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- 45 Cities Will Sign Urban Food Policy Pact on World Food Day in Milan (about.com) http://abt.cm/1fuo0Ys
US cities that has signed on: Chicago, New York,
- Urban Food Policy Pact (Food Policy Milano) http://bit.ly/1eN6k9A
- Food Smart Cities for Development (Food Policy Milano) http://bit.ly/1L323uV
- 13 Brilliant Inventions That Changed the Way You Eat, All Created by Women (Spoon University) http://bit.ly/1INYwQX
- An Ex-Con Is Probably Helping Prepare Your Meal (Washington City Paper) http://bit.ly/1NQTkeD
- What Will We Be Eating in the Future? (Yahoo!) http://yhoo.it/1IZbvuW
- How a Modern Root Cellar Could Help Small Farms Sell Food Year-Round (Civil Eats) http://bit.ly/1HNIR3v
- Primed for Battle: helping plants fight off pathogens by enhancing their immune systems (The Conversation) http://bit.ly/1L0Bzdv
Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply. Norman Borlaug
- American adults still aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables (The Verge) http://bit.ly/1JU6ZDE
- Adults Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Recommendations – United States, 2013, CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://1.usa.gov/1JZ65TC
- Avanti Food & Beverage food hall in LoHi on Leading edge of national trend (Denver Post) http://dpo.st/1L5O8UY
… Avanti is more like a restaurant incubatore…
- Why Mark Bittman is Weeds on Oakland's Sidewalks (Yahoo!) http://yhoo.it/1JWdIgz
- Baltimore Restaurant Shuts Down for 5 Days to Feed the Homeless Free Food (Nation of Change) http://bit.ly/1fz7VAQ
- UNICEF warns of child deaths in North Korea drought (Yahoo!) http://yhoo.it/1NUAYKe
- 23 Cents an Hour? The Perfectly Legal Slavery Happening in Modern-Day America (AlterNet) http://bit.ly/1JNtUQY
The government (UNICOR aka Federal Prison Industries) and corporations have a pool of powerless, exploitable workers in skyrocketing prison populations.
- 12 Mainstream Corps Benefiting From The Prison Industrial Complex (Popular Resistance) http://bit.ly/1LRlJmo
McDonalds, Wendy's, Walmart, Starbucks, stove assembly and a hot of other products… Pay is between $0.90 to $4.00 per day…
- UNICOR Stores – Categories http://1.usa.gov/1KRqwmT
The products that prison labor is producing…
- How Migrant Farmworkers Are Cross-Pollinating Strategies and Winning (Labor Notes) http://bit.ly/1TuD9r9
- Faced With I-9 Immigration Raid During Negotiations, Chicago Meatpacking Workers Walked Off the Job (In These Times) http://bit.ly/1CwyBwq
- Why The Mat at Wal-Mart Is So Awful (Daily Kos) http://bit.ly/1K2q97R
- The Anti-Union Bosses' Group Fighting Fast Food Organizing Is Now Going After How Care Workers (In These Times) http://bit.ly/1SXMEyX
Can workers centers and unions create a movement strong enough to fight back?
- Al Jazeera Documentary Shows Mexican Farmworkers' Struggles in Historic Strike (In These Times) http://bit.ly/1dWkm8p
Business & Economy
- Effects of the California drought on farming is regional and coastal farms are thriving (Santa Cruz Sentinel) http://bit.ly/1LVFSZe
- US soda sales dropped for the 10th straight year in 2014 (Fortune) http://for.tn/1M6f2yT
- Chalupas on Demand: Taco Bell Starts Delivery Service (Yahoo!) http://yhoo.it/1Hj47t9
Gleaning, Reuse, Recycling, Composting & Waste
- Guidelines for When Food Goes Bad (NYT) http://nyti.ms/1M7FdRq
Water & Our Oceans
- Pennsylvania Residents Near Fracking Sites Report Health Problems (Center for Effective Government) http://bit.ly/1HLMJ6Q
- Document Released Show PA Fracking Health Complaints, Negligence of State Agencies' Response (Food & Water Watch) http://bit.ly/1CoCGCD
- Senica Lake's Battle Against Fracking and Gas Storage (In These Times) http://bit.ly/1LW2tEk
A coalition of farmers and vintners, doctors and lawyers, clean energy companies and reluctant do-it-yourself activists are fighting for the future of the Finger Lakes region.
- California's Drought Changes Habits in the Kitchen (NYT) http://nyti.ms/1UykvA7
- California Farmer Water Cutbacks Blocked By Judge (Huffington Post) http://huff.to/1M4zSNX
State can't ding some farmers who keep taking water, raising questions about wider implications.
- Iceland Ratifies Treaty to Deny Port Access to Illegal Fishing Vessels (The Pew Trust) http://bit.ly/1S7lXW2
- Will Seafood Soon Disappear From the Menu (EcoWatch) http://bit.ly/1J3pFv9
Government/Regulation/Policy/Farm Bill
- FDA Gives Restaurants Extra Year to Display Calorie Counts (Yahoo!) http://yhoo.it/1LUZyf5
- USDA Will Verify Non-GMO Labels Through Their Process Verified Program (Nation of Change) http://bit.ly/1KZ4Vuz
- Connecticut Just Passed a Law Requiring Bosses Who Steal Workers' Wages to Pay Them Back Double (In These Times) http://bit.ly/1BPAyDD
"I'd say wage theft is the biggest crime wave in the country"
GMOs/Cloning/Food Technology/Synthetic Biology/Nanotechnology
- El Salvador Farmers Successfully Defy Monsanto (AlterNet) http://bit.ly/1NUELao
For small-scale farmers who scored a major victory against the biotech giant, it's all about planting local, GMO-free seeds.
- Meet the New GMO Mosquito: Millions Carrying the "Kill Switch Gene" Already Released (AlterNet) http://bit.ly/1J3pQXi
- Monsanto's Boot Camp (Nation of Change) http://bit.ly/1L7b8mE
If much of today's news seems unreal to you, that's because corporations are spoon-feeding it to the media. Big food companies are now sponsoring "boot camps" for reporters on the issues of "feed the world's growing population."
- Steve Elmendorf: Monsanto's New Man on the Hill (Huffington Post) http://huff.to/1GazCop
- Can gene editing provide a solution to global hunger? (The Conversation) http://bit.ly/1Thgy15
- 'Safe' Subs(titutes) for Harmful Chemical in Plastics May Be Just as Risky to Healthy (Yahoo!) http://yhoo.it/1Rn6q9y
- General Mills Will Go 100 Percent Cage-Free (Humane Society of the US) http://bit.ly/1fkil7p
General Mills announces their commitment to stop selling eggs from caged hens, joining Aramark, Compass Group, Dunkin Brands, Hilton, Kellogg, Nestle, Sodexo, Starbucks, and Walmart.
