tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37672397648125811952024-03-13T23:01:44.440-05:00Clever BunniesBethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416639597672218720noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-1281559723906918062022-01-06T12:43:00.001-06:002022-01-06T12:44:58.371-06:00No Post In 2021???<p style="text-align: center;"> For the first time since 2013, the Clever Bunnies haven't posted in over a year! Oh dear, what shall we do about that?</p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7MaGLsWaZQjNR4WHTV2BPWuaZ_9Rw0ovzknda4HtIolrURkmxNzlpKPMVQa58vLytubXSqIs1-PS37Yd9zxjmbLA0f8kkmEfpTlsFcXWjWOTSCKE5u8SeSvTI5r775KPudBZ5T8O7LEsgRUY79jDs6BAzrhWEj_g9OtKlc8QuFSv_zvQHcUOTUiqX=s450" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="450" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7MaGLsWaZQjNR4WHTV2BPWuaZ_9Rw0ovzknda4HtIolrURkmxNzlpKPMVQa58vLytubXSqIs1-PS37Yd9zxjmbLA0f8kkmEfpTlsFcXWjWOTSCKE5u8SeSvTI5r775KPudBZ5T8O7LEsgRUY79jDs6BAzrhWEj_g9OtKlc8QuFSv_zvQHcUOTUiqX=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another question is, is anyone still reading? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I type right now, I can hear Caroline talking in her crib as she's supposed to be napping. I should be washing dishes, making granola bars, and cleaning for company this weekend, but someone sent me a link to this super cool Writer's Conservatory, and that began the derailment of my train of thought. Hey, I'm already on my laptop, let's check blogger.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really have been wanting to get more serious about writing though, and while it would be wonderful to finish my 100,000+ word novel I've been working on for over 5 years, little bits of writing like this are good exercises too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So we'll see, maybe I'll back into some of our old content like recipes, book reviews, projects, or just pop in every now and then to say hi and talk about life. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-Bethany </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416639597672218720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-41419562857544851602020-12-25T08:28:00.004-06:002020-12-25T08:28:34.520-06:00Jesus is Alive || Acoustic cover<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/SGA_Is4JlOc" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>So glad Beth and I got to collaborate on this beautiful Christmas song!</div><div>Merry CHRISTmas everyone! </div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01708966985087473956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-62866257671606845112019-12-24T15:16:00.003-06:002019-12-24T16:02:54.873-06:00Christmas Christmas time is here :) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's not your typical Christmas song - but we think it counts :) </div>
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And now to jump back in time to Christmas (technically Thanksgiving) past.<br />
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This one I was sure was on the blog, but I couldn't find it.<br />
Thanksgiving 2016, I believe, was when this was recorded.<br />
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Anyhow, for those of you who still check in on us, thank you, and have a very wonderful Christmas!<br />
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Helllooooo! <a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/">Keturah</a> is drawing us out of retirement by tagging us for the Classic Blog party, and man are we late to the party.... </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Oh man, there are so many books that I've wanted as movies. Keturah said "Emily of New Moon" series, and I agree! Anne is sweet and all but she gets all the attention! Someone should notice how popular that genre is and introduce a fresh face to the public. I think if it was done justice, it would be well received. It was made into a Canadian TV series in the 90s. They gave it a darker more depressing take than I thought the original story conveyed. It is more somber at times than the Anne Series - but Anne's story wasn't all lollipops and sunshine, it was the way she decided to view it. Despite the unfortunate circumstances that surround Emily - I never read the books thinking how depressing it was, instead you see the main character endure and stay hopeful. It reads more like an adventure and mystery from her point of view.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">My other choice would be "Song of Years" by Bess Streeter Aldrich, and "Keeper of the Bees" by Gene Stratton Porter. The latter has been made into a movie, but it was terrible. You can find it on Youtube. It lost so much depth that the book had, and it changed plot points or skipped them altogether. If done correctly it would have beautiful cinematography and setting, a spitfire little kid playing "Scout", a strong and sympathetic actor who is contemplating his impending death and the meaning of life, and suspense and mystery surrounding a dark haired girl.... :)</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">"Song of Years" would be such a sweet movie, one of those family classics like "Little Women" I think. It's focused on a large family ( All girls ) and the new neighbor ( handsome young man) during the pioneer days in Iowa. Each character has their own story along the way and it shows a family grow and change over the years.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">There's a depth in older books that cant be found in our modern stories. The way people used to write, think and talk just feels miles away from our time. They pondered more, used a more complex vocabulary to communicate their thoughts and feelings... it really helps me slow down and take a break from hyperactive and shallow form of thoughts/communication of the internet. It's an exercise for my short attention span. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I second that. :) Also, I love reading about the daily life of characters from historical periods, in a more personal perspective then reading about that time period in a history book, or even a fiction book written in that setting, but by a modern author. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This answer may sound off-topic, but I would say, the Bible. It's easy to pick it up for 15 mins of so every morning, memorize a sentence here or there, or following along on Sunday mornings. But do we read it like we read other books? Obviously the Bible is in whole other category, but if we read it the same way we devour favorite books, in one sitting at times, the Bible should/and is just as engaging if we give it our time.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Starting small, the NT letters - they were read to the churches in one sitting. Try reading a letter a day, or as much as your time allows. It's so refreshing and you realize how alive it is; the oldest "classic" in print is what we need for today.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Wow, Becca, you are taking all the good answers. :) I would agree with that too, but also add a little know book called A Fool of Nature, by Julian Hawthorne. Becca bought the book because it had a pretty cover, but I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed the story it held. Fun fact, the author is the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Julian wrote this story for a contest, winning more money then his father made in his whole writing <span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 0, 128);">career. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Jane Eyre. I distinctly remember having to read classics for school, and had finished Pride and Prejudice. I was disappointed, it confused me ( why on earth did they call Elizabeth like 3 or 4 different names with no context? I never knew if it was a new character or not. ) I should probably give it another try after nearly 10 years....</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I though Jane Eyre would be another dry and confusing old book, and I was happily surprised. I remember really enjoying that book, it made sense to me, I could see it as I read. It was filled with excitement, a romance that I could follow, and engaging and sympathetic characters. It renewed my hope in classics :)</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I also enjoyed Sense and Sensibility, I must have read that around the same time - but again it was for whatever reason I could really see and understand the plot and characters. Maybe it was because I could relate so well with them... :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I remember having the same feelings about Jane Eyre. Another one is Bleak House, by Charles Dickens. I was familiar with the story from the BBC mini series, but loved reading it and getting the whole depth of the story and characters. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I feel like I've already answered this question in a couple ways.... And I haven't read any classics recently that I didn't like. Any others are slipping my memory...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Oh! This also may be a bit off course, but I wouldn't be a proper Preschool teacher if I didn't mention a children's book! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Marshmallow, by Clare Turlay Newberry is such a gem! It's about a bunny :) She wrote other stories too, we have another about a kitten, titled "Smudge"</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">The Horatio Hornblower series answers both sides of this question for me. :) The first books I love, and the later ones.... not so much. More favorites are North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell, Northanger Abby, by Jane Austen, and Watership Down by Richard Adams....is that one a classic. Other least favorites, anything by Shakespeare :P</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">How about the main characters of all the books I've mentioned so far? :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I really like Esther Summerfeld from Bleak House. She is so selfless and kind, despite her past. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Still not 100% sold on Pride and Prejudice, but again maybe reading it as an adult I'd feel differently.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Hmmm..... The Great Gatsby. At least, the story line from the movie wasn't that great, Mom let us skip reading the book. :P </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I will add Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, George Elliot, C. S. Lewis, and J. R.R. Tolkien </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I think between the setting, characters and plot - there should be something relatable to everyone and every age. Maybe it's finding a home, a family, love, or navigating the changes of life, there needs to be an element that spans all generations.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Um... didn't I just answer this? There are plenty of books that came to mind while answering these questions, but weren't old enough to be counted as "Classics". But I think if its a story that lingers in your mind for years after and you want to read it again and share it with your children.... I'd call that a classic. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"> Those of you who follow me on instagram know that Shawn and I are expecting a baby girl in January!!! And Becca is going to be an amazing aunt!!! </span><br />
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I like asking people to listen to this song, telling them it's from the perspective of a person from the bible, and then having them guess who it is. Not many do, but there are some good hints in the song.</div>
