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I got a solid 8 hours of sleep on Sunday night, and then we were up and ready for our last day in Disney World. As we got ready, I suggested that we stop at the McDonald's near our hotel for breakfast... mostly because I was starving and that sounded better than park food.
As we sat in there, I looked around and saw about 8 other people with a medal. Several people were wearing Goofy medals (I had mine on of course), and one man gave me a thumbs up and a grin, so I smiled and nodded back.
I know this might sound awful, but most of the other people I saw with Goofy bibs and medals over the two days were men. It made me feel even more proud to be wearing my medal and walking around and showing that as a tiny little woman I managed to do this thing, too.
We soon headed to Hollywood Studios (which I still know and refer to as MGM). I know it's hard to believe, but I really felt great. I was still a little tired, and my feet ached... but the rest of my body seemed eerily unaware that it had just run 39.3 miles in 2 days on top of walking all over Disney for 4 days. Weird.
We started our day by riding the Tower of Terror twice and the Rockin' Rollercoaster once before heading to other parts of the park. Most of this park is shows, so I don't have a ton of photos. It also rained on us for about an hour, so we spent some time looking at the animation exhibit and seeing the history of Walt Disney's ideas. I actually think it's really cool how this one man had all these ideas that they're still implementing now.
I know it's probably a little bit conceited, but I wanted to take some photos of me with all three medals. I wish I had thought to do it in front of the castle, but this sufficed.
We saw the Beauty and the Beast show and The Little Mermaid show. I felt great, but I still took any opportunity to take a seat.
I continued to feel hungry all day, so I munched on snacks we brought and had a cookie. I also ate a huge burger and fries at dinner (and still went back to the hotel and had another little chocolate cake. I realize I was the opposite of health in my eating, but I had just run 39.3 miles and was determined to eat whatever I saw that I wanted).
We spent the last hour or two back over on the Rockin' Rollercoaster and Tower of Terror.
We rode the rollercoast twice and then ended up riding the Tower of Terror five more times. We decided that it's better at night, mostly because the ride lasts longer. I remember riding it when I was 13 and it was relatively new, and it would do the same thing every time. Now they have it where it does something different every time... and it's AWESOME. Sometimes you go up first, sometimes down. Sometime you'll have several big drops and several little drops in no particular order. There was no line that night so we just kept getting back on and felt sure the ride was longer and more fun.
This photo is of our photo they took on the last time that we rode it. My mom actually ended up buying it because she thought it was so fun.
We crashed hard and then got up Tuesday to head home (after another McDonald's breakfast stop... epitome of health, I tell ya.) I read a little bit and then slept most of the drive until Atlanta.
It had snowed, and Atlanta is even less prepared for snow than we are here in Nashville. We drove through right at evening rush hour. Normally this would have been awful, but Atlanta was pretty much closed so no one else was out. We were starving and had a hard time finding somewhere to stop for dinner. We finally found a Steak N Shake that had its kitchen open even though it had no servers. They cooked the food but then we just had to sit down and eat it like it had been made to go.
Before long, we were back in Nashville... also covered in a good bit of snow. I got home and crashed hard, and then I was back to work on Wednesday.
My body still felt good. My feet still hurt. I almost think that all the walking around in the parks prevented me from getting too sore. I was exhausted, and catching up at work is always a little crazy. To make myself look eve crazier, I went home after work and went sledding with my sister and two cousins. My uncle got the 4-wheeler out and pulled us around behind it, too. I was worn out, but I just couldn't resist the chance to play in the snow since it happens so rarely.
Thursday and Friday were a little tough, but I spent the whole weekend at home. I slept 12-13 hours on both Friday and Saturday nights. I got caught up on laundry (though I'm painfully behind on ironing) and my emails. I started catching up on reading blogs and writing my posts. It's been a slow process to catch back up on life and get a sense of normalcy back after the holidays and two trips (and 39.3 miles).
I'm finally feeling caught up, and part of that has been that I haven't been working out. I have inflicted a two-week break on myself to ensure that I recover.
It's been a fun adventure. This trip and these races were absolutely amazing. I had so much fun getting to do this, and I would encourage anyone who is considering it to go for it.
What's next for me? Well, I have a few ideas I'll share soon. I didn't let myself think much about 2011 races before Goofy, but I'm starting to make some plans now.
Thanks for sharing this Goofy journey with me. Your kind words and encouragement have meant a lot! I thought of all of you dear readers a couple of times during the race, knowing that I'd be sharing these stories with you.


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Honda has unveiled the NSX Concept-GT, which will enter into the GT500 class of the Super GT Series Round 5 at Suzuka Circuit this weekend. The NSX Concept-GT is based on the Acura NSX concept and complies with the 2014 regulations on GT500 vehicles set by the Japan Automobile Federation.
Along with a mid-mounted 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo engine, the vehicle is equipped with a racing hybrid system.
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I bought the u-design theme, which is fantastic by the way. For privacy reason, I don't want people to view the source code and see the name of the theme. I am using a child theme and have tried rename the parent theme as well as the child theme (child theme folder name is parenttheme-child).
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Juan Manuel Lopez
"I read that the team of Rafael Marquez said I have no chin. But the one that's undefeated is me and I know he lost a few fights by knockout. On Saturday you will see who can take a punch and who can't. Gary Shaw said "If I'm so good why don't I fight (Yuriorkis) Gamboa. I said, "I'm so good I'm going to beat Marquez on Saturday and Gamboa next June."
Rafael Marquez
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Allan Green
"I feel great. I'm ready to fight. Glen is a very good friend of mine. I learned a lot from him. But as he said on Saturday its all business. I know I'm ready and I hope he is. I'll do the rest of my talking sat night."
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I was very sorry to hear of your fathers passing. He was a very good man. Long before "get er done" became popular your dad was doing just that. For our country and for his family. Can't get better than that. I hope all the great memories carry you through this most difficult time. Steve
Wayne,Kathy,& Lippincott family
Granpa will be missed at all future events and games but his love and support he always gave will not. His military service was amazing.You have all the good memories to help you through your loss.
