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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Mad at Myself but I Have Faith in Myself Too
So in order to improve for the coming week, I find it important to address this week's issues and how I am going to change those issues:
1. I ate too many sweets: I am limiting myself to sweets once a day and that's for dessert for supper. If I crave sweets during the day, I can eat fruit or I will allow myself 1- 100 calorie pack, as that is controllable.
2. I let stress get to me: I am going to work on staying positive. I am going to keep looking for a new job. I am going to blog about what is bothering me instead of eating my worries.
3. At the family get-together, I put aside all healthy eating for the day: I am going to plan ahead and bring healthy food to munch on. I am going to remember my goals and that every bite makes a difference.
Those are the 3 things that I feel tripped me up this week. I think I have a good starting point for this week. Now, as an effort to try to stay positive, here are some things I did RIGHT this week:
1. I got up at 4:30 am and exercised M-F.
2. I drank more than enough water.
3. I ate more than enough fruits and veggies.
4. I let go of my insecurities and enjoyed myself playing beach volleyball and felt great for being more active!
5. After seeing my gain this morning, I really wanted to just pout and go back to bed. Instead, I kept going and did a run/walk.
Once again, I left work unpaid at 12:00. I need to stop doing that and have decided I won't leave early for the rest of the week. I had some terribly rude customers who yelled at me today, the air conditioner was broken and it was hot, and I had a headache. Not to mention the other daily annoyances. I also found out that my hopes for switching to a new account at work are crushed because I would have to take a $1000 pay cut to do so. Forget that, I'll find a new company to work for! Do any of you work from home? If so, where did you find your job?
Once again, I really appreciate all of your comments on my posts. I check back often to see if anyone has commented. I appreciate your tips and your encouragement. You really are my support system and I thank you for that! :)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Should I blog it?
Ok, today has not been a good day for me eating wise. I have really been struggling this week and I think it's due to being unhappy at work (if you haven't noticed haha). I'm really concerned with my WI tomorrow and am pretty much expecting a gain.
This morning I had corn chex w/ 1/2 cup blueberries and milk, and a banana. This seems to be enough to keep me satisfied. I had 2 small peaches and a 100 calorie pack for snacks. For lunch I ended up eating a walking taco, which was probably not the best choice but they were selling them to benefit St. Judes. It was yummy anyway! I also had 1/2 cup of bing cherries. And I also caved and bought cookies, which I haven't done in over a week! NO MORE THIS WEEK!!! When I came home I had some crackers and hummus and then just had a handful of those chocolate stars you put on peanut butter cookies! TERRIBLE! So much junk food today!
I'm not really sure if I should even blog about the times that I mess up like this, but I want to be honest. I know that reading about other people's struggles makes me feel not so alone, so I hope this can have the same effect.
It's time to kick this into gear. I do not want to go backwards and gain back the weight that I have worked so hard to lose!!
On a more positive note, I have continued to work out every morning, this morning was the walk/run, and after Friday I will have completed 1 whole month!! That's an accomplishment! :)
Monday, July 27, 2009
Letting Go
I find it very hard to come home from work and just let go. It's a mind thing for me. I ruminate everything over and over and over in my mind until I'm about to go crazy.
My husband gave me some good advice when I asked him why he doesn't ever come home stressed out. He says that when he leaves work, he leaves all of the work stress at work so that he can come home and be happy with me. :) That's exactly what I need to do.
I'm not going to be able to change what's going on at work but I can change my attitude. I've settled it that I am looking either for a new position or a new job totally. The decision is made and so there's no reason to go over and over in my head why I hate my job so much.
The quality of my day depends very much on my own attitude. Everyone else can be rude to me, things can go unfairly, and everything can go wrong at work, but how I react to it is what is important. My attitude is everything. In many aspects, I tend to be a pessimist. I like to think that overall I am optomistic. I really am. It's just that sometimes instead of continually filling the glass, I let it get a little empty and then everything seems hopeless.
Maybe I'm not making myself clear. This whole post is just a therapy session for me. But I can also relate this to my dieting. I will go over and over one little mistake in my head and beat myself up about it. I guess this is my personality, but I can always change that.
My Dr. actually told me that I need to stop stressing out because it raises my blood pressure. She told me that I'm young and I can make these changes. I'm going to start right now. I want to have a more positive attitude toward everything in life! :)
After Weekend Update
Other than that, we had such a fun time!! We spent the day at the lake and swam and played beach volleyball. We were active ALL day long and I am still sore from it! I guess all of the activity helped out because I weighed less this morning than I did on Friday morning, so that was good news to me! I am still up 2 lbs from WI last week, but this seems to be the trend for me and then I lose it by Wed.
I went home early today. I know I really need to stop doing that because I don't get paid when I go home. It's just so hard to say no when they ask though! I absolutely hate my job! Today's plan is to surprise my husband and mow the lawn. I'm also going to clean up the house as the in law's are coming tonight to drop off some sweet corn.
I got a new laptop, I'm so excited about it! My other one is a 17" and it's so hard to lug around. Walmart has Compaq's on sale for $298!! What a steal! Check them out! :)
Hope you're all doing well! :)
Friday, July 24, 2009
This weekend my family is getting together and I'm really looking forward to that. I'm sure there will be lots of yummy food but my brothers are really active and really into sports, so I'm sure I'll get some exercise if I want it!
I have now worked out for 3 weeks in a row of M-F's. Yay! I have to keep this up! I can see my ability improving.
Have a great weekend!!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Well here's the thing. The person that got the job has worked there ONE YEAR! Does she have a college degree or experience? Not at all. She is not nearly as qualified as a lot of us are. This is just so upsetting to me because I work my butt off every day and no one cares. I am officially looking for a new job. I just want to say SCREW YOU! I am sick and tired and being taken advantage of. I am not going to kiss anyone's butt so that I can get a job. I am going to work hard and earn it and if that's not how this company runs, then forget it.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Weigh In Day
Here are a few things that I can work on:
1. Watch the sweets
2. Be better at planning the meals for the day so I don't go over every day of the week. I ended up using all of my Weekly points and a few of my AP's. While you can lose weight this way, it's not as fast as it could be- hence the .8 loss.
3. Keep up the M-F workouts.
4. Focus more on healthier, more filling breakfasts. This morning I had peanut butter on Whole wheat toast, a banana, and milk and that seemed to keep me fuller longer.
5. Bring more healthy snacks to work.
In other news, I got my Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga dvd yesterday and I am excited to try it out. I picked up a pink yoga matt at Walmart this afternoon. So that's what tomorrow's workout will be! I'm excited to give that a try!
I also picked up a new peanut butter at Walmart. I can't remember the name of it but it's all natural. I'll have to write a review on that after I try it.
We're half way through the work week!! YaY! :)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
So Hungry!
Here's what I've had today so far:
Corn Chex (w/milk), banana, orange juice.
3 small peaches
Salad with deli chicken breast, tomatoes, tortilla strips, and light french.
