tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49719735158327829282024-02-07T00:45:34.281-05:00Country Grown GirlMallory O'Bierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356144327554609468noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971973515832782928.post-89523210501123267372015-01-24T22:30:00.000-05:002015-02-02T12:38:02.084-05:00A "Tornado" Hit the Barn<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>A tornado hit the barn. </i>(<i>No, </i>not <i>literally!</i>) Perhaps I'd better start at the beginning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">First, allow me to instruct you in how the barn <i>ought </i>to be on a normal morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My chickens sleep in a stall in the barn at night. They are also fed there, and spend bad weather days there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My goats normally sleep in the stall next door to the chickens, but <i>lately </i>I've been keeping the goats loose in the barn (doors shut so they won't wander off, of course!) so they have more space. (Just as an experiment, mind,) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That way on the nasty days when they can't go outside in the pasture, they won' t be so cramped. (And by the way, there are a <i>lot </i>of nasty days this time of the year)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Anyway, for a week or so every night my goats have been trying to open the gate and break into the chickens' stall so they can fill their already rotund bellies with chicken feed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>That's when disaster struck.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today I opened up the barn doors, only to blink in astonishment. I found ruffled chickens scattered, and two distressed goats looking up at me. <i>Two. </i>There were supposed to be seven. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Possibilities swirled in my brain, but before they had a chance to materialize I looked over into the corner (the exact location of the chickens' stall) and saw <i>five pairs </i>of wide eyes staring back at me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was mad. I glared at the goats. They continued to stare helplessly at me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Judging by the evidence, (i.e., aside from the aforementioned facts, the broken and empty chicken feeder, the turned over nesting box, and <i>the stall gate closed,</i>) being a regular Sherlock Holmes, I <i>reasonably </i>deducted that the culprits had combined their efforts in the massive break in, and they would have gotten away with it too, if the gate hadn't got stuck, trapping them like rats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Served them right," I growled, and now they wanted <i>me </i>to let them out? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Suddenly the absurdity of the situation, and guilty, anxious faces of all the wicked goats hit home, and I laughed, releasing all of the pent up anger and frustration that had gathered inside me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Oh, well. What's done is <i>done.</i>" I moved to release the prisoners, but froze, hand stretched toward the gate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I smiled (an evil smile;) and filled up their grain trough instead, while they watched the two (as chance would have it) innocent goats eat the grain. When I thought they had suffered enough, (roughly two minutes of agony;) I set the prisoners free so they could finish the grain with the others. They didn't deserve any, (they were fortunate not to be <i>sick</i>) but they were <i>goats, </i>after all...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">...and goats will be goats, and goats will eat...and eat...and eat...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Smiling, I walked back to the house just as the sun showed his cheery face at last from behind stormy clouds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sometimes, when you're mad, you just need to<i> laugh.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">P.S. I guess the goats will have to go back in their stall where they belong. (They'll just have to get used to being a little cramped;)</span></i><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">This article and all other original content is © Copyright-all rights reserved- you may email for express permission of the author to reproduce content in any way provided you acknowledge "Little Maid of Virginia" as the original source.</div>Mallory O'Bierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356144327554609468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971973515832782928.post-83442678463708207492014-03-27T21:28:00.000-04:002014-03-27T21:33:21.047-04:00The Sunshine Award!<div style="background-color: white; color: #3f3d3d; font-family: 'GFS Didot'; font-size: 17.27272605895996px; line-height: 21.636362075805664px; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">I have been nominated for another<b> award</b> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(The Sunshine Award!)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> this time by <a href="http://gazing-wonders.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-sunshine-award-aspen.html" target="_blank">Laura</a> from <a href="http://gazing-wonders.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-sunshine-award-aspen.html" target="_blank">Gazing Wonders</a> blog. (She's a country girl like me, and I <i>love</i> reading about her adventures on the farm!)</span></div>
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Way out in the middle of nowhere if I had my pick. Nothing suits me more than backroads, creeks, fields, and woods. To be more specific, either here in Virginia, maybe Tennessee, Hawaii (for the surfing) or Ireland.<br />
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A charming white farmhouse, with green shutters and roof, surrounded by trees and green fields, and maybe a creek close by.<br />
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Give me country, country, and more country!<br />
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Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...that's a toughie. The sunset for one. I wrote a bit of a poem called "Under a Tie-dye Sky" about it. Here's a verse or two.<br />
