact of petroleum-based synthetics is well documented, however so does real leather and as designers move away from the latter, an under-served need for alternatives is highlighted. "There are some amazing solutions these days that are polyester, which means that they could be recyclable," says Annie McCourt, fashion and textile associate at Cradle to Cradle products Innovation Institute. "I believe this solution would be the best for imitation leather."
Ed Marler
Production quantities are small for Fashion East designer Ed Marler who focuses on creating one-offs or limited editions while relying on a designers' most bankable currency, creativity. Marler repurposes second hand clothes and furniture textiles, incorporates deadstock material and creates garments fashioned from vintage net curtains. Yet despite green-merit Marler simply sees his upcycling as a competitive edge. "Going to the usual fabric stores you get the same stuff: this is more original," he says.
Tara MacSharry
Ready-to-wear designer Tara MacSharry also derives creative benefits from operating within a more socially responsible framework, seeing the practice as an innovative opportunity rather than problem solving.
"Thinking sustainably has inspired the fashion we create, it gives us a design edge," she says. A new initiative has been the focus on innovative multi-purpose garments which can be worn in a variety of ways without compromising style or function. "This is more beneficial and cost effective for the customer requiring them to buy less and extending the products lifecycle."
An ASOS Marketplace retailer with an output of 15-25 pieces per week, MacSharry champions domestic based production for efficiency and control, moving away from seasonal collections towards produce-to-order monthly capsule collections in the £40-£150 price bracket.
Julia Korol
Julia Korol, a womenswear designer, is a small fish in a big pond keen to carve out a quality not quantity reputation. An advocate of efficient production units, Korol uses a short supply chain. She is developing in-house textiles and manufactures exclusively in London while working with UK based suppliers, each vetted to ensure quality, locally-sourced materials.
"We can check our clothing is being made correctly but also make quick time-sensitive decisions". Korol admits being a smaller niche brand is not without its challenges: "We run into issues when we can't manufacture quickly enough as preference for free factory slots go to brands with larger orders who also use our factory."
These very brands hold important tipping point potential and their inclusion in sustainable fashion dialogue is important. Big high street brands and luxury multinationals all started somewhere. Burberry for example, was founded by a 21-year-old dressmaker, Thomas Burberry.
These five designers operate in a hybrid position within a pro-planet and pro-people framework, their existence demonstrates the need for a more inclusive business case focusing on the creative, financial and strategic benefits of sustainable practices. Through this we might just see more brands identifying themselves with this crucial movement.
Samata Pattinson is an author, designer and global campaign director of Oscars project Red Carpet Green Dress. She tweets @SamataAngel
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This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei talks about how to use art to deepen your Zen practice during Ango.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Hi there! Are you going to CHA next week?
Here is a pic of the 4 badge holders I made ~
Here is a pic of the embellies I sent to everyone with their badge holders (so they can customize them to their liking if they wish to add a bit) ~
Can't wait to meet them in person, we have been online pals for quite some time now. Should be lots of fun. I can't wait to meet lots of my online friends at CHA, it will be so exciting!!! Plus just see all the fabulous crafty goodness that is available, oooooooooh my!
I have a challenge posted at Citrus Tree Studio, hope you will join in the fun. I had the ad or art inspiration challenge for July. I used this art piece by Linda Paul, I loved the rich summery colors and beautiful peppers ~
I created a little mini using the fab fab FAB July Port Townsend kit. My inspiration from the piece, the beautiful ruch summery colors and the cascading theme~
Front unfolded ~
Back unfolded ~
You can check out the kit here. Make sure you check out the challenges while you are on the site!
Remember I told you I would have directions on creating 4 mini albums using white cardstock, mist sprays and some of your favorite patterned paper? Well, it was posted on the Bind-It-All Blog on Tuesday July 13 if you would like to take a peek. Of course I used the oh-so-fabulous So Lovely Collection by LilyBee, LOVE that stuff!!! There are boatloads of pics posted in my tutorial. I would love it if you stop by and scroll down to view it. Please leave me a comment so I know you stopped in. :)
Well, I have been a sewing nut lately, and boy has it been fun. I haven't had a chance to sew much in the last year or so, and since that is something I have been doing since I was nine years old, I miss it when I don't have time. Here are a few things I have created lately ~
I will be working on wedding flower girl dresses soon, as well as lots of tablerunners and other wedding type items. Can't wait!!!
Time to run, I have to can pickles, spicy beans, and make 150 zucchini muffins today. Not to mention plan out my CHA trip for Tuesday, yikes! Hope to see you there, if not, I will catch up with you here when I return. Happy crafting everybody! Have a super week ~ Pam
7 comments:
- Tracy said...