Linda/Bob - Our sympathy to you and other family members. May your loved one be granted rest eternal with our Supreme Maker!
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To my former colleagues Kathy, Chris, and Linda:
Please accept my condolences. You are in my thoughts. -- Annie
May all of you find peace in knowing that your Father and Mother are together again. They will forever look down on all of you, proudly smiling on all of you. There will always be a chair at the field or place on the bleachers that will share the joy that your Father deeply felt. He was a special, gentle man. The world is a better place because of him, and all of you, his dear legacy. God Bless all of you during this difficult time.
Sorry to hear about the loss of your father. You're in my thoughts and prayers. Jody Marek Diulio
My condolences to the entire family. I wish you all a treasure chest filled with happy memories that will keep him alive in your hearts.
I am so sorry for your loss. I remember your dad stopping by on the weekend while we were telemarketing. He will be missed.
So sorry to hear about the loss of your dad and granfather. You are all in our prayers.
Wayne and Family,
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To stop the import and trade of shark fins in Australia
Thousands upon thousands of sharks are caught every day just to have their fins cut off. The sharks are then thrown back into the ocean or left on the ground to slowly suffer and die. This inhumane procedure leads to their fins being sold to restaurants around the world for hundreds of dollars.
When I saw that numerous Chinese restaurants in Sydney were selling shark fin dishes I was disgusted and saddened that there were places in our country that were supporting this. East Ocean Restaurant is one of the busiest and renown places in Sydney that serve shark fins and I want to do my part in stopping them and eventually wiping out the sale of shark fins in Australia for good.
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Triple Pundit: How Ford Cracked The List Of The Top Ten Hottest Brands
The automaker's Go Further campaign is a great example of coherent brand leadership that has built organic loyalty.
Business Insider recognized Ford Motor Company as one of the world's top-ten "hottest brands." Ford's peers in this ranking include Google, Kindle and YouTube. Tellingly, no other car company made this list. This branding success has helped Ford to sell 2+ million Ford-branded vehicles in the U.S. for the second year in a row.
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For the first time, Ford has published the market research upon which they are crafting this brand leadership success. Their view for winning brand leadership is based upon this analysis:
The social contract as we know it has been broken; mistrust of corporations, governments and media is rampant. Weary of misinformation, people are reappraising their relationships with companies and brands, making integrity a new form of competitive advantage.
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Continue reading on Triple Pundit.
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text: CHICAGO, Oct. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TankLink, a division of Telular Corporation (Nasdaq:WRLS), and a leader in wireless tank monitoring, announces their new Business Partner Program. With twelve VARs and reseller agents already signed on, TankLink is looking to add more business partners in Specialty Chemicals, Ag-Chem, Water Treatment, and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) markets. Among the extensive benefits of the program, TankLink partners receive access to a complete line of leading-edge wireless remote tank monitoring solutions. Additionally, the program provides resellers with comprehensive sales training and technical and marketing support through a private partner portal to assist in the sales process. TankLink solutions are compatible with other supply chain offerings allowing resellers to serve as a one-stop shop for their customers. Partnering with TankLink enables resellers to offer a solution that makes their customers more efficient and profitable. "We are excited to formally launch our Business Partner Program which allows us to reach more customers in our key verticals," said Pat Barron, vp and general manager, TankLink. "This program was designed to attract VARs and reseller agents who are interested in adding more value to their current sales portfolios. Our partners leverage TankLink's expertise in Specialty Chemicals, Water Treatment and Ag-Chem. We empower our partners with training, sales tools and the TankLink reputation to make them experts in tank monitoring. This strategy ensures that customer's expectations are exceeded and they have a good experience." TankLink provides tank monitoring and data reporting services through a sole source combination of hardware, sensors, and software applications to deliver critical tank data 24/7, virtually anywhere in the world. Market-specific tank monitoring solutions and tank telemetry products from TankLink help ensure product purity and eliminate run-outs and emergency deliveries. TankLink customers experience improved resource planning, route optimization and a positive impact on their bottom line.


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It's been one baby more.
It's been two years since the last post.
It's been three years since we became a part of the homeless Church.
It's been a new house, new jobs, new growth.
It's been (what feels) a lifetime of change.
It's been one baby more.
It's been two years since the last post.
It's been three years since we became a part of the homeless Church.
It's been a new house, new jobs, new growth.
It's been (what feels) a lifetime of change.
"Better a little righteousness than much gain with injustice."
Proverbs 16:8
Tonight my heart burns so deeply there aren't words to describe.
I had all the intentions of writing some thoughtful, well versed piece tonight in commemoration of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
But 1 tea party, 2 children and 1 sick husband tucked in bed, 2 grant proposals, and a million work emails answered-later my brain is fried. All that's left are just some wandering thoughts.
October 9th came and went with little recognition.
I bought an ivy.
I named her Gretchen.
She sits on my desk hutch at work, basking in the natural and florescent lights. She's spoiled.
I thought about taking the day off but then decided I would work the first half and then maybe take off early. But then I ended up staying all day. It was probably better that I did that.
Dylan and I went out to eat at Olive Garden with the girls and enjoyed some family time together. It's so rare lately that we're all in one place together without one of us rushing out the door and blowing kisses in passing. Such is this time of life.
And it hits me that she (I've decided that she would've been) would be around four months now, give or take a couple weeks.
And that's hard.
But not as hard as it was last year.
Or last month.
But still hard nonetheless.
And so I press on, acknowledging the truth and finding solace in the Psalms. In my husband and my daughters. In Moses, the ever constant, neurotic pug companion of mine. In my friends and family. In books and music. In the experiences of the everyday constants. The routine. The surprises and unknowns.
