tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76120809856994321032024-03-13T13:41:14.188-05:00Rachael's BookshelfRachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-21662663376723312632023-12-31T16:23:00.003-06:002023-12-31T22:45:21.955-06:002023 // a year in review<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year (almost)! I hope 2023 was full of happy memories and growth for you, and that next year holds lots of exciting plans to anticipate. We had a busy year with lots of construction work for Chris, concerts for me, homeschool for the kids, and hiking for us all.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As many of you will remember, we entered this year very weary. On December 12th, I ended the day in bed with extreme abdominal pain. By morning it was excruciating, so we decided to wake up the kids early so Chris could take me to the ER. I thought it was appendicitis, but after tests and ultrasounds with multiple doctors, the closest guess anyone had was that a cyst had ruptured. They basically told me to go home, load up on ibuprofen, and wait for it to get better. :( A few hours after getting home to rest, Matthew fell on a stick in the yard and sliced his cheek open. Back to the ER Chris went. It was around midnight when they finally got home. Matthew was such a trouper! However, he caught a nasty sickness from someone in the waiting room, and that turned into a double ear infection. It was a very long stretch of weeks, and God used so many of you to comfort and take care of us. You know who you are; thank you. <3</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3eHSi8JGkM-u3gIoUgC62wlqhbQaXo37FDPNRKfCiA9Vot2kWuNTovPilRmCi_9qZBF9efEEQgsDuBVJ0hff98EgjbpBHmDhFgBkES_29NkaXfSdUWH6AhU-f8qPTfJ80xQkrcoRTOZeoztupNyjke3SkhmohrZxXsjhA0NEzUq6ss2JhyphenhyphenTFkKR2ZbM/s4000/20221218_093112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3eHSi8JGkM-u3gIoUgC62wlqhbQaXo37FDPNRKfCiA9Vot2kWuNTovPilRmCi_9qZBF9efEEQgsDuBVJ0hff98EgjbpBHmDhFgBkES_29NkaXfSdUWH6AhU-f8qPTfJ80xQkrcoRTOZeoztupNyjke3SkhmohrZxXsjhA0NEzUq6ss2JhyphenhyphenTFkKR2ZbM/w194-h259/20221218_093112.jpg" width="194" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds6MIvN56_wT2BbipbZGBjf-YpZzXCoMoHQJGHl5MnWNPLWGGgL1hhEw28UsNlf9ftIeMzdzXu7LxAqn77CQXcKVsAdtDI-LYGBLSHP-BDRmvnbAB2Gjpai1v7Q55ReLv-eSFwdixLrW9SKhlOLqsKX5oXXrNBSDmjXsBBLGf1RX_MJQ5cdGvkobAr-4/s4000/20221213_235828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds6MIvN56_wT2BbipbZGBjf-YpZzXCoMoHQJGHl5MnWNPLWGGgL1hhEw28UsNlf9ftIeMzdzXu7LxAqn77CQXcKVsAdtDI-LYGBLSHP-BDRmvnbAB2Gjpai1v7Q55ReLv-eSFwdixLrW9SKhlOLqsKX5oXXrNBSDmjXsBBLGf1RX_MJQ5cdGvkobAr-4/w192-h256/20221213_235828.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>January</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- My parents visited for New Year's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- The kids built some skiers at the library's STEM program.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Chris was amazing and started cleaning/painting/sealing our old and moldy bathroom. We've dealt with a ton of sickness in this house, and I'm pretty sure this gross bathroom was the cause of a lot of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWCM4aYplLb5p4hWWJ_dJlIEcFP4vLkzf6wvIBp5LN3pCvE2WyTpEABHvKSWAdVPUVTnZq-Y204XNba9lgpPGc5tXM3M8uWcLIg7CTuGVPRwR4OBkrgljD6B4ypjJF4flGaFebv6GgvwkhyphenhyphenThfWLLc4PY1r6IOp31l57SCeDcOD0FJh8kWISVglSPpKM/s4000/20230117_132343.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugFCQWjg6Hv0no9svO-uh63AfTJH91weR0n8Mhu3l2E8IOS2J7Qx_pfpvehqbKo66Dd24g9KPSnqxmVptWoaJ7PCobfCCwCK4H0a3W9vg0UsmRIJ2Sbm7pDcSpA-MZW2TRN-kRJ3M0qcgNnbHawmdayazIgpTq6r-M-XV3cP7itjCvc7AnrTP3zPnXAM/s4000/20230117_132343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- We took a tour of the Table Rock Tea Company with our homeschool group, and got to see the house my in-laws would eventually move into!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- The kids did another STEM program.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- We visited three new state parks: Oconee, Croft, and the Battle of Musgrove Mill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicp24kc9zARvr6TJQahiFAAcXNtfSMTyps5UOUf7kwq8recESnogCA45OF0GCesL0aht7kVgy5zVb-Ef-NR4VeujqkgWh5XanXEn9to19mYTbfHcFHn5XvByCecXAkGTWVVjOdgpnI2MQAg0M_bWeGVUvfScflI58XStq0SsTj85unN1PsDjKgeoJKFps/s4000/20230221_133419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicp24kc9zARvr6TJQahiFAAcXNtfSMTyps5UOUf7kwq8recESnogCA45OF0GCesL0aht7kVgy5zVb-Ef-NR4VeujqkgWh5XanXEn9to19mYTbfHcFHn5XvByCecXAkGTWVVjOdgpnI2MQAg0M_bWeGVUvfScflI58XStq0SsTj85unN1PsDjKgeoJKFps/w187-h250/20230221_133419.jpg" width="187" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcaZyd2qUowbds_x5SXQLbKgWq47tHriNjaj3mNxnSRR7UJ46x30lDLmBRUirnEuFeKMF4QLIqBzFcv0Haum4tTSQbfVX1TfPlYf1SRIcpweiTc3ccXmbVaHQKPXd1XxCXK9n5LtQjz2LTkVCYe4yxDDV7GRR3ilykDPwBbixXRfV-OMzsw_lIGlbb3s/s4000/20230205_161909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Went to a parade for the 4th. I really miss doing this every year with my family!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Peter participated in a Tiny Art display at the library.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- The kids enjoyed two library programs: Magic Story and Wildlife Geeks. 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Explored the Atalaya Castle which was very unique. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- We went to Sky Top for the first time, and the boys liked picking apples.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Chris's brother and his family visited from SD. We are close to them but don't get to see them often, so we treasured our time together. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- The boys went on an eventful camping trip. 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- I went to a Sarah Brightman concert, and got to watch a friend perform in <i>A Christmas Carol.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- We loved going to Tiny Town and a live nativity to get us in the Christmas spirit. ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- We did our biggest cookie delivery yet - 14 people!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- We hiked at Hickory Knob State Park on Christmas Eve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- I hiked with a friend to Hooker, Triple, and High Falls in NC.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Wro0VK-Tryzz8W3CrdM7koWYJA3366mTFewGDMVDMlzGFvbASA-4WkqiRnQuxet6WKO64RsdDRvhi3qBlv63r4me11UnM59tQFV4VIybDr8iCwoFM1OUjSGD6NTckyw5dnHah3QEZfccc1lcuMbkjOyHR88S4p0KkspT9eoaY-pSSLyuNRQ30c7i4A/s4000/20231207_192949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The childcare is nice, too. ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Panera Sip Club saved my life. I get my free drink every single day. lol</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- I played 8 concerts, and have enjoyed getting to know my fellow orchestra members a little better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- I feel way more established in the homeschool community here, and I'm so thankful for the group at Rock Springs Baptist Church that organizes so many awesome activities. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- I found out I have cataracts in my right eye, which helps explain why driving at night has gotten increasingly stressful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- I read 81 books. My favorite fiction reads were <i>The Beatryce Prophecy</i>, <i>Tom Lake</i>, <i>Go as a River</i>, <i>Foe</i>, <i>The Ferryman</i>, <i>Hamnet</i>, and <i>The Marriage Portrait. </i>Favorite non-fiction reads were <i>The Lives We Actually Have</i>, <i>Honey for a Child's Heart</i>, <i>Dinner in Rome</i>, and <i>All the Living and the Dead.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>- </i>I watched 52 movies, and my favorites that I hadn't seen before were the <i>Oceans </i>films, <i>The Sixth Sense</i>, <i>Alien: Covenant</i>, <i>The Menu</i>, <i>D&D: Honor Among Thieves</i>, <i>Good Night Oppy</i>, <i>Happiness for Beginners</i>, and <i>Leave the World Behind.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My two goals for 2024 are to break my phone addiction, at least a little bit, and lose the weight that I gained back this year due to major stress. :((((( This year was so not my favorite, but whatever.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you read all this, wow. Thanks. Happy NYE, peeps!</span></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-76019961021720978672021-12-31T17:01:00.007-06:002022-01-02T19:12:28.730-06:002021 Review<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's the last day of 2021 - woohoo! It's been a while since I looked forward to the new year with anticipation, so I'm not taking this good feeling about the year's end for granted. I used to faithfully record the highlights of the year here, complete with pictures, but I've long since quit. However, I'm going to try to do it again because I love looking back at all the great memories! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>January</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I started the year by joining my aunt in the 30-Day Shred Bible reading challenge. It was totally intense, but incredibly worth it! I got an amazing, albeit dizzying, overview of the entire Bible, and made connections that I hadn't made before due to covering so much material so quickly. Looking forward to doing this again soon!