tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29652006363734248832024-02-06T18:40:17.699-08:00Lemmonie Snippets Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07044431563691532656noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965200636373424883.post-67808827535497784592020-07-25T06:03:00.000-07:002020-07-25T06:03:43.109-07:00The Reoccuring Theme <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUqfsk_s3WbcYGRfyQVKE3EhsOQ_8008vxLuEQTy0pmQ3aNl3qe7yQB_FjQM7cGO72JGRygK3icqbNoD5gYYMlPMZ56dAxi51dMzU-wtWohPKzDdNdw5rkqNDqU3uxTtMzu69p5IvEhuy/s2048/E8FDA982-BF6D-4A19-8681-FB53D9125755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUqfsk_s3WbcYGRfyQVKE3EhsOQ_8008vxLuEQTy0pmQ3aNl3qe7yQB_FjQM7cGO72JGRygK3icqbNoD5gYYMlPMZ56dAxi51dMzU-wtWohPKzDdNdw5rkqNDqU3uxTtMzu69p5IvEhuy/s320/E8FDA982-BF6D-4A19-8681-FB53D9125755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am not sure if I was fully aware that my blogging always seemed to have this reoccurring theme. But having revisited this blog recently there it was like the elephant in the room. Change, I have written and journaled and have read, explored and lived this topic to the point where I would consider myself a professional artist of change. Well I thought I was anyways. I think I may have conned myself. <div><br /></div><div>In the past it felt like change was an experience that only I was having. With the way my family constantly moved and the way everyone else seemed to stay in the same place. Change never felt like a shared experience to me. Most often the reaction from others looking in on my lifestyle of travel and relocation was more of where I felt a bit like a circus animal. There was always a lot of oohs and ahhhs that would come in my direction. This of course does not even address the change that happens naturally in our lives as we age and our friends, and families change. As life seems to sweep around us and we try our best to hang on. That always felt like a lonely place to me as well. I seemed to lack being able to find others to connect with as if change was some sort of elusive animal. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure that I would have ever thought that change itself would change. My feelings on change, the dramatic kind that whips your life into a direction you did not see, the kind that I used to know about. It no longer feels singular. It no longer feels like an unshared or misunderstood experience. Change has swept literally across the world. Everyone has felt it and it has rustled the leaves outside the tree of everyones window. Sounds poetic doesn't it. </div><div><br /></div><div>It has left a mark in so many different ways. We get to glimpse this through the medium of social media as people share day by day their lives. Some trying to keep their aesthetic going while others are writing new stories. I have been cured of believing I am an expert on anything. Honestly the longer I live the more I realize how little I know. I once may have thought I had seen so much I now realize I have not seen enough. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then of course I haven't even mentioned the change that has taken place because of the change already happening. What an incredible moment to see a world collective of people with an outcry for more change to happen because hey, we are already sitting in an uncomfortable place. I say that causally because for many being uncomfortable is a very new experience. But for others, they have lived that margin and have aged in it. Where the uncomfortable places have become their well known road. Something they walk on everyday. Many of us have not felt what it means to live under that kind of duress. Nor should we pretend that we have. For many of us we can not know what this is nor will we ever. </div><div><br /></div><div>So my friends here it is change has arrived not just on my doorstep but its outside yours as well. What will you do? How will you walk past your threshold today? I'm no expert of course but if I can share anything from this last year, it would be don't get comfortable again. Going back will not move you forward. I don't have much to say in particular about world events because honestly more than ever it is a time for me to listen. People are speaking and I don't want to miss a single word. Never stop looking for those connections around you of others who are uncomfortable. Sisterhood, Brotherhood do you see it now? There is a need for connection that is not just born from blood. As you walk uncomfortably through this season of change listen out for your brothers and sisters who are calling. If you are not hearing it, then be quiet. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="KonaBody" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 5px;"><p itemprop="text" style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><i>WHO IS THERE LEFT TO REMEMBER? <br /><br />Who is there left to remember? <br />My parents, my brother, all my aunts and uncles gone-<br />My sister in another world.<br /><br />In our imagination and prayers <br />The sky opens and souls enter <br />Singing praise <br />Our loved ones are saved forever.<br /><br />But on the ground <br />Where we are now <br />All that they have been-<br /><br />Who is there left to remember<br />The lives the world we had? <br /><br />I alone am left to remember<br />And I alone will never remember enough. </i></p><p itemprop="text" style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><i>Shalom Freedman </i></font></p></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i>It's better to have a partner than go it alone. </i></div><div><i>Share the work, share the wealth. </i></div><div><i>And if one falls down, the other helps, </i></div><div><i>But if there's no one to help, tough!