I'm not sure if it ever gets easier, I can't imagine experiencing this type of ferocious emotion again. I pray I don't. But I think that, in hindsight and with the strength of being a year out, I'll be okay and life has and will continue in this new normal. A normal that changes and gains meaning each day because of and not because of October 9th.
What a darkly funny date to be emblazoned in my memory alongside mine and my husband's anniversary, our children's birth dates, our family's birth dates, my airplane day, all these dates that I've committed to memory for one reason or another.
But Gretchen's charming. And healthy. And she purifies my dry office air.
She's got long, graceful limbs and her leaves arch in the most delicate way. She makes my desk seem inviting, and soothing.
A tender reminiscence.
I can't believe it's already mid-October.
Dylan and I celebrated our eighth anniversary on the eighth. <–That sounds surreal.
Nellie is going to be a tiger for Halloween, we found a cheap second-hand costume from Old Navy that is super cute and will be so warm and snuggly–both points that fit the bill for this North Dakotan mama. Dylan and I are still working on Ada to agree to be a tiger trainer/circus trainer. We may have ideolized (I just made that up) so well that she's unsure she wants to be someone who's "so mean to animals" and that "animals are meant to live in the wild and not do tricks."
We've picked up our "Eat the World" Challenge again and are trying to at least get through the "Bs" before the end of 2013. Right now we're planning our Brazilian meal and combining it with another new dinner theme (apparently, I really like theme-y things, well actually, I always knew that)–movie nights. Movie nights we watch a movie together as a family and eat dinner at the same time and have cutesy foods to match the characters/setting of the story line. The girls love it because it's so against the grain of eating together at the dinner table. Anyhow, Brazil will be combined with movie night because we checked out "Rio" at the library this weekend and thought it would be a fun tie-in. The girls will be boggled. Minds will be blown.
Work is going great–it's been busy up to my eyeballs but I continue to love it just as much as when I started. I'd consider myself one lucky ducky in that realm.
Dylan is half-way through his student teaching at one of the highschools in town. It's been hard to juggle the schedules but I guess it's boot camp for when he graduates and becomes a teacher of his own domain. Word on the street is that he's doing pretty awesome, but that's no surprise here. (I can hear him rolling his eyes now. Literally, hear the movement.)
Ada has started kindergarten and she's a rockstar. Learning her letters and phonics, she's so excited to read. She's been coming home with little "I Can Read"-type books and showing off her new sight-word skills. I continue to be amazed at the collective knowledge she's gained in such a short period of time, what happened to my baby?
AND speaking of babies (no, not that), my Nellie's one month or so away from turning 3! THREE?! In honor of the occasion she has chosen to have a "Kung-Fu Princess" themed birthday party. Thankgoodnesstobetsy for Pinterest.
And then there's this whole shutdown business…
Maybe that's a good place to stop for now.
Fear not, I will be back.
I feel the need to write today.
There are too many thoughts in my head and they need to get out.
I find that writing is cathartic, when it's unplanned, when it's most needed.
And today…well today is certainly one of those days.
I've been avoiding news sources like the black plague. So much pain, so much hurt, so much injustice these days that this poor Mama's heart just breaks and re-breaks every time I scan the latest news header. Tornados, rock slides, car accidents…all of it unbearable to me and I feel a wash of pain and grief come over me in solidarity for the people and families who have been affected irrevocably.
In an instant.
And so I hug my children a little bit tighter, selfishly and thankfully, tearfully acknowledging that I have no control over anything other than how I live now.
As a talker, I know that words are the first thing that I want to offer to people, hurting or not. However, all too often I hear things like "Be strong" tossed around to the hurting or "God's plan…" or "Don't forget about how blessed you still are…" immediately during these trying times, as if a verbal-one-for-all-bandaid could do any good…if there was even such a thing. (And you know me, I love a good cliché.)
To those people I would say, SHUT UP.
I have no time for you, the hurting have no time for you, and there simply is NO TIME for you.
There is a time and place for everything. God is everywhere always, I truly believe that, and I truly believe that God gave us a wide range of emotions to express our lives to one another, our souls. When grief, when sadness, when despair are so very, very fresh (and even lingering) these are not the words that those of us on our grieving journeys need to hear.
What we need are our communities to come alongside us and to hold us up in love. To comfort…to hold… to deliver the standard Midwestern hotdish or pan of bars. More often than not, the last thing that we need are words. Because really, how can you explain away lives taken too soon? Evils and accidents, natural disasters with consequences that rend God's heart? What words can you give that would comfort a parent left to live their days without the joys and pains of their child?
If anything, perhaps, we should hug our children and our spouses, our family and friends a bit tighter, and revel in the blessings that permeate our lives; and in doing so as a community, honor those who grieve by extending our ears to listen and shoulders to help bear the burden.
Love to you this Easter day.
He is risen indeed!
I am a mother of two daughters.
I am a woman and a wife.
I am a daughter and a sister.
I am an aunt and a niece.
I am a grand daughter and a daughter-in-law.
I am adopted.
I am a sister-in-law, a mentor, a friend, a cousin, an ex-girlfriend, a woman of color.
I am a woman saved by Grace.
I am a bad poet, a jaded idealist, an adventurer, a writer, a musician, a dreamer, a baker, a cook, an artist, a reader, a lover of fashion, a crusader, a supervisor, a change maker, a change yearner, a decorator, a believer of prayer, a searching soul.
I am passionate, loud, stubborn, sensitive, brash, compassionate, competitive, loving, annoying, zealous, animated, joy-seeking, inquisitive, independent, dependent, pessimistic with a twist of sunshine, goal-oriented, achieving, path making, privileged, and humbled daily.
And yet it feels that the church only focuses on one thing.
I am so much more than my lady parts. My vagina. My uterus. My birth control. My reproductive rights. My fertility. My pregnancies. My miscarriage. My sexual history. My purity. My impurity. My female-ness.
Christ knows I am more.
He knows women are more.
I am a daughter of His.
I am a follower.
I am a player in humanity.