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5HTfcxkgAkZrF9avjAobCnPsdHf4_0iUxYnBsEjZ_GWPHZJo53J9H-tplvHiSJI5-wdnqszn1IUtTiqNE5rErx4la75yVgN8ZnZuBLUxQglQOfyc_N-o0RFBwcJZZ9Cw8CPSOWdAEbfCN77407pRZfa8gMc5j5kYWnlu9kAcPBj6bjhOLgn7yBJkv=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5HTfcxkgAkZrF9avjAobCnPsdHf4_0iUxYnBsEjZ_GWPHZJo53J9H-tplvHiSJI5-wdnqszn1IUtTiqNE5rErx4la75yVgN8ZnZuBLUxQglQOfyc_N-o0RFBwcJZZ9Cw8CPSOWdAEbfCN77407pRZfa8gMc5j5kYWnlu9kAcPBj6bjhOLgn7yBJkv=w174-h232" width="174" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>February</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was thrilled to finally find a volunteer symphony to join! It isn't very close to me, but the long drives and rehearsals give me a much-needed break from the house, and all my mom duties. ;) It's also minutes from Andy's Frozen Custard and Target! My first concert with them was chamber strings, so I had to get un-rusty really quickly! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhECGxtjlXuJY62CfYQGgVcwYpJWPAqsxqRXH-MFVhNRlz8xVPqF9xndxIaCmmmbBvBOZQBh0YVcQgf5ATF5Ik3wYohTtYxBrLByiF3uiEs8bTERAb_Ufz0cHV7T9IMnWGFNhYUVHaV9c0LnIl-0zMxo4MmFGEKBqTcCzN9kbFlf28uJ00GvHs06nI3=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhECGxtjlXuJY62CfYQGgVcwYpJWPAqsxqRXH-MFVhNRlz8xVPqF9xndxIaCmmmbBvBOZQBh0YVcQgf5ATF5Ik3wYohTtYxBrLByiF3uiEs8bTERAb_Ufz0cHV7T9IMnWGFNhYUVHaV9c0LnIl-0zMxo4MmFGEKBqTcCzN9kbFlf28uJ00GvHs06nI3=w172-h229" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The kids and I enjoyed a trip up to IL for Valentine's Day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipg-bFI67a0eyF-xWfTXMhjyex96-oE-n0N8k4MiXPaDE75wDVczU6pcmSDAH_RteLwPpHex0s6iJ1qCZ4-_dP_rnc6KgueQdKTBDg4KU6SsiqIBqKYUt-m6TFFEF2xGmkxKLVZ-EGLukK14dcEwOv5lz3bmSUmeCJGuAb5_vjhYUSpIThSG5AYxaa=s3469" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="3469" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipg-bFI67a0eyF-xWfTXMhjyex96-oE-n0N8k4MiXPaDE75wDVczU6pcmSDAH_RteLwPpHex0s6iJ1qCZ4-_dP_rnc6KgueQdKTBDg4KU6SsiqIBqKYUt-m6TFFEF2xGmkxKLVZ-EGLukK14dcEwOv5lz3bmSUmeCJGuAb5_vjhYUSpIThSG5AYxaa=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0iWdFianTgNHxMcspetH54RrXGz_-LNP3-2UXbGFZT-nz2_lD0bjeHfheRZLlck3gMUqxCa1YzD4j3LJLqk7eIP051eH0LOG7YHa__uNrKBkIPZe5Tbc8J-3AG-fDijnMpUWjPSA2rPxS4P9edjewWUbJPWKJf4LvMcpihBEH6Z4ApVefKEYlTDiO=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0iWdFianTgNHxMcspetH54RrXGz_-LNP3-2UXbGFZT-nz2_lD0bjeHfheRZLlck3gMUqxCa1YzD4j3LJLqk7eIP051eH0LOG7YHa__uNrKBkIPZe5Tbc8J-3AG-fDijnMpUWjPSA2rPxS4P9edjewWUbJPWKJf4LvMcpihBEH6Z4ApVefKEYlTDiO=w210-h279" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdG1nh7hpAyI7fllM8ShFw416Br5hRN7sT0J7mREx8ARQvu1DOfBcWgRF3boG2MhI7i2NVUZvcRT1n8rYE-_-PLMVvoIYmSqEC3AscXGm67io406kr0t_oRvFq6RdXEQ_ukLrCHHt7BCTgKOBfl_JKEypXVUduX75CuYKMBdkjCODLHUhYLfkTmygS=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdG1nh7hpAyI7fllM8ShFw416Br5hRN7sT0J7mREx8ARQvu1DOfBcWgRF3boG2MhI7i2NVUZvcRT1n8rYE-_-PLMVvoIYmSqEC3AscXGm67io406kr0t_oRvFq6RdXEQ_ukLrCHHt7BCTgKOBfl_JKEypXVUduX75CuYKMBdkjCODLHUhYLfkTmygS=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7O4gkazPUyt_mEwhm8-YqoA7Scc9MCZRbxd3Xz7qRNzkW_d5CPeL9Em1dK4U_igeTP2ieXvHgr5Cqit_3tA98vY0I1z3SHY-g6zxdIkNINaFjP64K26UZBB0OeqCK2KxXcjEF2Iu_XuIhL3TAt9YThVkhLVv_4N4wYf1wbvwob2p5VK7o3Iwi8yN1=s3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="3000" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7O4gkazPUyt_mEwhm8-YqoA7Scc9MCZRbxd3Xz7qRNzkW_d5CPeL9Em1dK4U_igeTP2ieXvHgr5Cqit_3tA98vY0I1z3SHY-g6zxdIkNINaFjP64K26UZBB0OeqCK2KxXcjEF2Iu_XuIhL3TAt9YThVkhLVv_4N4wYf1wbvwob2p5VK7o3Iwi8yN1=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuUdl1_wpy4Ui_AuEEsgkOWeeztxl8LwSsbNZ3P45H7nUTiMTswAMzYlKQurc1ZSamlt6DXhxbKb8VtDjiLVF2I5mBKy_p5crl1Am8XbpcldYUvlq_4eKrJuaOcSUXRSiXXM0jTDfPbMH6duMPYz8ugwIbkQiTbYi6aHabF8JNUDdavSX4JwT1-1Fr=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuUdl1_wpy4Ui_AuEEsgkOWeeztxl8LwSsbNZ3P45H7nUTiMTswAMzYlKQurc1ZSamlt6DXhxbKb8VtDjiLVF2I5mBKy_p5crl1Am8XbpcldYUvlq_4eKrJuaOcSUXRSiXXM0jTDfPbMH6duMPYz8ugwIbkQiTbYi6aHabF8JNUDdavSX4JwT1-1Fr=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;"><b>March</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the 4th, I randomly searched YouTube for a low-impact cardio workout, and Team Body Project came up. The first video I tried, I was shocked to realize I had smiled through the entire thing, and it was so fun, I couldn't wait to do it again! I decided to just keep doing the same workout video until I formed the habit once again of working out every day. After trying several of their free YT workouts and loving each one, I got the go-ahead to purchase the year-long membership. I have since completed several of their programs, lost 17 lbs., and, more importantly, have started speaking much more kindly to myself in my head. It can get very dark in there, and I realized I would never speak to someone else how I had been speaking to myself, so the trainer Daniel's motivational pep talks at the end of the videos slowly changed my thinking process. This has changed many areas of my life, not just fitness! Here's a pic of me in my "goal dress" that I never thought I'd fit into a year ago!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiltUB6XLHlfpaC1F4XGGb0ba_hWE4h4Hrp2KeHL9INVqB_oonqzoxWNMORrCcBbPi70ZLF_3D9I3WDmuVD5tFdASfQCyD6LU1P3RJRDB_InnZL38UwQg0BKJRD9x0SUP2pJxGev35v57EP6lwxG7zoxHiB8xPDeNKrq63WjxYMvH9YjCduN5i48H4k=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiltUB6XLHlfpaC1F4XGGb0ba_hWE4h4Hrp2KeHL9INVqB_oonqzoxWNMORrCcBbPi70ZLF_3D9I3WDmuVD5tFdASfQCyD6LU1P3RJRDB_InnZL38UwQg0BKJRD9x0SUP2pJxGev35v57EP6lwxG7zoxHiB8xPDeNKrq63WjxYMvH9YjCduN5i48H4k=s320" width="122" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">I attended my second homeschool convention, and while it was much smaller thanks to covid, it was still fun, and as usual, I came home with a million more ideas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"><b>April</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My in-laws came down from SD, and it was WONDERFUL to have such a big crowd together for Easter! We did a massive egg hunt for my nieces and nephews. It was their first, and it was a blast seeing them enjoy it so much!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo9MuRY4Jk-amrZUVGCpiTd40ojBac2Zy1-sKVm5N5Zivs_wlzSCETl48-wxH-mKLXcB8HwKQvmIAV6_h813T7cejVd6Vyu7LZ_ojwUNgNEOTIXh7WmhHzQLRQ0tYldR2mlfntlCliFcKBL_9uJuBK0HXsdVBwfMbxWsdq5TtJvnGOborwhZZtot3O=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo9MuRY4Jk-amrZUVGCpiTd40ojBac2Zy1-sKVm5N5Zivs_wlzSCETl48-wxH-mKLXcB8HwKQvmIAV6_h813T7cejVd6Vyu7LZ_ojwUNgNEOTIXh7WmhHzQLRQ0tYldR2mlfntlCliFcKBL_9uJuBK0HXsdVBwfMbxWsdq5TtJvnGOborwhZZtot3O=w212-h282" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuH7rLCa2a_KIEUrVruMXZ-ei_-RKSEm48fi4Ur5zsD1vQWrM8vcd31NsypqyX4xQegNFzqlchnL_25Q0Gfb_TOdzE7hzl4A4akyZry1mFkCqS_JZE7wLlHOOZ2FtfIxicB6i_puUyBp2WhgfVrA7rrcCsLzb_ulqFV1AwTe8vnh2hy-6NcAs2WFmO=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuH7rLCa2a_KIEUrVruMXZ-ei_-RKSEm48fi4Ur5zsD1vQWrM8vcd31NsypqyX4xQegNFzqlchnL_25Q0Gfb_TOdzE7hzl4A4akyZry1mFkCqS_JZE7wLlHOOZ2FtfIxicB6i_puUyBp2WhgfVrA7rrcCsLzb_ulqFV1AwTe8vnh2hy-6NcAs2WFmO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4I0pdHXxivT17XjAW6517m5nKliop89gwILVVDOBKuOkt5TLj-Rc907YkHIwJB6zUEoQehyTejvcfsXnrNGqyBAGRv2djZs2JAg5ZiowaPxs7seER4mNqGFvUNjZAo89ru1ZRoIfq6fVYGd56jt_XtYQT-nxO4SyqZd604bjntPK9XAdm6HBfQQP2=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4I0pdHXxivT17XjAW6517m5nKliop89gwILVVDOBKuOkt5TLj-Rc907YkHIwJB6zUEoQehyTejvcfsXnrNGqyBAGRv2djZs2JAg5ZiowaPxs7seER4mNqGFvUNjZAo89ru1ZRoIfq6fVYGd56jt_XtYQT-nxO4SyqZd604bjntPK9XAdm6HBfQQP2=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh498-WY0-wpY9FZDL-Zgd7ZB1uxIzBIkEUMvf_UCdVfOzM3ymvlJCMtZUNf-ERTK05MukFzZW7gmdo7h8RKtSX54UEBi0HlW4w-7CW6YOKqjE5rgN9j-pa2weJ9sJDoWNYbFliY1QNQXuvbnM8pLRi9C8bDvZ9mkHHv4T3YIcwDb6HmagQMil5Npgy=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh498-WY0-wpY9FZDL-Zgd7ZB1uxIzBIkEUMvf_UCdVfOzM3ymvlJCMtZUNf-ERTK05MukFzZW7gmdo7h8RKtSX54UEBi0HlW4w-7CW6YOKqjE5rgN9j-pa2weJ9sJDoWNYbFliY1QNQXuvbnM8pLRi9C8bDvZ9mkHHv4T3YIcwDb6HmagQMil5Npgy=w169-h226" width="169" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><b>May</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We took a big trip to FL for my 28th birthday. We stayed in an airbnb owned by a photographer I've followed for years on Insta, and it was a only a short drive from the most perfect beach spot ever. We spent every day hunting crabs, swimming, and eating ice cream. :) We were only an hour or so south of where my grandma lives, so we got to see her several times, too. 