1 cup of cherries
handful of Reece's Pieces
1 Kolache from the farmer's market
1/2 Hershey's w/ Almonds bar
You see where I do go wrong? My sweet tooth is the culprit. Now that I look at my meals, I don't think I'm eating enough for breakfast and lunch. I'll need to work on that.
Ok, so I decided to stop at the Farmer's Market to see if the had any fruits or veggies that we don't get from the in law's or grow in our garden. They didn't really have anything different, but I did pick up a bag of sweet corn to bring to my brother's this weekend. Here's the problem, I live in a small town and there are 3 old people, each with their own table, selling things. So I feel bad when I just buy from one person. So what do I do? I spend $15. Corn, Kolaches, cookies, and jam. Just what I need! I'm sure it just makes their days to have sales. I promise I won't eat the Kolache's or all of the cookies. I'm not tempted by Kolaches for breakfast, but more as a snack like today and I can control that.
Tomorrow is weigh in day and you can see where my mind is... I need to stop thinking about food and stick with it!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday's Over
a. What's 30 minutes?
b. Think of how great you feel when you're done!
c. Exercise is the only way you're going to lose weight.
d. You owe this to yourself.
Of course, once I'm done I feel terrific. It's easier to think about getting up tomorrow for a workout now that Monday's is over.
Today has been a success. I have made a promise to myself that there will be no cookies out of the vending machine this week. While I do admit that I did get a sweet craving and had a handful of M&M's, they were 1/3 of the points of the cookies. So I'm all good. :)
I'm a little worried about WI on Wednesday. I haven't gained so much as to go past my 3o lb. goal, so that's a good sign. The weekend was a little tough on me. If I can do well for these 2 days, I should be ok.
I've been able to eat lettuce out of our garden and it's delicious! We also have green onions, which are awesome too! This is the time of year we get loads of fruits and veggies from my in law's, who are farmers. Delish!
Friday, July 17, 2009
OK, so there are these cookies in the vending machine........
Enough said. I think I have bought them almost every day this week. They are so yummy but I think I am eating them because I am trying to find comfort from work stress. It is so stupid of me because they are 6 points and I earn 5 points from my morning workout. Do I really want to get up at 4:30 AM everyday so I can eat a cookie?
Not a good idea.
Scale forgive me, for I have diet sinned. :)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
This morning's workout was the 3o Day Shred. I can feel my endurance building very slowly. My arms were still sore from yesterdays workout, so some of those moves were a little tough today. One more day of working out and I'll have kept my goal for 2 weeks.
I don't want my eating to get out of line. I feel like I need a filling meal. What's sounding good right now are mashed potatoes and gravy. That's terrible, isn't it? I just feel like I need a good filling meal to satisfy some cravings so that I don't go on an eating spree. Maybe I need to eat a bigger breakfast so that I don't get hungry throughout the day. When you're short on time though, that can be difficult. I've been meaning to eat oatmeal in the morning, but after my workout, the last thing I want is hot, filling food.
I am so happy that tomorrow is FRIDAY!! Finally. I still have my pedicure to look forward to and I'm hoping to get that done this weekend too.
I also want to say thank you to those of you who post comments for me. I really, really appreciate these and they really encourage me. This has been the best support network ever. Thank you for writing in your blogs and offering honesty and encouragement along your own journeys. You are all such inspirations to me!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Weigh In Day
My total weight loss for this week: -2.4
I really believe in exercise now! This was the first weigh in since getting a full week of exercise in. This morning I was up to do my 30 minute Core Workout with my stability ball.
To celebrate, I got off work a little early and headed over to VS to stock up on my favorite lotions and body sprays that I have been depriving myself of lately to try to make it a goal! Then I went to the pool and relaxed in the sun for 1 1/2 hours. It felt so good! I can't wait to go to the pool and not be embarrassed about what I look like. I want to be one of those hot, skinny girls!
So, on to my next goal...COME ON COACH PURSE!! I can't wait for this one!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
It's almost Weigh In Day
This morning I did another walk/run. I was pretty tired this morning but I know I will always feel great if I just get out of bed and exercise. Besides, it's only 1/2 hour less of sleep and the benefits I am seeing from it are WELL WORTH IT!
I haven't been nearly as thirsty today, so that's a good thing! I was a little worries yesterday. I have had 11 glasses of liquid (one of them was OJ, the rest water) which is a little more on Target for me than yesterdays 17 glasses of water!
One of my coworkers told me that she watches everything I eat and she doesn't think I eat too much. So, that's a good thing! A little something to keep me in line if I know someone is watching everything that I eat! Today I really needed something sweet and so I ate 1/2 of a Hershey's chocolate bar for 2.5 points and gave the other half to my friend because I don't trust myself enough to keep it in my desk yet.
Tonight I'm planning salmon burgers on Arnold sandwich thins and roasted sweet potatoes for supper. Hopefully this won't make me gain weight tomorrow! I'm a little worries about the sweet potatoes though, but they sound so good!
Wish me luck!!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
It was a back to work Monday for me and those are never fun. :( I'm really tired and so ready to just relax with my hubby for the night! Did I mention that I have the world's best husband? I am such a lucky girl! He is so supportive of me on this weight loss journey. We went for a 30 minute bike ride together last night, so that's an extra workout that I didn't have to do! I hope you all made it through your Mondays and have a great week! :)
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
I did it!!
I got up every morning this week and worked out!!
I finally did it! I think I have finally found a way to work my exercise into my schedule and I'm very happy for that. It makes me feel so much better.
I got a off of work 1 1/2 hours early today. My husband has had the past two days off, so it's nice to have him home! :) We don't have any major plans for the weekend, but boy am I ready!!
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Weigh In Day
I was up at 4:30 again this morning and this time w/ the 30 Day Shred! It was a nice change but still such a hard workout for me! I'm really hoping that I can walk tomorrow! :) One thing about working out in the morning is that when I'm done I really feel the need to stretch, which I hear is really good for you when you work out. I usually tend to skip any stretching, but I fit it in in the mornings because it feels so good and my body feels so loose the rest of the day. I'm really loving this morning workout thing. Who would have thought? It's only 1/2 hour earlier than usual, it gives me more energy, I feel relaxed, and it's quiet and peaceful in the house. It's a good start to the day. I have found that I'm definitely ready to go to sleep at 8:30 at night, terrible, isn't it!? haha. But, that is 8 hours of sleep and seems to be just what my body needs to keep going. I've never been one of those people who can function well on like 5 hours of sleep.