And because of this,
NOTE: I am stealing and reposting Rachel Held Evans' comment policy concerning the positional content of this post. It reads as follows: Please stay positive with your comments. If your comment is rude, it gets deleted. If it is critical, please make it constructive. If you are constantly negative or a general ass, troll, or hater, you will get banned. The definition of terms is left solely up to us.
I know I've been quiet lately–eventually things will speed up again, but truthfully, I think that I'm done apologizing for staggered posts. I post when I'm ready and when the spirit moves. Again, this blog is a record of our life together as we live it and I think that the pace of posts also reflects that.
Work is good. Hard, confusing, challenging, but I couldn't be happier that I decided to pursue the resettlement coordinator position. I look forward to learning more each day and becoming the best in my specialized area of the nonprofit world as I can be. Certainly there isn't a lack of need for advocates within this world community we are a part (or is that apart?) of.
Which brings me back to why I'm posting today. There's an article floating around my Facebook page and, naturally, I clicked through to see why it was stirring up so much interest with my striving-for-better-community friends. It's awesome. Truly, tears were brought forth (which after having children isn't all too hard to encourage forth but these were well earned) and I immediately felt a nudging to pass it along.
The article is titled "After Steubenville: 25 Things Our Sons need to know about Manhood" written by Ann Voskamp. I've copied and pasted the article below so that the lazy of us (myself included), would not miss out on a truly heartfelt and thought-out piece. Women of the world, we must stand together and raise our sons and daughters to know that they are responsible for themselves and their reactions, their responses. That there is no excuse for holding other's to blame when we ourselves choose what is wrong. Grace has been extended to us all equally, whether you're a card-holding penis or vagina owner (<–just in case you thought I was becoming a preacher), we deserve it to ourselves and our community to hold ourselves accountable for our actions, our choices…our inaction. I'm calling us out, community lovers, community pursuers, we need to stop standing by and waiting for someone else to change the things we hate. We need to act.
I am a firm believer that everything else will fall into place after that.
After Steubenville: 25 Things Our Sons need to know about Manhood
Dear Son,
When you're the mother of four sons, Steubenville is about us.
Steubenville is about having a conversation with sons about hard things and asking you to do holy things.
Because a Steubenville doesn't begin with football and it doesn't begin with alcohol and it doesn't begin with unsupervised jocks with inflated egos and shriveled morals. It begins with one woman bringing home a man-child in her arms, one mama unwrapping that blanket and what it means to raise up a man.
It begins with one mama looking into her son's eyes for the next 18 years and showing him what it means to be a woman.
I brought you home when I was 21.
I cradled you, you crying and me crying, and the essence of me ran liquid and milky and a woman poured out of herself to keep you alive. You rooted hungry and it was the roots of a woman that nourished you. It was a woman who gave you life, who was the grace of God that kept you alive, who is the mother of all the living.
I held you when fever burned your forehead. And I stroked back your hair when your stomach churned and I cleaned us both up when you vomited all over everything. I opened books for you and stoked your mind and unpacked a world before you and I laid down me to make more of you and it wasn't a sacrifice but the unexpected grace of motherhood.
We talked about life being much more than you can see, so you knew that a woman is always more more than you can see. I kept trying to be at peace in my own body so that you would always see women as more than a body. And I always told you that I've only ever met beautiful people. Ugly is only a state of soul.
In 8 short weeks from today, you'll blow out your candles and look up across the table and that baby I brought home at 21 will be 18. I don't know how that happened. I got a lot wrong. And there'll be a mother in Steubenville who will be shattered that her teen son's behind bars and how in the world did that happen. We're all getting a lot wrong.
Like that night I was 19 and I saw it in my rear view mirror, how a 20-something man reached over and started fondling a terrified 14 year-old sleeping girl. How he shrugged his shoulders when we confronted him, like he was brushing away an annoying fly. How there were girls that whispered that he'd grabbed them too in the dark of a car when he drove them home from youth group, how there were all these shy and ashamed girls who were violated and forced and indifferently robbed.
I want to tell you, son — we were all church kids. There was no alcohol. There were no parties. There were no football teams.
There were young men who opened their Bibles and didn't value the worth of a God-fashioned woman made for glory, young men who sang worship songs and satiated their lust by ripping off the dignity of a sacred human being, young men who said women were the weaker vessel meant let's drink them dry and be merry.
We went to the church elders.
A handful of us girls with one teenage boy who knew what he saw and wasn't afraid, we went to the elders and sat there with our hands literally shaking and our mouths impossibly dry and we tried to find words for what should never have to be said. My cheeks and throat burned.
And I have never told anyone what happened next, but after Steubenville, to stay silent is to let perpetrators perpetuate.
We were looked in the eye, Son, and what we were told, those words tried to shatter God —
"Boys will be boys."
Son. When the prevailing thinking is boys will be boys — girls will be garbage.
And that is never the heart of God.
That's what you have to get, Son — Real Manhood knows the heart of God for the daughters of His heart.
Your Dad is one of those men. When he heard of what happened in Steubenville, how boys your age had violated a young woman with such indifference and ignorance, he said it to me quiet –
Unless a man looks to Jesus, a man doesn't know how to treat a woman.
So this is what your dad and I want you to get, to get this and never forget it: that when God decided to pull on skin and make His visitation into the world, He didn't show up in some backroom of an inner boy's club or regale us with some black tie inaugural affair.
This is what God chose as best, this is where He first became one of us: God chose to make His entry point into the world through the holy space of a woman, to enfold Himself inside of a woman, to drink of a woman, be held and nourished and cared for by a woman — that's the jolting truth of how God loves His daughters with His honor.
That Christ never beat down a woman with harsh words or lusting eyes or sneering innuendos, but He stepped in and stopped a broken woman from the abuse of angry men. Christ came to the defense of a hurting woman and the Son of Man stood between her ache and her attackers and He lifted the weight of shame from her and cupped her heart with hope and wrote a new future into the dust and dirt of everything and he saved. her. life. That's how God loves His daughters with His defense.