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I'll just tell you the answer though, its one of the thieves that was crucified with Jesus. </div>
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But why is the song called "Revenge"?</div>
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And why do we call the day that our Savior was killed, good?</div>
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God created a perfect world for us to live, and from the beginning, we've been chosing our own way over His. </div>
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We rebel, reject His design for us, seek after other things to fulfill our lives.</div>
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We turn our backs on our Creator, and what does He do to repay us?</div>
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What would a just judge do to lawbreakers? Give them the punishment they deserve.</div>
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"The wages of sin is death"</div>
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And not just physical death, but spiritual death, separation from God.</div>
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That's what we deserve.</div>
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That's what we should receive as retribution.</div>
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But the "revenge" for our rebellion does not have to fall on us.</div>
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God is not only holy, and perfect, and just. He is loving, and merciful, even when we are far from deserving it.</div>
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He chose the only One who could stand in our place, a human, like us, yet sinless, and perfect. His Son, Jesus Christ. </div>
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Jesus took our punishment. The wrath of God was poured out on Him, instead of us.</div>
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That dark day, when an innocent Man bore the sins of the world, is now a day that means hope and forgiveness. </div>
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As we go into this Easter weekend, lets take time to think about the wonderful, good gift our Savior provided for us. That the revenge we should have received fell on the shoulders of another, allowing us to join Him in Paradise for eternity.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seriously, it's been way too long since a real blog post with like, words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All year and we've </span>only done, 10 posts.</div>
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So, let's take a look at what's happened this year!</div>
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<span style="color: #6e1797; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> New pets: Our apartment doesn’t allow the dog and cat variety, so I bought a ten cent goldfish and Shawn named him George. After a little while, we thought George could use some friends. My mom had some baby goldfish from her pond, so we brought two home, and the next day, George was belly up. :O So much for giving him friends. That prompted Shawn to name the new fish Des and Troy, since they destroyed his dear George :P Now we have three goldfish again, three pond snails, and an antisocial apple snail. Oh, and I found a kitten in a tree, but Shawn wouldn’t let me rescue it. :P </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">YOU LEFT IT THERE?!?!?! Terrible.</span><span style="color: #6e1797; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I know! But it wasn't there the next day, I checked before work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6e1797; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;"> New Blog: Shawn and I started </span><a href="https://sbhandcrafted.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;">S B Handcrafted</a><span style="color: #6e1797; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre;"> the beginning of the year to share projects we're building. </span><br />
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Life's been busy, and there's been music - and a surprise in the last video!<br />
Most of these songs are ones I'm practicing/have practiced for performances at nursing homes -<br />
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He never saw the dull eyes stare back at him in the mirror, or notice the only beat he ever felt in his chest came from the bass line of the music blaring through his headphones. Emotions never penetrated the surface. Knowledge stayed suspended in his mind, never reaching the heart. Oblivious to this, he went about with the mindset he could only live for today- but that wasn’t living.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Every day, he needed more to spark a sensation of feeling. Nothing satisfied or satiated. He was jaded of thrills, numb. This process of decay was nothing new. It began the day he was born. Outwardly, there was no way to see the damage. A medical doctor’s examination would have revealed nothing. But he was dead nevertheless.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His condition didn’t only affect him. With absence of feeling came absence of care for anyone but himself. He wanted love and loyalty, but how could he expect to receive something he couldn’t give? Because of this, his family was in shreds. Numbness couldn’t protect him from hurt only worsen it. It only led him to believe everything was fine, when it wasn’t. Love was lust, joy was fleeting, and peace was a figment of imagination.