</i></div><div><i>Two in a bed warm each other. </i></div><div><i>Alone, you shiver all night. </i></div><div><i>By yourself your unprotected. </i></div><div><i>With a friend you can face the worst.</i></div><div><i>Can you round up a third?</i></div><div><i>A three- stranded rope is not easily snapped. </i></div><div><i>Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 MSG </i></div><div><div class="poetry top-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 1em; min-width: 0px; padding-left: 2.6em; position: relative;"><p class="line" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 2.4rem; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 0px;"><span class="text Eccl-4-11" id="en-MSG-7472" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: inline; font-weight: 700; left: -4.4em; line-height: normal; position: absolute; top: auto; vertical-align: text-top;"><br /></span></span></p></div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07044431563691532656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965200636373424883.post-60299042773561906492017-07-10T09:15:00.001-07:002017-07-10T09:15:32.267-07:00Here we go again...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have moved again! Lots of big changes for our family as we are adjusting to life back in America. Quite a bit has changed since we have last been here. But thankfully all the important things like drip coffee and donuts are still around in America standing the test of time. There are just some things about America that you will always appreciate. Especially our freedom. So this 4th of July was especially sweet for our family as we got to celebrate it in our own country. We enjoyed a local parade and fireworks just some great small town American fun!! </div>
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We made some big changes in our home as well. We decided to downsize the last several years we have been living in decent sized houses. Well not any more we gave away, donated and purged a ton of our belongings and are braving it out in a 2 bedroom apartment. With the boys away at University we felt it was a good time to start pairing back some. Now our stuff from England has not arrived yet but I have a sinking suspicion we will need to do some more down sizing when it gets here. </div>
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I will say there is something liberating about clearing out all the clutter. And there are some perks to city and apartment living especially as my husband and I get older. </div>
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We are living in New Jersey now, with great access to the city and to our Hillsong Church. Quite funny actually I would have never thought in a million years I would move to Jersey. But hey we are here now and we are actually really loving it. What a beautiful state it is, tons of green spaces and loads to do. Then of course your just a hop skip and a jump away from the Big Apple!</div>
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Can I tell you though moving is not for the faint of heart. Starting all over again, saying goodbye to friends you love and places of comfort. But there is also something energizing about new opportunities. I found this verse in Acts 2 The Message so encouraging.</div>
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If I have learned anything in my 42 years of existence its that you can't possibly ever know whats around every corner in this life. Which makes me so thankful that my heart is set on a God who goes before me. Who places hope within me no matter where I arrive. Filled with the Spirit my feet are set on the life path!! So here we are in a new place again, but also here we go! Can't wait to see where God carries us this time... </div>
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How amazing is it when you get to cross off something you have on your bucket list. My husband and I recently went on a church retreat where we got to attend a Bird of Prey demonstration. You probably won't ever see me with a larger smile on my face. We had so much fun meeting the birds and getting to handle them. It was just the best experience. They handler was amazing she let us take our time with each bird it was not rushed at all and she answered like a 1000 questions that we had. I love how I have my hand in my coat pocket as I am holding the birds and I'm just like hey yeah I have a bald eagle here no big deal haha!! Although inside I was squealing like a little girl!! </div>
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Needless to say all this birding has definitely inspired my time while in my bible journal, and has me feeling creative. It's safe to say nature definitely fuels my passions. God frequently leaves me in awe over all the beautiful things He has created! </div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07044431563691532656noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965200636373424883.post-55587197772758634822017-01-03T08:26:00.002-08:002017-01-03T08:41:19.047-08:00Happy New Year <div style="text-align: center;">
I am really not sure what exactly happened to 2016 it went by faster than any year I can remember. It has been really an amazing year for our family as we navigate life in a new country. England has treated us well. We have really been enjoying our time here. </div>