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He is doing so well! I'm very proud of him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil83XCGeqCTKsJk4tHy0QmTys2pA8DSadACPUX4k4ZBrqfWx0k73kIR_hYMNCFbEGZUzzCvTjorANI048sod6OS4BxA0GVyTJVEFK-Ud1vQjsqNCtDLoOmbWBoI772CMhZmpGgEw3kCwhKE4rIotQ93m7EHpJWB296ex29S1oq_xwWcexPRbd2G2zI=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil83XCGeqCTKsJk4tHy0QmTys2pA8DSadACPUX4k4ZBrqfWx0k73kIR_hYMNCFbEGZUzzCvTjorANI048sod6OS4BxA0GVyTJVEFK-Ud1vQjsqNCtDLoOmbWBoI772CMhZmpGgEw3kCwhKE4rIotQ93m7EHpJWB296ex29S1oq_xwWcexPRbd2G2zI=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>June</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My mom and Charlotte came down for Matthew's 2nd birthday. While they were here, all of us took a 2-day trip to GA where we saw Van Gogh Live at the historic Pullman Yards, and visited the Georgia Aquarium (finally!!!!). We had such a great time together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcrmusnKnJzFdlyeQLkwF385pGJq2JSSSU8i_JabzGVzo8uMl_IR7bQgrMQqFN1gm_-DL-qFfVMPLFao9p9EF39tUc2cHfBNJ4BTroFKq7lfCt28KpLvaI-WpuQL3YXPsMekn48yKRyWlW81g97gGp4V7bhnj_7AjvjCM-mTtFYQPHH8sgfp1EWIQt=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcrmusnKnJzFdlyeQLkwF385pGJq2JSSSU8i_JabzGVzo8uMl_IR7bQgrMQqFN1gm_-DL-qFfVMPLFao9p9EF39tUc2cHfBNJ4BTroFKq7lfCt28KpLvaI-WpuQL3YXPsMekn48yKRyWlW81g97gGp4V7bhnj_7AjvjCM-mTtFYQPHH8sgfp1EWIQt=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnp7DQrp7aZ9lZwsoB22PQGmrLZCpgsJnmzxe7y75K2om56mgEGtdbOQ47VkZrqdpd0XkfyHMHIam8i4ZCDZBtbnfykvUeDNSEijv754-aVFzrYWSDkF5Ui9g5gYW2Xg0C-6QHDtjck5p_zXslvCZYpRbYTA0GzqXp_z6rhKVWsYsuAuDDd1mDcIpD=s3380" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><b>August</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had been wanting to show my family Sanibel Island, FL, for years, and we finally made it happen. 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font-size: large;"><b>September</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chris turned 34, and we celebrated our 9th anniversary! We're old, drat it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">God provided an amazing Christian homeschool group for us to join, right here in our town! We meet roughly once a week, and it's been a great way for Peter and I to practice meeting new people and socializing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNxAP-YHNMczK4g3aGxQOspP2AAoSSJ7G9K8ufCbk2VWwJJ6T7lFkwD3SX2RPUgIA1bmdF4hVluJu4X-mPAw1cqUGAN4dZdhW-FeoerJPChWs8HCoVLjaVsRQ9ARLZY49TRe6e5We_zbs9nvR4P0Z4J1opMf5MA2oGg3ubrstUayrGkmhe1dnNMhpM=s960" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNxAP-YHNMczK4g3aGxQOspP2AAoSSJ7G9K8ufCbk2VWwJJ6T7lFkwD3SX2RPUgIA1bmdF4hVluJu4X-mPAw1cqUGAN4dZdhW-FeoerJPChWs8HCoVLjaVsRQ9ARLZY49TRe6e5We_zbs9nvR4P0Z4J1opMf5MA2oGg3ubrstUayrGkmhe1dnNMhpM=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We went up to IL again, since Chris camped out on a 6-week job in NC. 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font-size: large;"><b>October</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While Chris was still finishing up the NC job, the boys and I got brave and went to our church's picnic by ourselves. Peter and I participated in our first bean-spitting contest. lol</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3JeikNr4gyjglQTBQ84rgt2j2zbOhK_EBKSAh_M4S8t2D3K0C2sv6Afrpxyo1cT3KRvUTiGXiveIolRmLzIeQ88-vjAzrTXZpPnKoUOitPOaBOTDEtZeveyrmD8xlL0Om0HQm6dgz9GXyP5g3kC4nD1Jp80GlgLM37nH6dDqtnX2E76ov8jGi652x=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3JeikNr4gyjglQTBQ84rgt2j2zbOhK_EBKSAh_M4S8t2D3K0C2sv6Afrpxyo1cT3KRvUTiGXiveIolRmLzIeQ88-vjAzrTXZpPnKoUOitPOaBOTDEtZeveyrmD8xlL0Om0HQm6dgz9GXyP5g3kC4nD1Jp80GlgLM37nH6dDqtnX2E76ov8jGi652x=s320" width="240" /></a></div><b style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></div>November</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peter turned 7 and had a Mario birthday party. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60kOpn8DFo1kLT1mZ9-Hj8Em3swBzk9d633zQX0Kqd1KGEih3VTOnILDFf4qD8HBjmBt4FIJcFzMxEl2ON3-M4559qY4OSnXD3wPa6Kr3x8sOlvaGqTNjSCpEebvIRAa6VGmG2AhWZF6kZ3c9Q2Ik4UexdPd1aICYR1gbqalEsZJxdHCLbJjZg849=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60kOpn8DFo1kLT1mZ9-Hj8Em3swBzk9d633zQX0Kqd1KGEih3VTOnILDFf4qD8HBjmBt4FIJcFzMxEl2ON3-M4559qY4OSnXD3wPa6Kr3x8sOlvaGqTNjSCpEebvIRAa6VGmG2AhWZF6kZ3c9Q2Ik4UexdPd1aICYR1gbqalEsZJxdHCLbJjZg849=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFDLa2plk4roqKTK7F1Dr7Y97a7dCtK_DWye_hj-jaT4W1XHoFZ-929cR4nAz9ToSg2hZflJZVHTpiYVxoxJWAFLeIQlppRRFtKXRNe3grHUUyaX_ACbLWRSKdUOE_amGxZgQ6I783q2bnf7Qi-4dsCLLWQ0Lsjz93bncWF5duBnw38HoLb7HPi0HL=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFDLa2plk4roqKTK7F1Dr7Y97a7dCtK_DWye_hj-jaT4W1XHoFZ-929cR4nAz9ToSg2hZflJZVHTpiYVxoxJWAFLeIQlppRRFtKXRNe3grHUUyaX_ACbLWRSKdUOE_amGxZgQ6I783q2bnf7Qi-4dsCLLWQ0Lsjz93bncWF5duBnw38HoLb7HPi0HL=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I finally got to see the beautiful musical, <i>Anastasia</i>, with an IL friend who recently moved down. </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrYa5pwNKq3ibNuL9_4MXuOfQz6WVedSSsJ1axUijROzCeOPFjyoC7SzSxqANUaa4mcbuMSGARE82ECvNUIkqiHahyW6NYlLznPHhXI2ZlDonhcgpuJJ5i-AuECoBnnAusPOgfUQmihA_jQbzF08nM2HWAx3d_fQIlXP_Kz1B8as1lW7CudgMRkjSY=s3009" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="3009" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrYa5pwNKq3ibNuL9_4MXuOfQz6WVedSSsJ1axUijROzCeOPFjyoC7SzSxqANUaa4mcbuMSGARE82ECvNUIkqiHahyW6NYlLznPHhXI2ZlDonhcgpuJJ5i-AuECoBnnAusPOgfUQmihA_jQbzF08nM2HWAx3d_fQIlXP_Kz1B8as1lW7CudgMRkjSY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">My family came down and spent Thanksgiving with us. 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font-size: large;"><b>December</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I loved playing the Christmas Pops concert with my symphony, and having so many friends in the audience! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb0z__0VREpaUAli0BIWDEX6wSrcgrpGDRVqYAt8noqdG5ML7qv1td8xsGLegt4dMMa5U9dVUeOFTS3CB0WPsTZqOZxIDIy4-F0c4Vb78vtqv5EYf4M0EiW6MVhlrNCzMNq7uGAeNaPoIJQwCmsCaby52V1f8E0BYxdUWSV0lskzcL08q5QZIOZEmH=s3355" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2373" data-original-width="3355" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb0z__0VREpaUAli0BIWDEX6wSrcgrpGDRVqYAt8noqdG5ML7qv1td8xsGLegt4dMMa5U9dVUeOFTS3CB0WPsTZqOZxIDIy4-F0c4Vb78vtqv5EYf4M0EiW6MVhlrNCzMNq7uGAeNaPoIJQwCmsCaby52V1f8E0BYxdUWSV0lskzcL08q5QZIOZEmH=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We went caroling with our church at a couple of nursing homes, and it was such a reminder to be thankful for how good we have it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We got to experience our first live nativity! The gospel was clearly presented, and we were blessed by the ministry of so many volunteers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6SLbqyBnScROrr1UNn2dnFTHI7qMHtHwVRDEAGSqQ36CUzju9gpoLwenB8bjZeHejPlmv-HJyF5y2hnSB5DypZ04_TmlWmrcJgnBvQshZYVEyvdQ86EDur_dBUKkl-d2gs2_dEXq_d_RjRplDwpOztBGshE2RUW2ngyV-3ndTCmEEDAyLuOEKmZFi=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6SLbqyBnScROrr1UNn2dnFTHI7qMHtHwVRDEAGSqQ36CUzju9gpoLwenB8bjZeHejPlmv-HJyF5y2hnSB5DypZ04_TmlWmrcJgnBvQshZYVEyvdQ86EDur_dBUKkl-d2gs2_dEXq_d_RjRplDwpOztBGshE2RUW2ngyV-3ndTCmEEDAyLuOEKmZFi=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiONP3mXqBeKwWb6T2hOop3diKwR3DXdnJw8SEYlJTbSbKAOVmtwb3cQ3KT0V9V-TG2Ev_IMiRDBIP8wFXE_-jQ9zc8nnfSKXV09_wQfkrkoNWl5Kv5vpTzjJJ_sxa2gZv8VCf_HDvlCTFsiGHiIlh4cs1G1Cdj7jmA2TFcYq5xAHTjg878SWVoyBHN=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiONP3mXqBeKwWb6T2hOop3diKwR3DXdnJw8SEYlJTbSbKAOVmtwb3cQ3KT0V9V-TG2Ev_IMiRDBIP8wFXE_-jQ9zc8nnfSKXV09_wQfkrkoNWl5Kv5vpTzjJJ_sxa2gZv8VCf_HDvlCTFsiGHiIlh4cs1G1Cdj7jmA2TFcYq5xAHTjg878SWVoyBHN=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5XVHcvQJEmseorZkzkAIU7411688Ls2cS8LFCSAhQZ2a5Yn4VPgYxGeXnYSlwNnkunCVD-mXg1vDt7ajFFi4pLNy8tRDkfgmElAbrSw_uvf7YcSSJ18-raLLTPeTpIKrON32AuiV2vr0OGJ0DkzgXpqMMSpS7jULrBrvzQtH8Nm8j2rmcnCom185M=s2560" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5XVHcvQJEmseorZkzkAIU7411688Ls2cS8LFCSAhQZ2a5Yn4VPgYxGeXnYSlwNnkunCVD-mXg1vDt7ajFFi4pLNy8tRDkfgmElAbrSw_uvf7YcSSJ18-raLLTPeTpIKrON32AuiV2vr0OGJ0DkzgXpqMMSpS7jULrBrvzQtH8Nm8j2rmcnCom185M=s320" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I made 225 Christmas cookies for our annual delivery day, and it was so fun bringing a plate to 12 families! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8aXEMiLcBOFEDpMqvYQdHhGyFM6o74Elz0DrFIktU7OhseEuc5TTIsMIHWidJi0QVD3x57G50Ftk3dWYoKYJ0EcFrWnvLHMzKcLTt8kG3Aqk0tYhbNKRII5f5Rxxv6LLEczFKvmg5qLIxp4LqluyMg4Xo1aVhMWPB-UVJU8HYpcmK2k6TDb7o3k0U=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8aXEMiLcBOFEDpMqvYQdHhGyFM6o74Elz0DrFIktU7OhseEuc5TTIsMIHWidJi0QVD3x57G50Ftk3dWYoKYJ0EcFrWnvLHMzKcLTt8kG3Aqk0tYhbNKRII5f5Rxxv6LLEczFKvmg5qLIxp4LqluyMg4Xo1aVhMWPB-UVJU8HYpcmK2k6TDb7o3k0U=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJaaGaWNL-eDtIKrpqynIid2rms1Ia-v1HEroxozDLdVxTzxN-5tdPCvcfS_hDQts2zOMTHwYB7vTKKEutRWFiTo9Y86aZwk0MY2-CEGZzYRPexvu0Mg0jHq7THdTbK14zTlYfmYEjsYzAnOM45aejyBkCfKCbbRi4FOgoVHhGBlQHsOqwCgAIisgF=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJaaGaWNL-eDtIKrpqynIid2rms1Ia-v1HEroxozDLdVxTzxN-5tdPCvcfS_hDQts2zOMTHwYB7vTKKEutRWFiTo9Y86aZwk0MY2-CEGZzYRPexvu0Mg0jHq7THdTbK14zTlYfmYEjsYzAnOM45aejyBkCfKCbbRi4FOgoVHhGBlQHsOqwCgAIisgF=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't pick a word for the new year or anything like that, and I haven't jotted down any goals yet, but I'm really looking forward to seeing where our family goes in the new year. I am trying to continually remind myself that God is sovereign, and He has a non-linear view of time. He knows all, and if I can trust Him with my eternal life, it's kinda foolish to freak out about the details of today, tomorrow, or even a few years from now. I just have to do the next right thing. Little steps at a time. It's not a shame to strive to be faithful in small things, because they add up eventually. ;) If He's called me and placed me where I am, and I'm working hard as unto Him, that's what He's looking for. Looking at it that way, I can only see next year as being full of opportunities! </span></div>Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-15951462571411761532020-08-28T20:50:00.001-05:002020-08-28T20:50:47.091-05:00oh hey<p style="text-align: center;"> Hey there. No one is ever on here anymore, right? Good. Because tonight I'm sharing two sex quotes that I absolutely loved from two books I read recently: <i>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn </i>and <i>Flowers for Algernon</i>. If they offend you, I'm sorry. They're just so gorgeously written!