Healthy/Safe Food
- What's in a Prison Meal? (The Marshall Project) http://bit.ly/1CYotHj
- Why most food labels are wrong about calories (The Conversation) http://bit.ly/1MjuCmJ
- 13 Disgusting Ingredients You Won't Believe You're Eating (Spoon University) http://bit.ly/1LYyLym
- FDA Bans Trans Fats, Leaves Void in Food Industry (In These Times) http://bit.ly/1HWamaY
- Whole Foods Sued For Misleading Sugar Claims (Huffington Post) http://huff.to/1HodKrm
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I was happy to read about Carrie's review of Arbonne products because I was on the hunt for a yummy protein powder/shake! I got a nice message from Jennifer who offered to send me some goods so I could try them out…Heck, yes!!! I also got the sports bra I had been waiting to receive since it shipped on February 8th….
So we know I cannot really link to any sites that are specific sales, but I am going to review the goodies I received!
As soon as I opened the package I saw those chews, so I went right for one! It is so nice to receive goodies like this in the mail when you are hungry and don't have any snacks on hand!
I have learned that I need to get more protein in my diet. I have a lot of fiber and healthy fats, but not enough protein. I think that has a lot to do with my constant feeling of exhaustion, this girl is not getting her gas (by gas, I mean fuel). I am going to head out for some running and TRX this morning, so I want to make sure I am good to go and don't get all light-headed! I cracked open my Arbonne Chocolate Protein Shake and served it up with a banana on the side.
The protein shake was pretty good! It was nice and thick without being chalky and pasty! I like the flavor, it is a rich chocolate instead of a grainy attempt! I have a vanilla one in the fridge that I will use before my run on Monday morning! I am also going to use a detox tea today and an energy fizz before I bust out my YM level 2 this evening!
Those reviews will be in my next post! So far I am really liking these items, and once we are done our moving process from Asia to Europe I am going to get my hands on some of the chews and protein!!! Gotta love trying new things finding some great 'go to' items to keep you healthy!!! Thanks, Jennifer!!!!
NOTE: I am not endorsing or selling any products, I am not affiliated with Arbonne. I was given some products to test and review, that is all!
As I mentioned I got my new sports bra!! This was exciting news because I had been waiting since the beginning of February to get this in the mail!!! Gotta love the MPS black hole…sometimes you get things fast, sometimes they show up months after you have given up on them! I was desperate for this bra because I cannot just go out and buy a sports bra (or any other bra for that matter). I have to order a specialty size, and let me tell you, they come at a specialty price. So here is the one I got:
It offers: "Four levels of support. Designed for women by women. No matter your shape or size, Shock Absorber sports bras are unlike all others: cooling performance fabrics, unique support levels, impeccable designs. It's time to maximize your workout!" I wore it yesterday for our family run, and again today for my TRX/Running workout…it is great! It keeps me supported, no bouncing when I run, and it is pretty comfortable! I am very pleased to FINALLY have a decent running bra to workout with, hooray!!!!!
What makes your workouts better? What new things have you tried? Do you have trouble finding a good sports bra?

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I know, I know, Saturday night seems like a silly time to post about a tablescape!
Hey, am I too late, or too early to link up to Susan at BNOP for Tablescape Thursday!?
I actually created this Christmas table last week for a contest.
The Adventures of Tartanscot is the host, and there are three categories for submission.
The Christmas mantel, the Christmas tree and the Christmas tablescape/dining room. Of course, I entered all three categories!
It all began last Sunday when Mr. A and I went to the big flea market in Alameda. It was raining, and most of the dealers were packing up, when I spotted a piece of fabric on a table with lots of vintage linens.
It was a wool paisley remnant. Then, I found another one! The dealer was in the mood to negotiate, so I bought them both.
I now had a foundation from which to build my tablescape. After a spin in the dryer with some Febreze, I put the two remnants on the table and joined them in the middle.
I was able to marry three of my favorite patterns: paisley, tartan plaid and leopard!
The red and green colors in the paisley work beautifully with the tartan plaid dishes--a recent purchase from Target! The majolica plate is vintage German majolica.
Crystal wine hocks make their debut. A recent acquisition, passed down to us from Mr. A's Mother!
My Mother-in-law's victorian urn takes center stage as the centerpiece. Talk about drama!
The dining room hutch is once again decked out for the holidays with red and white transferware and paperwhites.
It's not too late to enter the contest!
Just send in your photos to firstname.lastname@example.com
To see the rules, click here.
This tablescape is about to morph into my table for Book Club on Tuesday night.
I will keep the tablecloth because I love it so much, ditch the centerpiece for something to do with books, and hopefully come up with the perfect plates! Stay tuned!
Chargers and tartan plates: Target
Salad/dessert plates: Vintage German majolica
Crystal wine hocks and centerpiece: Mrs. A
Antler knives: Vintage
Silverplate flatware: Vintage
Needlepoint leopard placemats: Ralph Lauren
Tablecloth: Vintage wool challis paisley
Paisley napkins: French flea market
Ivy reindeer, topiaries, cypress trees and paperwhites: Nurseryman's Exchange
Fir greens on table: from the local Christmas tree lot!
I'll be joining The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays,
Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday,
and Sherry at No Minimalist Here for Share the Decor.


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Funny thing, I love writing, and here I get so many readers, not so many comments here, but quite a few on FB or in emails, so I know people are reading. I've been meaning to sit down (since the cruise) and get so much out. I've been extremely busy with work, editing the wedding photos, I have a blanket to finish for Mason's friend's son, and several written hypnosis sessions that need to be recorded. But for that, I have to finish the front room for recording and to do the shows, it is coming along nicely, however, I have to have time in the day to finish it.
That is why, this weekend is going to be so nice, I can get some things done. I will be home, laundry is caught up, so I get to do the things I need to do. There is no wonder why I am NEVER (and I mean that sincerely) bored, I'm always busy, I'm always doing, creating, producing, making, to the point of where there isn't enough 24 hours in a day. I like my sleep, and in order to keep healthy, I need to sleep at least 7/8 hours (when I can) so cutting into my sleep time isn't an option, cutting into my work day also isn't an option, I make good money for working 40 hours a week, so, my fun time is usually incorporates into my "side jobs", which, so many people can't say happens.
Night before last, I dreamed that I redecorated my kitchen. Funny thing, it wasn't all fancy schmancy like some dream their kitchen to be. Mine was very dark wood (loved) and was very homey in feel. There were baskets hanging, handmade curtains for cabinet doors, and to cover the dishwasher.