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Some quick family updates. Noah has finished up with community college in San Diego and is ready to transfer into University. He has applied to a few of them so we are waiting to here back as to where he will go on to next. He is getting a degree in Archaeology. Liam just completed his first semester of University he is going to school to be a lawyer. Both boys have great grades and are doing really well as a parent you couldn't ask for more. It really has been so wonderful to see the outcome of all the homeschooling we did. In the process of homeschooling especially teenagers I just remember all the time asking myself while schooling the boys have I done enough. Have I covered everything that they need. I am sure most parents homeschooling or not ask these same questions as their children grow. But it truly is an amazing thing to see them out work their upbringing and their faith out in the real world as they navigate life as young adults.<br />
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Anna is in her sophmore year of highschool, in America we say 10th grade. She has really impressed me this year with being more diligent with her schoolwork. Her artistic skills continue to flourish and astound me. We are still homeschooling and loving it. She misses all her farm animals that we had back in California so we surprised her at Christmas with a pet Hamster. We tried to be really sneaky about it and had it's cage hidden in our room but she heard the little guy spinning on it's wheel and was on to us right away hahaha. Can't get anything by her. Not quite the same as having a goat, horse and chickens but as an animal lover at heart we knew it would bless her and she loves having an extra furry friend around.<br />
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It has really been an amazing year with many answered prayers and much blessing. We are entering 2017 feeling really loved and really grateful for all that God has done and continues to do for us.<br />
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Over the last year our family has really embraced life in England. We are all enjoying our time here. So much so we decided to sell our house in California and just wing-it for awhile. Well I say that jokingly of course we all know there is no winging it as Christians obviously God has a plans for us. But we are doing our part to make sure there is nothing that we are doing to hinder or stand in the way of where God wants us to be.</div>
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The kids are all doing great. The boys now both graduated from home-school are coming and going back and forth to college and university. Anna my last homeschooling child is getting ready to start 10th grade. And to think just a few years ago I said I would never home-school during the teenage years especially through high-school. It just seemed like to overwhelming of a task and responsibility. But God is really amazing this is where we see Him most in those areas where we are weak. So here we are getting ready to start yet another year of homeschooling. </div>
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07044431563691532656noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965200636373424883.post-76911129207973647622016-02-15T03:43:00.000-08:002016-02-15T03:43:31.453-08:00the best bits...<i>here are some bits of last week....</i><br />
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<li><i>favourite food!! getting plenty of Vitamin D when the suns not out... mushrooms:) </i></li>
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There are so many things here in England that you will randomly see that really make you feel like you stepped into a fairy tale. Like this gate that I saw while on a walk. So beautiful and organic. A little bit of art and nature combined. </div>
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I can't wait to see spring time and summer when everything is in bloom!</div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07044431563691532656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965200636373424883.post-23357585982764523072016-02-09T04:22:00.003-08:002016-02-09T04:22:51.761-08:00Cheviot...Changes and Pancakes (Life)<div style="text-align: center;">
I purchased some really beautiful British roving to work with. This is my first time spinning up wool from here. This type of wool comes from a sheep called Cheviot. It has been really nice to spin. The funny thing about purchasing hand painted or dyed rovings is if the person does not do it right it almost felts the wool and trying to spin from that is really not fun. You would not believe how much science goes into the whole process from sheep to yarn. I could listen for hours to the women back in my spin class in California talk about how they dyed their wool and the process involved depending on what type of dye you use. </div>
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This week my middle son turns 18 and this year my oldest will be 20. I can hardly believe that they have grown up. Part of me has been struggling a little bit getting used to my children being grown even though they are turning into these fabulous adults. When we moved to England my oldest stayed behind to continue attending college. And pretty soon my middle son will be heading off to college as well. </div>
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It's been a while since I have blogged about my kids so here is a long over due update on them. Noah has been attending community college and plans to get into the tag program that California has so he can transfer next year up to UC Davis and he is still planning on being an Equine Vet. He has had good grades and is adjusting really well to college life. </div>