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Darby O'Gill...and I still don't want to talk about it!<br />
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Yes, because I was very imaginative, and I thought all sorts of creatures lurked in the dark. I quickly outgrew the fear however, and I don't even take a flashlight when I go outside at night anymore. I'm quite a night owl!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><b>9. Your favorite dessert.</b></i></span><br />
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Homemade ice cream (or, does <i><b>bacon</b></i> count?) if it is even <i>possible</i> to have favorites.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>9. An animal that creeps you out.</b></span></i><br />
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Black crickets hopping out from under things, and black widows in the barn. Yikes, and more yikes!!!<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>10. A great lesson you have learned over the years?</b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's hard to choose just one, but...</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've learned that forgiveness happens when ONE person decides to put his or herself in the <i>other's </i>place, and listens with their <i>heart </i>instead of answering with their <i>head, </i>and asks what they can do to make it <i>better. </i><i> </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>11. Something you can't live without.</b></span></i><br />
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BACON. Amen anyone? But to be <i>more</i> serious, (because I'm incapable of <i>complete</i> seriousness;) the love of Jesus Christ. Get this...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Romans 8:38-39</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.</i></span><br />
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No worries then!<br />
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<u>My nominees (I'm running out of people to nominate too!)</u></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://followerofchristsblog.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Cameron</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://unfadingelegance.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Taleisha</a></span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://thecountryhandmaiden.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Elizabeth</a></b></div>
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<u>My questions for you</u></h3>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. I spy something green...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Quick! Name something you can see from where you are that's green! Failing green, red!)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. If I drove by your house I would see...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. A saying or quote that floats your boat.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Your favorite meal (or snack) of the day.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. A special spot for reflection.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Poetry, or prose?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">8. The first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">9. To double dip, or not to double dip?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">10. When you meet someone new, what is the first thing you tend to notice about them?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">11. Quick, you're all alone, and lost in the middle of nowhere. All you have to eat is a banana you are holding in one hand while you're being chased by a whole bunch of giant (hungry looking) monkeys. </i></span></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do you: a. Speak monkey, and tell them you come in peace, b. Eat the banana, and see if they stop chasing you, c. Throw the banana at the monkeys, or d. Fight off the monkeys with the banana!</i></div>
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Thanks for reading! </div>
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(I hope you enjoyed my answers:)</div>
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If you haven't been nominated, feel free to answer my questions in the comment section. I'd love to hear your answers!</div>
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Sorry I've been rather absent lately, but I'm working on a post right now that should (hopefully:) explain why I've been so BUSY!</div>
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<i>Yours truly,</i></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">- Mallory</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">This article and all other original content is © Copyright-all rights reserved- you may email for express permission of the author to reproduce content in any way provided you acknowledge "Little Maid of Virginia" as the original source.</div>Mallory O'Bierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356144327554609468noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971973515832782928.post-8707801754746485662014-03-08T18:20:00.000-05:002014-03-08T18:20:33.672-05:00You Tell on Yourself<div style="text-align: center;">
I read this poem by Jamie Sidwell in a blog post called <a href="http://anoblecallingblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"Pursuing Godliness"</a> at <a href="http://anoblecallingblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Noble Calling</a>. I liked it, so I thought I would share the full version of it with you!</div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"You Tell on Yourself"</span></b></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You tell on yourself by the friends you seek,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the very manner in which you speak,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the way you employ your leisure time,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the use you make of dollar and dime.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You tell what you are by the things you wear,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the spirit in which you your burdens bear,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the kind of things at which you laugh,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the records you play on the phonograph.