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I have been disconnected feeling for so many years, from myself, from others, and worst of all, from God. And, when I have had the opportunity to connect I have pulled away, recoiled like a snake stepped on whose only reflex is to tangle up on itself.
I have purposed this year with my OneWord365 to be "intentional". How that is going to play out, I don't know. But, I am excited to be intentional with my children, my parents, my boyfriend, and of course my relationship with Christ -my God.
The desire to connect to myself and to others, especially the One who created me, has overridden the desire to pull into myself and hide from the world the way I used to. I want to, no I need to, live life in the love that was ordained by Christ Himself when He spoke to us saying "And a new commandment I give to you, that you love one another as I have loved you…" He didn't add in an "if, and, or, but, unless" etc to the command, so I am going to live with the intent to connect through Christ, to connect in love and to work at connecting with my soul and strive to reach my potential.
I love connecting with each of you every week as we flash-mob write. As we tweet about sports and justice and chocolate and ask for prayers. Connecting through our own words and the Word of God, the words in the books of our dear friends as they follow where they are to be lead.
I am excited to see who will join us this year and who I will connect with and what we will connect over, maybe a favorite dish, children the same age, mentors or a friendship that makes no sense to the naked eye but simply feels natural and right.
With remarkable compassion born from personal experience, Kelly Balarie shows women how to
· Cultivate unstoppable faith by harnessing God's Word and promptings
· Pray panic-, blood pressure- and stress-reducing prayers to usher in lasting peace
· Discover clear and immediate action plans to exchange worry for God's greatest gifts
· Implement daily bravery decrees to stand armed through the day
· Participate in a 12-week study guide to foster new courageous habits
Kelly pulls back the curtain of fear so you can find the beautiful woman God created you to be.
6 Responses to "Moving from Disconnected to Connected and Living with Intention | #FMFParty #OneWord365"
Marisa, your intention speaks to me – connecting through Christ, through love, and with your soul. So important and so easy to slip away from intention. Thank for the reminders. Dropping in from FMF.
Intentional is such a great one word. I need to be more intentional too. I love the connections we've made too. So good to see you back here friend. I'm in the 9 parking spot this week.
Being Intentional takes work and guts, Go Girl!
So glad you are being intentional about being connected. I think we share some of the same tendencies and so I can understand the effort it takes. Don't give up!


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Each year the Local Sports Council provides the sporting community with the opportunity to nominate their coach for VOLUNTEER COACH OF THE YEAR. This award is made to those Voluntary coaches who local sport relies upon to recognise their involvement during the year. Nominations should be made for coaches who have been committed to providing the highest standard of coaching to their performers, whether it be with individuals or teams. They should have made a significant impact in their sport, helped other coaches to develop and have a positive and encouraging role model attitude that has inspired and made an impact on others.
Volunteer coaches are a very important part of all sport with countless people giving up their time and experience to assist others. Basingstoke has a wealth of such people with nine excellent nominatons this year. All other coaches should all applauded for the contribution to local sport.
The local sporting community can and are encouraged to make nominations between September 1st and December 1st with nomination details and forms available via the Borough Council Website
Simon Beere (Ice Hockey)
Simon took on the role of Head Coach for the Junior Development Club and is a true leader. He has a great team of coaches that he supports at every level of the club and is a role model for coaches as well as players. Simon has been instrumental in bringing the Buffalo back within the club providing players with a pathway to continue playing ice hockey when they finish the junior program. He also recommends players onto Doug Shepherd Head Coach of the Bison, Basingstoke's professional team, completing the pathway, which not many other junior clubs have.
Ian Cameron (Swimming)
Ian works with Keone Crockwell and together they coached the Bluefin's team to 2 European and 6 British Records, along with the team claiming a world bronze medal and world 4th out of 100 teams. The team also won all national titles and are currently unbeaten. Ian also coached the squad that are Hampshire County Champions for the 8th consecutive year where Hampshire also won the regional event. He attended the National Masters Championship, Regional Masters Championships and travelled with the team to the World Masters Championship in Budapest.
Keone Crockwell (Swimming)
Keone works with Ian Cameron and together they coached the Bluefin's team to 2 European and 6 British Records, along with the team claiming a world bronze medal and world 4th out of 100 teams. The team also won all national titles and are currently unbeaten. Keone coached the squad that are Hampshire County Champions for the 8th consecutive year where Hampshire also won the regional event. He also attended, and swam in, the National Masters Championship along with both coaching and supervising 14 swimmers at the Regional Masters Champion.
Gavin Downey (Karate/Judo)
Gavin achieved his UKCC Level 2 Judo Coaching qualification through the British Judo Association. This allows him to coach at all levels within the sport and to run a Judo club under the auspices of the BJA. He volunteered as an assistant coach at Shin Gi Tai helping during classes by offering support and feedback to members and teaching discrete sections of classes, and attended several competitions as coach to club members. From time to time Gavin helped coach Judo at Dove House where he assisted in teaching the class and also ran parts of the lesson himself.
Toby Fryer (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu)
Toby attends every class to help make sure the junior team stays one of the best in the country. His presence allows for classes to be split for certain areas so that the best instruction can be given. His enthusiasm and happy coaching style makes him extremely popular with both club members and their parents, and he always conducts himself in a professional but fun manner. In 2017, he supported the Junior Jiu Jitsu team to many gold medals, including the team trophy at Bournemouth Open.
Steve Moria (Football)
Steve led the Hatch Warren Fire under 12 football team in 2017 to win the PHYL League Cup in June. The team lost only one game in the 2016-17 season and won 21 games. Steve's enthusiasm and dedication to the team enabled every player to improve and play to their full potential. His coaching and guidance led to stronger mind-sets, composure and positive attitudes which then allowed the team to handle various situations, before, during, and after matches. The team won the fair play trophy after a weekend long tournament and this was a testament to how Steve has ingrained positivity and outstanding sportsmanship into all his players.
Michelle Rees (Kickboxing)
Michelle developed club strategy, profile, professionalism, safety and teaching practices, along with being instrumental in organising club activities, tournaments and fund raising. She also developed communication with other clubs and organisations, and has been a key coach for the club, particularly the kids and under 5s class. In 2017, she attended a referee's course and a WAKO teaching class and will complete her Martial arts teacher's certificate in 2018.
Coleen Reilly (Taekwondo)
Coleen was ringside coach to Hayden Corby who was selected to be part of GB Taekwondo Fighting Chance Programme and she coached a Bluewave member who was invited to join the British Taekwondo National Poomsae squad. She coached and developed a number of Bluewave students at competitions and built a personal reputation that has encouraged coaches from other taekwondo clubs to request that Coleen is a coach for their students if they were unavailable. She is well known on the competition circuit as a confident, positive and professional coach.
Paul Theodore (Football)
Paul coaches the u16's at Tadley Calleva Football Club who were winners of the 'Calleva Cup'. He coaches the team twice a week in fitness and football training and dedicates his time every Sunday to coach the team playing. He arranges friendlies and tournaments and at the Basingstoke Festival of Sport Paul arranged for the team to host members of the German team in player's homes and arranged a full programme of activities during their stay. Paul's u16 team were also runners up at Havant Football Club Tournament and participated in the Silchester Fun Run to raise funds towards the Club and hosting of the German visitors.