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DjSond9VLj2QmP5mB63XZG6gpesf4vk4k9meTVJcQWcsZQlytgrVz9C3yskSyfISZ0N9Nc1NGVuoG5Xcfyg2AZehzDf9RMtT-s8fekLi-JwEv7vpX_E9udK9dfLGm7_ho8pYHHlqE7Y/s2048/20200828_214118+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DjSond9VLj2QmP5mB63XZG6gpesf4vk4k9meTVJcQWcsZQlytgrVz9C3yskSyfISZ0N9Nc1NGVuoG5Xcfyg2AZehzDf9RMtT-s8fekLi-JwEv7vpX_E9udK9dfLGm7_ho8pYHHlqE7Y/s640/20200828_214118+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcCqjm5_l9Bb7sVBABPpYVCb-ovuHlIhvRggu6LjnDLWyD4phJNEsAN9d3YGRnaUUqcm8fr0Q_J9DWmV7YFnJTApI2WrEvcFW4kV9J7MoqjO03yGSNqNgbt2ANhb0jJZIACl2RRZtj40/s2048/20200828_214342+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcCqjm5_l9Bb7sVBABPpYVCb-ovuHlIhvRggu6LjnDLWyD4phJNEsAN9d3YGRnaUUqcm8fr0Q_J9DWmV7YFnJTApI2WrEvcFW4kV9J7MoqjO03yGSNqNgbt2ANhb0jJZIACl2RRZtj40/s640/20200828_214342+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-61362421050656800602019-09-08T21:02:00.003-05:002019-09-08T21:11:01.653-05:00Happy Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I am a sailor and you're my first mate</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We signed on together, we coupled our fate</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We hauled up our anchor determined not to fail</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For the heart's treasure together we set sail</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">With no maps to guide us we steered our own course</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We rode out the storms when the winds were gale force</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We sat out the doldrums in patience and hope</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Working together we learned how to cope</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Life is an ocean, and love is a boat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In troubled waters it keeps us afloat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When we started the voyage</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There was just me and you</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now gathered around us we have our own crew</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Together we're in this relationship</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We've built it with care to last the whole trip</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Our true destination's not marked on any chart</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We're navigating the shores of the heart</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Life is an ocean, and love is a boat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In troubled waters it keeps us afloat</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When we started the voyage</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There was just me and you</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "source sans pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Now gathered around us we have our own crew</span></div>
Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-27504329393940588392019-06-12T14:27:00.002-05:002019-06-12T22:23:26.916-05:00Matthew's Birth Story<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe I'm sitting here with my sweet little guy napping next to me, about to write about the waterbirth at home I truly didn't believe I'd get to have! This is one of the biggest testimonies of God's grace I have to give.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday, June 6th, I finally lost it emotionally. I had had no signs of labor beginning. I was tired and in pain. I had failed to realize that my mom and Charlotte (who had already been here a week) were driving away the 13th, which meant I couldn't schedule an induction the weekend I was 42 weeks because I needed someone here to stay with Peter if that ended up being the case. An induction could cost us $12-20k, which I knew God would help us pay off, but it still put pressure on me mentally. Even though I had a good midwife visit in which we nailed down my natural/non-natural induction plans, I came home and sobbed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One natural induction method is to drink a weird mixture of things including castor oil. This was the only method I had refused with Peter, and I was hesitant to try it this time as well. Everyone online said it was absolutely nasty to drink. Many threw it up. But then there were also a ton of women who drank it, woke up in labor within 6 hours, and gave birth within 4. In fact, the drink has an 85% success rate! I was so afraid of the nastiness of it, but my mom and Chris wanted to know why I wouldn't try something that is close to guaranteed to work, especially when I was staring at an induction within days. I finally agreed to try it on Friday night. *cue more tears of fear and pressure*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The three of them got a hotel room for the night "just in case." I blended the drink, grabbed a pack of Peter's Scooby Doo fruit snacks to down after in case the taste made me sick, and sat on the couch watching <i>Julie & Julia </i>while taking cautious sips through a straw. I texted my doula to give her a heads-up that I drank it, and went to bed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At exactly 2 AM, before I even sat up, I knew I was in labor. I shot out of bed and into the bathroom yelling, "CHRIS!! OH GOD, OH GOD!" (I said God's name a <i>lot </i>during this process, which is something I do during intense moments, and I assure you I say it in the spirit of desperate prayer; not in vain. :P) As I'm sure you know, castor oil can make you need the bathroom in a not-so-pleasant way, as I have now personally experienced. Once I was done, I sat on the edge of my bed and texted my mom and doula to alert them I was in labor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're familiar with birthing stories, this is where everyone questions whether or not to call in one's birth team. ("Maybe this is just early labor." "It might stop soon." "How close together should contractions be exactly??") I told Julie (my doula) I'd have Chris time my contractions for a while before letting her know I needed her to come. Poor Chris downloaded a tracker app, but it was basically pointless because I couldn't even tell him when they were starting and stopping, they were so on top of each other. They were also intense enough that I could no longer hold my phone to text. I was already entering "my zone" at 2:45 where I was almost not aware of my environment at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chris told Julie to come (she lives 20 min. away), and I got in a few inches of warm water in my bathtub while he called the midwife who lives an hour away. The tub ended up being a bad idea which we found out later, but I was excited because when I got out, my water seemed to break a bit. Still kind of unclear on that, but that's what it felt like anyway. I sat on the couch and waited for my team to arrive, while the contractions kept coming and coming and getting more and more intense. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Try natural labor, they said. There will be breaks, they said. Sure, Karen. That's if your labor takes like half a day, not if it's rolling full steam ahead with the end very quickly approaching. I had told Julie I wanted a labor 10 hours or less; that I'd prefer a fast and intense labor to something drawn out. She was like, "Really? You don't know what you're asking for." lol Well, I got my wish. This was one intense ride. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The midwife's assistant showed up first. I think my body let something release once she showed up. While my doula was wonderful to have next to me, just silently supporting as I huffed and puffed through each wave, it's not her job to make sure everything is medically okay. So having Sheila (an RN and CPM) arrive made me feel like, "Okay, here we go." Linda (my midwife) showed up soon after and had Chris start filling the pool. This is when we realized I should not have asked to sit in the tub at all because our water heater ran out when he got only about 8 inches in! It would have to do. During the tiny moments I had between contractions, they got me in there and I instantly started pushing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is where it got weird for me. Because I got the Pitocin and epidural with Peter, I had no way to feel him moving down. I could tell when a contraction started but pushing was completely dictated by the hospital staff; not my body. This time, my body took over almost 100%. I got vocal, people. Didn't plan on that, but I literally had zero control over what happened in the next hour in that pool. I was pretty unaware of stuff around me, but I did notice Pandora started playing songs that weren't even on my birth playlist, making me mad. (I've been told I failed to hit <i>shuffle </i>when I turned it on. Ugh. Technology these days. It should've known what I meant!) Julie said, "I love your playlist! So diverse." (aka: "Why in the world do you have Erb's 'Shenandoah' arrangement right next to 'Can't Stop the Feeling'?!") lol Chris was in front of me but for whatever reason I didn't look at him at all during labor. It was enough to know he was there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I kept leaning over the side of the pool and roaring the baby down with each contraction. I could feel his head! I started to feel him crowning and I knew from all the birth videos on YouTube I had been binging that this was the bridge. This was the gate that would forever separate "before he was born" from "Reach down and grab your baby!" This was when I had to not shrink and hesitate from the pain, but rather push through (literally) and I'd be rewarded with the person I had felt growing and kicking for the past 9 months. I pushed hard. And I will never regret not getting an epidural because being able to feel how to push correctly was absolutely unparalleled. It was controlled and just <i>right. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Matthew Lewis was born into the water at 5:41 AM on Saturday, June 8th. I had been in labor less than 4 hours. I was the newest person to add to the list of successful weird-drink drinkers. ;) The second I held him I knew he was big. He was heavy and had hair! Because he was late, he didn't have much vernix on him which made me happy. (I know I shouldn't think birth stuff is gross, but I'm not huge on that part of newborns.) I held him for a while and then handed him off to Chris so I could get in bed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so glad I have the moment he was weighed recorded on my phone. Linda put him in the funny little cloth scale thing they use, and she had a funny look on her face. She called Chris over to read off the weight, and when we heard 10.5, I said, "Are you kidding me?!" I mean, we all could tell he was big, but I was shocked I had just given birth to a child that huge. I have officially given birth to the heaviest Marsceau grandchild, and since there are 21 of them or something (lost count lol), that's a big deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cannot emphasize enough how awesome home recovery has been for me. To just get right into my own bed afterwards, take a shower in my bathroom, have all my own snacks and things around me, and get naps without people I don't know constantly coming in for no important reasons, was and is simply amazing. There were many reasons I wanted a homebirth, but this one ended up being what made it the most worth it to me! Recovery is going very well. The only bad thing I need to actively work on is getting my diastasis recti under control. I have a 5-finger gap which is NOT good. I'm not supposed to wear my belly binder around meals or when sleeping, and considering that's about all I'm doing these days, it's not super convenient at this point. I had DR with Peter but not this bad, and I'm a little disappointed that it's this advanced despite being ultra-cautious about it during this pregnancy. Oh well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The big question in my mind leading up to giving birth was wondering what on earth the "most intense physical pain imaginable" would be like. Up to this point, the worst pain I had experienced was getting 11 stitches in my thumb with no effective numbing medication. (You all remember that blog post, right? :P) Well, that remains the most painful experience ever TIED WITH BREASTFEEDING. I would 100% push that 10-pound baby out again 5 times if it meant I could skip the pain that comes with the beginning stages of nursing. Yep, I'm trying to nurse again. And it's actually going way better this time, praise God. I might just make it through. Matthew eats and sleeps well, but his little tummy has been a gurgly mess so we're trying to navigate spit-up, barf, and gas these days. I get super overwhelmed and stressed about stuff, so I am trying to give myself grace with everything, take it one day at a time (sometimes one hour at a time!), and remember that I somehow kept Peter alive at the newborn stage and it just got easier week by week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A note on his name. I was set on Lewis for most of the pregnancy, but Chris didn't like it. However, because he failed to give me any names he DID like, I just kept saying we'd name him Lewis by default. Near the end though I brought up one of the only other names I had considered: Matthew, and he liked it! Even though right after he was born, Chris gave me the option of naming him Lewis like I wanted, I decided it'd be best to give him the name all three of us liked, so Matthew it is. I do find it ironic though that I'm so adamant about not chaining myself to something like "all Bible names" or "all names that start with T," and now I have two kids with Bible names. :P (Not named after Bible characters, but still.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As with any story, there could be more and more details shared, but this is already way too long so I will stop there. I'd like to share some very specific answers to prayer though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't go into labor early when I had no help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God helped me find the birth support I needed shortly after moving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Matthew was perfectly healthy, and my bleeding was normal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was given so many sweet gifts that have really helped in these early days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am still in disbelief that I'm on the other side of it now. I've become that annoying person that can't stop talking about the same thing over and over and over. I keep rehashing it with Mom and Charlotte. Every day I am just so happy and full of thanks. God is so unbelievably good to undeserving me. He gets all the praise and glory!</span></div>
Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-37274667890064572092019-02-22T21:33:00.003-06:002019-02-22T21:33:34.603-06:00"An Instructive Truth"Child of God, will you, for a moment, reflect upon the overruling power of God even in the case of the most mighty and wicked of men? They sin grossly, and what they do is done of their own free will, and the responsibility for it lies at their own door. That we never can forget, for the free agency of man is a self-evident truth; but, at the same time, God is omnipotent, and He is still working out His wise designs, as He did of old, in the whirlwind of human wrath, in the tempest of human sin, and even in the dark mines of human ambition and tyranny, all the while displaying His sovereign will among men even as the potter forms the vessels on the wheel according to His own will.<br />
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This truth ought to be remembered by us, because it tends to take from us all fear of man. Why shouldst thou, O believer, be afraid of a man that shall die, or the son of man, who is but a worm? Thou art, as a child of God, under divine protection; so, who is he that shall harm thee while thou art a follower of that which is good? Remember that ancient promise, "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord" (Isaiah 54:17). The most powerful enemy of the Church can do nothing without God's permission. He can put a bit into the mouth of leviathan, and do with him as He pleaseth. The almighty God is Master and Lord even over the men who imagine that all power is in their hands.<br />
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And while this truth should banish our fear of man, it should also ensure our submission to the will of God. Suppose that the Lord allows Nebuchadnezzar to devastate the land that He gave to His people by covenant; it is God who permits it, therefore think not thou so much of the instrument employed by Him as of the hand in which that instrument is held. Art thou afflicted, poor soul, by some hard unkind spirit? Remember that God permits thee to be so tried, and be not angry with that which is only the second cause of thy trouble, but believe that the Lord permits this to happen to thee for thy good, and therefore submit thyself to Him.<br />
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This truth ought also to strengthen our faith. When fear goes, faith comes in,. It is an easy matter to trust God when everything goes smoothly; but genuine faith trusts God in a storm.<br />
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- excerpt from a sermon by Charles Spurgeon, quoted in <i>Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety </i>by Elyse FitzpatrickRachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-54477427436801104072018-05-26T10:40:00.001-05:002018-05-26T10:40:08.841-05:00Run! The sun is the center of our physical solar system, but the earth is the center of the spiritual cosmos - which means that to be a human, to be a moral being alive in time and space, is to exist spiritually in the center phase of the most important race happening right now. We dare not slack off into the shadows of lethargy. All eyes are fixed on you and me. The spiritual adrenaline is pumping. Forget for a moment your virtual crowd of online followers and imagine all of your spiritual ancestors in the faith watching in the bleachers. Their times are legend; your time is now. Whether you were expecting it or not, the baton of faith, passed down from generation to generation, has now been slapped into your hands.<br />