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Liam is almost graduated from Homeschool he has literally a few weeks left. He got accepted to Oklahoma Wesleyan University and is going for Criminal Justice. His plan is to get a masters and then join the Police Academy he would like to be a detective but then would also like to advance through the ranks. He has dreams he would like to achieve.</div>
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Anna just stated 9th grade and we are homeschooling and enjoying it still. I remember when I thought homeschooling high school was something I could never do. And here I am homeschooling these kids through high school and they are doing great. She has not decided what she wants to be yet when she grows up. She loves art and she loves animals so it will be interesting to see what direction she goes in. </div>
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I am still adjusting to being here in England. I mean seriously just the other day I was about to tell my husband book me a plane ticket I want to go back to California. Normally I am pretty flexible especially with how my husbands job has had us moving over the years. I think though at this season in my life change is hitting me hard from every direction and really just has me feeling completely out of sorts. Thankfully though as soon as I feel frustrated magically the voice of my friends back in Florida seems to instantly pop into my head. And I remember her laughing and saying in a funny voice "You can't go back to Egypt" While remembering her saying this makes me laugh it also makes me recognise the truth of that statement. I wonder how often we think that in order for us to move forward we need to go back? </div>
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I love this bible verse it has been a great encouragement to me in this season of change as well as Jeremiah 29:11. When ever I go through change it makes think about the plan or purpose for my life. I am a list writer, calendar organised planning sort of girl. And sometimes when life throws me a curve ball and doesn't look how I thought it should on paper I get all out of sorts. </div>
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Its so good to remember that the plan, the will, the purpose, the destiny for my life is already who I in Christ. It's not a place I will end up at it is the place I am in. The purpose is not so much related to what you do as it is who you are meant to be. </div>
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Salt of the earth, city on a hill, lamp not to be hidden kind of life. That's what I am talking about. </div>
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so this week I am remembering not to leave off the S from the word plan in Jeremiah 29:11 but that God has planssssss! Not just one plan or direction marked off on my calendar or in my journal but that He has plans and there are a few more yet to come for me I am sure. </div>
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My family took full advantage of Shrove Tuesday today and had pancakes. Here in England it is a much participated event. I was raised as a Catholic and attended Catholic school as a child. So of course I really looked forward to the day the Moms showed up to school with their griddles and cooked us giant pancakes. It is so much better than doing math. </div>
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Even though I am an evangelical Christian now I do still enjoy traditions and symbolism and I still wanted to share that great feeling with my kids of having your Mom hand you a giant warm pancake with some melted butter and syrup! It just stirs in you a warm gratitude and thankfulness for life. And as a Christian a deep overwhelming gratitude for our Saviour as we near Resurrection Sunday. Who knew some pancakes could do all that right?? You probably want my recipe now.</div>
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I spent many years living in the drought of Southern California where everything was some shade of dry dirty sandy brown. So can you blame me that it seems everything in my life leans toward the colour of green. Here are some of my favourites right now. Fancy hair plaits, green smoothies, my home spun yarn, and lots of roasted veggies. </div>
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When we first arrived it rained constantly and there was flooding through England all the way up to Scotland. But the last 2 weeks it has been rather mild so we have been taking advantage of this weather and going for walks in the afternoon. The sun feels great and you forget how cooped up you get in the winter until you actually get outside and take some nice deep breaths and stretch your legs.</div>
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The Thames river is right behind our cottage and we follow a footpath that goes through our village and past some old ruins of an ancient nunnery and then back along the river again. </div>
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This is really a fulfilling walk you get old trees, and pretty views. On the other side of the river is a huge pasture where the local horses live and you can walk around in there and visit with them.<br />
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I remember fondly spending hours outside in the winter playing when I was a child. This week I am thankful I remembered to act like a child again and throw on some extra layers and explore without a destination. And guess what I remembered how to romp around in the woods, find that perfect walking stick, get a little muddy and forget about the time for a little bit. </div>