Volunteer Coach Previous Winnners
Previous Winners - 2016 Ian Cameron & Keone Crockwell (Swimming), 2015 Russell Amos (Rugby), 2014 Marcel Mavronicholas (Basketball), 2013 John Davis (Athletics), 2012 Colin King (Canoeing) 2011 Katherine White (Karate) 2010 Gerry Reilly (Taekwondo), 2009 Andy Compton (Bison U.14 Ice Hockey), 2008 Jonty Spaul (Overton RFC), 2007 Billy Jewers (Basingstoke & MH Athletics), 2006 Mike Tucker (Basingstoke & MH Athletics), No Award in 2003/4/5, 2002 Gary Millar (Overton RFC), 2001 Chris Berry (Basingstoke & MH Athletics), 2000 Anna Fearnley (Storm Netball) & 1999 Graham Watt (Bison Ice Hockey).
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Are you in need of a new sundress for the Spring or a piece of jewelry to match your new Southern California, sun-kissed skin? Maybe you want to find certain rare, ethnic foods that are home just in California? You can find unique shopping just about anywhere in Southern California, including some unexpected and inexpensive places. Of course, you can begin at the many local boutiques, where you will find some of the most vibrant patterns and exclusive items. There's no need to feel guilty for perfecting a refined, SoCal look. In California, there are many hidden gems with even more hidden bargains.
Outlet malls that sport hundreds of discounted, luxury brands and designers can be found throughout Orange County and beyond. Right outside of Palm Springs, you can take a break from our poolside and venture to Desert Hills Outlet Mall or Cabazon Outlet Mall. Perhaps Citadel Outlet Mall Los Angeles for you city dwellers, looking for other inexpensive ways to splurge. Close to our two Ayres Hotels in Ontario and Ayres Hotel Chino Hill,Ontario Mills features California's largest outlet center with tons of deals and sales. There you will find brands such as Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Brooks Brothers, and others for the entire family at significantly lower prices.
If you are more interested in straying away from the brand names, Southern California is home to dozens of flea markets. Costa Mesa's Orange County Marketplace possibly has the region's most famous market. It hosts some of California's largest vendors and merchants like the Rose Bowl Flea Market. Meanwhile, those bargain hunters who are especially seeking antiques may want to check out The Groves Antique Market in Orange County Great Park. Similarly, the Mercantile Flea Market is a smaller, local market in Fullerton, CA, where vintage collectors can find handcrafted items and other rare finds. The free admission market has everything from antiques to art to other collectibles.
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Shopping has certainly become a staple of SoCal's culture, but that doesn't mean the ritual needs to break the bank. Whether you enjoy shopping on your own or with a few friends, you will be sure to encounter some interesting artists and merchants with unique stories of what brings them there. Find items with just as much rich charm and history as Southern California itself. The best part of SoCal's famous weather is that the markets are buzzing all year-round!
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The greatest indicator of this is that I did not send out Christmas Cards this year. I know some people dread this tradition, but it is one of my favorites. I always take time to write little notes and to those I only communicate with once a year, a letter. I couldn't do it. Again, not sure why.
It is certainly not that I don't want to hear from anyone else. I love getting cards and seeing pictures and hearing what everyone has been doing. I just felt I wouldn't enjoy the process this year and that it might be reflected in what I sent out. So if you are one of those on my list, please forgive. I do think of you and cherish our friendships. I just couldn't get it in writing this year.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about Christmas Time and how to bring back its true joy and meaning to my children. I have tried in years past to institute traditions and limit materialism, but it has never really worked. They can not see the forest through the trees.
The excitement of Christmas Eve has long been a source of spirituality for me. I remember those years from childhood and that feeling that one never feels again in quite the same way. For me it has become the feeling I am trying to recreate for heaven. I know that I should anticipate heaven in the same way a child anticipates Christmas Morn, and while I have not yet gotten there, I will recognize the feeling when it comes again.
I fear my children do not even know the feeling. Part of the anticipation was the magic: The lights and the tree, the music floating softly on the air, the programs that came on once a year and left you feeling so warm inside. Sure there were gifts to be opened, but they were part of a bigger package that was Christmas. I always got up hours before everyone else. We could not open gifts until everyone was awake. I would sit in the dark in my dad's big brown leather chair where I could smell the tree and stare into its twinkling lights. It was an hour of such peace after the excitement of the night before. I remember this more than the chaos of opening presents that came when everyone else was up and moving. I fear the stuff is all my children are thinking about and they will remember nothing.
I have long noticed that these moments of quiet contemplation are missing in our lives. The children are so busy. Before we were in school, we had more time to sit quietly in our prayer space or in our rooms alone. Now we get it about once a week and only for about 20 minutes.
When we make time, it never ceases to amaze me how refreshed and at peace the children are. Because we do it less, it takes longer to calm down and to get quiet. But they emerge with a feeling of joy that they do not get from sports, play dates, toys or TV. When I remove all the distractions from their environment and let them contemplate the love of God, they are nourished.
My goal for this year was to remove the distractions and allow as much of The Christmas Season as possible to nourish them and speak to them about the love of God. I will post some of the things I have done in the days to come.


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Friday, February 01, 2013
January Review
I know I have already shared this cute snowman couple this month, but I think this photo is very "January"! Can you believe that it is February already? It seems like we were just celebrating Christmas in December - at least it does to me. Maybe it is a good idea to review January before racing into February! I always, always dread January and think it is my very worst month of the year, but after reviewing all the fun things that we did and how the month went - it really wasn't so bad. I need to readjust my thinking! Each month is what we make of it, I guess!
We had friends over for New Year's Eve and watched the city fireworks.
My son had off from school until Jan 7th. I love having this extra time with him. A little extra sleep, crafts, board games, no pressure from homework... just enjoying ourselves. Still - we were both ready for him to go back to school once it started up again!
We had coffee at friends 2X and also I went out for coffee 3X with friends (much cheaper than going out to eat, but still a nice change of venue when the weather is cold). At one coffee shop I found 10 Euros on the floor and when I tried to give it to the person who ran the shop in case the person who lost it came back - she told me to keep it! We also went out for lunch 1X as a family (we took advantage of a nice lunch special!).
We had our snowman party!
We tried some new recipes.
Happily, this year the free ice skating rink stayed open almost to the end of January and the kids had many happy hours skating. Here is my son with his friends. We don't always have snow so ice skating is a nice option.
And snow! Last year we had no snow. Snow has to be the very best, FREE fun I can think of for kids. They love the sledding hill. This year my son has a sled that he really likes - you can steer it. One of our neighbors rescued it from the trash over the summer and gave it to him the first day of snow! How fun. Lots of exercise, red cheeks, and "hot chocolate parties" at the park (we always bring a Thermos and snacks). The thing to remember about city living - parents can not just send their kids out to play. We must bring them to the park or ice skating, or... Which means that the parents have time to socialize too. Some days we stayed outside up to 3 hours - as long as we could still feel our feet, we stayed!
We use our candles in January because it gets dark early. We also used our wood stove some and always draw the big, heavy outdoor shades over our windows once it gets dark - that helps keep the cold out! All in all, we stayed toasty warm even though there were days on end with no sun. For this I am very thankful - I do struggle accepting apartment living, but it is maintenance free for my DH and since we have other apartments surrounding us, we tend to stay warm- even our floors.
My son had his train set up - he builds all his own models that we buy for just a few dollars on E-bay. Look at all the houses he has built so far! The train was safely taken down for the snowman party!