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The seat beside her was the only empty spot on the bus. He didn’t want to talk, but that didn’t stop her. His response to her questions was little more then a grunt, until he realized she actually cared. She wasn’t making polite conversation; she honestly wanted to know how he was. This startled him into saying a few more words, hoping to quench her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He found himself telling her about his day. She shared about hers. Then she asked if she could tell him something, something that meant everything to her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was an everlasting life from a God who made the ultimate sacrifice to give it to her, to bring her from death to life. She hadn’t earned it, didn’t deserve it, and couldn’t keep the knowledge of it to herself. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He could have life. But something separated him from it. God is perfect and holy. They were not. In their sin, their disobedience and rejection of God, they were filthy, utterly helpless, like a rotting corpse. They were dead, and they were destined for a physical death that would take them to a place of unimaginable torment. But God, full of mercy and love, sent His Son to take the punishment for their sin, to free them, to make them alive. In Christ, he would have the hope of an eternity with God, and a life giving relationship with his Creator.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She had to go, it was her stop. He watched her leave, something rising in his chest as the weight of her words hit him. If what she said was true, he was in danger. If what she said was true, he needed help. He didn’t even know her name. But she had shown him a spark of light in his darkness. God made a way to bring him to life. God reached out - while he was helpless, hopeless and dead. He didn't have to continue this downward path. There was another way. He believed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His stop came. He stepped out into the bright sun. He looked around at the faces of people passing by. Blank faces, dead faces. He could see it now. He had been in their place. They needed to know. They needed to hear about life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hmmmmm…….Maybe a short story I wrote for a contest a couple years ago. It’s called “He didn’t know he was dead”. I’ll post it in a couple days :) if anyone would like to read it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It depends why I'm crying! :) I would say mostly... no. Though after a good cry I usually feel relieved. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Not usually. I’m prone to cry when I’m really frustrated and already having a hard time trying to get someone to understand me, and tears are not at all helpful with that. :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Um, I guess I don't very many conspiracy theories, but most of them seem to be pretty crazy. I heard one about how since the ark of the covenant is gold- just molecules away from lead, which is spent uranium, it absorbs radiation and that's why people die when they open it. The things you hear in a restaurant from the people in the booth behind you. :P </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not really a conspiracy theory,</span><a href="http://deeprootsathome.com/pleasure-happiness-brains-hacked/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but the people building the apps and programs for media are trying to get you addicted.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Some programmers call it “brain hacking”, using our knowledge of the brain and then writing codes and algorithms designed to make the brain respond in a certain way. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think of it as who we think we are, or who we try to be. Sometimes we can get too caught up in labels, like personality types, or trying to find identity in what we do, but who we are is a lot deeper then that, as children of God with eternal souls. We aren't just defined by our strengths and weaknesses- we should be constantly growing and it's usually in the areas that we see ourselves as weak that God works to show His strength through us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Identity… Well as human beings, our natural identity is a rebellious God- hating sinner. But in Christ, and God’s unfathomable offer of forgiveness and adoption, our identity can be completely changed and we can be called children of God!!! That’s certainly something that matters. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, in our American culture it seems people are very self absorbed and introspective, thinking their own identity is something to be discovered and the key to their life or something…. In the scheme of eternity, it matters far more </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who’s</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> we are than who we are. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: purple; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Is it cheating to use a bible verse? Because these verses in Ecclesiastes came to mind. "I have seen the God-given tasks with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better then for them to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor- it is the gift of God." chapter 3, verses 10-13.</span></span></div>
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We're still doing some tweaking on the design, but that adorable logo Becca made for us is going to stay. After talking about having some sort of brand to put on our projects a while back, she came up with that, and it's so cool how the letters form a heart!</div>
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A team that can build their own amazing custom furniture! </div>
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So, we had this chair that Shawn's parents gave us. I knew I wanted to recover it, but we also got the idea to make a matching ottoman.</div>