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<a href="http://www.likemotherlikedaughter.org/2016/02/pretty-happy-funny-real-65/"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Joining with Like Mother, Like Daughter on this post ~</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~</em><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Every Thursday</em></a></div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07044431563691532656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965200636373424883.post-50587913700991543282016-02-01T05:42:00.002-08:002016-02-01T06:02:37.172-08:00Across the pond...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well this post has been a long time coming. With the holidays, moving to a new country, not having internet, jet-lag and all the sorts of life things like that my blogging fell to the bottom of the barrel. But I am happy to report we are getting all sorted out and settled in. </div>
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First let me comment on the move itself. This was by far one of the hardest moves we ever had to make. We really are still adjusting to all the changes that took place. This move caught us by surprise I don't think we had realised how rooted we had become in San Diego. This move included a lifestyle change, leaving friends and our church behind, being separated from our son in college, and getting used to a foreign country. </div>
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We first thought this move would be easier if we kept our house in California and just moved with our clothes and some of our belongings. But that didn't quite work out how we expected. Not having our stuff with us was difficult for many reasons none of them having to do with being materialistic. But more along the lines of needing regular household items and just not having them. Say like a coffee maker which we still haven't bought yet. And then of course for Anna and I we did not think to much about our hobbies and so having left a lot of our craft stuff behind we have really been trying to improvise. Oh and did I mention I don't have a car here. </div>
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So yeah there have been some pretty big changes it has been a little bumpy of a start. And we are slowly warming up to living over here. Although warming up being a figure of speak because really it's quite cold and rainy all the time. </div>
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We had such a fabulous time in Scotland over New Years at Hogmanay and I will post some pictures of that in a later post. That was a bucket list item every one should have. </div>
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For now I will give you a few snap shots of what we have been up to.</div>
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Smoothies, french braids, knitting, walking the countryside, homeschooling, tea & biscuits, and British T.V. And we found a new church to call home. That sums up this year so far. </div>
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I am doing a bible study right now called Resolution For Women by Priscilla Shirer and one of the first resolutions goes like this....</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I do solemnly resolve to embrace my current season of life and will maximise my time in it. I will resist the urge to hurry through or circumvent any portion of my journey but will live with a spirit of containment. </i></span></div>
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So let me be transparent for a moment that's where I am at.<br />
Humbly trying to embrace this new season. Not trying to rush through it and not trying to hide from it either. Embracing where it brings me and enjoying where I am at. </div>
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Happy New Year!! </div>
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Next week we move so we are really wrapping things up around here. </div>
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Saying our goodbyes, visiting our favorite places one last time. </div>
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And enjoying just being together in the same country. We thankfully had Adrian home for the holidays. It was great to be back together the long distance and commuting has been tough. We are really looking forward to being in the same country again. </div>
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I keep thinking about all my favorite things here in California wondering how I will live without my mountain hikes and fresh tacos with gaucamole. But life goes on and I will have to find some new favorites. Or maybe someone can ship me Cali taco ingredients!! </div>
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This is my Women's Bible Study group hard to believe but I have been with this group a year and a half. I am really going to miss these ladies. I learned so much from our group sharing and studies. </div>
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Enjoying some healthy carbs... <a href="http://paleoparents.com/featured/elads-frozen-waffles-and-other-naturally-green-st-patricks-day-recipes/">Paleo Almond Butter Waffles you can find the recipe here</a></div>
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Every adventure and every move for our family changes us in some way. We always get to meet great people and learn and experience new things. I am excited to see what this new season brings for us. We were hesitant at first about moving again. If you had asked us a few weeks ago I think our answer would be different. But now I think we are all ready to hop on that plane and get over there and start something new. </div>