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">You tell what you are by the way you walk,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the things of which you delight to talk,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the manner in which you bear defeat,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By so simple a thing as how you eat.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf:</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In these ways and more, you tell on yourself.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So there's really no particle of sense</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In an effort to keep up false pretense</span></i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">-Jamie Sidwell</span></b></i></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">This article and all other original content is © Copyright-all rights reserved- you may email for express permission of the author to reproduce content in any way provided you acknowledge "Little Maid of Virginia" as the original source.</div>Mallory O'Bierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356144327554609468noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971973515832782928.post-23334728389059185952014-02-19T21:05:00.000-05:002014-03-08T18:22:41.998-05:00Blog Awards!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://anoblecallingblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/blogging-award-tag-post.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ANobleCallingEncouragementForDaughtersAtHome+%28A+Noble+Calling+~+Encouragement+for+Daughters+at+Home%29" target="_blank">Libby over at A Noble Calling</a> nominated me for some cool awards! Fun right?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Liebster Award...</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">source: <a href="http://anoblecallingblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/blogging-award-tag-post.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ANobleCallingEncouragementForDaughtersAtHome+%28A+Noble+Calling+~+Encouragement+for+Daughters+at+Home%29" target="_blank">A Noble Calling</a></span></i></div>
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<u><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rules:</span></i></b></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Link the blog that nominated you for the award.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Choose 11 bloggers to nominate that have less than 200 followers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Answer the questions given to you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Let the people who you have nominated know when you have done so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. You can't nominate the person who has nominated you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Create 11 questions for the bloggers you've nominated to answer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. You must follow the blog that nominated you.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>(Libby's questions:)</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. </span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What are 3 of your favorite books- besides the Bible, of course?</span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ooh, that's a tough one. "Laddie: a True Blue Story" by Gene Stratton Porter, "Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and "The Story Girl" by Lucy M. Montgomery, to name a few.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. </span><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What is your favorite thing to bake?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I thought the last one was tough! Hmm...if pizza counts, then definitely pizza!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: bold;"> If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be?</span><br />
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<i>Hawaii, because I love surfing!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. <b>If you have to live somewhere besides the U.S., where would it be and why?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><i>Scotland, because the country is beautiful, the people have lovely accents, and I would enjoy learning Gaelic! (Which actually isn't spoken very much any more)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 5. <b>Name 5 of your favorite movies.</b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sergeant York, October Baby, Tangled, Facing the Giants, any movie with Roy Rogers,</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. <b>Do you have any pets? If so, what kinds are they?</b></span><br />
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<i> I have goats, chickens, and a miniature piebald dachshund named Toby.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. <b>What's one of your favorite Bible verses or passages?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><i> The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation. - Psalm 118:14</i></div>
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<i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. <b>Where do you turn when you are needing encouragement?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><i> Oh dear. I do lots of different things! Sometimes I pray, or sing. Singing always helps! Sometimes I read blog posts, especially <a href="http://holleygerth.com/what-brings-you-joy/">Holley Gerth's</a> because they are so uplifting. If I'm really down, I explore Pinterest! It has both inspiration, (Bible verses, quotes etc.) and pins to make me laugh.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. <b>Do you know how to sew?</b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Yes!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 10. <b>What is one thing that you don't know how to do, but would like to learn?</b></span><br />
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<i> I really want to learn how to ice skate!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11. <b>Would you rather hold a snake or pet a shark?</b></span><br />