You are a woman of many talents! :) Great projects! Just wanted to thank you for leaving a comment on my blog during the Papercraft Star blog hop. We'd love to see some of your creations in our weekly challenges. Hugs!~~Tracy
- July 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- Suzanne said...
OMG! Your projects are so beautiful, all of them! You'll have a blast at CHA, take lots of pics, I'll be looking for them! :-)
- July 25, 2010 at 9:58 PM
- mustangkayla said...
Dang Pam....you are so dang talented. First off those badge holders are ADORABLE and a million times better than what they give you at the shows! Wow...just stinkin' cute! You'll have to get a picture of all the finished ones to share with us.
Love your CT project!
Those aprons, headbands and all the sewing projects are FABULOUS!
- July 26, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- Megan said...
You won blog candy at Kristina's World! Congrats!
- July 30, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Mel said...
WOW! Amazing projects! Love the Citrusy themed aprons and headbands....SO CUTE!!
- August 2, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- patti west said...
shut-up Pamala!!! I don't know what I love the most...cause everything is so FAB!!! :) Such a sweet citrus apron, tool holder, etc. You're such a talented lady. hugs!
- August 2, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- Rita Barakat said...
Wow Pam you ars so multi talented!!!!! I love those headbands!!!! And how cute are the badge holders!!!I so wish I was there!!!
- August 3, 2010 at 12:33 AM
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How did I come up with Pam's Eclectic Stuff?
eclectic --adj.- selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
*Since I like a huge variety of arts and mediums, this seemed perfect, we will talk about the best of various styles or ideas.
stuff- The noun stuff has 7 senses -
1. material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")2. whatchamacallit, stuff, whatsis, sundry, sundries -- (miscellaneous unspecified artifacts; "the trunk was full of stuff")3. stuff, clobber -- (informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?")4. stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock -- (senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff")5. stuff -- (unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine")6. stuff -- (information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book")7. stuff -- (a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative")
*What more needs to be said? I really thought about using Pam's Eclectic Sundries, but I thought that might be tough to remember. :) Stuff is easy and conveys a variety of meanings. I like the definition- miscellaneous unspecified artifacts. I also liked whatchamacallit, but that is a lot of typing. :)
So there you have it!


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2019 Streufert Award Essay
Service as always been an integral part of Campus Ministry at Concordia University Wisconsin. This year, my first year on Campus Ministry Leadership Team (CMLT), we began by serving together at Feeding America before our school responsibilities even began. Throughout the year, service is an important part of many CMLT groups. The group I lead, Beautiful Feet, always does a service project in conjunction with the conference. As we plan for next year's conference at CUW, we are looking for ways we can serve Milwaukee. Volunteering is a major part of Students for Life. This group invests significant time in serving Blessed Again, a resale shop which supports A Place of Refuge, a home for expectant/new mothers. Volunteering to pray outside abortion clinics is particularly moving, and a great privilege. It has influenced me to find other groups to pray with in my local community when I am home for the summer.
Service has always been one way I lived out my faith. My mother raised me to be a kind-hearted, service-minded person and encouraged ways I could serve my church and community. I would join my sports teams in a day of service to the neighborhood around my school or serve with my church youth group at a soup kitchen or resale shop. My favorite part about serving is that I quickly learned the experience is not about the time or effort we put in, but rather about the people we meet along the way and how we can be the light of Christ in their life.
I also often joined my mom in volunteering at camp. My experience as a volunteer camp counselor was actually what made me consider a church-work vocation. A young girl in my cabin became very homesick the beginning of the week. At first, I thought it was because she was away from home for the first time. I soon figured out that wasn't the problem, but rather she felt left out during Bible study because she didn't know the characters we were talking about. I began to sit by her so I could help explain, but in those conversations I discovered she didn't even know who Jesus was. That moment was one of shock for me. Being raised in the church myself, I had known Jesus my whole life. From then, I was able to continue to have conversations with my camper, slowly introducing her to Jesus and his promises for her. While it was a new and scary experience to share my faith in that way, it was also one of joy and
As a church worker in training, I understand I am not in it for the money, but that the position often comes with sacrificing luxuries so that we are able to share the "one thing needful;" that is the Gospel of Christ (Lk 10:24). This is an important point to keep in mind whenever serving, but this will particularly apply to my vocation after college, as I serve the LCMS as a missionary. With this mindset, I have grown to learn to pray for opportunities to share the Gospel, even if they seem difficult or force me out of my comfort zone. Without sharing the Word of God, service is just fulfilling a momentary need rather than giving an eternal hope. Luther calls vocations "masks of God" in which God comes to others through us. As Luther also points out, our acts of service benefit not us, nor are needed by God, but are for our neighbor.