One day in mid-January we went out to the mall to get some ski gloves, scarf, hat, and socks on sale (my son always seems to be growing and he has an upcoming class ski trip). We got all of that for the price of the gloves alone if they weren't on sale. We also had to get him some new gym sneakers (ouch!). He has flat feet (as do many of the men in my family) which can be a bit of a problem and I always have him try on several pairs of sneakers without letting him see the price (he is only 9 but he does understand about how much things cost) and get whatever pair is most comfortable. He really likes Fila's. I really try hard to buy things on sale and stuff, but when it comes to comfortable shoes - I feel it is important to get what is most comfortable whether it is on sale or not. We always stop to admire the beautiful koy fish at the mall (my son's hair is not blue - they have weird lights overhead!). The fish are very used to people and will let you pet them (there is a sign not to feed them so they are not begging for food).
One day it was just beautiful - like spring! So my son and I hiked up the hill over looking the city. It was so pretty up there! PLUS - my son found 12 Euros in the dirt next to the wall. He was so excited!
During a warm snap, we also went swimming, using our discounted family passes. One of his friends came and the 2 of them played and played in the water.
I knit a pair of knee socks for my son (started in Dec), finished a pair of baby booties and almost finished a pair of fingerless mitts (still have to blog about that!), plus crocheted the snowflakes for the snowman party. My son has music lessons (the accordion) 1X a week and I always bring my knitting or crocheting when I am waiting for him.
I read several book on my laptop that I downloaded from Amazon for free! If you don't have a Kindle, you still can take advantage of the free Kindle offers on your laptop.
School started back up for me - I am taking 2 more classes on-line again this semester - Algebra and World History. The Algebra professor said that she assigns 12 hours of homework a week, but it takes me much longer than that - I am so slow! But so far, I am getting everything correct and I figure that slow and correct is better than fast and wrong. I have always struggled with math - but this class is really great because there are videos to watch and if I don't "get" something I can re-watch the video.
My son has had friends over every Friday and Saturday night this month, had a nice play date with a new friend, and 2 play dates with another friend. The kids are all very busy so it takes a bit of time to co-ordinate everyone's schedules! Plus - the kids meet up with each other for ice skating and snow sledding. Combined with his homework, music practice and the stuff that we do on our own (which also includes a bit of cleaning and organizing!) - I would say he has a pretty busy social life!
Budget wise - well we were doing pretty good until the very end of the month! I generally expect some clothing/shoe purchases throughout the winter, plus replenishing school supplies. This month brought some sickness (my son and husband both - I swear, I have no time to be sick) which cost extra money for medicines (I think we are up to 68 Euros this month, but I would have to check and my son needs more cough syrup if he doesn't stop this awful cough by tomorrow). And then my son's school sent home a notice (out of the blue) that we had to send in another 39 Euros for school supplies and expenses. This is a lot of money! We pay money at the beginning of each semester for school supplies and expenses and I expect that - they do such a great job with the kids with that money, but I was not expecting 39 more. And then we also replaced our toilet seat. I know this is probably not exciting to most people, but our seat has been broken since last spring and we have been waiting and waiting for them to go on sale - finally they were on sale for 17 Euros and we went to the store the very first day of the sale to be sure to get a nice one. No more perching precariously on the edge of the seat! No matter how carefully you budget - you always have to allow a little extra room for things that pop-up like this!
All things considered - it HAS been a good month, afterall (other than the sicknesses)! But I am still happy that it is over because that means it will start to gradually get warmer!
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Anthony "Tony" Badalucco, 90, of Petoskey, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2003, in his home in Resort Township.
A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated for Tony at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at St. Francis Xavier Church. The Rev. Dennis Stilwell will officiate. Visitation will be in the church a half hour before the Mass. Interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery.
Tony was born in Detroit on Dec. 22, 1912, the son of Onofrio and Caterina (Milana) Badalucco.
He married Leotah Dodge in St. Gabriel's Church in Detroit on Aug. 1, 1936. Together they raised seven children and cared for 29 foster children.
Their children are: Tony and Pat (Pushkar) Badalucco of Dearborn, sons Mark and Brian; Kathy Hasten of Detroit, sons David and Karen (Miller) Hasten, and Steve; Tom and Carol (Kovick) Badalucco of Rocky Mount, N.C., daughter Kimberlee and son, Jeff; Sharon and Bill Sifton of Berkley, sons Brian and Michael; Linda Badalucco of Carp Lake; Nancy and Dean Olson of Champaign, Ill.; Dan Badalucco of Petoskey.


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Moving averages, which plot the average value of a security's price over a specified period, usually 20, 50, 100 or 200 days, are perhaps the most popular and commonly used tool in technical analysis.
They measure momentum, spot trends and define areas of support and resistance.
Because moving averages are based on past prices and are therefore lagging, they do not determine price direction but establish a current direction, flattening out price fluctuat-ions and signalling potential entry and exit points.
The two most common types are the simple moving average (SMA) and the exponential moving average (EMA).
Moving averages may vary in the way they are calculated and may differ in respect to how price data is weighted, but their interpretation remains the same.
A simple moving average is constructed by calculating the average price of a security over a specific number of periods. Generally, closing prices are used in computing moving averages.
For example, in a five-day moving average, the last five closing prices are added together, then divided by five.
The average then moves on to the next day, and old data is dropped as new data arrives.
If a security's daily closing prices were 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, the first day of the five-day simple moving average would be 23 (21+22+23+24+ 25/5 = 23), the second day would be 24 (22+23+24+25 +26/5 = 24) and so on.
The exponential moving average places a higher weight on recent data points, thus reducing the lag factor.
It's also much more responsive to new information, and so is favoured by investors.
EMA calculations are complex, but there are programs that can readily perform them.
Moving averages are typically used to identify whether a security is in an uptrend or a downtrend, depending on the direction of the moving average.
In the chart below, both the 50-day SMA (red) and EMA (green) peaked in January, the EMA with a more pronounced decline. The price of the security kept falling, so the moving averages signalled a downtrend.
In February, the EMA turned up, signalling an uptrend, but the SMA lagged and moved up a month later.
The EMA has less lag and generally turns before the SMA.
As the SMA represents an accurate average of prices for the entire period, it's best suited to identifyíng support and resistance levels.
Anthony Galliano is the chief executive officer at Cambodian Investment Management.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Witch Song Book Review
I was so lucky to receive a copy of this book to read and review. I've been in kind of a reading slump lately. I've read a few books that I wasn't a huge fan of and it made it hard to pick up another one. I didn't want to be disappointed again. And after reading the first chapter of this book, I wasn't.
Blurb: The world is changing. Once, Witch Song controlled everything from the winds to the shifting of the seasons--but not anymore. All the Witches are gone, taken captive by a traitor. All but Brusenna. As the echo of their songs fade, the traitor grows stronger. Now she is coming for Brusenna. Her guardian has sworn to protect her, but even he can't stop the Dark Witch. Somehow, Brusenna has to succeed where every other Witch has failed. Find the traitor. Fight her. Defeat her. Because if Brusenna doesn't, there won't be anything left to save.
I loved this book. Not just because the author is awesome and I've been bloggy friends with her for a while, but because it was so different. It was fresh, unique. Something I'd never read before. The world Amber created was so interesting and real. Her writing and descriptions were beautiful.