Then, over the kitchen sink, there was a large tree limb, with hanging plants and hand crafted decorations.
I had hooks and jar lids hanging under the cabinets holding goodies of decoration and functional kitchen utensils for display.
If I do any of it..I will document it! Until then.. I'll keep a journal of all I want to do. I've lived in this house for 16 years.. it's time to do it the way *I* want to..I deserve that. I also would like to make all of the changes myself and do it for under $100, that is my goal. I believe that I can, challenge accepted!
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School of Politics and International Studies
Dr Cristina Stefan organises an international conference on campus on the Responsibility to Protect, Peace and Security
Dr Cristina Stefan, Co-Director of the European Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (ECR2P) and Lecturer in International Relations, has organised an international conference to be held in Parkinson Building on Tuesday 12 - Wednesday 13 December.
The two-day conference (entitled The Responsibility to Protect, Peace and Security) and affiliated women's network will bring together experts from academia, policy-making, civil society and diplomacy – all women – and provide a platform for each to discuss their research and work within Responsibility to Protect (R2P), Peace and Security agendas.
Topics will include:
- The Global State of R2P, Peace and Security Research, from the Perspectives of Women Academics and Practitioners
- Researching Women, Peace and Security
- Assessing the Importance of an Atrocity Prevention Focus
- Regional Contexts of Violence and Protection, including perspectives regarding Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America
- Assessing Protection Responsibilities in the European context
- International Law, Human Rights, and the United Nations
- Insights on Bridging the Gaps: From Academics to Policy-Makers, from Research to Impact
Dr Cristina Stefan is a recipient of the British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award for 2017-2018, which is used to fund this work.


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Topics like "Six Keys to Mastery: The Secret to Ultimate Power Over Yourself and Your Craft" look at improving communication skills through clarity, confidence and simplicity.Very much a learning site, videos and panel discussions bring subjects into sharper focus.Le Roy's work has also appeared in such anthologies as The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003, MTV's Lit Riffs, XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits, Nadav Kander's Beauty's Nothing, and The Fourth Sex: Adolescent Extremes.
By turns magical and realistic, the novel Sarah is narrated by a nameless boy whose mother Sarah is a lot lizard: a prostitute who works the truck stops in West Virginia.
After warm-ups, you'll move onto "Escalation Drills," or interactions with a female that include flirting, which manifests itself in some form of touching. One of Justin's top assistant coaches, Bruce, took over Alec's lesson.
In a January 2006 article in The New York Times, Le Roy's agent, manager, movie producer, as well as several journalists, declared that the person acting as Le Roy in public was Savannah Knoop.
Yet, I was quite surprised to hear that Justin Wayne has announced that he's back in Jamaica due to "documentation issues." I think he really shit his pants after he realized that he had admitted on video that he's been scamming and lying all along.
How much would you pay for three hours of private tutelage with Justin Wayne, Dating Coach? "Sure, there's love, but from a physical view, it's science.


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G protein (heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide–binding protein)–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the most abundant and most important families of integral membrane proteins, and evidence continues to accumulate showing that they can function as heterodimers. These have been especially promising findings because GPCRs are common drug targets, and heteromers could offer an additional means of tuning drug specificity. Baba et al. show that in mice, type 1 and type 2 melatonin receptors function together in the retina to produce physiological increases in the sensitivity of photoreceptors to light during the night. Tagged receptors were localized in complexes in the retina, and the loss of one receptor subtype or the other prevented melatonin's effects in the retina. Furthermore, the heteromeric receptors coupled to a signaling pathway distinct from that activated by the monomeric receptors, increasing the efficacy and potency of the receptor complex in the activation of phospholipase C and protein kinase C. An ability to replenish such melatonin signaling could be useful in limiting age-related loss of retinal function, as can occur in macular degeneration.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
Week (half) of Farm Photos 7/31 - 8//3/13
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Ooo, love those plums! We are loaded with apples and nectarines. I'm sure they'll all get ripe AFTER I go back to work :)ReplyDelete
This post just made me hungry! Those look so yummy.ReplyDelete
I see you are able to grow a fig tree. I live in North West Arkansas. Would love to be able to grow one here.ReplyDelete
Could you please tell me what variety it is? My apples are about the same size as yours. We still live on our farm but are retired. Love your pictures.
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Children just won't show up
Shifting to after-school programs, for a fee
Storm Lake Elementary will no longer have summer school thanks to dropping attendance, and the program has been rolled into its after-school program.
As Dreamer deadline draws near, plans are made quietly
More than 230 students fear deportation to places unknown far from The City Beautiful
Storm Lake's immigrant families are making emergency plans for their children, as the Trump Administration is winding down protections for immigrants and ramping up enforcement for those who are undocumented.
Turner perplexed by low enrollment in carpentry
Storm Lake Supt. Carl Turner says the building trades house on 13th Street is progressing toward completion.
Turner told The Storm Lake Times on Wednesday the building trades class finished installing a roof on the split foyer house on 524 E. 13th St. He said the next step is to install electricity in the home this spring with the assistance of MidAmerican Energy.
Kindergarten balloons 37%
by Tom Cullen
Storm Lake School District's enrollment rebounded 2.6% this fall thanks to healthy population increases at the elementary, high school and charter school.
'The biggest reason why kids drop out of school is they don't show up.' Supt. Carl Turner
Storm Lake School District's graduation rate crested over 90% for the first time in five years thanks to a series of curriculum improvements at Storm Lake High School, according to Superintendent Carl Turner.
Turner seeks architect to pick site, design building
Cost could hit $20M
A new early childhood education facility needs to be built probably someplace other than on the site of East School, a task force reports.
Local education officials lauded the State of Iowa's Teacher Leadership Compensation System even though a study released earlier this month found the system hasn't increased student achievement in the first districts to participate.
Foutches put final touches on school deal
Supt. Carl Turner told the school board Wednesday night the abstract has been updated for South School and has been sent to Foutch Brothers' legal counsel for review.
Turner told the board "a little progress" has been made on the closure of the sale of South School to the Kansas City, Mo., developer. Turner said the developer is planning on having a full-time manager on site by 2018, when the school building is turned into 40 market-rate apartments.
June classes boost reading, math scores by nearly 80%
The Storm Lake School District spends $50,000 per year educating students during the summer who are English Language Learners or struggle with core subjects.
Turner said the district's summer school was "the most expansive" he has ever worked with during his tenure as a school administrator after Wednesday's school board meeting. Each building runs a summer program for almost 300 students combined.