I interviewed for a new position at work today. I am soooo nervous at interviews. I think it went ok, of course I can always think of the right answers after the fact. I'm not going to sweat it if I don't get it, as long as it goes to someone fair. It's only temporary anyways for 60-90 days, I'd have to work 9:30-6:00 instead of 7-3:30, and I'd have to work 1 Saturday a month. So on one hand, I would like the opportunity, and the experience, but I also love my early shifts and all Saturdays off! They aren't sure if they are even going to offer it to someone who has a school schedule anyways, so we'll see! I don't think we'll hear for another couple of weeks. I definitely let my stress wear on me as I went to Arby's for lunch and had a roast beef and cheddar sandwich. No fries, so that's good. Then I went back to work and ate 2 cookies...whew, I really blew it there! But I'm making it my goal this week to track my points, as I tend to say just forget it when I eat something less than stellar!
I'm really hoping that I will start seeing the effects of the morning workouts come weigh in next week! I really need to take measurements too, I'm a little upset that I didn't take them when I started, but I know I have some old measurements somewhere I can look back on.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Food hangover, Lots of Water, and anticipation!
Monday, July 6, 2009
An Accomplishment
Also, I tried Hummus for the first time and I am in love! This stuff is delicious! I got the roasted red pepper and I've been eating it with light wheat thins. YUM! I can't wait to try the other flavors and it's so low in points!! The worst part is the wheat thins. What do you use Hummus for? I'd love some recommendations!!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
4th of July Weekend Continued
Also, the town that I live in has a 5k on the 4th of July every year. So I've made it my goal to participate in that next year. I think a year gives me plenty of time to improve to be able to run close to that amount without walking? I'm not really sure. What suggestions do you have for me? I have followed the couch to 5k program quite a few times and stay on the 1st week, never going past that, because it seems like I never improve enough to up the workout! How do you know when you're ready to go to the next level? If I start waking up early faithfully, there's no reason I can't be ready for a 5k a year from now. Kind of exciting!!
We also went up to the fair in the park. My brother participated in the free throw contest and got 2nd place for the 18 and older category. (How cool is that?) He missed ONE shot! He also rode the mechanical bull, that was a lot of fun to watch. My husband and I split a funnel cake, I know terrible right? I haven't had one of those since I was a freshman in high school, so almost 10 years! It was a treat.
We did go to the pool on Friday and that was a lot of fun. We were only there for 1 1/2 hours, but I still got sun burnt. I'm starting to get a tan, which I never get anymore thanks to having to enter the adult world of having a job. :) For once, I decided to go down the slide at the pool instead of worrying what people would think of me, or that it would draw attention to myself and people would make fun of me. I'm trying to learn to set that all aside and just learn to enjoy life!! It was so much fun!!
We had a cookout on Saturday night. I ate a little of everything but didn't go overboard. I have to admit the food was pretty much everything I wouldn't normally eat, but it was the 4th of July and things like this will happen in life. :) Everything went really well. We ate inside the garage this year because it rained all day, but turned out to be a beautiful evening for the fireworks!
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! I had such a great weekend and it felt like I did all of the things that you do in the summer time. :) I love to think ahead a year from now and wonder what weight I will be, what I'll look like, what size I'll be wearing, and how much different I will be by then. To the next 4th of July!! :)
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
Friday morning my Dad and I got up at 7 AM and went for a 2.5 mile walk together. It was really nice and we talked a lot about dieting, lifestyle changes, etc. It's nice to have other people working towards the same goals because it inspires me to do better. After we got home, I cut up a big bowl of fruit for him, my mom, my husband and myself. Yum! My mom brought TONS of fruit for me!! Cherries, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, etc. They have the best produce store. After breakfast my brother wanted to go for a run, so I rode my bike as he ran. He impresses me that he can run for so long without stopping! The town I live in has a 5k on the 4th of July every year, so we decided we will work towards that next year. Lunch was egg salad on Arnold sandwich thins and a serving a baked chips. Then, my mom, brother and I headed to the pool. My brother and I did a lot of swimming and we had a lot of fun and also got a nice tan!! We had a rice krispy bar as a snack. After that we had to go to the grocery store and get groceries and my mom so sweetly insisted on buying 1/2 of the stuff! That was really nice! When we came home we had grilled chicken that I marinated, and my brother made "dirty" mashed potatoes (which were probably the extent of the bad eating), and we had a little bit of lettuce from our garden. After supper, my brother, husband and I went for a little bike ride. There is a lot going on in my small town this weekend with the 4th of July and we plan to try to catch some of that before the cookout we're having for supper.
I hope everyone is having as great of a 4th of July weekend as I am. By the way, yesterday I weighed 257.4 (that's .6 over my 3o lb goal!!!) If I can just keep this off until Wednesday weigh in!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
July 1st Weigh In
Ok, so things didn't go as planned this week or this month for that matter! My goal was to meet my 30 lb. goal by the end of the month of June and I didn't quite make it! I gained .2 lb. this week, putting me at 259. That's 1 lb. away from goal, and a 1.6 lb. loss for the month. But then again, this is my 1st month to lose weight since April, so that's a good sign. I'm thinking about starting to wake up at 4:30 AM so that I can get workouts in. Otherwise, I just don't seem to want to work out. I have the most energy in the mornings, so maybe that will be tomorrow's plan. I could handle going to bed a 1/2 hour earlier. My eating has been on track for at least today and yesterday. I need to keep on track for the whole week. I see the 4th of July as a potential stumbling block. My family is coming out for the weekend and I can't wait to see them! My Dad has already asked if there is a walking path in the area because he has started to walk 2 miles every morning!!! So that's a good incentive for me! :)


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This marks the fourth year of the Seattle 10, which highlights groundbreaking innovations emerging from 10 Seattle area startup companies. We're thrilled to once again partner with the Museum of History & Innovation on this program, which places the giant napkins into their permanent collection and showcases them during our annual GeekWire Gala, and throughout the months of December and January.
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You can see the recap of this year's class — Auth0, Coding Dojo, Convoy, M3 Biotechnology, Outreach, Pixvana, Poppy, Rover, Usermind and WiBotic — in this post from earlier this month.
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My Baby – Mad Mountain Thyme
The Saga of MY BABY…
Thinking, I'm gonna quit my day job
I'm a strange girl but I'm dying for the truth
I said no more giving up my dignity
My Baby has got me shouting voodoo
MY BABY is a fusion of Dutch and New Zealand blood. Born out of love for fingerpickin' guitars, voodoo, roots, funk, gospel and Southern swampy blues. Somewhere in an upstairs room between gourds, lapsteels and dobro's surrounded by toothless philosophers and centuries of musical traditions. MY BABY is a vision, a muse. She speaks in hypnotic repetitive rhythms and sliding slides. Like an undulating landscape interspersed with a stream of smooth vocals, dreamy narratives of smoking mountain peaks, mysterious shamans, diviners and drowned loves.
World Tour
MY BABY's sounds are translated for the human ear by Daniel 'Da Freez' Johnston, Joost 'Sheik' van Dyck and Cato van Dyck. MY BABY's sound was first recorded in 2013 on the album MY BABY Loves Voodoo! (Embrace Recordings). And its rousing soundtrack were warmly received. In January 2014, at the heights of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, she managed to convey the crowds. New doors opened and she traveled all over the earth. More than 16 countries got to taste MY BABY's addictive voodoo trials during her world tour: from Texas to Tokyo, from London to Lichtenvoorde and Vienna to Wellington.