The characters were rich and well rounded. They all had strengths and flaws. I loved the main character Senna. She was so timid about her power and her witch abilities, and I loved seeing her grow throughout the book. Her relationship with Joshen was sweet and not just based on looks alone. The villains were scary and I really liked how she put their point of view in the novel as well. The pacing was great. I didn't get bored. I wanted to find out what happened next and read it pretty quick. Which is saying a lot, since I don't have as much time as I would like to read anymore.
Anyway. It was a great story. Real characters with a lot of action and some romance. You all know I'm a sucker for a good romance. ;) The magic system was very unique as well. So cool. Anyway, read it. You won't be disappointed. Amber wrote a fantastic debut that is definitely worth reading. And honestly, that cover is to DIE for! Gorgeous!!
16 comments:
- Abby said...
Yay for a book review! I saw put this widget on blog and have been enjoying the countdown for it's release. Thanks to your review I now want to read it more than ever!
- August 31, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- J. A. Bennett said...
I've seen this cover everywhere and now I want to pick it up. Looks very fun!
- August 31, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Great review! I'll have to check out this book.
- August 31, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- Kerri Cuev said...
Thanks for the review Chantele. I tend to read books if I see a good review, so on the list it goes. Have a great day!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Michelle Merrill said...
Thanks for the review! I'm excited to read it. I've been in a reading slump lately as well. Mostly because I was trying to get through an adult series and it was so hard! I didn't finish yet but I hope to one day.
Right now I'm reading the Hourglass Door. Have you read it? It's good!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- Jess said...
Wonderful review! I'm so excited to read it!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- Cristina said...
I have this one on my list. thanks for the review!
- August 31, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Angie Cothran said...
I've heard nothing but great things about this book. I'm going to track it down.
- August 31, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Michael Offutt said...
I'm almost done reading this book. I love the characters and the world but the end battle between Espen and Senna coulda been amped up a lil more. Other than that, I agree.
- August 31, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Stacy Henrie said...
Beautiful cover!
- August 31, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Amber Argyle, author said...
I'm so glad you enjoyed! :)
- August 31, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- Steph Sinkhorn said...
Sounds like a wonderful book! And such a pretty cover O_O
- August 31, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Myrna Foster said...
Thanks for the recommendation. Love the cover!
- August 31, 2011 at 10:14 PM
- Ruth Josse said...
LOVE the cover. Ah, another book to add to the TBR list.
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Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31 (NASB)
On January 1, 2012, we opened our Bibles to John 1:1 and began a verse-by-verse study of this magnificent Gospel that has lasted almost 4½ years, through over 125 sermons. Today marks the conclusion of that series, as we look back on the abiding message of the entire book. Having examined the trees, we now look at the forest.
One of the fundamental questions we must answer for every book of the Bible that we set out to study is, "What is the purpose of this book?" Why was it written? Why should we read it? Often that purpose is not stated, so we must search like a detective looking for clues, piecing together what has been written, taking special account of all the relevant historical and cultural data that is available. But John does the reader of his Gospel a great favor. Near the end of it, he comes right out and tells us why he has written this book. "These have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name."
With those words, John tells us that he wrote his Gospel with a singular focus of proving Jesus to be the Christ, the Son of God, so that those who read these words will become convinced and place their faith in Christ in order to be saved from sin. By believing upon the Son of God, Jesus Christ, we have "life" in His name. That "life" is experienced in two ways. In John 10:10, Jesus says that He has come that we might have life, and have it abundantly. Abundant life is life here and now, lived on an entirely different plane than we have ever known it before. It is a life shared with God and imbued with His love, His joy, His peace, transforming us to whole new level of experience in this world. But the life that Jesus has promised to those who believe upon Him is not merely abundant (as if that were not enough), but it is also eternal. John 3:16 is probably the best known verse of the whole Bible. It says that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life. The life that Jesus gives to those who believe on Him will never end. The abundant life that the believer in Christ lives here and now just carries on uninterruptedly beyond this world, beyond death, beyond the grave, in God's presence in heaven forever more. This life – abundant and eternal – is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ.
Now, John says in the final words of this Gospel, "there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written" (21:25). So, it would be impossible to record in writing all the things that Jesus has done. So how did John go about deciding what to include and what to omit? John says here in 20:30-31 that he has chosen to include the information that he, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, believes to be sufficient to persuade his readers of the truthfulness of the words of Jesus and the trustworthiness of His works. None of the information he has chosen to omit from the account would help us make any more informed decision to believe upon Christ than what he has written.
So, with this aim of the Gospel in mind, let us consider what John tells us about Jesus, and how this divinely inspired revelation of Christ in this Gospel compels us to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and have life in His name.
I. The divine nature of the eternal Logos
Where does the story of Jesus Christ begin? Mark, the shortest of the four Gospels, begins with the launching of Jesus' public ministry at His baptism. Matthew and Luke, on the other hand, begin with stories surrounding the birth of Jesus. But for John, the Gospel of Jesus Christ begins, well, at the beginning. John does not begin with the baptism of Jesus, or with the birth of Jesus, but he takes us back to eternity past. He begins this Gospel the way the Bible itself begins in the book of Genesis, with the familiar words, "In the beginning."
With those words, John takes us back into eternity past, when all that existed was God. Before the universe, planet earth, the human race, or any other created thing existed, God eternally existed. Because of His nature, God is a revealer of Himself. He speaks truth. As Schaeffer's book title expresses it so well, "He is there and He is not silent." Wherever God is, His Word is present as well. So, John's Gospel begins: "In the beginning was the Word." The Greek word translated "Word" in all of our English versions is the word logos. Greek philosophers had, for 500 years, used this term to denote ultimate Reason, or that which gives shape, form, or life to the material universe. This same word was also a fitting translation of the Hebrew word often used to describe what God spoke.[1] Since John was writing for Jews and Gentiles, he finds here in this single word, Logos, a word that clearly communicates exactly who Jesus is.
He says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." This indicates to us that there is both a distinction and a singularity at play when it comes to God. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. Throughout the centuries, inspired Scripture had been giving its readers hints as to the nature of the eternal God. He is one, without question; but within the unity of God, there is a plurality of sorts. He speaks of Himself in the plural, saying things like, "Let us make man in our image." He takes upon Himself a name, Elohim, which is plural, but which becomes the subject of singular verbs. With the coming of Jesus Christ into the world, the mystery of the Trinity began to be illuminated. This eternally existent, divine Word which was with God and was God, became flesh and dwelt among us (1:14). Jesus was God, in human flesh.
That being so, John describes His divine nature in the prologue of the first chapter. He refers to this eternal Logos as the One who created all things; the One who is Light and who brings light into our darkness; He is the One who is Life, and gives life to us. And when He became flesh in the person of Jesus, John says, "We beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth" (1:14). In 1:18, he says, "No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him." In other words, as God in the flesh, Jesus uniquely reveals God to those who behold Him. As He said to Philip in John 14, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father" (14:9).
Throughout Jesus' earthly ministry, He consistently spoke of His eternal, divine nature. In John 8, when some Jews were appealing to their descent from Abraham as the basis for their relationship with God, Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am" (8:58). In John 10, when Jesus said, "I and the Father are one" (10:30). At this, the people attempted to stone Jesus to death! He said, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" They said, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God" (10:32-33). They clearly understood that He professed to be none other than God in human flesh.