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Run with diligence. Cast off everything that distracts, unfetter your life from the chains that trip your ankles, and bolt with freedom and joy as you follow Christ. It is here, now, that the spirit works tirelessly. It is here, now, that the work of Christ proves triumphant in the world. It is here, now, that the powers and principalities, defeated at Calvary, are being flaunted in defeat by the unity of the church. The race is on - our race! We have one shot, one event - one life. We must shake off every sinful habit and every ounce of unnecessary distraction. We must run.<br />
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- Tony Reinke, <i>12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You</i>Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-38582978496088394882017-11-22T14:08:00.003-06:002017-11-22T14:08:51.434-06:00Parenting<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Instruction, and advice, and commands will profit little, unless they are backed up by the pattern of your own life. Your children will never believe you are in earnest, and really wish them to obey you, so long as your actions contradict your counsel. Archbishop Tillotson made a wise remark when he said, 'To give children good instruction, and a bad example, is but beckoning to them with the head to show them the way to heaven, while we take them by the hand and lead them in the way to hell.'</span></div>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-56125305607558417212017-08-28T14:59:00.002-05:002017-08-28T14:59:36.502-05:00the martial view"It has become, in my view, a bit too trendy to regard the acceptance of death as something tantamount to intrinsic dignity. Of course I agree with he preacher of Ecclesiastes that there is a time to love and a time to die - and when my skein runs out I hope to face the end calmly and in my own way. For most situations, however, I prefer the more martial view that death is the ultimate enemy - and I find nothing reproachable in those who rage mightily against the dying of the light."<br />
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- Stephen Jay GouldRachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-27203713822082713132017-06-21T15:32:00.001-05:002017-06-21T15:32:10.396-05:00Holy Children<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"Let those parents that desire Holy Children learn to make them possessors of Heaven and Earth betimes. To remove silly objects from before them, to magnify nothing but what is great indeed, and to talk of God to them, and of His works and ways before they can either speak or go."</span></div>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-27097595981735829782017-06-10T23:43:00.000-05:002017-06-10T23:44:01.736-05:00a human wish<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"'You were merely wishing for the end of pain,' the monster said. 'Your <i>own </i>pain. An end to how it isolated you. It is the most human wish of all.'"</span></div>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-89978227722715393342017-06-08T12:24:00.001-05:002017-06-08T15:56:49.153-05:00Wings<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"Wings are an illusive fallacy. Some may possess them, but they are not very visible, and as for me, there isn't the least sign of a feather. Don't imagine that by crossing the sea and landing on a foreign shore and learning a foreign lingo you 'burst the bonds of outer sin and hatch yourself a cherubim.'"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"We profess to be strangers and pilgrims, seeking after a country of our own, yet we settle down in the most un-stranger-like fashion, exactly as if we were quite at home and meant to stay as long as we could. I don't wonder apostolic miracles have died. Apostolic living certainly has."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Satan is so much more in earnest than we are -- he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it will cost."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- </span>Amy Carmichael, quoted from <i>A Chance to Die </i>by Elisabeth Elliot</div>
Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-12514423307898357212017-05-26T16:35:00.001-05:002017-05-26T16:35:08.651-05:00My sweetheart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-8270767648647750302017-05-26T10:45:00.000-05:002017-05-26T10:45:09.857-05:00from New Morning Mercies<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"The delusional assessment of independent strength locks you out of the place where true strength is found. The hopelessness of weakness is the only door to the hope of real strength. Grace exposes how deep your need really is, then takes you by the hand to where lasting strength can be found. So you can boast in what most people fear because you have been and are being saved by grace."</span></div>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-36067247515233304892017-05-25T23:05:00.003-05:002017-05-25T23:05:57.670-05:005.25.17"Do you think, Madame, that in heaven we will really get to see God face-to-face?"<br />
"We might."<br />
"What if you're blind?"<br />
"I'd expect that if God wants us to see something, we'll see it."<br />
"Uncle Etienne says heaven is like a blanket babies cling to. He says people have flown airplanes ten kilometers above the earth and found no kingdoms there. No gates, no angels. Don't you ever get tired of believing, Madame? Don't you ever want proof?"<br />
Madame Manec rests a hand on Marie-Laure's forehead. The thick hand that first reminded her of a gardener's or a geologist's. "You must never stop believing. That's the most important thing."<br />
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- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrRachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-15306306735611415302017-04-23T15:35:00.003-05:002017-04-23T15:35:49.815-05:00"Cancer is so limited...."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-17159556474967980542017-02-01T22:52:00.001-06:002017-02-01T22:52:35.367-06:00springtonight<br />
the grey <br />
lost its hold<br />
on the sun,<br />
and the ball of flame<br />
slipped boldly,<br />
vibrantly,<br />
out of its chain of cloud<br />
and stepped<br />
over<br />
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over<br />
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over<br />
the sea of dark<br />
to light the sky<br />
and paint in pink,<br />
purple, fire.<br />
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it looked<br />
ever so much<br />
like hope.<br />
like spring<br />
making its promises<br />
known to the world<br />
thru shards of broken,<br />
beautiful light.<br />
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and the door<br />
of my heart<br />
swung<br />
open<br />
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open<br />
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open<br />
with words calm and still:<br />
"come in,<br />
come in,<br />
come in!"Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-1489337805714433252017-01-02T02:17:00.001-06:002017-01-02T12:17:36.125-06:002016 // the year of distractions<div style="text-align: center;">
It's that time of year again. I'm sitting here with a finished planner and a big list of things that happened this past year, and it's time to blog. I am not ashamed of saying I am unspeakably happy 2016 is over. It was without question the hardest and worst year of my life. I know there are those that are making us all feel guilty about having a bad taste left in our mouths once the year ended, but this is not a time of flowers and butterflies for me. My heart was utterly broken this year, from January till December, and I will not let that be invalidated by anyone. If you had a great year of positive happenings and joyful events and accomplished goals, yay. I am truly happy for you. If you had an awful year of disappointments, unfulfilled expectations, and lost people/relationships, I feel you. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Yes, we all have things we take for granted and should be thankful for always, and no, our lives are not as miserable as some others, but that does not lessen the burden of daily hurt. It does not take away the tears that flow just as steadily from small sorrows as those caused by life-altering sadness. God sees all brokenness, big and small. It all is seen by Him.</div>
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Okay. With that said, I want to share my year with you. Instead of facing my sadness and depression head-on like I should have, and delving deep into Scripture for my comfort, I did the Jonah thing and ran away from my thoughts via multiple distractions. Just being real right now. I bought tickets to everything. I read everything. I watched everything. So you'll see a lot of stuff here and probably think, "Wow. That girl had so much fun." And I did. But it was temporary, and with a faulty motive. One of my goals for this new year is to not shirk from my thoughts. If I have an issue, I need to deal with it in a calm and biblical way. It's so easy to stare at various screens to "escape." That only delays healing and growth. So here we go. This is gonna be long. ;)</div>