People played her sounds on the radio, even the BBC. MY BABY was applauded and given laurel wreaths, in the form of nominations for Radio 6 Soul & Jazz Award (best live act) and an Edison. She also toured various theaters with the Maastricht Theatre Group for a rendition of singer Judee Sill, one of MY BABY's musical mothers. The old Dutch king of pop, Henny Vrienten, asked MY BABY's three musicians to support him at his live shows and on his new record.
"Y'all the future," said the bearded seasick renowned blues king wearing his dungarees. He grabbed her hand and asked MY BABY: "You coming along, to the UK?" "Hell yeah!" she sang.
And now it's 2015. Starting off with a tour of her half-home New Zealand, where MY BABY let her new hair blow and spread the frenzied crowds with even more voodoo. In March a new record with healing power will bud. "Shamanaid 'is like a psychedelic journey through space and time, from folk and roots, full of native sounds. A pagan gospel with tracks like contemporary pagan spirituals. MY BABY's Cato: "Shamanaid is the help we all need from fictitious shamans, it is an earthly record about the now, in which everyone is on their own spiritual quest."
Where MY BABY hypnotizes the audience with elongated grooves in her live performances, on Shamanaid she shows a different musical face. Cato: "A live show is something you create with the public, a record is a moment when you just stop the time and capture a creative process. For us, these are two very different things. For Shamanaid we took the live act to the studio and returned to our base. We have taken the space for songs, for more acoustic atmospheres. The intensity and freedom of expression in the process resulted in a quirky hot record, from hot gospel shouting electric dance to whisper soft ballads straight from the soul. "
After a round trip around Dutch club venues to donate "Shamanaid" to the Netherlands, MY BABY will depart in April to the UK with Seasick Steve followed by some key (international) festivals.
Hold on! MY BABY is comin '.


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We discover another great blessing made known in the Apostle Paul's "but now's" This time he reveals our hope of eternal life. It is wonderful to read about these nuggets being revealed to the Apostle Paul.
Remember, these precious truths were kept secret and were only made know to the apostle Paul directly by Jesus Christ.
Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
As we continue to look a some of the Apostle Paul's "but now" we discover our hope of eternal life. 1Cor. 15:20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Christ's resurrection is our guarantee of life. He was the first to rise from the dead and never die again. When He rose from the grave He defeated death. In that we have hope of eternal life.
Our curse is death through Adam's sin. Our own sinful nature leads us down a hopeless path. However, because of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, we now have a brilliantly burning beacon of hope in Christ and through His resurrection the hope of eternal life.
Christ will harvest those that belong to him. Those that are part of the body of Christ will not be left behind but will experience this resurrection of life. He is our hope and guarantee of eternal life. Through him we have a glorious future to look forward to.
Through Christ you are guaranteed eternal life. If you have not yet trusted in Christ, take a moment and place your faith in Christ. As assuredly as Christ was raised so shall you. This is Christ's pledge to the body of Christ. There is no better insurance against death than Christ!
1Cor. 15:20-28 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.


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The older I get (I looked in the mirror last week and didn't recognize the old man looking back at me. It's sad.) and the more I experience life, the more the joy and the sorrow tracts resonate with me. A few months ago, Jennifer shared this in her message, When Life Throws You A Curve Ball, and she picked up the idea from Kay Warren's book, Choose Joy. It is so true. There are two tracts in our lives running parallel to each other…the joy tract and the sorrow tract.
This past weekend was a great example of the two tracts. Our kids had a blast on the Fall Retreat and grew closer to Jesus and each other. There was no place we would rather them be. They are blessed to have great student pastors, small groups leaders and volunteers. Several high school and middle school students committed their lives to Jesus. PRAISE GOD!
Jennifer and I had the opportunity to participate in a Mike and Kim Dawson's wedding vows renewal on the beautiful Cumberland Island. We took a ferry to island, saw wild horses and shared in this special moment with the Dawson family and friends. We also stayed in a cute, little bed and breakfast and got to spend some time Saturday night with our good friends, Brian and Christy Gilbert. It was a great weekend in St. Mary's, Georgia.
Life is good. The joy tract is full steam ahead. And over the same weekend, we hear the news of a horrific terror attack in Paris. A 120+ innocent people tragically lost their lives. Hundreds more were injured. Many kids became orphans. It's just pure evil and really hard for us to wrap our brains around. How can people do such horrific crimes in the name of religion? It's just ludicrous and hard to believe.
And so my heart, like yours, has been heavy over this past week. I will actually be addressing all of this on Sunday at Graystone I will be sharing about Paris, terror attacks, how it relates to the end times and how we, as Christians, should think and respond to all this. It is a bit overwhelming, but God gives us clear direction in His word. It's amazing that James 5:7-11 is our scheduled passage for Sunday, and it speaks directly to all that we are going through.
So, life is lived with the tension between the joy tract and the sorrow tract. Our lives are constantly on both. We celebrate all the great things that God is doing in our lives while at the same time, "we cry with those who cry and mourn with those who mourn". As Paul McCrea prayed this morning during our weekly corporate Graystone prayer time, "God is on His throne…". God is Sovereign. God is in control. And we will trust in Him.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." Psalm 20:7
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A new Pentagon report came out yesterday. And it made the front page of the San Luis Obispo Tribune this morning. I was not going to comment on it until I saw the following headline at CBS News' website:
Pentagon: Low Risk to Repeal of Ban on Gays
Tell that to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Notice what happened there:
24 Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. 25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. (Genesis 19:24-25, NKJV)
And why did it happen?
7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. (Jude 7)
Why mention this in the 21st century? Because God turned:
6…the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly (2 Peter 2:6,
Thus, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah were to serve as an example to those who would live as they did. Apparently those involved with the Pentagon's report overlooked the risks that the Bible warns about.
Of course, if there is no God, no morality, and such things, do what you want. But since there is, there is a risk. A risk that the USA will regret later.
Perhaps I should mention that before "don't ask, don't tell", over here at Vandenberg Air Force Base many individuals were discharged when the military figured out that they were homosexual. Their forced removal did not appear to worse morale nor mission readiness. But for some reason (society ignoring God and the Bible), the Pentagon is changing its views.
The following passages in the Bible may provide some reasons why:
22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man — and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness…(Romans 1:22-29)
So the Bible says that if people do not want to retain God in their knowledge, homosexuality will be one of the "shameful" results.