Throughout John's Gospel, Jesus refers to Himself using the very name of God, "I am," by which the Lord revealed Himself to Moses at the burning bush. In 8:24, He says, "unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins." When He foretold His own death to His disciples, He said, "From now on, I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am" (13:19). Seven times, He joins the "I am" with metaphorical statements to explain His divine nature.
In 6:35, Jesus says, "I am the Bread of Life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst." These words indicate that Jesus is the One who supplies our deepest needs, who sustains our very lives, and who satisfies our deepest longings as only God can do. In 8:12, Jesus said, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life." This indicates that Jesus is the One who has come to illuminate the sin-darkened world with the light of the knowledge of God. In 10:7-9, He said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. … I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved." By these words, Jesus was telling us that He alone can provide salvation to us from our sins. How does He do that?
In John 10:11, He says, "I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep." He can be the door through which we enter for refuge and deliverance from our sins, because He is also the Shepherd who has sacrificed Himself in His death on the cross to save us. As our Good Shepherd, He also invites us into the intimacy of a personal relationship with Him. He says in 10:14, "I am the Good Shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me." Then in 11:25, Jesus says, "I am the Resurrection and the Life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies; and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." So, He is the One who has life in Himself, and is able to give that life away to those who believe in Him, and the life He gives is never-ending, and cannot be extinguished even by death.
In John 14:6, He says, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." Because He is the Way, He is the only way for us to come to the Father. There is no other way for a person to know God except through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Because He is the Truth, we can believe what He says and trust what He has done. And because He is the Life, the life that He gives to those who believe in Him is Himself – His own life which was laid down in death for us, and which lives on through us as we trust in Him and walk with Him by faith.
Finally, in John 15:1, Jesus says, "I am the True Vine." He explains the metaphor further in 15:5, saying, "I am the Vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." In other words, He is the one who sustains us and enables us to live for Him and serve Him through the intimacy of our relationship with Him. A branch removed from the vine is dead and unable to produce any fruit. We are able to be fruitful in our endeavors by abiding in the Vine in such a way that the life-giving power of the Vine flows in and through us.
Who is Jesus Christ? Over and over again, John makes it clear that He is no less than God Himself in human flesh. He has not written about everything Jesus said or did, but what He has written is sufficient to convince us of the divine nature of the eternal Logos, the Word of God, who is God, who has become flesh and dwelt among us.
Moving on from this, we find in John's Gospel …
II. The wondrous revelation of the sovereign Lord
Some of you will recall the old Burma Shave signs that used to be found along the side of the road many years ago. Out in the rural areas beyond where I grew up, some of these signs still stood when I was a kid. Over the course of a mile or so, these signs would begin to form a message. For example, the first sign might say, "A peach looks good," and then a quarter-mile later, the next sign might say, "with lots of fuzz." Traveling on, the next sign might read, "but man is no peach," and then, "and never wuz." With each sign, you got a portion of the message, which would only come together to make a complete message when the final sign had been read.[2]
In a sense, John's Gospel progresses kind of like those old Burma Shave ads. The narratives and dialogues flow into and out of several carefully chosen accounts of miracles that Jesus performed. Each one stands alone, but then presents a complete message that we only fully understand as we see them all together. John calls them "signs." A sign is an act that draws our attention beyond itself to a deeper truth. Each one shows us something about Jesus – who He is, and what He had come into the world to do. John says that Jesus performed many "signs" that are not recorded in this Gospel, but "these" signs ought to convince us to believe in Him. There are seven of them that occur in Chapters 2-12.
The first of Jesus' miracles recorded in John comes in Chapter 2 at a wedding in Cana of Galilee, where Jesus turned water into wine. Immediately, the people noticed a difference in what Jesus had provided compared to what they had already been served. The headwaiter said, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now" (2:10). In performing this miracle, Jesus was demonstrating that here, in the fullness of time, God had given His very best to the world. Jesus was the new wine that had flowed into the world at the incarnation of the Son of God. The religious system of
Israel, which
God had instituted under Moses, had become corrupted and broken beyond repair.
But God sent something better into the world – His only begotten Son to quench
the spiritual thirst of humanity in a way that nothing else could. It was a new
day that had dawned with the coming of Christ into the world, as God was
inviting the human race into the joy of a covenant relationship with Himself. John
says, "This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested
His glory, and His disciples believed in Him" (2:11).
Upon returning to Cana of Galilee at a later time, Jesus was met by a royal official from
He had heard of Jesus and made it a point to see Him, because he was desperate.
You see, his son was sick and near to the point of death. The Bible says that
"he was imploring Him to come down (to Capernaum)
and heal his son" (4:47). He said to Jesus, "Sir, come down before my child
dies," and Jesus said, "Go; your son lives" (4:49-50). The man believed Jesus and
set out for home, only to discover that at the very same moment that the Lord
Jesus spoke this word to him, his son was miraculously healed. In performing
this miracle, Jesus showed that He holds all of life in His power, and with the
speaking of His word and the exercise of His will, He can sustain life and
restore it.
Following this, Jesus returned to
where He found a lame man laying by the pool of Bethesda. A myth had circulated that the
waters of that pool had curative powers, but this man had seen no evidence of
that. For 38 years he had been hopelessly paralyzed. But Jesus came along and
said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet and walk," and immediately the man
did (John 5:8-9). Now it just so happened to be the Sabbath, and the religious
authorities began to take issue with the fact that both Jesus and this man were
violating the Sabbath – Jesus by healing, and the man by carrying his pallet. In
this sign, Jesus was showing Himself to be the One who has authority over the
Sabbath, that is, the giver and right interpreter of the Law of God. He was
showing them that compassion for mankind knows no bounds and is never
forbidden, no matter what day of the week it is. But more importantly, Jesus
was showing us through this lame man what He is able to do spiritually for all
who trust in Him. Like that hopeless paralytic, each one of us is born in a
hopeless spiritual condition, unable to take one step toward God unless the
Lord first comes to us. And He is able to make us whole, make us new, make us
to arise and walk by faith in Him if we will but trust in the Lord Jesus.
In Chapter 6, we find the only miracle that is recorded in all four Gospels. It is the feeding of the five thousand – though we should be clear that all four Gospels indicate that it was 5,000 men, and Matthew tells us that this does not include the number of women and children. With the day growing late, and the crowd reluctant to disperse from the teaching of Jesus, the disciples began to wonder how this multitude would be fed. A boy was found in possession of five barley loaves and two small fish, and he was brought to Jesus. Jesus took those small portions and gave thanks to His Father for them and then began to distribute them. When all had been served, everyone ate all that they wanted, and there were leftovers enough to satisfy even the disciples (6:1-14). In this sign, Jesus was showing us that He is the One who is able to supply our every need. Our limitations do not limit Him. He has the power and authority to provide for us according to His will. And what He has provided for us most importantly is Himself as the Bread of Life which will satisfy and sustain us forever.
Just a little while after this miracle, the disciples went on across the Sea of Galilee toward
with Jesus promising to come after them later. Along the way, a terrible storm
arose on the sea, but it was not the storm that frightened them the most. What frightened
them most was the vision of Jesus walking across the water and drawing near to
them (6:15-20). But it was not a vision – it was reality. Jesus was
demonstrating His power over all of the elements of nature – sea and storm and
wind and rain. Everything in creation is under His authority, including the
human race. He says to the disciples as He draws near to them, "It is I; do not
be afraid." He is teaching us through this sign that when we walk with Him by
faith through life, there is nothing that we will encounter that is beyond His authority
or His ability. We need not live in fear, because we walk with the One who is
Lord over all.