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Can you believe the holidays are upon us? I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving. We are super low key around here this year. We are just so thankful to be together as a family and that is what we are celebrating.<br />
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The last several years our family has tried to walk off the beaten path with Christmas and we have tried to find different ways to celebrate rather than just the usual go to the store and participate in the Christmas shopping madness. Each year our family pushes further from retail and we look for more meaning in the holidays. I will share with you some of what we have done with links in case you have been on the search as well for some more meaning, community, or charity in your Holiday Season. </div>
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You can make handmade home spun gifts <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2015/11/handmade-holidays-nov-1-gifts-for-crafty-people/">Handmade Holidays</a> </div>
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You can support the clean water crisis in Africa <a href="http://www.bloodwater.org/">Blood Water</a></div>
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You can purchase a farm animal for a family in another country <a href="http://www.heifer.org/">Heifer International</a></div>
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You can decorate duffle bags for local foster kids with <a href="https://www.togetherwerise.org/">Together We Rise</a><br />
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REI closed their stores this black friday and it was #optoutside. How about rather than shopping you go for a hike or walk grab your family and go on an adventure<br />
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Get out a mug out and put it on your counter and instead of going to Starbucks put the money that you would have spent in your mug instead and have coffee at home. You will be surprised how much you can save by saying no to Lattes and Mochas. You can then take that money and donate to your favorite charity, or make some goody bags with neccesities for those that are homeless in your community. <br />
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You can donate your old jeans to <a href="https://www.madewell.com/madewell_feature/DENIMDONATION_sm.jsp">Madewell</a> and they send them to a charity that then turns them into insulation for Habitat for Humanity and other organizations to put in the houses that they build. So those old jeans sitting in the back of your closet could actually be the thing keeping a family warm this winter! And if you do this they give a $20 coupon to go towards a new pair of jeans. Thats a win win!!<a href="http://www.bluejeansgogreen.org/contact-us/"> Or you could start your own denim drive with your family and friends the instructions are on their website. </a><br />
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My art class is winding down we only have 2 classes left till the end of the semester. I have had such a great time with these kids I am really going to miss them.</div>
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Today we did a continuous line drawing. I got the idea for this off Pinterest, here is a link for the website this came from <a href="http://www.megduerksen.com/2014/05/27/crazy-owls/">Owl Drawing</a></div>
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The kids had a great time with this it's a mix of control with lots of freedom for expression. </div>
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Great for your elementary aged children. </div>
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I am not sure exactly what it is about my husbands job that makes this happen but it seems always near the 3 year mark a move is in the forecast. Yesterday as I was at the Veterinarians office getting 2 of our dogs ready for another move our Vet commented and said it had been 4 years. That's almost a record. Alaska still holds the title though for our longest stay. </div>
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So here we go, The Watts are moving again. So far we have it planned to be gone for a year but you just never know so we shall see what happens from here. This move will be really different for us now that our kids are getting older. Noah my oldest will be staying behind and continuing at college. He is busily into his second year now and is working towards the long term goal of becoming an Equine Veterinarian.</div>
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Our other 2 kids will be coming along on this move. Although we are still working out lots of details. I think this has been the most complicated move yet. Our middle son graduates this year. If senior year isn't busy enough try sorting out a move right smack dab in the middle of it to another country nontheless. </div>
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The last few weeks have been a whirl-wind sorting out the ranch and getting ready. Hence the lack of blogging posts sorry for the lack of action over here it has all been behind the scenes work. It is really funny how life catches up with you sometimes. Or maybe life runs ahead of you would be a better way to describe it. Thankfully finding homes for all our ranch animals went really well, and much quicker than I expected. And I was really happy with the homes we found and the people that they went with. I was particularly happy that a friend from church now has my horse. It makes it easier when you know you can still visit your furry friends and keep in touch. And I even made some new friends in the process of all that. </div>