Notice also the following Catholic prophecy:
Our blessed Mother through Father Gobbi of the Marion Movement…provided several messages…
On November 15, 1990: Mary spoke about the great trial coming to the United States and for all humanity. The Blessed Mother specifically mentions the United States will know the hour of weakness and of poverty as well as "the hour of suffering and defeat". The thunder of God's justice will have arrived:
…"…Sins of impurity have become ever more widespread, and immorality has spread like a sea which has submerged all things. Homosexuality, a sin of impurity which is against nature, has been justified…The moment of divine justice and of great mercy has now arrived. You will know the hour of weakness and poverty; the hour of suffering and defeat; the purifying hour of the great chastisement…" America will know poverty and defeat! Those are strong statements made by the Virgin herself. Never before have we known something like this on a national scale (Flynn, Ted and Maureen. The Thunder of Justice. MaxKol Communications, Inc. Sterling (VA), 1993pp. 341,342).
Although I do not believe that Jesus' mother Mary actually said the above (see Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions), perhaps I should add that the spirit world knows that the Bible condemns homosexuality, as well as the fact that the USA is prophesied to be destroyed.
The USA is in decline and its military will NOT be able to defend it well enough a few years from now. The USA will be taken over and defeated, and its people made slaves. Yes, it will get that bad (and actually even worse than that).
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
What Did Jesus Teach About the Ten Commandments? This article quotes what Jesus actually said about them (His words are in red).
The Ten Commandments Reflect Love, Breaking them is Evil Some feel that the ten commandments are a burden. Is that what Jesus, Paul, Peter, James, and John taught?
Was the Commandment to Love the Only Command? Some have stated that John's writings teach this, but is that what the Bible really says?
The Ten Commandments and the Early Church Did Jesus and the Early Church keep the ten commandments? What order were they in? Here are quotes from the Bible and early writings.
Prophecies of Barack Obama? Eight reasons why Barack Obama is apocalyptic and eight reasons why Barack Obama is not the Antichrist. This article includes many biblical and non-biblical prophecies, from around the world, that seem to discuss Barack Obama. Did Nostradamus predict Barack Obama dealing with the Antichrist? Might Barack Obama set the stage for the kings of the North and South as at least one Shiite prophecy suggests? This is the longest and most complete article on this page on Barack Obama prophecies. Read it and decide for yourself if President Obama seems to be fulfilling various prophecies.
Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States Some claim that Barack Obama is the prophesied "son of Kenya", based up an early 20th century writing.
Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel Are the Americans, Canadians, British, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo-Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first?
Will the Anglo-Nations be Divided? Will the lands of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand be divided? What does Bible prophecy teach? Are there non-biblical prophecies that support this idea? Who will divide those lands? Who will end up with the lands and the people?
What is the Meaning of Life? Who does God say is happy? What is your ultimate destiny? Do you really know? Does God actually have a plan for YOU personally?


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Elaborating on the move, urban local bodies minister Kavita Jain said those who are living in urban areas and were residents of the state as on June 17, 2015, would be eligible to participate in the survey to be conducted by civic bodies in their respective areas. Further, people belonging to economically weaker sections, low income group as well as medium income group would be eligible for the credit-linked subsidy to build affordable houses. Among other preconditions, an applicant should have Aadhaar card and a bank account. He, or for that matter his family members, should not have any pucca house, and should not have not been benefited under any other central or state-sponsored housing scheme.
The chief minister also reviewed progresses made in various projects going on in different municipal areas .
The government also decided to extend the last date (till May 31, 2017) for payment of property taxes in urban areas.


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A few weeks ago, we began this series of sermons, I asked you to imagine that you are going to take a trip from Boston to California because you want to go to Yosemite National Park. I said that you had several options to get there. If you were pressed for time, you could get on an airplane and within a few hours you would be very close to where you wanted to be. However, you could also drive and decide what you want to see along the way and where you will stop. If you take your time, you will get there and enjoy all that Yosemite has to offer. But you will also have learned much about this country and its history along the way.
We conclude our study of the covenant this morning. Or to use our picture of the road trip, we have arrived at Yosemite! We have seen how God has been working through the whole Bible to bring about our salvation. We have been following the covenant of grace as we have seen how God has done this. But where does it end? What is the final destination that God has in mind in this covenantal story? For that we turn to the last book in the Bible: the book of Revelation. There we see that when Jesus comes again, the covenant of grace will be finally and fully fulfilled in the new creation or the new heaven and new earth. And those beautiful images we read of here are the fulfillment of all that God has been promising throughout history in the covenant. Let's read Revelation 21:1-8.
I. The new creation is described in verses 1-2.
The new creation is called a "new heaven and a new earth." John, the author, says the old heaven and earth have passed away. Moreover, the new heaven and earth will be very different from what we know today.
Verse 1 says that in this new heaven and earth, "There was no longer any sea." The "sea" in the Bible was much more than just a large body of water. It was mysterious, vast, powerful and often very ruthless to those who sailed on it. People in the ancient world looked at the sea much in the way a child may look at the ocean. A child may look at the vast expanse of water with the waves crashing and she knows that the sea is dangerous and threatening. As such, the Bible writers often used the sea as a way of describing evil. In Isaiah 57:20, Isaiah writes, "But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud." Isaiah compares the wickedness of the world to the vast tossing sea. Revelation 13:1 says: "And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name." The beast, which represents all that opposes the rule of Christ, comes out of the sea. The sea is a picture of all that is evil and opposes the rule of God.
And so when John says that the sea is gone, he is saying that the power and mystery of sin no longer exists in the new heaven and earth. Heaven will be a pure, sinless and as such an amazingly beautiful place. To underscore that, John then uses the picture of a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. A bride is perfect and beautiful in her husband's eyes. Heaven will also be pure, sinless and beautiful.
Verse 2 then describes Christ's church as the new creation as "the holy city, the new Jerusalem." Why is the church in heaven described as a city? In a city there are many people who are living and working together. What John is saying is that the church in the new heaven and earth is a community of believers.
This is also the final fulfillment of the covenant as well. When God came to Abraham he said he would make of his descendants a great nation and he would give them a land. It was not just a promise given to him as an individual, but a whole community and that community would have a place to live and thrive in the presence of God. Heaven will be a community of people living, working and praising God together; we will be doing meaningful and wonderful things!
Our cities are full of sin and evil, but the city of God will be eternally free from the effects of sin. Think of the sins each of us struggle with on a daily basis in our lives. Think of how the effects of sin cause us pain through illness, death and sinful behavior. However, in heaven all of the things that hurt us and overwhelm us will be gone. It will be the best city and best life for God has given us a place to live for eternity.
II. The life in the new creation is described more fully in verses 3-5.
The most important part of that life is that God will dwell fully with us. Here is that same promise from God that has its roots deep in the covenant in the Old Testament. God had promised Abraham and his descendants already in the book of Genesis that He would be their God and they would be His people. Under the direction of Moses, the Israelites built a tabernacle which was a symbol of God's presence with them, but it was still only a symbol for no one could look at God and live. When Jesus was on earth, that promise was brought closer to fulfillment. John 1:14 says that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. God dwelt with us in bodily form but only for a short period of time.