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<i> Hold a snake hands down! (Give me a nice, cute little green snake about the size of a pencil with a little pink tongue any day over a shark!)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">1. What is your favorite ice cream flavour? (or other dessert if you don't like ice cream)</i><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;"><br /></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">2. It's raining outside. Do you: a. Read a book, b. Catch up on that to do list, c. Watch your favorite movie or TV show, or d. play board games with your family?</i><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;"><br /></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">3. What book of the Bible do you find most interesting?</i><i style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;"><br /></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">source: <a href="http://anoblecallingblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/blogging-award-tag-post.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ANobleCallingEncouragementForDaughtersAtHome+%28A+Noble+Calling+~+Encouragement+for+Daughters+at+Home%29" target="_blank">A Noble Calling</a></span></i></div>
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<i><u><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rules:</span></b></u></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Answer the questions set by your Nomination Blogger- Nominate 11 bloggers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>11 facts about me:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">1. I am crazy about old literature (you'll find me digging through dusty old books at thrift stores)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">2. I strongly dislike, and am prejudiced against, wearing the color purple, even though it's a good color for me. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">3. I am obsessed with jackets (I have dozens!) especially denim, or army green.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">4. I love trying new things! </span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">5. My writing is my life.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">6. I like Bluegrass music</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">7. I'm a mean chess player (Checkmate!)</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">8. I have a knack for remembering random information, and forgetting the things I'm supposed to remember.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">9. I love to knit</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">10. </span></i></span><i><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 19.599998474121094px;">Being upside down helps when I'm nauseated</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 1. <b>How tall are you?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. <b>What are your favorite tea/coffee flavors?</b></span><b><br /></b><i><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Peppermint, or chamomile lavender tea,</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What are your favorite TV shows?</b><br />
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<i> "Lawman," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," and "The Donna Reed Show"</i><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My Bloggers to Tag (For 1 or both awards)</span></b></u></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(I could only think of five to nominate. Bummer!)</span></i></div>
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<a href="http://delightinjoy.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Carissa</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://aheartsurrenderedblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amy</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://daughterofthelord.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anna</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://mysunkissedfarm.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://kidsstuffnews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span id="goog_653741805"></span>Melody</span><span id="goog_653741806"></span></a></div>
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Thanks everybody! Hope you enjoyed! (I did:) If you weren't nominated you're welcome to answer the questions in the comment section. I can't wait to hear your thoughts and answers!<br />
- Mallory</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">This article and all other original content is © Copyright-all rights reserved- you may email for express permission of the author to reproduce content in any way provided you acknowledge "Little Maid of Virginia" as the original source.</div>Mallory O'Bierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356144327554609468noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971973515832782928.post-43136355939303229612014-02-10T20:26:00.000-05:002014-02-10T20:37:31.142-05:00The Language of Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></i><i>Carnation W</i><i>hite:<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Purity</span></i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></i><i>Carnation Red:<span style="font-weight: normal;"> My heart is broken</span></i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></i><i>Daisy:<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Innocence</span></i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></i><i>Forgetmenot: <span style="font-weight: normal;">Forget not me</span></i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i><i>Primrose: <span style="font-weight: normal;">Do not be bashful</span></i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Behold, <i>I have a cold! </i>(Wow, big surprise;) So guess what? I thought while I was sitting on the couch wrapped up and feeling <i>blah, </i>I<i> </i>would study up on, and share some natural remedies I like to use (when I feel <i>blah</i>) with <i>you!</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I'm sure most of us have heard of rest, broth, steam, eating fresh fruits and vegetables, keeping warm, vitamin C, and the usual remedies, so I won't be going into those. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">(I am not a doctor. These suggestions are based on my own personal experience with the common cold and are not meant to be taken as medical advice. Please check with your doctor before taking or using any herbs or supplements. Thank you:) </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Apple Cider Vinegar</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Cinnamon & honey</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Peppermint tea</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>4</i></b><b><i>. Chamomile tea</i></b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. A favorite book, movie, or TV show</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Prayer :)</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>1. Apple Cider Vinegar</i> </b>can be effective with sore throats, coughs, headaches, indigestion, nasal congestion, mild depression, skin problems, hydration, and it fights bacteria, among a long list of benefits!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can drink a teaspoon or two in a glass of water once to three times daily for your health, and as a preventative. </span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've only started taking it since my cold, and it's helped tremendously!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>2. Cinnamon</i></b> is antiviral, and antibiotic. When mixed with a spoonful of raw honey, it makes a fabulous cough syrup! <i> </i>(My Dad practically swears by the stuff.)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">From what I've read it is also supposed to help with congestion, and lower a fever.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>3. Peppermint tea</i></b> is antiviral, and antimicrobial. It helps with digestion, sore throat, lowers fever, and loosens mucus. Plus breathing in the steam can help clear your airways. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also like to drink it for allergies, and breathing in the essential oil is great for allergies too.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>4. Chamomile tea</i></b> is so soothing and delightful. <i>It is a very relaxing tea, (I like chamomile with lavender) and I drink almost every night before bed to help me sleep. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It reduces fever or inflammation, regulates hormones, and promotes a good night's sleep. <i>Plus it has a light, slightly sweet flavor!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>5. Ginger</i> </b>can be effective against congestion, inflammation, digestion, and sinus symptoms. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I like to drink it as a tea with a little honey stirred in, but it can also be cooked in soup. (I wouldn't recommend it raw)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">6. Ginger Apple Juice </i>is a <i>delicious</i> right before bed drink that I found helped sooth my cough, and sleep better because of it. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I warm a mugful of apple juice, and while it is heating in the pot, I swish around a ginger tea bag in it, taking it out when the juice is ready. The result is sweet and spicy!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>7. A favorite book, movie, or TV show</i></b> may not sound like a remedy, but if you are completely miserable and have tried everything, the distraction is most welcome. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">By taking your mind off of how you feel, it can actually help you feel a bit better!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-style: italic;">8. Prayer </b><i>always</i> helps! God is always listening, and even if He doesn't choose to remove the cup <i>(cold)</i> He <i>will</i> comfort! Remember, even the tiniest trials have a purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope <i>you</i> don't have a cold, (<i>honestly!)</i> but if you <i>do,</i> you might like to try some of my favorite remedies! <i>I'm feeling better already, and hope to be out and about soon.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blessings!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Mallory</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">A nap sounds wonderful right about now!</span></i></div>
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Here at the end of January, it has <i>finally </i>snowed! A couple inches of fabulous, powder white packing snow, and I can't even go outside because I have a cold. I can only <i>look</i> at the <i>beautiful</i> winter wonderland my yard has become. <br />
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My situation reminded me how sometimes as Christians we reach a point in our lives where we feel like we're <b>snowbound.</b> Like we're simply <i>waiting</i> for things to unfold, or the <b>snow</b> (obstacle) to<b> melt.</b><br />
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I have such a long list of things I need to do, and things I want to do, but can't do because of my present circumstances.<br />
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Right now I'm "stuck" in a period of waiting...waiting on the snow, and <i>waiting on God.</i><br />
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So I want to take the time to share one of the most important truths we will ever learn.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Drum roll</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">!!!)</span></i><br />
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<b>WAITING IS HARD. <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(Period)</span></b><br />
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Because face it, humans are<b> not </b>the most patient creatures on God's earth. <i>We</i> want things to be happening right when, and how <i>we</i> want them to happen. <i>We</i> want <i>everything </i>to go <i>our</i> way.<br />
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Notice the use of the phrase <b>"we want."</b> It's all about us right? <br />
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But we are no longer selfish <i>individuals.</i> When we accept Christ's sacrifice, and become part of His <i>family</i> we are new creatures. <i><b>Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. <u>And all things are of God</u> - 2 Corinthians 5:17-16</b></i><br />
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It's not about us anymore. It's all about God.<br />