Storm Lake Mayor Jon Kruse and Superintendent Carl Turner were named to the board of directors for the Iowa Lakes Corridor regtional economic development collaborative this month.
Kruse and Turner join Chairman Russ Dierenfield of Tyson Foods on the board.
The board consists of four representatives of each of the four counties in the region – Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and Emmet counties.
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To Breath With God
Contributed by Carl Greene on Feb 16, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Preached on Transfiguration Sunday 09. Looks at the transfiguration in a different way. An invitation to "conspire" or "breath"with God. See following definition... (Conspire...Middle English, from Anglo-French conspirer, from Latin conspirare to be in ha
We live in the greatest country in the world. There are lots of things we do better than other countries. And there are some things about our country that are kind of unique. Americans seem to love conspiracy theories.
Think of rumors about a CIA conspiracy to kill President Kennedy; Concerns about fluoride in our drinking water. The popularity of the television shows such as The X-Files, The Da Vinci Code and the television show "24." All revolve around the belief that powerful people or organizations are secretly manipulating historical events.
Most of this "conspiracy" stuff is simply crazy-talk… but still we find ourselves drawn to it. There is something inside us that tries to make sense of tragic or shocking events. How often do we try to pin blame on a mysterious group of people conspiring to do us harm.
We Americans think of ourselves as common men and women — you know, "We the people of the Unites States" — and perhaps as such, we tend to become distrustful and even disdainful of powerful elites.
When something goes wrong, we look for a conspiracy theory to reveal the secrets of the powerful to everyday folks. Shankar Vedantam of The Washington Post (June 5, 2006), makes the point that nothing ever happens by accident in the world of conspiracy theories. Instead, "the hidden hand of the puppeteer is everywhere."
Its one thing to see a hidden hand in the assassination of JFK. It's another thing to see a hidden hand in the story of the transfiguration. In today's passage we're told of something really strange happening. If you're Peter, James and John, you can't make up this stuff. This is even more bizarre than catching a boatload of fish on the left side than the right side of the boat. God has arranged a shocking event — one that terrifies but also glorifies.
It's a divine conspiracy, you could say. Collusion. Collaboration.
The story begins as Jesus takes Peter, James and John up a mountain to pray. Suddenly, God changes the appearance of Jesus' face, and makes his clothes dazzling white. Moses and Elijah appear in glory, and they speak of Jesus' departure (Luke) which he is about to accomplish in Jerusalem. Then a cloud comes and envelops them all, and the disciples are terrified. The voice of God thunders, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" And as quickly as the stunning scene starts, it ends. Jesus is alone, and we see the disciples left in bewildered silence.
Now, you may be wondering how I can call this a conspiracy. I call it a conspiracy because it involves a true powerful force. The Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. God intervenes in human affairs and manipulates a historical event. He turns mountaintop prayer retreat into an awe-inspiring announcement confirming Jesus as God's Chosen One, his Messiah, His Beloved Son. Look at the story again, and we can see the hidden hand of God everywhere.
However, I bet you have a problem with my word choice. The word "conspiracy" carries a ton of heavy, negative baggage these days. Yet, the word is really the right word in this case. The word "conspire" literally means "breathing together."
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Three supects are being sought by Investigators with the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau following a violent robbery in the City of Vaughan. The police have released a surveillance video and seeking public assistance to identify the vicious cowards.
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Today, I was still feeling a bit sad (because I didn't want to come to school) and Fatin seemed to notice it when I went and sat down next to her. But she attributed it all to the wrong reasons.
Fatin, me.
Are you in love?
You're in love right?
You look so sad.
I know, I am.
You fought with you lover?
What? NO.
Boyfriend trouble issit?
I cheered up sufficiently to ask Kalia to write on my hand with beautiful artistry (she just scribbled, oh, evil Kalia) Aragorn's name, and then I wrote it again 2 more times, so if I had "Aragorn" written across my hand horizontally in three different fonts, all aligned nicely.
I know my life is sad, but doing saddening things like this makes me happy, so I have to do them, for my own good.
And then during Bio Cha grabbed my right hand and said, I want to put my name there also. I said yes because I thought she would write it nice and small like my Aragorn's are written. But then she grabbed my hand, started a C somewhere in the middle of the back of it, and then continued up past my wrist, ending with a heart.
I wouldn't describe all this if I could locate my Bluetooth thingy andI could upload a pic.
Anyway, before I managed to take a bath, my dad spotted it.
dad: (really loudly) WHAT IS THAT?!
I jump a foot. WHAT?!
*dad points*
OH. Er. Something Cha drew on me?
dad: you have to receive communion today, you'd better wash it off.
Which reminds me, I have to go to church so I should get off my ass typing crap over here and go do my homework.
One last thing: I shall think of my dress everytime I feel sad.


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Tending the garden of the heart - Day 50
I'm sure you're familiar with the saying, "What goes around comes around." And I'm sure you've heard the phrase, "Whatever you give will come back to you." What about this one? "What you sow, that will you reap."
These words are so powerful and they are effective directions to the way we should live our lives. Whatever you do in thought, word or deed, are seeds sown and if you are always conscious of this fact you'd be more careful of your thoughts, your words and your actions.
Let's look at this from the view point of a circle - what goes around comes around. We'll imagine five points on the circle and label each one A, B, C, D and E, representing each seed you've sown. A = good deed, B = nice words, C = positive thought, D = good deed, E = nice words, and back to A = good deed.
By the time you get back to A, perhaps over a period of time, the good deed seed would have germinated, grown and began to bear fruit, ripe for your picking. The same is for the other seeds you've sown. Keep in mind, what you reap may not come back to you from the same person to whom you've done the good deed, but the seed has been sown in the soil of the universe and the fruit of that seed, when it reaches maturity, will be yours to enjoy.
If you add in the example bad deeds, guess what? They, too, will also grow as well, unless you consciously replace those bad seeds with good. Pull up those weeds you've allowed to grow and replace them with good. A positive thought, words or deeds are much more powerful than a negative one.
Be consciously aware of the seeds you sow that you will rejoice when harvest time comes.


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As the last hours of summer winnow away, I'm left thinking how will the rest of 2014 top this past summer? Here in my neck of the woods our summer season was more akin to a beautiful Spring which lasted for six months. Only a few days of extreme heat were felt, unless you traveled somewhere warm. Fortunately for me, traveling was the name of the game this Summer…and I couldn't feel more blessed by the opportunity than I do. This summer rocked.