In Chapter 9, Jesus encounters a man who was born blind. Jesus spat on the ground and making clay from the mud that He wiped on the man's eyes and told him to go and wash. When he washed the mud from this man's eyes, he could see again. In performing this miracle, Jesus was showing Himself to be the Light of the World that casts out the darkness of this world into which we are born.
And then we come to the tomb of Lazarus in Chapter 11. It is a hopeless scene, until the Lord Jesus shows up. With the sound of His word, He calls Lazarus forth from the tomb, and out He comes. Here Jesus shows Himself to be the Lord of life and death – the One who is able to overcome death, foreshadowing His own resurrection and the resurrection of all who trust in Him in the last day.
And so, with these seven signs, John has shown Jesus to be the Sovereign Lord – Lord over creation, and Lord over life and death. In so doing, John has set the stage for the final half of his Gospel, in which we find …
III. The glorious grace of the Holy Lamb.
Almost half of the Gospel According to John takes place over the course of the final week of the earthly life of Jesus in which He enters into Jerusalem, is betrayed by Judas Iscariot, arrested, condemned to death, crucified, and arisen from death. The bulk of this latter half of John's Gospel is focused on the final 24 hours leading up to the cross. But long before that, this was foreshadowed in the first chapter, as John the Baptist said, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (1:29). As the sacrificial lambs were slaughtered on the altar of Jerusalem, Jesus had come into the world to be the ultimate and final sacrifice that takes away the sin of the world by the shedding of His blood on the cross.
Throughout John's Gospel, there is a recurring emphasis on Jesus' appointed time or hour. At the first miracle, Jesus said to His mother, "My hour has not yet come" (2:4). When His brothers were compelling Him to go to
and make a public demonstration, Jesus said, "My time is not yet here, … My
time has not yet fully come" (7:6, 8). When a crowd tried to seize Him in Jerusalem, they were
prevented from so doing, "because," John says, "His hour had not yet come"
(7:30; cf. 8:20). But beginning in Chapter 12, Jesus begins to say, "The hour
has come for the Son of Man to be glorified" (12:23). He says, "What shall I
say, 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this
hour. Father, glorify Your name" (12:27-28). Then as Jesus gathers into the
upper room for a final meal with His disciples, John 13:1 says that Jesus knew
"that His hour had come and that He would depart out of this world to the
Father." And as He went to His Father in prayer, He prayed, "Father, the hour
has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You" (17:1).
The hour for which Christ had come into the world – the hour where His glory would be most supremely displayed – was the moment when He would lay down His life in death to become our substitute and bear our sins under the outpouring of God's judgment and wrath. This is the Good Shepherd, laying down His life for His sheep (10:11). This is the gracious glory of the love of God for humanity – the giving of His Only Begotten Son, who is lifted up on the cross like the lifting up of the serpent impaled on the staff in the days of Moses, that all who look upon Him in belief would not perish but have everlasting life (3:15-16).
Jesus said that He possessed the authority to lay His own life down, and the authority to take it up again (10:18). This He did on the third day, when His tomb was found to be empty, and when He appeared to Mary Magdalene at the tomb, to the disciples in the locked room. A week later, He appeared to them again in the same place, this time with Thomas, who beheld the wounds that were born in His body in His sacrificial death, and declared Jesus to be, "my Lord and my God" (20:28).
Like a grand weaver, John has carefully chosen and skillfully knitted together these various strands from the life and ministry of Jesus Christ so that we see a beautiful tapestry depicting for us this Christ who is the Son of God. He is the divine, eternal Word of God – the Logos – who became flesh for us in the incarnation, who testified to His divine nature in all that He taught and preached, and who demonstrated His sovereignty as Lord over nature and over life and death until the very day when, as the Lamb of God slain to remove the sins of the world, He laid down His life and took it up again. These things, John says, are sufficient to make the case that Jesus is who He said He is – the Christ and the Son of God. If we will believe in Him, we will find life, abundant and eternal, by faith in His name. If you never have before, I pray that today, you will be convinced by what is revealed for us in the Gospel According to John to turn from your sin and trust in the Lord Jesus, who bore your sins under their full penalty in His death, that you might be forgiven, reconciled to God, and saved to the uttermost by His matchless grace. Those of us who have come to believe upon the Lord Jesus have been commissioned by Him to take this message to all the world. He said, "As the Father has sent Me, I also send you" (20:21). How will we persuade others to believe? I suggest that we do even as John has done, and present to them the Word of God, as recorded here, that they might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing they may have life in His name. Invite that person to read and study through John's Gospel with you over the course of days, weeks, or months, allowing them to see and hear for themselves who Jesus is and what He has done for them.


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In your bag No: 872 – Bolun Chen
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by Bellamy /2 min read
In your bag 872, Bolun Chen
Check out this Leica lovers bag. Quite possibly the first bag with bottles of Tabasco. Check it out.
My name is Bolun Chen. I am are street photographer based in Perth, Western Australia. (Where the missing flight MH370 might be..)
I am 23 years old and currently studying Master of Architecture.
This is a photo of what I normally carry when travel. But when doing street photography, only the Leica M9 and either 35 or 50 is carried.
The equipment list are:
Leica M9 with Leica Ostrich strap
50mm Summilux f1.4 ASPH
35mm Summilux f1.4 ASPH
SF 240D Leica flash with off shoe Nikon sc-17 cable (with TAP AND DYE hand strap)
Leica Charger with an apple adapter
Car adapter for the charger
6 Leica M9 batteries
Giottos Rocket Blower
Giottos lens solution
Gitzo basalt light weight tripod, with Leica ballhead
Polaroid SX-70 land camera SONAR
Ipad 2
Macbook Pro
Leica mouse pad
Shure in-earphone blue limited edition
TISSOT TOUCH watch
Jack Daniels 50ml
2X TABASCO 3.7ml
Emporio Armani sunglasses
Sagawa Fujii's glasses
Moleskine notebook version Helvetica
Billingham Leica and Billingham handly pro are the bags for these gears.
Thank you and please keep the awesomeness coming!
Best Regards
Bolun Chen
Thanks for the bag shot, Bolun. I am intrigued by the Tabasco.
Check out the links and make sure you come and comment.
Keep them coming folks, we need more submissions, so get your bag on Japancamerahunter.com. Send me a hi resolution image of the bag (please make sure it is horizontal) and its contents, with some details about yourself and what you shoot. Oh and don't forget your contact details (twitter, flickr, tumbler et al). Send the bag shots here. Please understand that there is a long wait now as there is a backlog of submissions. Not all make the cut, so make sure yours is funny/interesting/quirky. And please make sure the shot is of good quality, as the ones that are not do not go up.
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so much $$$$ in one photo, what a great student life.
I think people focus too much on the term 'student'. ;) He actually worked hard for these, tho it was a great student life.
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Very cool bag contents. For anyone that wants an interesting read about Perth, check this out: http://www.yomadic.com/perth-real-australia/
Hmmm, I wish Nate from Yomadic would share his bag here.
Most obscenely expensive gear pack in quite a while, and it belongs to a student… I think I'm gonna quit following this.