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<b>January </b>- My grandma Pat died on the 3rd, and I had no clue how much that would affect me. I was a mess for several months. I miss her so much! That month I also started my Invisalign journey. My teeth had shifted since getting my braces off, so this was the next step to getting back to where I was.</div>
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<b>February </b>- My brother's gf Jordan and I got to meet Victoria Aveyard, the author of the <i>Red Queen </i>series. We had never been to a book signing before, so that was such a cool experience! Peter suffered through his very first haircut. Our family also enjoyed a quick trip to Gulf Shores, AL for Valentine's Day.</div>
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<b style="text-align: center;">March </b><span style="text-align: center;">- Peter enjoyed his first Easter egg hunt at a beautiful park. We enjoyed having the whole family together for the day. Later in the month, Jordan and I went to another book signing, this time getting to meet the lovely Lauren Conrad! </span></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;">April </b><span style="text-align: center;">- This was the month for recitals. I had a small recital for my students, and later in the month, got to play in my sister Charlotte's grad recital. I was thankful to get to have a part in her special day! I was also super excited to finally purchase the violin I've been renting for years and years, and now I can officially call it mine!</span></div>
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<b>May </b>- My birthday was epic this year. Jordan and I went to BookCon in Chicago. We got there very early and sat in lines for hours, but it paid off because we met all the authors on our list and still had time to look around at all the booths! We met the Property Brothers, Sabaa Tahir, and James Dashner. We also got to listen to an awesome panel by Lauren Oliver, Veronica Roth, Sabaa Tahir, and Melissa de la Cruz. When we got home, Mike and Jordan threw me a Beauty and the Beast themed party! Everything was just beautiful, and we got to watch the movie afterwards with Charlotte's friends Jaclyn and Jacob. That month as well, God brought me some much-needed fellowship with my friends Cathy and Kelly. We get together once a month now, and our time together is so dear to me. At the end of the month, I went to yet another book signing, where I got to meet Daymond John of <i>Shark Tank </i>fame. </div>
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<b>June </b>- Mike, Jordan, Chris, and I enjoyed a full day at Six Flags, where the lines weren't nearly as bad as we expected!</div>
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<b>July </b>- Our family once again went up to my aunt and uncle's cabin in Hayward, WI for a quick trip. Peter had a blast! Chris and I went downtown and watched <i>Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark </i>while the amazing Chicago Symphony Orchestra played the score live. Very cool. Charlotte, Mom, our friend Kathy, and I enjoyed watching a live performance of <i>Guys and Dolls. </i>Oh my word, that was fun! I just discovered that musical this year and it's one of my faves.</div>
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<b>August </b>- Charlotte and I met up with friends to watch <i>Star Wars: The Force Awakens </i>outside! I need one of those inflatable screens. Seriously. I also got to hear Sarah McLachlan and Josh Groban live in concert! That was just amazing. I couldn't believe I was able to go. I also played in the most fun ensemble ever for church. We had 26 violin, viola, and cello players playing "Holy, Holy, Holy." It was simply wonderful.<br />
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<b>September </b>- Chris and I celebrated his birthday and our fourth anniversary by staying overnight in a cabin at Starved Rock. It was a fast but fun little getaway. Charlotte, her bf Jacob, Chris, and I went to the concert of a lifetime: Piano Guys! It was probably the best concert I've ever been to. They were so funny and wonderful, and of course the music was spectacular. We would go again in a heartbeat! We finished out the month by flying to Sanibel, FL with my bro- and sis-in-law, Todd and Anna, and their little guy, Keith. We both had honeymooned there, so it was SO special to go back together and hit all our favorite beaches and restaurants!<br />
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<b>October </b>- We finally took Peter to the Shedd Aquarium for the first time. He wasn't as impressed as he was with the zoo, but we still had a good time. ;)</div>
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<b>November </b>- I voted for the first time ever. It felt weird. Peter turned 2 on the 16th, and my heart is sad that my "little baby" doesn't look like a little baby anymore! For Thanksgiving, we drove up to Wisconsin to spend the holiday with my mom's step-brother, Dennis. That was random but very fun and nice. </div>
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<b>December </b>- I started training for a 5K in July, and on the 3rd of December, I ran my first 5K! Chris ran with me 'cause he's cool like that. It felt absolutely amazing to reach my goal. I also got to go with some friends to see <i>The Phantom of the Opera </i>performed live in downtown Chicago. For Christmas, we drove to South Dakota for a big Marsceau reunion. It was so fun to see the grandparents with all 15 of the grandkids!<br />
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I stayed pretty busy music-wise again this year. I played a total of 5 concerts, 2 recitals, and 1 gig. I played with a chamber orchestra at the annual state homeschool convention. I sang in our church's choir cantata for Christmas. It was my first time singing a solo in church too so that was a big deal for my scaredy-cat self! I taught several students this year, and starting next week I'll be teaching 15. (Three are Skype students, and two are piano!) </div>
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I watched a lot of movies, both new and old. VidAngel was addicting. I'm so sad they're down! Jordan got me hooked on this site called Letterboxd. (It's basically the Goodreads of the movie world.) You can see my profile <a href="https://letterboxd.com/readerrachael/">here</a>. </div>
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I also read an insane amount of books. On Goodreads, my reading goal was 30 books. I ended up reading 46. (!!!!) If you're interested in seeing what they were and how I liked them, you can check them out <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/3735017">here</a>. </div>
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So yeah. The past year was full and crazy. We are still living in my family's house, as the addition project is still going on. That was one of the "hard things" of the year. ;) I'm definitely having to work on patience and a positive attitude when it comes to getting back into our house. Hey, it'll make it that much sweeter when we finally DO get back in there, right?? I can't wait.<br />
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My goals for 2017 are working on positive self-talk, reading my Bible every day, learning how to make lip balm, losing weight, running a 10K, and making healthy eating a lifestyle, not a temporary diet. Veronica Roth said something that has stuck with me: "2017 will be different. Not because it is inevitable. Because we say so." I don't want to sit back and complain about what I don't have or how I want things to be. I want to get up, roll up my sleeves, and work to make myself and my life better. I want to be present, and not miss a single moment of joy that God has tucked into the little cracks of daily life. Each day is a gift. I intend to open it and be thankful. :)<br />
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-78394776299531071432016-11-16T23:28:00.000-06:002016-11-16T23:34:19.469-06:00Peter's Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
Today being Peter's birthday, I am full of warm-fuzzy thoughts and emotional reflections and the like. </div>
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I remember Christmas 2013. I had been wanting to have a baby so badly, and being around Chris's side of the family did nothing to help distract me from my baby fever. (Think kids on top of kids. And they're all gorgeous.) My mother-in-law came to me nearly bursting with joy, bearing the news that my sister-in-law was expecting. I was like, "Oh, yay!" And practically flew back to our room, curled up on the bottom bunk with my pillow, and cried. That was honestly the last thing I wanted to hear, even though I truly was excited for her and looked forward to having another niece. I scribbled some selfish, sad notes in my journal and went to bed. </div>