I'm not sure if I can credit turning 50 at the end of May as the reason for my traveling summer, however I can say it certainly didn't hurt. I celebrated my birthday with my siblings along with new/old friends in Charleston, SC in May; visited the wonderful world of Harry Potter, at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fl in June; ventured on down to Daytona beach and body surfed in the Atlantic Ocean at the end of July and then completed my travel plans by putting my toes in the very cold water of the Pacific ocean in August. How many people can say they've put their feet in both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans in a months time? Of course traveling is fun but the trips wouldn't be memorable if I didn't learn a few things along the way, right? So here is my brief recap, complete with lessons learned from the 2014 Summer of travel…
Lesson 1: Never take AAA road maps at face value and never travel without a smart phone ever again.
The state of Ohio, from top to bottom usually takes about three and a half hours to drive through, road construction not withstanding. Our trip through Ohio took over seven hours due in large part to a massive traffic accident that wiped out three of the four lanes of traffic heading south. However, had we taken the time to study the AAA roadmap before starting out, we would have found a huge error which had us exit the highway heading south; get back on the highway heading north for ten miles, only to route us back going south. One giant circle which added almost an hour to our time. If either one of us had a smart phone with us, we could have found and alternate route. As such our beautiful drive to South Carolina took over 17 hours instead of the planned twelve. Needless to say, a few weeks later I was the new owner of an IPhone 5s.
Lesson 2: If traveling to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, go to Universal Studios first… Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter…need I say more? My favorite moment from the entire trip was when the doll, filled with wonder and awe at the sight of Hogwarth's Castle turned to me and said,"Thank you my muggle mother, for bringing me home." I wasn't sure whether to feel insulted for being called a muggle or happy that she was happy. In the end I went with happy…except for spending $40 on a wand I haven't seen since.
Lesson 3: Modest Mouse's Float On message says it all: Life is hectic and can get crazy. The solution is to keep going…because that's what we do…we float on to the next engagement. At the end of July, my hubby, his brother and I floated on the waves of the Atlantic ocean body surfing onto Daytona Beach Shores. The kids, who for some reason, have never been able to master the art of body surfing, jumped the waves and snorkeled instead. That week's vacation was the pinnacle of all vacations as we did absolutely nothing other than walk the beach for morning exercise, eat breakfast, take naps, go out for lunch, take more naps and then go swimming in the ocean. Sometimes a week of doing nothing is the best way to prepare yourself for your what comes next… and we all float on alright.
Lesson 4: Don't forget to look around… When my friend Cathie and I were walking up and down the Hollywood walk of fame, we kept marvelling at all the actors, singers and others we didn't recognize. In addition we kept failing to look around to see where we were. At one point Cathie said, "What the heck is that?" Taking a moment to look up, we realized we were outside of the Grauman's Chinese Theater the central hub of the area. Another time we stopped to look up and found the Hollywood Hills sign, nestled behind an open air restaurant mall. Later that night, while walking around Downtown Disney awaiting the arrival of my friend Patsy, I stumbled upon an interesting sign-not hidden mind you, but placed in an area where people wouldn't necessarily be looking, upon their arrival to the park.
Well this blog has certainly gone on much longer than I intended so I thank your for taking the time to read. As for my children and their lessons learned? The doll learned she needs to be nicer to everyone…most especially her grandmother who financed the Orlando and Daytona trips. The boy learned that drinking water was essential to keep from having a heat stroke. My hubby learned that life is but a dream if his wife is happy and I of course learned dreams come true…especially when hard work is employed to make them happen.
Thank you all for reading these blogs… I certainly do appreciate you all!!


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Ann Arbor Software Developer Xchange Network LLC, http://www.xcnetwork.com has chosen to offset their daily operations with CO2 offset credits from http://www.4Offsets.com. Xchange Network is the creator of the XC Bridge synchronization framework, which allows customers to share generic data, such as schedules, contacts, documents with colleagues and customers across the Internet. 4Offsets, llc. is a privately owned, CO2 offset provider based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Monday, October 27, 2014
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Well, last week was definitely given to prepare us for the roughness of this week. But I'll start by sharing about last p-day. We went out to Greenbluff and went apple picking as a zone. It was really fun. The apples were way cheaper than the store and we got to eat as much as we wanted while we picked :) It was a lot of fun! Now I know why the Anderson's go every year!
So, Rick and Theresa (the guy who said he'd been waiting for us) got sick and had to reschedule for this week, so hopefully in my next email you'll hear all about them! We actually had way more cancellations than usual this week. It's so hard not to get discouraged at the agency of others... But that's life, right? I might as well learn that now! Also, our phone broke and they won't be able to get us a new one for 2 weeks! 2 weeks! Yikes! It's nearly impossible to contact YSA without a phone. So that hurt us this week. No way of communicating, setting up/ confirming appointments- I've been so stressed out from that! We have 2 people on date for baptism that we need to contact daily and we don't have a phone!
On Wednesday night we had a lesson with one of our active members, Emily Vermillion, who is a freshman at Whitworth and she brought some of her friends. One of them was Christian and the other was Jewish. That was interesting. Have you ever shared a message about Jesus Christ with someone who is Jewish? It was hard to be bold and make statements like "I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and that we must follow Him if we want to find lasting peace and happiness." I didn't want to offend her, but she came to hear what we believed... It was interesting. She had a TON of questions after. Needless to say, she didn't want to be baptized... or take the discussions. But I invited anyway! :)
We had an amazing lesson with Courtney on Wednesday. She really wanted to understand repentance better and as we taught her she had so many questions. She has so much faith and is so sensitive to the spirit. We also taught her about the Word of Wisdom. She was apprehensive at first but a few days later, after reading and praying about it she said she knows it's what God wants her to do! We were so excited to have her attend someone else's baptism on Saturday night and we were going to teach her before it (we had SO much to get in before her baptismal date of November 1st) Well she didn't show up. And without a phone, we had no way of contacting her. Then she didn't show up to church on Sunday. My heart dropped. What happened? We borrowed another set of sister's phone and texted her. She said she didn't feel ready to be baptized on November 1st. That's fine with us because we felt it was a bit rushed too. And we set up an appointment to meet on Tuesday night. We asked her if she had any questions for us and what she texted us made us think someone has been giving her anti :( We gave her some scriptures to read and pray about, but she hasn't responded yet. So we'll see what she says tomorrow. I'm nervous. But whatever happens is meant to be. You'd better believe I'm gonna work my hardest for this though. This is the work of Salvation of souls. It's hard work! Oh yeah, and when we dropped by Brad's to see what he thought of church last week he said he didn't want to investigate anymore. He didn't agree with exaltation and thinks we're crazy. That was fun. Not. I bore testimony to him and left him with the spirit though at least.