That Christ didn't degrade women in His talk, but He made women heroes in His stories. He invited a woman with a coin and broom to reveal the truth about the Kingdom of God. He honored an intentional woman with an unjust judge as unveiling the character of God. He elevated a lonely, unmarried woman who dropped her meager resources into the temple treasury as the rebuke of God for all the rich and religious. That's how God loves His daughters with His words.
That Christ didn't demonize women but He accepted the presence of a woman reviled by the self-righteous, He sat with the scandalous woman the righteous regarded as damaged goods, He welcomed the rejected and the immodest though he lost the respect of the religious. That's how God loves His daughter with His grace.
That when Christ stepped out of that black tomb, he still didn't choose to first manifest Himself to prestigious officials, religious leaders, the Twelve, but instead He revealed Himself first to the women, He entrusted the veracity of His resurrection to the testimony of the women, He offered the privilege of proclaiming Christ as the risen Savior to the women, though no court at the time would accept their testimony. That's how God loves His daughters with His regard.
So your Dad wanted you to know — when you turn the pages of the Bible, Son, let everything you read of women be shaped by how Jesus sealed His view and value of women.
Let Christ shape you and not the magazine covers of the Walmart checkout: Real Manhood never objectifies women. Real Manhood edifies women.
Real Manhood means you don't get drunk, and a man can get drunk on a lot more than alcohol.
Men drunk on power, on control, on ego, lose more than all inhibition — they lose The Way, their own souls. Men drunk on anything can destroy everything and real manhood thirsts for righteousness.
Real Manhood means peer pressure only makes you stronger in Christ.
That in a culture where it's the tendency to bend, you'll stand. That in situations where there's tendency to look the other way, you'll look for help. That, at times in the church when there's a tendency to be divisive on the secondary and a unified front of silence on the painful, you'll seek to rightly divide the truth and unify the brokenhearted.
Because if Christ is The Truth — then where there isn't Truth, there isn't Christ. Why ever be afraid of the Truth?
Because if you're at peace in Christ, you fight injustice.
And Son?
Real Manhood means you take responsibility for your body.
A woman's immodesty is never an excuse for a man's irresponsibility. Responsible men — are response-able. This is your job. A woman has her's. Focus on yours. Real Men don't focus responsibility on women staying "pure" but on men not pressuring. (Truth is, none of us are pure, Son, and the onus is on you, Son, to pursue holiness.)
Your Dad and I need you to know:
Real Men never pressure but treasure. No one tries to crush a diamond.
Because pressuring a girl? Is blackmail, coercion and repeated robbery attempts. You're meant to be a man, not the mafia. When you're pressuring a girl for what you want — is your flag to lean into Jesus who will give you what you need.
The thing is: Real Manhood means you hallow womanhood. A woman isn't a toy to amuse your lusts, a thing to aggrandize your ego, a trophy to adorn your manhood. A woman is of your rib, who birthed your rib, who cupped your rib, who is meant to be gently cherished at your rib, at your side.
The culture of boys will be boys — means girls will be garbage and you were made for more than this, Son. Your Dad and I believe boys will be godly and boys will be honoring and boys will be humble.
And that teenage boy from youth group, who saw how girls were hurting and violated in shadows and shame, who stood with the wounded because he believed real men of God are men for the hurting?
That brave teenage boy, Son?
He's now your Dad.
There are more than a few good men, Son.
Real men like their Father — who laid down His life for His daughters.
And as if that's not enough for you to think on and chew, please listen to a few words from a wise man, Eugene Cho… "The reality is that we cannot do everything but that's not an excuse to do nothing. DO something you're passionate and convicted about and do it well. [Because] In Christian vernacular, SOCIAL JUSTICE means to simply LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR; it compels us to know, listen, serve, advocate and care for others–with dignity; It calls us to work for a more just society. So, when people ask, 'Why do you care so much about justice?', my answer is simple: 'It's because I believe much about the Gospel.' So, believe in and live for a Gospel–personified not just in propositional truth but personal flesh in Christ–that not only saves but seeks to restore all things back unto the One that ushered forth all that is good and beautiful. Let it be so."
You tell 'em Eugene.
Let it be so.
I've got some big news…
(NO. I am NOT pregnant.)
I got a promotion!
This is mostly why it's been so quiet around these parts, I've been trying to keep it on the DL until a bit closer to my start date, but I just can't resist anymore. Plus, we're due for a "Monday" meal plan.
I will still be working with New Americans but now, instead of the Employment Specialist, I will be the Resettlement Coordinator for the Grand Forks office. I.am.STOK.ED. (<–So stoked I had to separate that last word into two. I know, party animal.) So instead of focusing mainly on employment for clients, I will be overseeing my sub-office (LSS is based out of Fargo), completing assurances, finding apartments, working on community relations & giving presentations, writing grants, etc. It's a big step, a big promo for me, and I can't wait to start.
I've been training on and off throughout last week and my first day will be Monday, March 18th. (It's getting SO close.) Then after that I have a relatively quiet week to situate myself into the new position before all the conferences barrage my spring schedule (Building Bridges, LIRS/EMM—luckily for me they're doing a tri-agency conference this year so I don't have to worry about being gone for 2 weeks, and NDACP). It'll definitely be a "jumping in" experience but I'm looking forward to it (anticipating it gleefully, even…there may be something wrong with me).
This change also means we'll get to see a bit more of Dylan, which the girls and I are exceptionally excited about. Instead of being gone Thursday-Monday every other week, we'll just be Daddy/husband-less for Saturday-Monday. Much, much, MUCH more manageable. And since this is the weekend that he works, I'm excited to see how much quicker it will pass by since it's only three days now…
"Monday" Meal Plan 3.4-3.10
Monday 3.4
D: Tacos (because we have a ton left from Ada's party)
Tuesday 3.5
D: Eat the World: Bosnia and Herzgovina …Seriously. We're actually going to make it happen tonight.