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In January of the next year, I was getting ready for a full day of teaching. I had been feeling kinda queasy for a while but was in denial mode because my family was teasing me constantly and it had gotten old. I decided that day to take a test just for kicks. Thirty minutes before my first lesson. So dumb. BECAUSE, it was positive! I started trembling uncontrollably and didn't know what to do with that information. To this day I regret what I did next, because I could've done it so much better or cuter, but I texted Chris some dorky thing to tell him. Like, how not special is that?? And what was worse, his response was very boring. Even that night when he came home, he talked of everything but that. Guys are just <i>so weird. </i></div>
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Being pregnant was a lot easier than I had imagined, but then I only suffered from morning sickness for about a month so I was lucky in that respect. I had been so very lonely being at our house all by myself all the time. It was too quiet. I didn't like being the only living thing in a little square house, so I bought an aloe vera plant. I considered buying a fish. I got creeped out by the silence so I had started listening to audio books and CDs over and over all day. I watched way too many movies from Redbox. So having Peter inside me and with me throughout the day was a very special blessing from God, in a very personal, answer-to-prayer kind of way. I couldn't wait to have a real live PERSON to care for every day!</div>
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I jumped all around for my prenatal care, as my idea of what a fantastic birth would look like changed several times. :P But one thing stayed the same: the few times I got to see Peter on the ultrasound were like opening the very best present you've ever received, getting to look at it for 5 minutes, and then being forced to put it back into the box. :( I couldn't wait to meet him!</div>
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I've already talked about my birth story <a href="http://theradbookshelf.blogspot.com/2014/12/peters-birth-story-part-one.html">here</a> and <a href="http://theradbookshelf.blogspot.com/2014/12/peters-birth-story-part-two.html">here</a>, so I needn't bore you with that again, but I just want to say once again that God had us in His hands the entire time, and sometimes the "perfect plan" that doesn't work out still turns out perfectly, <i>His </i>way. I saw God's grace and specific care for me much more in that downtown Chicago hospital, hooked up to all kinds of things I never wanted, than if I had been all cozy and zen in the comfort of my own home, thinking I was the one in control. ;) </div>
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Peter was finally, finally born on November 16th, 2014, at 12:54 PM. Pastor announced his birth to all my church family that night, and he along with many others avoided saying Peter's middle name, because who in tarnation knows how to pronounce Emile??? People started bringing us dinners and I went just a little crazy not knowing what I was doing. Seriously the only thread that kept me hanging onto my sanity was the late-night games of Sorry Chris and I played. We'd be exhausted, and really we should've been sleeping since Peter was, but I'd be like, "Wanna play?" "Yup." And we'd silently stare at the gameboard with dead eyes and enjoy being together, still breathing, for a few minutes before the kid woke up again. </div>
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Oh, the wonderful messiness of parenthood! I love it, I love it, I love it. Every single day is different and holds discovery and adventure and fun. The last two years have held so much joy for Chris and me as we watch Peter go from crawling to walking, and babbling to talking, and so many other things. I am so thankful today, and every day, for the gift of Peter. Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!</div>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-64687047230282338092016-11-14T17:17:00.003-06:002016-11-14T17:17:55.698-06:0011.14.16<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi guys. I've been doing more exciting things than blogging. Like placing a bunch of new books on hold at my library and picking them up all at once where I almost can't hold them in my arms (and looking like a total nerd). And trying on a pair of skinny jeans at TJMaxx because I haven't worn a pair of jeans in 11 years, and I've always wondered what I'd look like now and how it would feel. (I looked strange and awkward and it felt terrible.) I also watched the just-released new trailer for next year's much-anticipated film <i>Beauty and the Beast </i>and was a little sad I didn't like it more. (The teaser made me gasp and fangirl and I probably rewatched it about 50 times.)<br />
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So anyway. I am so far behind on the gratitude challenge thing that I'm giving it up. The journal prompts were kind of dumb, to be honest. So I'm going to talk about random things I'm thankful for instead.<br />
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For example, this has taken me years to realize, but I am truly thankful God has moved my family around so much, because many good things have come out of it. We have gotten to see many cool places across the country. I LOVE traveling, and having seen both oceans and a bunch of places in-between is something I am forever grateful for.<br />
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I am thankful for my parents' and grandparents' view that "you can never have too many books or too much music." :) I know it's kind of a "haha" thing that I'm so obsessed with books, but you fellow book lovers will understand me when I say that I count them as friends. I love to just sit and go through my books and remember the stories they tell and what they mean to me. This year brought the wonderful joy of reading to my son. We go to the library at least once a week now, and he knows to run through the rows of picture books and point to the ones he wants, and put them in our bag. :) Books will help with imagination, vocabulary (and thus spelling and grammar), open-mindedness, and thoughtfulness, and I hope Peter grows up to love books as much as his mommy does (minus the bordering-on-hoarder tendency).<br />
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I'm thankful for my handful of friends that have stayed relatively the same over the years, and are bright pictures of Christ and His unconditional love and faithfulness. I don't know what I'd do without you.<br />
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That's all for now. Today has been a tired day and I feel like typing forever, but I don't know what kind of a post I'd end up with and I'm already unhappy with my lack of grammar right now.<br />
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-7131469487145877502016-11-01T22:56:00.000-05:002016-11-01T22:56:13.093-05:00Family Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">
Every year for our anniversary I try to have professional pictures taken. This year our good friend Faith of <a href="http://faithlinell.com/">faithlinell.com</a> agreed to do a photoshoot for us, and I can't even tell you how happy I am with the results! Here are a few faves. :) </div>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-21708671721010780852016-08-17T14:25:00.000-05:002016-08-17T23:30:26.135-05:00some random pictures<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-1914603011797448612016-08-17T14:10:00.002-05:002016-08-17T14:10:43.025-05:00update<br />
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<li>We are very close to getting a permit for our addition, which means work can begin again and we'll be that much closer to moving back in!</li>
<li>Peter now says "all done" and "juice," and lets me know when he needs a new diaper.</li>
<li>I have only 3 more books to read before I complete my 30-book reading challenge for this year. (Yes, my eyes are very tired.)</li>
<li>I have been organizing a 26-player string ensemble offertory. We play next Sunday night and I can't wait! </li>
<li>I am currently teaching 10 students. </li>
<li>I have been staying up till 1 AM most nights (because I am a fool), so if you see posts on other forms of social media at ungodly hours of the day (or night), that's why. </li>
<li>Chris, Peter, and I are counting the days till September when we get to go to Sanibel, FL with some of our fave in-laws. </li>
<li>I've been getting to do all kinds of fun, random activities, which have been documented on my Instagram. (I'm waaaaay better with pictures on there than here.)</li>
<li>I've been very full of thoughts but haven't had the peace of mind to sit and translate them into a blog post, but maybe one of these days it'll happen. </li>
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Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612080985699432103.post-29228748858676181052016-04-25T21:27:00.003-05:002016-04-25T21:28:07.713-05:00In the Desert - Stephen CraneIn the desert<br />
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,<br />
Who, squatting upon the ground,<br />
Held his heart in his hands<br />
And ate of it.<br />
I said, "Is it good, friend?"<br />
"It is bitter -- bitter," he answered;<br />
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"But I like it<br />
"Because it is bitter,<br />
"And because it is my heart."Rachael Marsceauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00978005570199070156noreply@blogger.com0