Last week my back went out- like OUT. Luckily it was on a weekly planning day where we were inside for a few hours. But it was hard to walk and I couldn't do much. I've been babying it this last week and it's been getting better. Our zone is going golfing (for free) today, so we'll see how that goes. I told my companion that we'll team up and she can do the long drives and I'll take the putts. I've only ever done miniature golf anyways! haha.
On the bright side, Danielle is great! She's so excited to be baptized on the 8th! (I had a typo in my last email that made it sound like she wasn't going to, but she is) She is so prepared and is inviting everyone she can to come to her baptism. We're working really hard to get the ward fellowshipping more. They're pretty self absorbed in that regard. They don't notice that she really needs that, even with all the returned missionaries we have. But she's solid :)
Next week we get transfer calls. I'm thinking with the way things have gone historically that I'll spend my last two transfers in Shawnee YSA (that sounds weird to say. Only two left. There's so much work to do!) But we'll see. This next week will bring tons of miracles, I'm sure!
Though this email didn't bear tons of great news or miracles, I still loved this week. It's incredible to be in the service of my God. I love Him and am so blessed for being out here. I love feeling the spirit constantly and learning so much. I'm close to the end of "Jesus the Christ" and just started the section when Christ goes into the Garden of Gethsemene. He has done so much for each of us and I am forever grateful for it. I know that there is no other way to live with God and my family forever except through obeying the laws and ordinances of His gospel. I know this church is true and that this is where I'm supposed to be.
I love you all! Have a great week! :)
Monday, October 20, 2014
Painted Rock Hike
Hiking near the Little Spokane River
The painted rock... apparently it's not graffiti
Best Week Ever! (for real this time)
Oh my goodness! So much happened this week and I'm just praying that I can type it all out for you. Gosh, I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll just go from the beginning of the week and culminate with Sunday (the climax).
Monday we went out to hike 4 miles in 9 Mile Falls. It's honestly hikers paradise. We hiked "Painted Rock" which we thought was going to be a hike to a bunch of cave paintings or something, when in reality it was just one rock that has a few drawings on it that at first glance looks like graffiti. But I honestly was going for the scenery along the way anyways.
On Tuesday we had specialized training and it was so inspiring. Not to mention we got to watch "Meet the Mormons" which was SO well done! Not gonna lie- I cried. It's amazing how diverse everyone is and yet by following the same gospel our lives are transformed into something incredible. I think that is the real test right there. No matter who you are, where you live, or what your culture is; as you embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, your life is richly blessed and others notice the type of life you live. By their fruits ye shall know them, right? Well, that night we went on exchanges with the sisters in the 5 Mile Prairie ward. Everyone I go on exchanges with this transfer actually goes home at the end of it. So it's been interesting picking their brains. We taught Danielle again and saw Courtney (from the Air Force Base) at Institute. You guys, we gave her a Book of Mormon a week ago and by Tuesday she was already in Jacob 2! Then a few days later she texted us saying "Did you know you can watch General Conference all the way back to 1972?! And you can read the talks even further back?!" Then, come to find out that she went with Marcus (the guy in our ward who is also on the military base) to see "Meet the Mormons" and she invited her roommate to come watch it with them, and she came! She's already a missionary and she's not even a member of the church! I think that's the definition of Elder Bednar's talk from this last conference.
The next day, while still on exchanges, we found a new investigator. Brad was a little bit skeptical. He's only been a Christian for 4 months and he's gone on a "mission trip" to Germany with a group of good people who I guess along with humanitarian work, perform miracles, like healing the blind, etc. So the whole priesthood authority thing is completely foreign to him. We saw him 3 times this week. He has SO many questions. At this point I think he's merely curious and not looking to actually try it out himself. And after Sunday (I'll get to that later) we may not be teaching him any more. After we exchanged back, Danielle had her baptismal interview. It was originally planned for that day because she was going to be baptized this weekend, but she's not for sure getting baptized on November 8th. But she wanted to keep the interview appointment anyways to show she really was committed. She did great and was so excited to tell everyone she ran into that she did it!
Thursday was weekly planning and we had to cut it short for our appointment with Brad. That lesson was a train wreck. We went wrong in so many places- we never got to start with a prayer or do "How to Begin Teaching" and it was just all over the place. Gah. I have a testimony that those things are important. I knew that before- rookie mistake. But yeah... it was a rough lesson where essentially I was just fielding his questions the whole time. Thursday night we went on ANOTHER exchange and honestly this was the most miraculous exchange I've been on. We taught 10 key indicator lessons that day! TEN! To give you an idea of how many that is, last week we taught 15 key indicators lessons for the whole week... so yeah. Amazing! We met with Amelie, who is from Germany and staying with a family in our ward and is interested in taking the lessons and wants it for her family. She's so great! We definitely had to teach so simply with her because of the language barrier. Lyndi (the recent convert with anti-Mormon parents) brought her sister to her lesson that night!! That's huge! And her sister loved it. Lyndi said Lori was crying on the way home. I know she'll eventually come around, but that it's probably so hard to feel in the middle with her sweet, new convert sister and her anti parents. Only time will tell.
Okay, I need to tell you about the two coolest people we met while on the exchange. One was Ruth. She's this awesome 55 year old black lady from Detroit who goes to a Baptist church and was just such a hoot to talk with! Honestly, she believes everything we do! She just would say the most hilarious stuff. Like she talked about how Christ told us everything we need to do and that she doesn't work on Sundays, etc. She quotes Romans 1:16 and goes "That's salVAtion! You think I'm gonna miss out on that? Uh uh!" And as we were talking with her she'd just yell out AMEN! and HELLO! So funny. She took a Book of Mormon and said she'd read it and meet with the missionaries. She said, "I'm gonna read this and pray and ask God about it and whatever He tells me, I'm gonna do." Well, yeah! That's all we want you to do! She was great. We'll see what comes of it.