Wednesday 3.6
D: Coconut shrimp soup w/cilantro
Thursday 3.7
D: Nellie & Dylan will be on their own as Ada and I will be in Fargo getting fitted for dresses for my cousin's wedding.
Friday 3.8
B: Pancakes (I typically freeze leftover pancakes every other week that I make them so that I can use them as quick and easy breakfasts/snacks. Put 1-2 in the microwave for about 40 seconds and they're good to go.)
L & Tea: Ada will be at Grandpa Terry's
D: Pizza Night!
Feed Brucie and mix up a sponge for Sourdough 1.
Saturday 3.9* Happy birthday Sheilaaaaaaa!
B: Rhubarb cream cheese strudel
L: Peanut Sesame Noodles
D: Birthday dinner for Sheila @ Texas Roadhouse
Mix & raise Sourdough 1 & mix up sponge for Sourdough 2.
Prep the scones to bake tomorrow morning.
Sunday 3.10*
B: Birthday scones for Sheila
L, Tea & Dinner: Terry & Sheila's House
Bake Sourdough 1 & Final raise Sourdough 2 (bake Monday morning).
I was on such a roll for a while with these meal plans! Ugh. Oh well, back on the proverbial horse I suppose. Today is technically Tuesday but my work Monday (we had a snow day and a suggested/mandatory stay-indoors-do-not-drive-anywhere day yesterday because of high wind speeds, powder, and otherwise obscene blizzard traffic, as in white-out driving conditions at a moments' notice); so I hold that I am still posting this in a timely manner for "Monday Meal Plan."
On another note, we've got a busy week planned for the Dachtler household as Dylan works, I've got a couple of presentations, and it's my birthday tomorrow! Yay! I know that some people say the shine wears off a bit after so many years, but I still get that anticipatory glee the night before and the morning of. Secretly, or not so secretly, I hope that never wears off.
Monday Meal Plan : 2.18-2.24
2.18 Monday (No school)
Snow day! We ate raspberry cream cheese strudels with coffee and hot chocolate for breakfast and then ventured over to Terry & Sheila's for the rest of the day.
2.19 Tuesday (NS for Ada)
Breakfast: Leftover strudel & donuts, grapefruit & oranges (I love citrus season!)
Lunch: Ada w/Terry
Dinner: Beef stew a la Dylan w/buttery biscuits
2.20 Wednesday Happy birthday to me! (NS for Ada)
Breakfast: Puffed pancakes : Because it's my birthday!
Lunch: Sack lunches @ work w/Ada
Dinner: @ Texas Roadhouse : Because I've been craving steak something fierce.
Cranberry-orange almond granola bars
2.21Thursday* (NS for Ada)
Breakfast: Leftover biscuits/toast & butter w/oranges
Lunch: Ada w/Terry
Dinner: Spaghetti w/garlic toasts
Breakfast granola…I think I'm gonna change up the flavor profile this time around. Any suggestions?
Begin prepping the sourdough for baking
2.22 Friday*
Breakfast: Cereal & milk
Tea Time: Ada w/ Terry
Dinner: Pizza night!
Prepare the final rise for the sourdough
Coconut oatmeal cookies
2.23 Saturday*
Breakfast: Breakfast sandwiches on sourdough
Lunch: Goat cheese & veggie quiche
Tea: Cookies & assam w/milk & sugar
Dinner: Crockpot tomato basil parmesan soup w/sourdough grilled cheese
Make another pot of Curried coconut chicken soup
Finish off the sourdough loaves
2.24 Sunday*
Breakfast: Cereal w/milk
Lunch, Tea & Dinner: @ Terry & Sheila's
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."
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"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart."
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|100 m²
|kleines Landhaus
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We passed one week in this beautiful house and enjoyed every minute. The equipment is very good, the owners friendly and helpful. To be situated a few meters from the sea was fantastic: swimming and snorkeling was the first thing we did in the morning and the last before looking at the sunset in the evening. We had enough space for all of us: two parents and three teenie-children.
Thanks again to Maria and Katerina
Hope to come back again!
We liked our stay at Buffalo Beach very much. As it was quite early in the year (April), the temperatures were quite low and and also the water was quite cold. Katerina and her family were very nice and helpful. I would recommend this place for holidays, if you are looking for a calm place with nice nature and people.
Fantastic property and lovely family running it.
They could not have been more friendly or helpful and we had a wonderful holiday. So relaxing and peaceful and beautiful!
We will be back!
What a great week we had! Getting from the house into crystal clear water within seconds is a real treat. With no big hotels around and three authentic tavernas in the harbour around the corner this is a perfect place for getting away from everything. Don't expect to write postcards: there are none!
For shopping, the baker and vegetable men come every day by van and major supermarkets are 20min away in Aliveri.
The house is very comfortable and shown in the pictures exactly as we found it. Finding fresh fruit and all essentials in the fridge including freshly baked cake was a particular treat.
Wow! What a wonderful secret spot in Greece! The location of this house is just the best, it really does have the sea at the end of the garden and the water is clean, clear and warm in a large, safe shallow bay. Fantastic! The village is small and quiet even in August. A selection of camper vans stayed for the night now and then close by but it was still quiet. The restaurants are authentically Greek and haven't been spoiled by tourists! Loved them. As for the house, spotlessly clean and very well provided. Maria and Aspasia met us (with a home baked cake, how nice is that?) with a welcome pack. The rooms are clean, sheets changed in our two week stay and cleaned thoroughly twice! The owners are so proud, rightly so of this house. It's Greek in character, comfortable in a stunning location. A car is essential to get out and about should you feel you need to. In fact the beaches we drove to were quite busy and we preferred to get back to Boufalo! The daily vegetable and bakery van does mean that you do have food without driving out of the village to the nearest shop too often. It's a great place for playing in the water, reading and relaxing. To improve the house I would suggest updating the shower facilities, a minor thing when there's swimming to be done! Thank you so much for a lovely holiday.