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Sure things WILL happen, but not always the way "we want," or when "we want" them to. <b><i>For your thoughts are not my thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. - Isaiah 55:8</i></b><br />
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He knows our future...<br />
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<b><i>For I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. - Jeremiah 29:11</i></b><br />
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We are never really "stuck." When God says "wait" He always has a plan, and a purpose for us while we're waiting, even if we can't see it right away. <b><i>(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) - 2 Corinthians 5:7</i></b><br />
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Joseph was "stuck" in prison, but God had a plan. <b><i>(Genesis chapters 39-31)</i></b><br />
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<b><i>For we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28</i></b><br />
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Often God draws us from our work, and busyness to draw us closer to Him. Even while we are serving the Lord, we can still be easily distracted from Him by the pressing of our own plans and agenda. <i><b>Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. - Psalm 37:4</b></i><br />
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There may be something else He wants us to focus on right now. (For me, possibly this post?)<br />
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Perhaps He has an even <i>better</i> plan for us than we ever dreamed of!<br />
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He is <i>always</i> working, even while we're waiting.<br />
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I could look at my time of sickness like a calamity, or I could look at it as a time of rest, to write, reflect, and renew my spirit. A blessing in disguise.<br />
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I might seem to be going <b>snow-where,</b> but I am going <i>somewhere</i> in my relationship with Jesus Christ!<br />
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I think I'll publish this post, fix a cup of peppermint tea, and grab my Bible for a little quiet time. I'm not too sick to relax, <i>(thank God:)</i> or enjoy a nice warm fire. Maybe I will find some verses about snow! Speaking of which...<br />
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<b><i>Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of war? - Job 38:22-23</i></b><br />
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<i>Who says you have to go <b>outside</b> to enjoy the snow?</i><br />
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What about you?<br />
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<i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Are you </span><b>snowbound? </b></i><br />
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<i>Feel like you're going <b>snow-where</b>? </i><br />
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<i>Stuck in a <b>drift? </b></i><br />
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<i>Waiting for the <b>snow </b>to <b>melt</b>? </i><br />
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<i>(Wishing for <b>snow-more</b> <b>snow</b> puns?;)</i><br />
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Then you could ask yourself,<br />
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<i style="text-align: center;">"What is He teaching me through this?" </i><br />
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<i style="text-align: center;">"How can I glorify Him in my weakness?"</i><br />
<i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i><div class="blogger-post-footer">This article and all other original content is © Copyright-all rights reserved- you may email for express permission of the author to reproduce content in any way provided you acknowledge "Little Maid of Virginia" as the original source.</div>Mallory O'Bierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356144327554609468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971973515832782928.post-71512214899800748662014-01-19T18:15:00.000-05:002014-01-24T13:50:26.259-05:00New Year, New Post!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi blogging world! Long time no post;) I honestly have no excuse, except maybe that I couldn't make up my mind where I wanted to go with my blog, and what sort of posts I wished to write... </div>
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Well guess what! I think I've made up my mind now:) I'm not going to over think my posts anymore. (or stress over them either:) </div>
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Instead, I'm just going to post about my life, little bits here and there of what God is teaching me, and believe me, I'm a slow learner!</div>
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But most of all, I'd like to post my thoughts about things. I hope you don't mind? If you do, speak now or forever hold your peace. (fake cricket chirping in the background;)</div>
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All I hear is the roaring of our wood fire, and the clicking of my keyboard, so...</div>
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What I've Been Up to on <a href="http://littlemaidofvirginia.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-new-adventure.html" target="_blank">"My New Adventure"</a></h3>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Learning to drive</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Working on starting my own online business (I'll tell you more about it later)</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Learning French </span><i style="text-align: left;">"Merci beaucoup!"</i><span style="text-align: left;"> with a new free app called Duolingo. Try it!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Making messes in the kitchen, but cleaning them up too:)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Writing letters to two new pen-pals:) Having fellowship with other like-minded girls through writing has been such a blessing!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Writing...writing...and of course more writing!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Playing board games in the evenings with my siblings</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Memorizing Isaiah 55 (I just like it:)</span></div>