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And then it was my turn. After he put it all together, I worked on it at home before the wedding. </div>
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To make it match the height of the ottoman, we replaced the old legs of the chair (which were really, really short), and Shawn made a new base for it.</div>
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We made some, and it was a blast!</div>
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Thank you ladies for coming, bringing so many craft supplies, and spending time with us yesterday!</div>
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The top photo is one I sent to Shawn last week while taking a break from pulling staples. :)<br />
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With our immediate family changing this year, Christmas plans are going to need a little revamping.<br />
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Christmas is just this coming weekend and suddenly the whole calendar year slips away.<br />
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This year has been... crazy.<br />
Even just for our family, 2017 has been a bit of a roller coaster.<br />
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<a href="http://cleverbunnies.blogspot.com/2017/03/meet-up-for-beccas-birthday.html">I turned 21 in March.</a> I'm an adult now, no turning back! 😏<br />
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<a href="http://cleverbunnies.blogspot.com/2017/03/do-you-want-to-know-secret.html">Beth got engaged that same month</a> and then the wedding plans ensued.<br />
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I finished up the spring at<a href="http://cleverbunnies.blogspot.com/2017/04/sorry-its-late-heres-dinosaur-p.html"> the Children's museum</a> and<a href="http://cleverbunnies.blogspot.com/2017/06/it-looks-like-im-not-in-midwest-anymore.html"> then took a plane to NY.</a><br />
NY all in itself was a roller coaster. :)<br />
<a href="http://cleverbunnies.blogspot.com/2017/08/see-you-in-september.html">The summer flew by there, and so many new experiences, places and people.</a><br />
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Then home again for the upcoming<a href="http://cleverbunnies.blogspot.com/2017/10/reader-i-married-him.html"> wedding.</a><br />
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Bethany packing up and moving out of the house- out of the state!<br />
Gaining a big brother. :)<br />
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Seeking some direction in the wake of those big changes,<br />
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Now, really looking ahead with gratitude and joy;<br />
knowing that God has been in control the whole way.<br />
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Personally, I've learned so much this year... and looking back, I really feel like I've grown.<br />
I know I've changed.<br />
I know I'm in a much better place now.<br />
I know God was pulling things out of my hands so He could bring me closer to Himself.<br />
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I know that the best place to be is right where you are, loving and serving the people in your life right now, and practicing living what you know from God's Word.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text 1Thess-5-16" id="en-NIV-29638" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span>Rejoice always,</span><span class="text 1Thess-5-17" id="en-NIV-29639" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span>pray continually,</span><span class="text 1Thess-5-18" id="en-NIV-29640" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> </span>give thanks in all circumstances;<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-29640C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-29640C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text 1Thess-5-18" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;">for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. </span></span><span style="text-align: start;">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18</span><br />
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It was just a little bit chilly that morning. :)</div>
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It had been a dream of mine to wear my grandma's wedding dress, but it was much too small for me. We found a way to incorporate though, using the sleeves around our bouquets.</div>
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Our friend Emma played the piano for the prelude and the different entrances. While we kept it to mostly hymns, she played <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LboNYB_oKTY">"Devoted to You"</a> by the Everly Brothers when I walked down the aisle. Had to slip an oldie in there somewhere. :)</div>
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Dad, Becca, and our cousins decorated our getaway vehicle. It was fun to get honks and waves driving up to our honeymoon destination.</div>
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Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416639597672218720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-8120939851755765572017-12-12T09:02:00.000-06:002017-12-12T09:02:43.312-06:00How Many Kings ( Clever Bunnies )<div style="text-align: center;">
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I got to visit Beth and Shawn over the weekend. </div>
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Beth and I played Christmas music at coffee house Saturday night. </div>
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Doesn't their apartment look cute and cozy?</div>
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It looks so much more homey now that Beth has moved in. 😊</div>
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This the first song since Easter that we've recorded together!!!!</div>