The cottage is beautiful, well equipped just as described and in a stunning location. It was spotlessly clean when we arrived and was cleaned and the linen changed half way through our stay (though we were only there for 6 days). The provisions that had been left for us proved invaluable for our Sunday arrival. All contact with the owners was efficient and helpful, and our neighbour Aspasia was a charming host. She was kind and solicitous throughout (though never intrusive), including baking a wonderful cake for our arrival and giving us a lovely souvenir of our visit. Rarely have we felt so genuinely welcomed to a holiday rental, Aspasia clearly enjoys helping ensure guests enjoy their stay. The village is an incredibly peaceful spot, a truly unspoiled Greek fishing village. We only managed to try one of the tavernas in the village (the one nearest the cottage)... it was so exceptionally good that we couldn't bear to eat anywhere else! We took full advantage of being right by the sea, swimming every day and making use of the paddleboard which we enjoyed having at our disposal. We also loved being able to sleep with the door to the balcony open to enjoy the fresh sea air. Fly screens on all windows and doors make it possible to do this without being bothered by mosquitoes. Despite being well off the beaten track the village has easy access to all of the sights of South and Central Evia and we enjoyed a couple of days of hiking. We would recommend the cottage to anyone seeking peace and the experience of getting away from the tourist trail in Greece.
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Summer Time!
1 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
5 Nächte Mindestaufenthalt
755 €
für 5 Nächte
1.057 €
10 Jul 2017 - 17 Jul 2017
5 Nächte Mindestaufenthalt
924 €
für 5 Nächte
1.294 €
September Sun
17 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2017
5 Nächte Mindestaufenthalt
755 €
für 5 Nächte
1.057 €
Autumn time
1 Okt 2017 - 31 Okt 2017
4 Nächte Mindestaufenthalt
536 €
für 4 Nächte
938 €
Winter time
1 Nov 2017 - 17 Dez 2017
4 Nächte Mindestaufenthalt
326 €
für 4 Nächte
570 €
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India likely to fall significantly short of 40GW rooftop solar by 2022 target – report
Energy minister Piyush Goyal formally launched the report. Credit: The Climate Group
With a business as usual approach, India is set to reach just one third of its 40GW by 2022 rooftop solar target, according to a new report from the Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition, launched formally by energy minister Piyush Goyal.
India approved the 40GW rooftop target last year as part of its overall 100GW solar target. However, the report 'Unleashing Private investment in Rooftop Solar in India' claims that India is currently on a trajectory of reaching just 13.5GW of rooftop solar by 2022, however, "aggressive market support" could help India double its rooftop installation trajectory to 26GW by 2022.
The in-depth study came from the Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition, which consists of The Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation, The UK Department for International Development, The Climate Group and The Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
The report outlines more than 50 recommendations in terms of policy to drive the rooftop market. However, the task is daunting given that the 40GW target requires 86% growth each year, which is faster than the growth in mobile phone connections during the 2000s.
Indian rooftop trajectory. Credit: Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition
Upendra tripathy secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) welcomed the new report claiming that it would help the MNRE formulate a strategy for meeting its ambitious targets.
The government was congratulated for helping more than 25 states adopt net metering policies, meanwhile net metered rooftop solar is now viable for commercial and industrial consumers in seven states without subsidy, with more reaching tariff parity each year as solar costs come down and tariffs rise globally.
The report also stated: "Rapid growth of rooftop solar has been reliant on government subsidies and subject to boom and bust as subsidies are introduced and withdrawn. We believe India has a unique opportunity to leapfrog to sustained market-led growth in a way which can set an example globally."
Krishan Dhawan, chief executive of the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation said: "Rooftop solar is an important component of India's ambitious plans to grow solar energy. For this initiative to succeed, it is vital that the right market and policy mechanisms are in place to facilitate investment and growth in this sector. We are very pleased to have supported this very timely publication."
PV Tech also recently spoke to Anand Nagarajan, founder of distributed independent power producer for solar rooftops Dexler Energy, to discuss the potential for rooftop in India, consumer attitudes and the intricacies of an unsubsidised industrial and commercial sector.
How India's rooftop sector will emerge from the booming utility-scale shadow is discussed in depth in the latest edition of PV Tech Power - (page 28-30).
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Tamil Nadu issues RfP for 500MW solar power park development
India drops financial package for domestic PV manufacturers
US and India agree December date to shut down India's local content solar policy
Uttar Pradesh targets 10.7GW solar with 4.3GW on rooftops under draft solar policy
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Following 59-39 Class A Sectional win over Grace Academy Monday, March 4, Watertowns Purple Tigers will go well over a week without playing a game prior to their Wednesday afternoon debut in the 2013 BlueCross Basketball Championships at MTSUs Murphy Center.
Thats not hurting my feelings one bit, said Tiger head coach Matt Bradshaw.
We needed a little break, the wear and tear of the district, the region and the sectional right after that really drains the kids, he said.
Not so much the physical, but from the mental aspect. This time off will allow us to get our batteries recharged a little -- decompress some.
Watertown, 30-3 overall, is riding a 14-game win streak which dates back to a 64-52 loss at Eagleville back on Jan. 21.
Since then, the Purple Tigers have closed out the 2012-2013 season with both the District 8A regular season and tournament titles, Region 4A crown and a substate championship -- reaching the final eight for the first time in the history of the basketball program.
Watertowns 30 victories are the most by any team in the Class A field. Lake County, a surprize team out of Tiptonville in the northwest corner of the state, comes in with the fewest wins and a overall record of 8-23.
The other six teams in the tournament include: Knox Grace (23-10), Wartburg (27-4), Clarkrange (18-16), Richland (28-6), Mt. Pleasant (25-3) and Humboldt (26-6).
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The rank outsider galloped to an unforgettable win in 1967 after being the only horse to avoid a huge melee at the 23rd fence and clear it first time.