Verse 4 describes yet another aspect of life in the new heaven in that when the new heaven and earth come, God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Think about all the tears that you have shed in your life. Tears of bitterness, depression, frustration, disappointment, grief and sadness. Think of all the tears you will likely shed in the rest of your life. In the new heaven and earth, God will dry them all like a mother wipes tears from her child! The reason there will be no more tears is because there will be no more death. Death is a very big part of the tears that we shed on this earth. But if death is gone, so will the tears that it brings.
And look who is speaking in verse 5: "He who was seated on the throne," who is "the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End." We tend to think of this description as being limited to God the Father. He is the creator God and ruler of all, but notice who else uses this title to describe himself. In Revelation 22:12-13 Jesus says, "Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Jesus is also on the throne as King and Lord! Remember God's covenant promise to David in 2 Samuel 7 was that his descendants would be ruling on the throne forever! Now the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and End is on the throne and will rule forever. King Jesus, the descendant of David, is ruling and is making all things new.
And in fact, it will be a brand new life in a brand new world. In verse 5, God Himself speaks: "I am making everything new!" Notice that God does not say, "Someday, I will make everything new." But now, at the present time, I AM making all things new. The day of no more death, pain and sorrow is coming and we are moving slowly to that day when we all will be in our true home and that is important to realize. There is an Orthodox Jewish tradition that maintains that every Orthodox Jew's house must have some part of that house unfinished. Even if it is the most elegant house, some part of it must look like it is not finished. Why? It is a reminder that its occupants are only pilgrims and strangers on the earth. Our real home is in the new heaven and earth, not here on this sin-stained earth.
III. Who are the residents of the new creation?
Verse 6 says only those who are thirsty will inherit the new heaven and earth. The ones who are thirsty are the ones who truly love the Lord. Think of how good a cold glass of water is after we have worked hard and are thirsty. These people have the same longing and desire only for the Lord. Those who are thirsty are those who have responded by believing in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; they will live in the new heaven and new earth.
John especially mentions those who have endured and overcome all the persecution. They are the ones who, in spite of all the blows of life, have kept their faith secure in God. We face difficulties in our lives that test our faith. We may face a job that is very stressful or unfulfilling. We may face family relationships or issues that are difficult and painful. We may face a health crisis and we don't know what the end result is going to be. All these things test our faith and we may wonder what God is doing. Those who endure and overcome such things are the residents of the new heaven and earth. They are the ones who have withstood and persisted in spite of the uncertainty and the pain.
Then verse 8 gives the list of those who will not live there. They are the ones who throughout their lives never accepted Christ. They were comfortable with their lives without God and so never responded to the Lord. They will now be on the outside of the new heaven and earth. All these will not enjoy the benefits of the new heaven and earth.
IV. So how are we to be living with our faithful covenant God today?
We must live in faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. To have this wonderful eternal life in the new heaven and new earth we must simply believe in Jesus as our Savior and Lord. When God made his covenant with Abraham in Genesis, all Abraham had to do to receive those covenant blessings was believe and the Bible says that Abraham believed and it was credited to him as righteous. We have to simply believe that what God has done through history, culminating in the death and resurrection of Jesus, was for us; we simply have to accept it in faith. God is, and always has been, faithful in giving his covenant blessings to those who believe.
But remember that a covenant contains both blessings from God and obligations for us. We must seek to live obediently, faithfully following the laws God has given. Remember that the laws God gives are there to help us enjoy life to the fullest. God instructs us not to hold us back but to enable us to live freely and joyfully. We must seek to live in obedience in the presence of God so that we can enjoy the blessings of the covenant already now.
And then remember that some day we will be able to enjoy living with God in all its fullness. There is a time coming when Jesus will take us to our real home to spend eternity with Him. What a wonderful life that will be some day. But in the meantime, let's not just endure this world as we await that. Jesus never tells us to just wait around. Jesus calls us to be busy working to build the kingdom on earth. We do that by living a life of obedience to Him, but obedience recognizing that we are living in God's covenantal love and grace shown through all of history but fulfilled in Jesus. As you go through your life, don't forget that God in his love and faithfulness has made a covenant with his people and then made sure of our obligations by sending Jesus to fulfill it. Thank God for his gracious covenant and live with him within it.


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The night is still, the sky is clear. Over the houses and down the hill, the town square fireworks can be seen.
People begin to make their way from friends' and relatives' houses to their own.
Revellers start to drift away from the town centre. First come the ones who are staggering drunkenly, the ones who peaked too soon and spent the last two hours waiting for midnight before allowing themselves to leave.
Taxis begin to fill the roads.
A car approaches a roundabout, stops and pulls back into reverse. A woman shouts across the road to the driver. "Did you just dump me?"
He winds his window down, attempts to reason with her.
"Did you just dump me?!"
"Get in the car," he says, quietly.
"Did you just fucking dump me?!"
I suspect that if he hasn't already, then it is only a matter of time.
Happy New Year! Hope you enjoyed this true story, from a certain seaside town in East Devon. And that you have a marvellous year.
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Happy Thursday!
I am so excited for you to meet our Guest Blogger today.
She is Amanda from The Little Giggler.
She has a super cute and creative blog.
I love all the cute things she makes for her little girl.
Like this Angel wings shirt, baby doll sling, and this precious romper.
I first met Amanda, when I featured her a month of so ago.
I have become hooked on her blog.
I know you all will enjoy reading and being inspired by her blog.
Today she is showing us how to make a $5 Party Dress, for our little girls.
Blog meet Amanda.
Hello Everyone!
I'm so excited to to visiting over here at Blissful and Domestic! It's one of my favorite blogs. Danielle is so talented and sweet!
I have a beautiful two year old daughter that I like to call "the little giggler" because she's so silly. She's the little love of my life. She wants to be a "ballerina princess" as she puts it. But this Queen's on a budget! I wish I could buy her all those beautiful boutique dresses that I see out there, but I just can't. So I came up with The Five Dollar Party Dress and I'd like to share it with you.
Supplies Needed:
One ribbed tank top ( I used Hanes Boys A Shirts. I paid $6.50 for a pack of five, so that's $1.30 a shirt.)
One and a half yards of tulle. (I paid $1.98 a yard.)
A scrap of fabric for the applique. (I cut up one of the giggler's old dresses)
Sewing Machine
Heat n Bond (I didn't include this in the price of the dress because I barely used any. Besides, you could go old school if you want and just pin like crazy.)
I made this for a size 2T-3T.
Here we go!
Step One: Apply your appliqué using the heat n bond's instructions. I decided to use a heart. I just cut out my own stencil on card stock. I think it would be really cute as a birthday dress, so you could also use a number or an initial.
Step two: I used a zig zag stitch around the heart. Don't look too close at the picture. It's not my best work.
*Before we go to step three. Cut off a little less than half a yard of your tulle and set it aside.
Step three: Take your yard-ish and lay it out so it looks like the picture above and fold it in half. When I say half I mean if you rolled it off the bolt, cut off a yard and then fold it in half. You will have a few layers of tulle.