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My husband has been working overseas for months now and the separation has been really hard on all of us. We are all very eager to get under the same roof again. I have found that through this experience and the separation my priorities have really shifted. I am feeling like things that were important to me before just don't matter as much anymore. And for me that has been a great change! Change is not easy and having moved as much as I have you would think that I could just roll right with it. But I am here to say honestly I am never that graceful about it. This time grasping the idea of moving again was a little rocky for me at first and hard to wrap my head around, but overall it has been a good thing. It really got me out of the clouds and focused back on whats important in life. Rather than being stuck on a place or things I would much rather be stuck to the people I love in my life. Home is where the heart is. </div>
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First let me say we had the most amazing day today of fall weather...yes it will be back up to 99 degrees by the end of the week but it was wonderful feeling the cold air and rain. Even the animals loved it. We just went through the hottest September I can remember and we really needed a break in the heat.<br />
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This past week has been the week of fiber arts. I finally decided to get busy with my alpaca fiber. I joined a local spinning class to learn how to spin. I cleaned and carded some of my alpaca and it just so happened that this weekend was the Fiber Art Fiesta up in Vista California.<br />
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The Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta is my favorite festival. There is a huge barn filled with looms and spinning wheels. All sorts of different vendors selling yarn and fleece and rovings and anything fiber art you could imagine. They also sell some really awful chili that I eat every year and say why did I just eat that??<br />
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This year I purchased some sheep's wool to mix with my alpaca and some other rovings of bright colored wool to practice my spinning with. Anna bought her first large loom. She found a wonderful antique tapestry loom for a great price. I can't wait to see what she makes on it.<br />
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Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Smoothie *vegan</div>
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So to make a long story short my husbands job is currently in the UK. He bounces around from England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. He has been doing a lot of commuting back and forth and sometimes I have been able to travel with him. Over the summer we had the opportunity to road trip and we drove all over Europe. We went to Amsterdam, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Scotland, and England. That was like crossing off a bucket list all at once which I will definitely have to write and share about in a future post. But that's a story for another day.<br />
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Just 2 weeks ago around the time of my birthday I was traveling with my husband and we decided to take a little road trip. We initially had planned to spend the weekend in Scotland (my most favorite place in the world) but we just did not feel up to the 8 hour drive. So we picked someplace closer that he really likes and we visited Wales.<br />
He rented out for us a vintage Airtstream camper which was like heaven on earth after staying in stuffy hotel rooms all week.<br />
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It turned out to be a pretty memorable weekend. We did some hiking around a ruined castle, crawled through a cave, drove all across the countryside, cooked good food in the camper, and got some much needed R&R. Oh and I want to publicly thank my husband for putting up with me. I am not a savvy traveler and it is not easy traveling with a girl who has multiple food allergies and has a tendency to get<i> hangry.</i> He really should be sainted.<br />
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I will be daydreaming about this place and the time we spent together for a long time to come...<br />
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Hey There! Remember me? It's been a while and I have been on a blog hiatus for quite some time. Life got busy so I moved over to instagram for easy photo snippets of my life. But truth be told I have missed my spot over here and all the great parts of blogging. I missed the writing and the reading and the friends. So I am back and I feel like I should say something like new and improved or better than ever. But really it's just me up to much of the same shenanigans, doing what I love with my family living life full. Life is always interesting and full of surprises and I am keeping true to my life motto although not always easy to <i><span style="font-size: large;">Bloom Where I Am Planted</span></i>. I am looking forward to writing and sharing my adventures again. Thanks for following along. </div>
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