The other awesome guy we taught on the street was Rick. Oh my gosh. Rick was an answer to my unspoken prayers and I cried after meeting him. We pulled into an apartment complex to contact a referral we were given. While we were pulling up I saw him sitting in his truck with the window down about 40 yards away. In my mind I think "It's weird to talk to people who are sitting in their cars. Just pretend you didn't see him." So we say our prayer and when I get out of the car I have a different feeling. This time I felt strongly to go talk to him. We walked up to him and started talking about family history and he honestly didn't even answer the question we asked him but just started talking about God (it's incredible how people immediately recognize us as servants of Him). He talked about his trails (which were a lot, and they were hard!) and we testified that God was aware of him. We had him read Mosiah 24:33 and he just said "I know that. I know that's true!" He tells us that he and his wife have been married for over 30 years and they've looked for different churches all along. He said most recently he was listening to Mennonite missionaries and then the Jehovah's Witness. He said he's gone to different non- denominational churches and none of them have felt right, but listening to us just feels right. He just looks me in the eye and says something that I will never forget- "We've been waiting for you to come!" I was so shocked. I didn't think I'd ever hear someone utter those words to me. With tears in his eyes he asked us to come teach him and his wife. We told him about the elders that serve in the family ward and he actually asked if we could teach him because he feels his wife would be more comfortable with young women teaching her. We go to see them on Tuesday morning and I am so excited! He told us how he was just sitting in his truck feeling so frustrated with his life and then we walked up to him and he just knew it wasn't a coincidence. We testified to him that God knows him perfectly and placed us in his path and inspired us to go talk to him. We said a prayer and after it he said "I can't wait for you to come back on Tuesday! I know you meet a lot of people every day, but please don't forget about me and my wife." I could never. My whole mission I've been wanting to have someone say something like "Where have you been? I've been waiting for you!" God knows me perfectly. I was just so overwhelmed with that fact as we walked away that I started to cry. God cares about what we care about and He knows each person's needs. He knew exactly how to meet Rick's needs with my dreams, and a miracle occurred.
The other awesome guy we taught on the street was Rick. Oh my gosh. Rick was an answer to my unspoken prayers and I cried after meeting him. We pulled into an apartment complex to contact a referral we were given. While we were pulling up I saw him sitting in his truck with the window down about 40 yards away. In my mind I think "It's weird to talk to people who are sitting in their cars. Just pretend you didn't see him." So we say our prayer and when I get out of the car I have a different feeling. This time I felt strongly to go talk to him. We walked up to him and started talking about family history and he honestly didn't even answer the question we asked him but just started talking about God (it's incredible how people immediately recognize us as servants of Him). He talked about his trails (which were a lot, and they were hard!) and we testified that God was aware of him. We had him read Mosiah 24:33 and he just said "I know that. I know that's true!" He tells us that he and his wife have been married for over 30 years and they've looked for different churches all along. He said most recently he was listening to Mennonite missionaries and then the Jehovah's Witness. He said he's gone to different non- denominational churches and none of them have felt right, but listening to us just feels right. He just looks me in the eye and says something that I will never forget- "We've been waiting for you to come!" I was so shocked. I didn't think I'd ever hear someone utter those words to me. With tears in his eyes he asked us to come teach him and his wife. We told him about the elders that serve in the family ward and he actually asked if we could teach him because he feels his wife would be more comfortable with young women teaching her. We go to see them on Tuesday morning and I am so excited! He told us how he was just sitting in his truck feeling so frustrated with his life and then we walked up to him and he just knew it wasn't a coincidence. We testified to him that God knows him perfectly and placed us in his path and inspired us to go talk to him. We said a prayer and after it he said "I can't wait for you to come back on Tuesday! I know you meet a lot of people every day, but please don't forget about me and my wife." I could never. My whole mission I've been wanting to have someone say something like "Where have you been? I've been waiting for you!" God knows me perfectly. I was just so overwhelmed with that fact as we walked away that I started to cry. God cares about what we care about and He knows each person's needs. He knew exactly how to meet Rick's needs with my dreams, and a miracle occurred.
Okay, so that's not all (I know this is a long email) On Sunday we had FOUR investigators come to church! Four! Which is big for a singles ward because it's not like we can get a family to come. Anyways, I was super nervous because our gospel principles lesson was on Exaltation and our 1st counselor went super deep. He knew there were non members in the class and even singled them out in one of his comments. Gah! I was sweating the whole time. I think Brad is the only one who was super freaked out. Yeah, that's a sign he's not elect. But with time he could have been okay with it. It's the whole milk before meat concept. We hadn't even taught him the Plan of Salvation and that just gets thrown at him. Anyways, the other 3 were fine with it all. But the absolute best part of it all was actually before church. We had an incredible Ward Council where ironically they spent the whole hour going over how we no longer will talk about things in ward council, but people... maybe next week we'll get to the actual people ;) But there was a half hour between that and when sacrament started that we met with Courtney Hartfield and had a lesson with her. I'm running out of time and can't write all the details of everything that's been going on in her life to lead her to this point. But as we were teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, we asked her a question about faith and she starts to cry as she answers. I asked her why she felt so strongly about it and she says "I've known for a while that I needed to focus on strengthening my faith and just hadn't found the right fit. But being here just feels like I'm finally home!" The spirit in the room was so strong!! Like, tangible! We asked her to be baptized and she said she feels torn because she wants it so bad, but she wants her fiance to join as well (he's in the Air Force in Germany and she won't see him for 9 more months) Marcus just boldly tells her, "God has blessings in store for you right now and it's gonna be a long time before you see your fiance. Don't you think you shouldn't wait for those?" (He's awesome!) And she says, yeah. I shouldn't wait. So we committed her to pray about November 1st as her baptismal date and she said she would. I was able to testify to her of how proud God was of her and how she'll be able to help her fiance on his journey towards joining the church. She's unbelievably excited about eternal marriage. She's honestly the most elect person I've met! AH! I'm so blessed! I LOVE being a missionary!
Anyways, this week was full of so many highs. I don't know if anything will top it, but I'll keep trying.
Have a great week! I love you all!
-Sister Metcalf
Monday, October 13, 2014
Another Week
Another week in the Washington Spokane Mission. It was a good one- as always!
I forgot to mention in my last letter about a cool little miracle we had. Thursday night after we taught one of our less actives we were heading out to the car and it was 9 o'clock and we see this guy walking through the parking lot. We walk over and talk to him and introduce ourselves. He looks confused and doesn't answer us. So I explain it again but a little slower and he says "I'm from Iraq. I live here 3 months." So we try to say a few more things but he just doesn't know enough English. So he gets out his phone and types something in Arabic on Google translate and then translates it into English. So then we start typing back and it translates it into Arabic. We wrote that we were inviting people to come to church, and he asks why. So I type out that we want invite people to come and learn more about Jesus Christ and his church, etc. He then says that he love Jesus Christ, but he's Muslim. (They believe that Christ was a prophet, but not our Savior) He asks us what time and where church is at- this is 2 days before general conference, so we gave him the times and the stake center address and he actually came to a session! We tried to get an Arabic translation to play on the small TV they play in the chapel while the English is going, but it doesn't play live, only a few days later. So he literally sat through an entire session in English without understanding anything! I hope he at least felt the spirit. We had a google translate conversation with him afterwards. It was really cool! .... but we haven't heard from him since. Either way- one more person got to watch general conference!