Step four: Sew the sides shut. Leave the top open.
Step Five: Open up your skirt so it looks like a pouch.
Step six: Grab the rest of your tulle. Cut out 8 one inch circles and 8 one & and half inch circles and set them aside. These will be for out tulle flower on the shoulder. Ok, now cut the rest of your tulle into strips and ball them up and stuff them in the bottom of the pouch. Make sure you spread evenly.
Step Seven: Match up the seams you already stitched and sew them together. The top will still be open.
Step Eight: It should look like this standing up. Make sure your bunches of tulle are still evenly spread around the bottom before we sew the top.
Step Nine: Set your machine on the largest straight stitch. Mine is four. Sew around the top of your skirt, closing the "pouch". DO NOT back stitch. Pull your thread so your skirt bunches up. We want it to match up to the bottom of our tank top.
Step Ten: This is what your skirt should look like from the top.
Step Eleven: Have your tank top dive in head first.
Step Twelve: Pin your raw edges together stretch the tank top as you go. It's ribbed, so it will shrink back. Sew or serge.
Step Thirteen: Turn your dress right side out and it should look like this.
Step Fourteen: Find your side seem(there's only one).
Step Fifteen: Take the bottom of your skirt and hand sew it to the top of the skirt. I'm going for a "bubble skirt" look with this. Repeat this on the opposite side and the front and back. So, you will hand stitch in four spots. I didn't want to sew it all the way around because I thought it would take away the puffyness.
Step Sixteen: Take the tulle circles you set aside earlier and make a tulle flower. Take one circle at a time and singe the edges using a candle or a lighter. You don't need to touch the flame. Just get it close enough to singe. Once you finish, stack them together and sew your flower on.
I hope this tutorial is helpful. Have fun making your five dollar party dress! Have even more fun telling your husband that it only cost five dollars!
Amanda Alexander


text: A sweeping indictment that claims that America's political, military, and economic ties to Israel have obstructed the path to peace and run counter to both countries' interests. The authors--father George (The Past Has Another Pattern, 1982, etc.), a former undersecretary of state, and son Douglas (Financial Failure and Confederate Defeat, 1990--not reviewed)--charge that Israeli leaders, through much of their nation's history, have subjected the American government to ""a mirage of untruths and bureaucratic obfuscation."" Except for Eisenhower, who forced David Ben-Gurion to pull troops out of the Sinai during the Suez crisis, US Presidents have hacked off from pressuring this US ally after initial protests against settlement policy or lack of military restraint (e.g., during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon). The authors' moral balance-scale sometimes seems unfairly stacked here: Arab terrorism, briefly mentioned, is labeled self-defeating, while Israeli attacks, explored in depth, are deemed attempts to wrest a people of their land, in violation of international law. Still, the Balls score points in arguing that America's ""passionate attachment"" (the phrase comes from Washington's farewell address) is imposing mounting costs, both fiscal ($3-4 billion in annual aid) and moral (Israel regularly defies Washington's attempt to slow the international arms bazaar). As recounted here, the Jonathan Pollard spy case, Israel's 1967 attack on the Liberty, and the nation's legal mistreatment of Arabs in the occupied territories are shocking, as is the authors' detailing of how leery US politicians are of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC (in his presidential campaign, Walter Mondale returned five $1,000 checks from Arab-Americans to avoid offending this powerful group). Often too lenient on the Arab part in this deadly stalemate--but a frequently convincing call for a new Middle East diplomacy, shorn of cold-war tensions and reconciling Israeli security with Palestinian desire for a homeland.


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Credit Counseling
Bankruptcy may be a good choice for people who truly cannot find another way to handle their debt. It allows debtors to obtain a discharge of their debt and gives them a fresh start. However, there may be individuals who can avoid taking this step by streamlining their budgets or making other modifications to their lifestyle. Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy require you to complete a credit counseling course before filing for bankruptcy. This is designed to probe the possibility of an alternative solution to bankruptcy for an individual in Los Angeles or elsewhere. A bankruptcy attorney can also advise you on whether there are other options that you should consider as you reorganize your finances. Devin Sawdayi can take a close look at your needs and interests, and offer you the various option available for dealing with excess debt.The Role of Credit Counseling in Financial Reorganization
When you file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you must commit to making payments on your plan for three to five years before receiving a discharge of debt. The credit counseling agency you select can help you determine an appropriate repayment plan.
You will need to consult an agency that is approved by the U.S. Trustee's Office within 180 days before filing for bankruptcy. The website of the Office will provide you with a list of local approved agencies, or you can get a referral from your attorney. You may need to pay the credit counseling agency a "reasonable fee," which may be up to $50. If you are below a certain income level, however, it will provide services at reduced rates or waive the fees altogether.
The agency will work with you, in the event that Chapter 13 bankruptcy is appropriate, to develop a debt repayment plan. After discussing your case with you and finding out your income and other details about your finances, the agency can prepare a budget based on your income and reasonable expenses. Often, it will confirm that you lack options other than bankruptcy for dealing with massive debt, but sometimes there are better solutions, such as learning to live within a stricter budget or negotiating individually with a small number of key creditors.
There are exceptions or modifications permitted with regard to the credit counseling requirement. For example, you can sometimes avoid going through this process before filing if you certify to the court that you had to file for bankruptcy immediately, such as if you needed to stop a foreclosure, and you couldn't get a counseling appointment within five days of asking the agency. However, it is best to complete your credit counseling prior to filing your bankruptcy case. Most of the other exceptions are narrow, applying to groups such as active members of the military.
If the agency suggests a repayment plan with which you disagree, you do not need to approve it. However, you will still have to file it with your petition and other paperwork that the court will consider in weighing whether you are eligible for bankruptcy.Contact a Bankruptcy Attorney for Advice in the Los Angeles Area
It can be difficult to meet all the requirements associated with reorganizing your finances without professional help. That is why it is may be vital to consult a bankruptcy lawyer if you are hoping to gain relief for your debts near the Los Angeles area. Devin Sawdayi can guide you toward a good credit counseling agency and give you a sense of what strategies may make sense in your particular case. Contact us at 310-475-9399 or via our online form.


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Kids love spending time with mommy and daddy, but it helps their social skills when they play with other kids. Children start developing the skills for making friends between the ages of two and three years old. But if your toddler isn't in daycare yet, how can he or she meet other kids and make friends? It's easier than you may think. There are many free or inexpensive ways to connect with other parents and their kids.
1. Go local
Your community is a great place to start. Check out park district classes specifically designed for your child's age. These interactive classes are a wonderful way to meet and connect with other parents in your neighborhood. If your toddler seems to make a connection with another child in these classes, exchange numbers with the parents and schedule a play date.
2. Social media
Social media is a great way to find new friends or reconnect with old ones. Go through your friends and take mental note of people with kids.