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A pile-up started by loose horse Popham Down saw at least seven horses collide, allowing Foinavon to dodge the chaos, leap the fence and build an unexpected lead of 30 lengths.
Rutherfords, Rondetto, Norther, Kirtle Lad, Princeful and Leedsy were among the horses caught up in the pile-up, which effectively brought the race to a halt.
Foinavon was such an outside before the race that his owner went to Worcester on race day instead.
In the end though, his slow pace worked in his favour, as he was so far behind when the pile-up happened that his jockey, John Buckingham, had enough time to veer wide of the carnage, navigate towards a gap in the fence, and leap ahead on the outside.
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Wonder shoes to 'smash' Olympic records
Canadian scientists say they have designed revolutionary new running shoes that could smash world records at next month's Sydney Olympics.
The state-of-the-art shoes conserve energy by being adapted to suit each athlete and reduce energy-sapping leg vibrations, New Scientist magazine reports.
They were designed by Benno Nigg and James Wakeling - colleagues at the Human Performance Laboratory in the University of Calgary, Canada.
The new shoes emerged from studies of the damaging effects of vibrations on the body.
By manipulating the viscosity, elasticity and stiffness of the sole of a running shoe, the researchers believe some athletic performances can be boosted by up to 4%. In marathons, they think the technology could help runners chop as much as four minutes off their times.
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"We think we will see some world records," said Professor Nigg.
A number of leading athletes are set to use the new shoes at the Olympics. They include the reigning Olympic 100 metres sprint champion, Canadian Donovan Bailey.
The Trinidadian sprinter Ato Boldon and British heptathlete Denise Lewis will also put the new shoes to the test next month, Reuters news agency reports.
The German sportswear and equipment maker Adidas-Salomon AG is planning a worldwide launch of the shoes in early 2001.
Professor Nigg said that on average about 30 top athletes who tested the shoes in the laboratory boosted their performance by 1.8%.
To mimic the leg vibrations caused by running, the researchers strapped runners on to a suspended bed with their feet held at a steady angle to a wall.
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The bed was then swung like a pendulum so the runner's heels struck the wall every two seconds. By measuring electrical activity, the researchers found that muscles naturally tighten to dampen vibrations in the legs, using energy.
The researchers then designed a shoe that would do the retuning using the least amount of energy.
Soft soles were best for dampening vibrations. But ideally, the shoes should be tuned to the vibrations of each individual by varying the blend of materials. It seems people's muscles resonate at different frequencies.
The new shoes may also reduce the wear and tear on athletes' legs caused by repetitive training.
Professor Nigg said the shoes might one day be adapted to make walking less physically tiring.
"If you do it right, an elderly person may be able to walk two miles rather than one and a half miles," he said.
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Site: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Rhoads Stadium)
Event: Super Regional (Game 1)
Score: #3 Alabama 4, #21 Michigan 1
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The No. 21-ranked University of Michigan softball team fell behind by four before dropping a 4-1 contest at No. 3-ranked Alabama in the first game of the NCAA Super Regional on Thursday night (May 24) at Rhoads Stadium
Freshman LHP Haylie Wagner (Orange, Calif./El Modena) was charged the loss, throwing 6.0 innings while giving up four runs -- two earned -- and striking out two. Sophomore outfielder Nicole Sappingfield (Norco, Calif./Norco), junior second baseman Ashley Lane (Escondido, Calif./Escondido) and senior centerfielder Bree Evans (Bloomington, Calif./Rialto) each tallied a hit as Michigan managed just three hits on the contest.
Alabama scored first, plating a run in the second inning on a double down the leftfield line. Cassie Reilly-Boccia drew a one-out walk and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch from Wagner. Courtney Conley followed with a double that landed just fair down the leftfield line to stake the home team the early 1-0 lead.
The Crimson Tide increased the lead to four with three runs in the fifth inning. With one out, Kayla Braud reached on an error and moved up to second on a single to third base. Kaila Hunt knocked a double down the leftfield line for two tallies and a 3-0 lead. Hunt crossed home plate for Alabama's third run of the inning off a Jazlyn Lunceford single up the middle as the Crimson Tide went on top, 4-0.
Michigan got on the board with a run in the sixth inning after Sappingfield drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a fielder's choice from freshman RHP Sara Driesenga (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville). Lane doubled to the wall in left-center and Sappingfield came around to score to cut the Alabama lead to 4-1.
In the seventh, sophomore catcher Caitlin Blanchard (Petersburg, Mich./Summerfield) reached on an error by the shortstop. Evans followed with a two-out single to left, giving Michigan runners at first and second with Sappingfield up to bat. However, the sophomore struck out swinging to end the game.
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The heart of this industry's problems today is not a lack of new technology, lack of aggressive marketing, nor the negative elements of its history. The heart of this industry's problems today lies in its widespread public image as a lower-class, or at least "less classy," services provider.
Every time a branded chain says, "Sorry, we don't want your equipment; it is not consistent with the image we want to project" – this industry pays a high cost for its image problem in real dollars and cents, and loses vast potential machine sales. These opportunity costs grow worse each year as mom-and-pop taverns vanish, replaced by upscale, mixed-use leisure/retail developments.
What is the basic source of the industry's "undesirable," blue-collar image? First, let's eliminate the usual suspects. This image problem is not derived from the fact that trade members of past decades were generally people with high school educations. (Besides, many of today's industry members have college degrees.)
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Today, Americans love capitalism, but still hate to admit the reality of the economic exchange that takes place. Fast-food (low-class) joints hand you a bare cash register slip. In middle-class and upscale restaurants, both the bill and your payment are hidden inside a leather portfolio. A century ago, field hands, coal miners, and other manual laborers lined up weekly at an outdoor table, where the boss counted their bills and coins into their hands…and even announced the amount aloud. Today, employers arrange for discreet electronic deposits so that nobody actually has to touch the "filthy lucre."
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