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In general, as you might have assumed, we can't do that as much as we used to. So there's been a lot more solos posted lately, but it's so nice to sing together again. </div>
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Christmas time is busy, so, this is short. But at our home we've been blasting Christmas music and planing Christmas get-togethers and decorating and things. It's been fun!</div>
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Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01708966985087473956noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-75835874373065007812017-11-27T16:12:00.001-06:002017-11-27T16:12:50.340-06:00"I like it! I like it!" <div style="text-align: center;">
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Simple, but very delicious.<br />
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My family was reading this together before the wedding, but I'm hoping to read the rest soon. It's a very thought provoking book about having a right focus with how we use the technology so readily available to us.<br />
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And this guy I married a little over six weeks ago, I like him a lot too. :)<br />
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Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416639597672218720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-86258699554699393512017-11-20T20:00:00.002-06:002017-11-20T20:00:38.816-06:00Jam jam jam :) <div style="text-align: center;">
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Right after I recorded this - our friend Emma came over. </div>
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We jammed. 😀<br />
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Thanks for jamming Emma! </div>
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We really should do that more often. 😏</div>
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Have a good Thanksgiving everyone!!!</div>
Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11416639597672218720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767239764812581195.post-629615590828180002017-11-13T16:32:00.000-06:002017-11-13T16:33:12.572-06:00Back to (photography) Basics :) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while, again.</div>
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Not sure if we'll get back to more of a reasonable posting schedule any time soon... life is busy. </div>
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Beth is still newly married, and I've been occupied with a number of different things lately. </div>
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One of which is going through an online course on the basics of Photography. </div>
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I found this offered at the blog <a href="https://www.sixthbloom.com/">Sixth Bloom </a>, they also have super helpful blog posts on photography too. </div>
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But this has been really great, I'm learning a lot of things I hadn't just picked up on my own fiddling with my camera over the years. Plus - at the end of the lesson you get "projects" to do before the next lesson. That is really nice to get some ideas and direction for practicing. </div>
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First week's homework: </div>
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Using the automatic settings - after learning what they are designed for. </div>
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So that's a little of what I'm up too, amongst other pursuits, and life in general.</div>
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Just wanted you all to know we're still around. 😊</div>
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(I seem to have a thing with animals and trees from these pictures.) 😏</div>
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Oh, and this is Dad's coffee one Saturday morning - in the morning sunlight the steam with swirling rainbows!!! 😊</div>
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I haven't played my ukulele as much as I've liked lately, but I'm trying to get back to that. </div>
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Here are a few songs I've been learning to play - they all happen to be love songs.<br />
These are just for fun, and none of these are polished recordings. I have a knack of wanting record new songs I've just learned... should reconsider that. 😏<br />
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I'm a little rusty. 😜<br />
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What do you think of "Silly Love Songs"? 😊</div>
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Do you have a few feel good favorites? </div>
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What kind of songs do you play/listen to for fun?</div>
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The old saying goes, "Happy the bride the sun shines on", and while there was a lack of sunshine on October 14th, there was plenty of happiness. :) </div>
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While the dreary cold wasn't the most comfortable to stand out in for pictures (it's fall, I guess it's to be expected), it made for lovely lighting. </div>
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Its been a little over a week now that we've been married, Shawn and I. This week is when reality sets in, the honeymoon is over, and Shawn is back to work. There's an apartment to organize, and a new routine to settle into.<br />
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Hopefully there'll be a little time for blogging too.... :) But this is all I have for now.<br />
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-Bethany</div>
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