3. Meetup.com
This website is the world's largest network of local groups. It's easy for anyone to organize a local group or find one. A quick keyword search on the site for "kids" yielded almost 60 results, including neighborhood groups, groups for moms and toddlers, and groups for gifted kids. You can even search through the site before signing up to get an idea of how it runs.
4. Take advantage of play areas
Every Thursday evening, my sister and I go to McDonald's with our two boys. No, not for the Shamrock Shakes. Many McDonald's have play areas attached to their restaurants and it's free to go in without a purchase. It's a great way to catch up with a friend or sibling while the kids play.
5. Attend birthday parties
The idea of attending a party with 30 toddlers running around and screaming can sound a tad overwhelming, but it's a goldmine for meeting other parents and connecting. It also gives you a chance to meet friends of friends and enlarge your circle of parent friends.
When trying to make friends for your toddler, remember that you're making a new friend, too. Your child is always watching how you act, so set a good example by modeling positive behavior. Always be polite, respectful, and caring to other parents and their children.
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Puppy socials are ranked as one of the most important endeavors that a puppy parent can participate in with your developing baby! These fun and essential sessions will give your puppy the opportunity to learn and practice important social skills with other puppies, new people, and new things…all while burning off some of that puppy energy! For optimum output, be sure your puppy is neither too tired nor too wired when you arrive. We'll focus on healthy play and communication between pups, building resilience, and help you problem-solve your puppy matters- we're here for you! Shy puppies or rowdy puppies may need special accommodations during the first few sessions so they can integrate comfortably into the group. Should this apply to your pup, we'll work with you to identify best ways to ensure a positive experience as your baby advances through puppyhood. Puppy Socials fill quickly- don't delay!
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From method to market: Some thoughts on the responses to "Tomayto tomahto"
In this final post, Deval Desai and Rebecca Tapscott respond to comments by Lisa Denney and Pilar Domingo, Michael Woolcock, Morten Jerven, Alex de Waal, and Holly Porter.
Our paper, Tomayto Tomahto, is in essence an exhortation and an ethical question. The exhortation: treat and unpack fragility research (for we limit our observations to research conducted for policy-making about fragile and conflict-affected places) as an institution of global governance, a set of complex social processes and knowledge practices that produce evidence as part of policy-making. The ethical question: all institutions contain struggles over the language and rules by which they allocate responsibility between individual actors (ethics) and structural factors (politics) for their effects—this might be law, democratic process, religious dictate. In light of the trends of saturation and professionalization that we identify (and as Jerven astutely points out in his response, a profound intensification of research), is it still sufficient to allocate responsibility for the effects of fragility research using the language and rules of method?
The five responses to our piece enthusiastically take up the exhortation. A series of positions are represented: the anthropologist (Porter), the applied development researcher (Denney and Domingo), the anthropologist/practitioner (DeWaal), the practitioner/sociologist (Woolcock), and the economist (Jerven). They unpack the profoundly socio-political nature of the relationship between research and policy from a number of different perspectives: Porter's intimate view from the field, Jerven's sympathetic ear in the statistics office, Woolcock and Denney and Domingo's feel for the alchemic moments when research turns into policy at the global level, and de Waal's distaste for the global laboratories in which those moments occur, preferring the local re-embedding of research. These all, of course, spatialize the research-policy nexus, just as we do; however, all then ask us to privilege one space over the others.


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ResearchMoz added Latest Research Report titled " Global Fuel Cell Market 2016-2020: Worldwide Market Size, Shares, Trends, Growth, Survey and Forecast report " to it's Large Report database.
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/28/2016 -- Fuel cells produce electricity by utilizing the power generated from electrochemical reactions. They use external sources of chemical energy such as hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy. Electrochemical reactions in the fuel cells oxidize hydrogen, which reacts with oxygen to form water and release electrons. The electrons then flow through the external circuit producing an electric current. All fuel cells are based on a standard design, wherein two electrodes are separated by an electrolyte. The electrolyte carries electrically charged particles. A catalyst is used to speed up or accelerate the electrochemical reaction within the fuel cells. Fuel cells can be used in small devices that are powered by a few watts of electricity and also in large power plants that produce megawatts (MW) of electrical energy. Fuel cells are categorized by the nature of the electrolyte used in them.
The global fuel cell market to grow at a CAGR of 22.76% during the period 2016-2020. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global fuel cell market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report enlists certain key estimates that we have considered for arriving at the market trends and certain exclusions that helped to demarcate the market contours.
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Technavio's report, Global Fuel Cell Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
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Floral Tile III – Spring Greenery.
Time for the third piece from the series of densely packed 12cm*12cm floral tiles – Spring Greenery – this time with white hellebore. I finished it quite some time ago, but kept on tweaking little bits here and there until I felt everything is in the proper place. It's a bit of a challenge to get the edges of the tile neat and straight in order to keep the overall square shape. The space I get to work with is not very big either, so not a lot of flowers and leaves fit in. Well, it was I who chose the size! 😀
I absolutely love making these flowers! They come in so many wonderful colors, I only wish I had paper in the right shades so I can quill them all. They are fairly easy to make, just time consuming. But hey, what in quilling is not time consuming?
Some flowers have their petals covered with the most beautiful dots of bright colors and some are tinted with different hues of green or pink. I felt adventurous and used a little bit of green soft pastel on the petals of my flowers to add a bit of a depth and give them a more natural look. In reality the color is a bit more vibrant and noticeable, but in the photo it lost some of its intensity.
And the final look, snuggled behind the glass. The frame measures 25cm*25cm. If only Ikea would redesign these frames, or better yet, create a new collection of deeper shadowbox frame!
For more work in progress pictures, you can also find me on Instagram @quillingbymanuk and Facebook. See you there!
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This week I was concentrating on a few knitting projects: green scarf/hat set for my husband; Christmas placemats and coasters; and temperature scarf. I took my projects outside to the deck. The colours represented in the photos are pretty accurate. ;)
For the scarf/hat set, I finished off the scarf (including weaving in the ends) and started on the hat. I have the ribbing done and am just about to start on the cable section. After knitting the scarf, which seemed never ending, I've decided that I don't really knitting/purling through the back loop. To me, it doesn't make enough of a difference (in this case) and it really slowed down my knitting. Here's a shot of the scarf:
The Christmas placemats and coasters are coming along quite nicely. If you remember, I was hoping to finish them before the next project from the Mary Maxim's Knit Club of the Month shows up in 1.5-2 weeks. I've started the 4th placemat and have completed 2 of the coasters, so I'm slightly ahead of where I had planned to be. I'm thrilled! The placemats still need edging on the short sides and blocking, while the coasters will just need blocking. Barring any disasters, I should be able to complete it all before the next project arrives. Here's a shot of the almost-completed placemat and coaster:
That's it for this week.
Needlework Tuesday is hosted by Heather over at Books and Quilts. If you've done any crafting this week, let me know in the comments. If Heather posts a linky this week, I hope you'll consider linking up so other can enjoy your creations.


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