I think people focus too much on the term 'student'. ;) He actually worked hard for these, so please chill and keep following
I was waiting for an explanation for the Tabasco sauce, some kind of freakishly spicy bourbon-based cocktail perhaps…Nothing like shooting with a buzz on.
Everything is changing, from the past students with some soviet cheap camera to new student with Leica, Summilux Billingham bag and Armani glasses……well congrat to your dad!
Btw sorry but a bottle of Jack Daniels in a photo bag personally isn't something to be proud. :)
Hi Luca how's it going? Everything is changing indeed, the difference is the new students work as well as study, and thus saves up for Leica, one's dream camera. Also the camera is sourced second hand, which is significantly cheaper than the new one ;) Have a little bit of whiskey at the end of sunset shooting on the beach is actually very inspiring. Nothing to be proud of, just some weird personal hoppy I suppose ;)
The demonstration of wealth is so boring. People who show a very simple equipment (e.g. a Rollei 35 some weeks before) linked to phantastic work are really impressing.
I think people focus too much on the term 'student'. This is not a demonstration of wealth, but like Bellamy said, it's just a Leica lover's bag:)
Great to see my photo finally on the site! Thank you Bellamy for posting this ;)
To me Tabasco is a great companion with fresh oysters, which is quite popular here. They are very easy and cheap to get at the fish markets in Perth. I always seem to go there at the end of my street photo shots and have some fresh oysters with tabasco source to finish the day of shooting.


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We have an exclusive arrangement with S-E-T, Bremen, for German groups wishing to visit Shakespeare's Globe for our Lively Action Programme. This is because of the very high number of students that we welcome from Germany and the limited space we have available to us for workshops and lectures. Thus, any German school or travel company wishing to book with us must do so through S-E-T in Bremen. S-E-T do not charge commission.
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Weekdays 4pm
Please note: during the Summer Season, Unser Globe workshops start at 4.15pm
For students aged 11-16
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Unser Shakespeare
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Judge Kills Alaska Abortion Restriction
ANCHORAGE (CN) – Alaska law and regulations on medically necessary abortions are unconstitutional, a Superior Court judge ruled.
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest sued the state and its Commissioner of Health and Social Services William Streur in 2014, challenging Alaska Senate Bill 49 and the accompanying regulation that "severely restrict the circumstances under which Alaska will pay for medically necessary abortions for women who rely on the Medicaid program for their health care."
Anchorage Superior Court Judge John Suddock ruled that the law and regulation violate the Alaska Constitution's equal protection clause – as did similar restrictions which were declared unconstitutional 14 years ago.
"The Alaska DHSS has no omnibus definition of medical necessity by which it determines whether medical services are covered by Medicaid," Suddock wrote on Aug. 27. Suddock declined to offer his own definition of "sound prudential reasons." But he said the "high-risk high-hazard standard" of the law and regulation "denies low-income women seeking Medicaid abortions the equal protection of Alaska law."
Senate Bill 49 , enacted in 2014 as AS 47.07.068, defined "medically necessary abortion for purposes of making payments under the state Medicaid program."
Section 2 states: "The department may not pay for abortion services under this chapter unless the abortion services are for a medically necessary abortion or the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest. Payment may not be made for elective abortion."
A DHSS regulation stipulated the content of the request form for abortions, which Streur amended "without DHSS staff involvement."
The amendment states: "I certify based upon all of the information available to me … that in my professional medical judgment the abortion procedure was medically necessary to avoid a threat of a serious risk to the physical health of the woman from continuation of her pregnancy due to the impairment of a major bodily function including but not limited to one of the following …"
Then comes a list of medical conditions, including death, diabetes, renal disease, epilepsy and coma.
In 1998 Alaska killed Medicaid funding for most medically necessary abortions for low-income women. The Alaska Supreme Court found this unconstitutional in 2001, as a violation of due process. The new law and regulation fail for the same reason, Suddock wrote. He stopped short, however, of adopting Justice Sen Tan's 2001 definition of medical necessity.
"It is likely that Alaska's Supreme Court will re-examine them closely as it decides whether to itself a definitive standard," Suddock wrote.
The state attorney general's office said it is reviewing the ruling and cannot say yet whether the state will appeal.
The 1998 law and regulation restricted state-funded Medicaid abortions to instances of rape, incest or risk of death to the woman. Planned Parenthood successfully challenged it.
In the new lawsuit, originally filed in January 2014 and amended in May that year, Planned Parenthood said that from 2002 to 2014 the Legislature enacted budgetary restrictions prohibiting the DHSS from paying for any abortion services except with federal funding.
Each year, the state budget included: "No money appropriated in this appropriation may be expended for an abortion that is not a mandatory service required under AS 47.07.030(a)."
And each year through 2014, the Office of the Attorney General responded: "DHSS, however, is under the superior court order to operate its Medicaid program in a constitutional manner by providing payment for [abortion services]."
Planned Parenthood claimed: "In reducing the ability of women to access medically necessary care, the funding restrictions actually harm, rather than protect public health."


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A 'Friends' Trivia Night Is Coming So Get Ready To Impress Your Mates
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We all love the classic sitcom Friends and yes, everyone claims to be the biggest fan of the show. But are you really? How well do you actually remember all those episodes, quotes and random cameos?
Well, it's time to put all your talk to the test with The Old Laundry's Friends Quiz Night!
"If you liked the show or you're a die hard fan that hasn't missed an episode it's going to be SUCH a fun night."
Teams can be made up of 2-10 people depending on table availability and food and drinks will be flowing all night.
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You should make sure that either section A, B, C or D has been filled in. If more than one of these sections has been completed you should check whether more than one application for clearance (IHTM40012) is needed and, if necessary, ask the taxpayer to send further copies of form IHT30.
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But it is the weekend, the sun is shining and I'm feeling a little French, so a petit café (little coffee) is keeping me company as I type. Oh yes, it's great to be good; but God it's good to be bad.
To fulfil my yearning for a little piece of France this morning I have been looking at two of my major girl crushes online - Inès de la Fressange, who I discovered in the 1980's, whilst she was Karl Lagerfield's muse for Chanel. Now in her 50's, still gorgeous with a seemingly effortless chic she has a newsletter - La Lettre d'Inès.
|Inès de la Fressange from her newsletter
|Inès de la Fressange
The other is the illustrator and style blogger Garance Dore. Here is a picture of Garance with newly cropped hair wearing a dress at Cannes 2015.
|Garance Dore
|Illustration © Garance Dore
One of the products Inès mentions in her newsletter is Vinaigre des 4 Voleurs.
The name intrigued me so I did a little research and discovered this herbal tincture supposedly kept alive 4 thieves who robbed graves during the Great Plague of Marseille in 1720. Legend has it that under threat of death they divulged their life-saving secret, which was a herbal infusion.
There are several different recipes online, I have badly translated one below.
It can be used as an antiseptic aftershave, to treat dandruff even taken diluted as a health tonic for all varieties of ailment from acid reflux to general sickness.
La fameuse recette du Vinaigre des 4 Voleurs
The famous recipe for 4 Thieves Vinegar
Dans 1 litre de vinaigre de cidre mettez ces plantes séchées:
Add these dried herbs to 1 litre of cider vinegar.