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- Tending sick critters that, (thank God) are all well now!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Knitting Scarves for "Knit Together in Love"</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Finally Taking down our Christmas tree. (It was time;)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Getting up earlier in the morning so I can drink a cup of tea (</span>usually <span style="text-align: left;">peppermint) while I read my Bible and <a href="http://www.kingsbloomingrose.com/" target="_blank">KBR magazine!</a></span></div>
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- Reading "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis with my brother Andrew</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Feeling better than I've felt for years! What a gracious answer to prayer!</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Trying to be "strong and courageous" (1 Joshua 1:9)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Enjoying life with my family</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Growing in God as I climb out of my comfort zone one step at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">- Wondering what lies ahead...</span><br />
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What's kept you busy this year?</div>
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Rebekah from "Heritage of Grace" blog invited me to join in her "interview a blogger challenge." For the challenge I answer some questions about myself, (nothing too personal) and post them right here on my blog! Want to join the challenge? Simply go to <a href="http://heritageofgrace.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/interview-a-blogger/#comment-596">http://heritageofgrace.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/interview-a-blogger/#comment-596</a><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Muli, Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 20.909090042114258px;"><b><i> What I admire most in people has to be the trait that makes a teenage guy play with a little toddler, a friend give you a hug, (just when you really need a hug) a preacher preach to a half-empty (he would say half-full) church every Sunday, a police officer give a bike to a teenager so he won't have to walk to work, and a nice girl befriend another girl who really needed a friend. . . A trait called Christ-love. </i></b></span></span></div>
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Finally, after all those bitter winter months, it is the beginning of Spring... and it has <i>snowed.</i> <i> </i>Oh well, at least the first day of Spring was warm and Springy! I am so excited about Spring, it's my favorite time of year... well, at least until allergy season arrives, but none of us want to think about <i>that,</i> do we? I am making garden plans, playing with the four goat kids, studying, writing lots, and thinking even more. <br />
Spring is such a bright, happy time of year, when all things seem newer, and better than ever before. Spring is a good time for me to reflect, and think about where I am headed in my life, where I want to go, and where my Heavenly Father wants me to go. It can also be a restless time, when I just want to make up my mind, so I can plan out my entire life one minute, and then I want to leave the whole an open blank page the next... a blank page waiting to be filled with <i>adventures!</i> Did I mention I <i>love</i> adventures?<br />
Sometimes though I feel kind of trapped, held down by my past sins and former habits, so that I can't move on, and do what Jesus wants me to do. I felt that way recently, when I read something which helped me to believe that the trap I illusioned, was <i>an illusion. </i>I am not being held down by past mistakes, because their ties no longer have any hold on me. <br />
<b> <i> For sin shall not have dominion over (me) : for (I am) not under the law, </i></b><br />
<b><i>but under grace. Romans 6:14 </i></b><br />
<b><i> (I am) a new creature: old things have passed away; behold all things are become new. </i></b><br />
<b><i>2 Corinthians 5:17</i></b><br />
<b><i> As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed (my) transgressions from (me.) </i></b><br />
<b><i>Psalm 103:12</i></b><br />
<b> </b> Do you know how far the east is from the west?<br />
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<i>How far is the east from the west?</i><br />
<i>'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been,</i><br />
<i>rising up in me again.</i><br />
<i>In the arms of your mercy I've found grace,</i><br />
<i>'cause you know just how far the east is from the west,</i><br />
<i>from one scarred hand to the other.</i><br />
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No matter how far I walk east, I will <i><b>never</b></i> reach the west. My old ways and habits have passed away, and sin no longer has dominion over me. I can choose to be a new creature this new Spring season, and make the old part of the past winter. With God's help I can make new choices, build new habits, and make Him, (not myself) the center of my life.<br />
It isn't that our <i><b>sins</b></i> are holding us back, it's that <i><b>we</b></i> are holding on to our sins! <b>We feel so safe in our past,</b> comfortable because we know what to expect, but if we never leave we will never fully realize our true God-given potential. If we never travel forward, into the dangerous unknown road called <b>"change"</b> then we will never know what we're missing. We'll be standing still, gazing down the road, while life passes us by, wishing we can follow, and see what lies <b>ahead. </b> There are no chains that can bind us, so <i><b>what are we waiting for?</b> </i><br />
Life is an adventure, and a ride we don't want to miss. I am going to try and let go this Spring, and see what God has in store for those who are brave enough to change. <i><b>I'm going on an adventure!</b></i><br />
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Well, <i>not exactly..... </i>but something a lot like it!</div>