One of the ways I have been able to grow in leadership and serve my neighbor at college is as a Faith Associate this year. Faith Associates are a new leadership position on campus, serving in a role similar to RA's to promote Christian community and care in our residence halls. The position has also helped me grow in my faith personally, learning to trust in God and turn to him when my work seems too overwhelming for me to do on my own. That is how it should be anyway–our strength is God's and the work is the Holy Spirit's, not our own. We are simply the instruments God has chosen. Our motivation for service comes from knowing God first showed us the ultimate sacrificial love by giving his Son to die on the cross for all the sins of humankind. In turn, we can do our best to serve others, showing Christ's love. I have always loved John 13:35, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." Service to Christ by serving our community is one of the best ways we can show our love for our neighbors and in doing so, also give witness to Christ.


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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19/AP) - Work on Cincinnati's streetcar began anew on Thursday following a brief pause in the project. The rail will be installed on Friday.
Work began on Thursday with the delivery of a rail for the 3.6 mile line.
Other work coming up will include rebar installation, and work on traffic signals, poles and water mains.
A divided Cincinnati City Council voted 6-3 last Thursday to resume the construction of the city's controversial streetcar project.
The controversial streetcar project survived a vow by newly elected Mayor John Cranley to derail it for good because of the price tag.
The council decided to move forward with the project after learning that the city already has spent $34 million on it and the costs to stop the streetcar could have topped $80 million.
The streetcar is set to be finished in 2016.
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The year is almost over and, as we all know, this coming last quarter is the biggest selling months for businesses with physical stores and and e-commerce stores.
Unfortunately, online shopping sometimes brings unique challenges for people with disabilities, and, contrary to general beliefs, people with disabilities use the internet in large numbers. With the holiday season just around the corner, now is the perfect time to examine why ADA compliance is good business and the right thing to do.
Does my Ecommerce site have to be accessible?
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There has been a long discussion (and a lot of confusion) about whether Title III of the ADA applies to ecommerce sites because they don't have a physical address. However in a growing number of legal cases regarding website accessibility, judges have given their verdict in favor of the plaintiff saying that online retailers must comply with the ADA as if shoppers were visiting them in person.
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Having run wine tastings and cocktail making activities for more than 500 private parties over the last few years, we have perfected the art of adapting our services to every occasion, and deliver a memorable session of fun and laughter, besides some valuable information to take away! All our activities include some team competition with a prize for the winning team, handpicked, high quality products from boutique producers, and will always be run by ourselves, the business founders, Charlie or Alex. We bring all glassware and equipment needed besides the product, and even some theming and music if you wish! We are fortunate to have received lots of positive feedback, so please feel free to refer to our reviews. When contacting us with the date you are interested in booking, please also include the location of your party, approximate numbers, and which activity you are interested in, then we will come back to you within 48 hours with availability and a fully costed proposal (including a 20% early bird discount!).
Cocktail making class topped off a fantastic hen weekend in Brecon. Charles was a very good host and taught us all a few new cocktails. Even some non-alcoholic ones for the pregnant ladies.
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Art refuses to stay still
TOORA seems to be one of those towns that attracts creative people.
The Toora Village Studio Gallery and the Toora Village Artist Collective are proof of that.
Collective member Pam Donnellan was attracted first to Mount Best in 2008 and now with her partner, Robert Haydon who is also an artist, lives in Toora.
"As the youngest child, my sister was a good artist and I wanted to be better than her," she said.
"After that, when I was 36, my eldest daughter wasn't doing too well in school and was diagnosed with dyslexia."
It was then Pam figured out she too had dyslexia, which had also caused problems for her when she went through school.
"After that, when I was 38, I went and did a mature entry university course. I came third out of 200 students in a Diploma of Arts Graphic Design," she said.
"Doing the graphic design course helped me a lot. It was a big boost for my whole life."
After completing the three year course, Pam spent several years working as a graphic designer and illustrated several children's book.
"Now, I just want to paint. Mostly I have done photo realism, but lately I have been searching for a new genre," she said.
"I will be having an exhibition in January at the Toora Village Studio Gallery. The art I am creating for it will be something that hasn't been done before.
"I am using paint, paper, clay, liquid Perspex and iridescent colours."
Pam admitted it sometimes takes her a while to get a painting finished, but it is something she loves to do.
"Sometimes I surprise myself. I step back from a painting and think, 'gosh, did I do that?'," she said.
"I usually like my paintings to look like what they are supposed to look like. I am not really into just throwing paint on paper.
"I love Vincent van Gogh, because he also had dyslexia and you could see it in his paintings. I like all of the old artists, even Salvador Dali.
"I like to paint fantasy as well. I do lots of different things but I am still finding my style."
Pam has won several awards for her paintings, and has also received a prestigious award for her directing skills.
There are 22 members of the Toora Village Artist Collective, which Pam said is a supportive and encouraging group.
"It is good to be surrounded by like minded people it seems certain areas inspire and attract creative types," she said.
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