Funny story from this week. We're constantly going to houses of people we've never met but that other missionaries in the past either taught or contacted and they showed interest. So we go to this guy Andrew's house. We knock on the door and his dad is really friendly. We ask if Andrew is there and he says, "Yeah! Come on in!" and starts headed down the stairs to get him, as he's walking away he says, "Who should I tell him is here for him?" I say "The Mormon Missionaries" and he stops right in his tracks, turns around, and just glares at us. He says "Andrew doesn't have time for you tonight." So I say, "Well, we were just coming by to try to set up a time when we could come over." So he says he'll go downstairs and see if he'll come up for that. He literally walks down the stairs and right back up (without even going out of our sight) and says "He doesn't have time for you." And sees us out the door. Awkward! Haha. On the way out we asked if we could do anything for his family and he surprisingly declined! *sarcasm implied* We may wait a week or two before trying him again :)
A few weeks ago a guy in our ward, Marcus, who lives on the Air Force Base invited his friend to come to institute. Courtney has been loving it! We met with her last Tuesday and also had an impromptu lesson on Saturday morning as well. She is basically golden! The spirit was so strong in her first lesson. After I recited the first vision I asked her how she felt and she said "Honestly?" Well yeah! Of course we want you to be honest. So she says, "When I heard the story before I thought it was crazy (her dad is a less active so she's heard bits and pieces) but it just makes sense. God has appeared to men before and called them as prophets. If he did it in the Bible, why wouldn't he do it now?" Finally! Someone who gets it. She's enjoying reading the Book of Mormon and is learning a lot. She loves the spirit she feels at our church. She wasn't able to make it this Sunday but will be there next week (fingers crossed).
Danielle is doing fantastic. I mentioned last week how much she loved conference. Well she is absolutely excited about her baptism now! She told her parents and while her mom isn't too excited she said she wants to come out for it. So she's moving her date to November 8th. I'm a little sad it's being moved back because I'm worried her mom might be trying to slow roll this and just keep delaying. But I'm praying that all will work out. She's incredible and the light that's in her eyes makes me want to go out and find hundreds more just like her!
This week in our lesson with Lau he was telling us about how he is still drinking and smoking weed. My companion laughed for a second because she was just flabbergasted. But the weight of it all just hit me. I very boldly (and hopefully lovingly) told him that he needed to stop right now and repent. I talked about how serious sin is and that kind of scared him, so he confessed some HUGE sins that he committed before his baptism that he didn't fully repent of. I told him he had to talk to the bishop about it and he's scared, but I promised him it would be worth it- regardless of the restitution he had to make. Man, it was scary to have to be so bold but it felt so good afterwards knowing that I did what I was called to do.
We've also been teaching another less active named Josh Nay, but I'll have to write about him next week.
I love you all!!!
-Sister Metcalf
Helping Mike Hill move out
Gina Ewing-DiBari and Me
In the boonies of Greenbluff (reenacting the Restoration pamphlet picture)
Beautiful Spokane
Wednesday lunch in the stake center kitchen- it's too many miles to go home on our break
Beautiful grove in Greenbluff
Monday, October 6, 2014
So many wonderful things happened this week. The prophet and apostles spoke to the world, I turned 26, we had MLC and a training, exchanges, the list goes on. I'll start with my birthday. My roommates and companion decorated the apartment for me and instead of a cake they got a slab of cookie dough and molded it in cake shape. We went out to lunch in between conference sessions and I spread out opening all of my presents and cards throughout the day. Thank you to everyone who sent me things! Your thank you cards are on their way. We got a lot of teaching done after conference and found 2 more less actives who agreed to take the discussions- so exciting!
General Conference was incredible! I could watch it every day. I loved so many of the talks! My top two were probably President Uchtdorf's and President Eyering's. They were so moving. So many of them answered questions that I had and answered questions that my investigators and less actives had. Danielle (on date to be baptized October 18th) watched 3 sessions of conference (she was sick Saturday, but sucked it up to watch the afternoon session). I told her she'd love Uchtdorf's talk and she went home and watched it- FOUR times! She said she absolutely loves it! I love watching people just soak up the gospel and feel the spirit!
Tuesday we had MLC and on Friday I got to train our zone on effective planning as well as obedience- honestly those are probably my two favorite things. So I had a blast. And I have honestly never delivered a training so powerfully as the one I did on obedience. I just want to drill it into people. Why don't they get it? The time we have to serve is so short. It's such a small sacrifice that brings blessings and miracles and growth beyond measure! Argh! I'm positive they know how convicted I am to it now though :) We also found out at MLC that President Mullen got a copy of "Meet the Mormons" and we will be watching it as a zone next week! Yay! :) I can't wait. Everyone needs to go see it!
This week I went on an exchange in Colbert with a sister who goes home this transfer. It's such an incredible calling to have to train and inspire and influence these sisters. Each one is so different and needs different things. I'm learning how to lead the way Christ would have me lead. As we were out though, this sister really helped ME. She told me how she's always looked up to me and strived to be as hard working and consecrated as me. I'm glad that I can lead by example but feel I have so much to improve on. It was a nice reassurance to have after last week being so rough.
Last Monday we hiked in 9 Mile for our pday activity. I loved being out there again! That place is gorgeous! I sent a ton of pictures to Jensa that should be posted. I honestly can't wait for you all to come visit here with me. It's a little slice of heaven :)
As we were trying to visit people this week we caught Steven at home (he's the 19 year old we saw that night when we got 2 investigators in 10 minutes, was on his way to the bus and gave us 2 minutes to teach him) Anyway, we catch him at home and he steps outside. We start talking to him about the gospel and he just says "Look, I'm not in a good place. I've been addicted to drugs for 3 years now. I've done pot, spice, meth. I've been kicked out of 2 rehab centers. I don't think I can do this." I asked him if that's what he wants for himself and he said no. I looked him straight in the eye and as boldly and lovingly as I could said, "You can change. Right now. You don't have to keep doing this. This is your life and God does not want you wasting it. Through the strength of Jesus Christ you can overcome this." He just kind of smirked at me and then I shared Alma 7:11-12 and testified to him that Christ has felt what he's going through and wants to help him. I could see a little spark in his eyes but he pushed it away. He wouldn't set up a time to meet, but he said he'd go to the addiction recovery program meeting this week. I can't imagine my life being like that at 19. In so deep and feeling hopeless. So sad. I hope he remembers the spirit he felt as I testified and let's us teach him more.
I'm out of time... again. Sorry these are so short! But I love you all and hope you have a great week wherever you are in the world! :)
-Sister Metcalf
With Ashley Green at Olive Garden
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