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I mentioned in the "About" page that I keep goats. They are called, "Nigerian Dwarf" dairy goats. They are <i>very </i>small in size, and are usually docile in nature. <br />
One of my female goats, or "does" named Hetty, was due to have a kid/kids on Saturday, and it being Tuesday, my mom and I were talking that morning about needing to keep an eye on her. We knew that when she started to look different, and act strangely, that it would be only days, or even just a few hours before she kidded. I hadn't noticed anything different yet. </div>
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"Yeah, she's thinner." Still no reaction.</div>
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"She's a <i>lot thinner.</i>"</div>
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"Yeah!"</div>
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"Teeny, tiny, fuzzy, little, brown-eyed twins!"</div>
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So, we ran back out to the barn to go see them. They are as cute as a button, and both of them are girls! Of course, this was so exciting I just <i>had </i>to share it with ya'll! Hetty is a very good mama, and has had kids before. In fact, she is my <i>best</i> milker. Here is a pic of her (sleepy,) brand-new kids!</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Loves me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Knows me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Wants me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Teaches me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Wrote to me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Saves me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Believes in me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Made me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Planned for me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Suffered for me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Lived for me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Died for me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Came for me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Left for me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Wills me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Builds me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Watches me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Guides me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Helps me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Shows me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Chastens me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Forgives me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Gives me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Crowns me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sees me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Heals me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Comforts me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Fills me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Quenches me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Fulfills me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Befriends me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Strengthens me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Frees me</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Provides for me</li>
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Writing a story that <i>will</i> be every bit as fantastic as "The Hobbit"</div>
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Searching the web trying to find an <i>affordable</i> chicken coop suitable for Silkie bantams</div>
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Dancing around the house trying to avoid my sisters "quilts in progress" scattered all over the floor</div>
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Reading my favorite book "The Hobbit" to see if it's as good as I remember, only to discover it's even better</div>
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Watching an old "Roy Rogers" movie with "Trigger" and "Dale Evans"</div>
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Planning one project only to be instantly distracted by a new idea</div>
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Mucking stalls to prepare for new "goat kids" that are due to show up any day now</div>
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Learning to make soap so I can sell it at my local farmers market</div>
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Reading the book of Peter in my Bible and being amazed at how eloquent and plain spoken that small town fisherman was, and feeling like we're related because my dad is a fisherman too :)</div>
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Waiting patiently for Monday (my favorite day in the week) when Blimey Cow's new YouTube video comes out</div>
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Learning about world geography through pinterest</div>
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Practicing "Amazing Grace" on my guitar (when I remember to)</div>
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Eating my mom's homemade ice cream for breakfast (okay, we don't do it <i>that </i>often;)</div>
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Wishing that every like-minded young girl my age didn't live so far away</div>
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Watching the sun set over the creek in our backyard</div>
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Listening as my brother describes his latest Lego creation, or favorite game</div>
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Learning to love and respect my mom even more as she teaches me about what she knows</div>
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Playing with my red and white dachshund Toby, who is my "best friend"</div>
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Breathing in the delightfully salty air that comes from living near the Chesapeake</div>
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Planning plans, and dreaming dreams, and all sorts of other things</div>
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Wondering what God's plan is for "My Country Girl Life"</div>
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