20 g de romarin (20g rosemary)
20 g de lavande (20g lavender)
20 g de sauge (20g sage)
20 g d'absinthe (20g artemisia absinthium - wormwood)
20 g de rue (20g common rue - ruta graveolens)
20 g de thym (20g thyme)
20 g de menthe (20g mint)
3 g de muscade en poudre (3g powdered nutmeg)
30 clous de girofles ou 3g de poudre de girofles (30 cloves)
3 g de cannelle en poudre (3g ground cinnamon)
3 gousses d'ail (3 garlic cloves)
5 g de camphre (5g camphor - Cinnamomum Camphora)
Vous laissez macérer pendant 10 à 15 jours, puis vous filtrez et vous mettez en bouteilles. La conservation doit se faire au frais et à l'abri de la lumière.
Leave to macerate for 10 to 15 days then sieve into bottles and keep in a cool dark place out of direct sunlight.
I might try it, although apparently it tastes and smells abhorrent! And I may attempt to plant up a 4 thieves herb bed at my new allotment.
|Herb Garden at Pantry Garden Herbs


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Don't Wait to Move Before Cleaning These 5 Things
A friend of mine just left her apartment of almost fifteen years and found herself cleaning her stove for the first time. She shared on Facebook: "It's interesting the things you clean when you are moving out of an apartment that you never once cleaned for your own benefit while living there." It's so true! Don't you deserve a clean home as much as the next tenants?
First, it needs to be said: these are not fun things to clean. Which is probably why you've avoided them. Here are what I would consider the Big Five that you may already do a cursory cleaning on, but you may not have tackled as a truly deep clean:
1. Oven
It's easy to put off cleaning an oven (especially the inside) because, for the most part, not having a spotless oven doesn't affect the performance. But oven dirt and grease builds up over time and just gets that much worse to clean if you neglect it. If you usually do a quick surface clean, but avoid a true deep clean why wait until move-out day when it will be much worse?
2. Refrigerator
Is a thorough fridge cleaning part of your Spring Cleaning routine...or part of your Move Out routine? Enjoy a really sparkly fridge while you're living there, gosh darn it! I'm not just talking about wiping down the shelves - get rid of the stuff that is too old to eat, wipe everything down, and, depending on the type of freezer you have - do a full defrost.
3. Windows
Unless there's a really obvious smudge or dirt, many of us don't make the windows part of our regular cleaning routine (and, ahem, many of us don't truly have a "regular cleaning routine"). And it's not just about the glass - those sills don't clean themselves.
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A Life of Seasons
A relationship, like our planet, exists in cycles. There is a fertile spring, where hopes and promises and kisses are sown like seeds in a welcoming earth. We can then watch those seeds bloom into contentment during a long (hopefully) steamy summer, after which we begin experiencing a slow down. It's still pleasant, but an unmistakable chill has entered the air. It's not as fruitful as it once was, but it offers its own form of beauty and reward. Following this, of course, is the winter, where the landscape is barren and blanketed by cold, and everything that was lively and vital in the earlier seasons is either dead or sleeping.
Most people get divorced or break up during these winters, having lost hope of a coming rebirth. In many cases, they're justified. Not everyone has the time or the patience to outlast an ice age.
Some people use this to argue against monogamy in general. They say it's unnatural. That nothing is permanent and that all good things eventually run their course. For them, this may be true. So they insist on living in a perpetual spring and summer, experiencing the cold only as long as it takes them to put their shoes back on and bolt to a sunnier climate. I agree with them on one count: nothing is permanent. Everything is evolving or devolving, degrading or healing. Even love can disappear under a layer of frost, only to be revealed--perfectly preserved and as vital as ever--after a spring melt.
But this doesn't negate monogamy.
I think some may fear a life with one person, because it means putting your soul on the line. Someday, that person could leave or die, leaving you old, used up, and alone. My grandfather was recently hospitalized for a mysterious health condition and as of this writing, his prospects are looking rather bleak. He and my grandmother have been married for over 50 years. I try to imagine how many seasons their own marriage must have experienced over those decades. She remains so stoic in the face of the immense fear she must certainly be feeling at the idea of losing her life's one true partner. I try putting myself in her shoes and I almost turn to jelly at the thought. But I also know that the certainty of love and eventual loss outweighs any alternative, and I see a certain beauty and maturity in couples that have weathered so many storms. They know what's coming, and it's easier to see it and invite it in when you're in your eighties than in your thirties.
I wonder where my life would be now if I continued to run at the first sign of a chill, or if I believed that a longer than usual winter was the sign of an ice age. I'm not saying there is anything unnatural or natural about settling down with one person for the rest of your life. It's all in what you're comfortable with. I can say with certainty, after having tried it both ways, that while I can love many people for various reasons, the part of me where romance, sex, and true devotion lives can only belong to one person. I can transfer it (at great cost and peril), but I cannot divide it. And I have realized that when the winter comes, I must work harder to protect that part of me from the cold.
We hunker down, stay warm. We love each other as best as we can, even if cabin fever is starting to set in and make us do and think things we never would have when the sun was freely giving its warmth. I often find that just when I'm aching to break free, I throw open the door to discover new warmth, and little sprigs of life popping up through the melting snow.
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This needs to be on a billboard somewhere.ReplyDelete
a beautiful post, Allie. I can so relate.ReplyDelete
I love that I have your blog right on my home page and get to see when you update it. This one is so relevant and timeless. I used to call your spring 'the carnival ride'. That endless outpouring of romance when we first meet someone is so easy. I wanted to be with someone who realized that when that initial ride ended, we would hold hands as we got off the ride. I agree that many people are addicted to the beginnings and once that's run it's course, it's on to the next relationship. (I have done this myself) I don't think it's wrong, it depends on what you want. Now though, I have the same temperament as you do. I want the person I'm with and just him. I want to explore new terrain of love that I never even knew existed. I know that comes with pain but it's worth it. I love the images you chose--the seasons with the tree and the new bud coming out of the snow. Ahhh...I feel aligned now. Thank you, Allison.ReplyDelete
get outta my head woman! seriously this was a beautiful piece! thank you!ReplyDelete
That was lovely.ReplyDelete
If only both partners in a relationship felt this way instead of running for warmer climes all the time. :/


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I was recently lucky enough to be asked to trial a coat from Irish outdoors company Target Dry. I was pretty excited about this as I'm ALWAYS freezing and was after a 'proper' coat to try and keep a bit of extra warmth in.
Now this isn't a glamourous or fashionable piece, obviously, but it's totally practical and perfect for people who have to walk their commutes (like me) or take little people or animals out a lot (also like me).
The coat I chose was the Apollo Waterproof Xtreme coat* (£89.99), which I think may have had a new version released over the last few weeks.
The coat is highly waterproof, highly breathable and highly windproof. I've put it to the test over the past few weeks against the Welsh winds and rains and can say that it certainly lives up to these claims!
I also love the big roomy pockets, the hidden hood and the adjustable hems for keeping all the warmth in!
I would say that the sizes come up a little bigger than I thought - but I'm fine with a bit of extra room because it means I can layer a big comfy hoodie underneath for when the weather really drops!
I love this coat and I'm certainly getting plenty of wear out of it. Unfortunately I asked Mr. Electric Suede to take a few photos of me out and about in it and they were pretty much all rubbish so I apologise for that!
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That's right; we're celebrating the fairest of all seasons with complementary court time from 2pm - 6pm every Friday all summer long. What better way to beat the heat than a little free shuffling and a cool Floyd Swem Margarita at your own personal air-conditioned-paradise... The RPSC is your home away from home.