tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89046033469271279102024-03-13T05:25:40.493-07:00Sunset and Magnolia DesignIndigoKJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673603185122142735noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-18792552898848263102016-09-13T16:35:00.000-07:002016-09-13T17:19:55.258-07:00Gratitude, Healing Lyme, Moving On<div style="font-family: 'Big Caslon'; font-size: 14px; min-height: 17px;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Before I share the exciting news of my upcoming relaunch of my design business, my seriously fabulous new logo and some inspiring new design projects I’m working on, I felt compelled to share my story of healing and gratitude with you. Though the chapter has been closed for a while now I felt prompted to wrap up what I learned from my illness. I wanted to give the honor and gratitude where it is due. So, before I tell you about some fabulous new projects, like the one for the Los Angeles County Mayors Office, Crisis Response Team project, let me tell you this: </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“I am healed from Lyme Disease,” I say confidently, aloud.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’d be lying however, if I didn’t share that almost every time I say them, I pause, in my mind. I trust God that I am a constant work in progress, always healing, always learning, and always growing. That enemy fear is always trying to poke his unwelcome spirit in. So, I declare and I decree in my sweet and strong voice that I am healed.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’ve had this story ready to share for almost a year. Yet, there was certain factual details that the check in my spirit said do not share. My mind battled. Why not? Over this weekend, at the Healing Conference, there was a story about a bell that resonated deep in my soul. As the pastor shared, I realized why I was not released to share my story. God showed me it was because certain particular details were irrelevant to the story. It was profound revelation, followed by so much revelation of what had not been relevant in my life, all along. So, I’ll share my story, with joy and without those irrelevant details.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’ll keep the details of the illness short. I felt sick, with migraines, dizziness*, etc., thyroid issues, tired, as if I was dying, gaining weight for three years, despite an organic, healthy, grain free diet. They found a pineal cyst and an empty sella turcica, in my brain. All incidental findings, but required an MRI every 6 months for a year. Three other factors made it very lonely. It was my sons junior and senior year in High School. I wanted to be fully present. His senior year events, even graduation, that I was able to attend were marked by my ducking out, avoiding eye contact and conversation, as I just couldn’t make small talk. I felt bone dead tired, the kind that defies adequate description. One of my best friends was dying of cancer. (two very dear friends had serious cancer) I did not want to share much, because I didn’t want to take any loving attention away from her nor my son’s celebrating in his senior year. She is with Jesus now and I miss her. Lastly, I had no diagnosis for the first two years of illness, despite thirty doctors visits, until I found Dr. R*. He listened to me, suspecting Lyme Disease. The tests confirmed it eight days later, the day before Justin’s High School Graduation. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The year before I was diagnosed there was a doctor who was trying to burn down my husbands dental practice. I didn’t know if it was personal, nor if he was going to come to the house and try to burn our house down too. Due to the active investigation, I was not able to share that with anyone. During his arrest, an illegal silencer was found in his home. The day when he was released on bail I was having a very elaborate alarm system installed with 9 motion cameras on all outside areas, which by the way, I do not find humorous. Scott was on the way out of town to go skiing with friends in Mammoth. I had an allergic reaction and ended up in the ER, my eye swelling shut. Thank God for my dear friend Marta who met me at the hospital where we just began to laugh at my year, and my eye. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The same year, before I was diagnosed, feeling like I was dying or going crazy, one of the two, we were on a boat returning from Catalina Island with my family. We encountered about ten or twenty whales about half mile out who were spouting, majestic and beautiful. We watched them frolic for about half an hour and then I said, in all seriousness, "I'm going to pray that they come closer.” My cousin just started laughing. The men followed suit and began laughing somewhat uproariously, that I would pray for such a silly thing. My cousin said, “You don’t think God has anything better to do than to bring the whales closer?” He just laughed and laughed. I explained, “God cares about showing us how much he loves us and that he hears our prayers.” So, they laughed harder. My dad joked, while laughing hilariously, to tell God, “Send two whales! Tell God you want one on the port side of the boat and one starboard side.” To which they all crazy laughed. If you can imagine me rolling my eyes here, please imagine. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So, I knew God would hear my prayers and bring the whales closer, so I went below to spend an hour in prayer. Immediately as I sat down to pray, loud, shrieking and screaming began. I cannot describe the sounds of their screams. I was scared, thinking my little 3 or 5 year old niece or nephew had fallen over, as the shrieks weren’t anything I had ever heard before. I ran up top to see two whales come right towards us, one on the port and one on starboard side. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">To use the word majestic to describe this event would be such an understatement. The blue whale is the largest animal alive. A blue whale weights two hundred tons. Since I am a visual person, it helps me to imagine that is the same weight as forty elephants. Their tongues alone weight as much as one elephant. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">They came so close to the boat at a speed I cannot describe, one on port, one on starboard. They were as long as the 100 foot boat. My cousin Danny, the captain, looked a little grim when he realized how close the whales got to the boat. Their spines came up, out of the water, as they were almost past and honestly it felt like they were only inches from the boat. Danny said later if they had both been closer it could have lifted the boat up. Both my niece and nephew were up top without life jackets at that moment. When I reflect on all the different elements of the majesty (and dangerous possibilities) of that moment my mind races.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We were in awe. We screamed, jumped up and down. We’re a pretty dignified bunch. I use that choice of adjectives in jest, but we’re not the kind that jumps up and down and cries. But we jumped up and down, cried and screamed. It is one of the few things I have experienced in my life where awe is the only word to come close to describing the moment. I found the video on facebook to listen and watch again, today and was brought to tears again, with an awe for what God brought that day. Our conversation over our three hour dinner was about prayer. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It was majestic, mesmerizing and really spoke to me about God hearing us. About to embark on the hardest year of my life, God heard my little but fervent prayer and used that to bring the largest animal on the planet to me. I don’t believe he did it only to show my family that yes, he heard, but that my faithful and fragile heart would need that reminder to sustain me through the next few years. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Prayer was integral to my healing. I didn’t need a whale to help me pray more, nor to know prayer was deep and effective. But I think God knew how much I’d need the encouragement that year, when I spent most of Justin’s senior year feeling awful laying on the sofa most of the time and very guilty about not knowing why. The whale became my reminder of God hearing my prayers. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I believe healing and wellness can be profoundly affected by your mind. Neuroscience fascinates me. I believe healing (and sickness) can begin with the spoken word. It is so powerful. Healing prayer, speaking the scriptures in the name of Jesus Christ could heal. Though I began studying towards a Naturopathy degree, it became the power of prayer that fascinated me.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Before my diagnosis, my acupuncturist asked me upon meeting me “What was my healing goal?” I said to be thinner. I was at wits end and crying throughout the appointment. She said no, “Who do you want to be, when your healed?” I was thinking “great she’s a nut ball ” this isn’t therapy it’s acupuncture. But she was very intuitive, recommended the gastrointerologist who diagnosed my Lyme Disease. I told her I needed to go pray about it. A picture came to my mind of me standing, thinly (wink!) in a white dress, sweet and strong. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> My thyroid illness, made worse by Lyme, was routed deeply in not feeling heard in some situations (according to various thought, thyroid issues mean not feeling heard, picture someone squeezing your throat). Part of my healing was learning to communicate clearly and directly. I came to realize that when I felt I wasn’t being heard I got stronger, louder, and bolder. Sadly, I think I came across harshly. So my healing goal: Sweet and strong. I had absolutely no idea what that all meant at the time. It has all come together in the healing, strength and sweetness. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I went to healing conferences, healing rooms, Hidden Manna, prayed with M & M each week. M & R, bi-monthly. I learned so much about healing, illness and oils. Forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing. I really had no idea. The language of these prayers is very powerful. Speaking them out loud is very powerful. The choice of words themselves are powerful. Renouncing lies that have been spoken over you, releasing people from their offense, giving them back to God, blessing them. It includes replacing what you let go with something else. I was blessed to be prayed for by friends from all over the country and several parts of the world. I had prayers for separate things, like migraines. They are mostly gone. My adrenal fatigue was prayed over at my friend M’s house, by J., and I felt an electrical type charge that is indescribable and I fell to the floor. The next time my adrenals were tested the test was not just improved, but 100% normal. I have the tests to prove it, not that I needed them. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">So, it is with much gratitude for the love I received on this journey. I am compelled to thank those who prayed for, over and with me. Thank you to my dear and precious friends who prayed for me while I was in the MRI tube, I literally felt the presence of God sustaining me each time like I was covered by big beautiful white wings. Thank you to my family (especially my mom and dad) who prayed for me and in Catalina when I felt I was close to losing it completely laid hands on me at dinner and prayed blessing over me one by one. Thank you to M & M for being my trusted prayer warriors and helping me keep my eyes up and on God, not letting me get too discouraged. Thank you to my precious friends, who didn’t forget I was still here. Thank you to the dear, dedicated and brilliant doctors who helped me, some of whom are dear friends and did it on their own time. The time you took to meet with me and go over my charts, tests etc.. truly shows your heart for diagnosis and healing. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thank you to my best friend, my husband and my love: Scott. I know it was not easy, but I trust you and your big heart and brilliant mind. Thank you for helping me navigate. We are so much better for this journey. Also, thank you to my darling/handsome and amazing; Hannah and Justin. You guys are my loves. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My illness was caused by a tick bite, yes, but it was God that healed me. He healed me from a lot more than Lyme. To God be the glory. It was by His grace, alone. </span></div>
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So, I had a great day today and yesterday, filled with doctors apt.'s where I received lots of good news. Several of the co-infections that I got with Lyme Disease are now back to normal. (No, I'm not clear of Lyme...YET) But it's good news and the dedication to pure, non gmo foods, organic and absolutely no sugar is good for you and heals a ton of things. It's a little too long and boring to go into, but I'm so excited to share with you how some of these issues were healed, besides prayer of course. </div>
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This is one of my last few blog entries for this blog! Because I officially shut down the 501c3, it has been recommended to me that because this blog has the name Inspired Design Publications, I should close the blog! So, I'm going to start one up with Sunset and Magnolia! It will be entirely home, lifestyle and natural/organic solutions for beautiful and healthy, healing homes, based on my discovery and (almost) recovery from Lyme.</div>
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If you'd like to receive it reply back and I'll make sure that I let you know when it is set up in the early part of 2016!</div>
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Until then, Merry Christmas! (Pic of my sweet momma and favorite sis)</div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-89263852548599434092015-12-08T20:02:00.001-08:002015-12-08T20:02:20.702-08:00Preview of Items/Where have I Been?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I received so many sweet wishes from you all. Thank you. Life is funny, isn't it? I want to be honest and share, but I don't want to complain. Ultimately the last year and half have been hard. Two summers of feeling awful. One because I had no idea what was wrong, the next because I had begun treatment. I ducked out (literally) of social situations (Justin's senior year events, church, etc...) because I was too exhausted to have meaningful conversation. </div>
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Thankfully, I am seeing shimmering signs of that purpose, like a door opening to sunshine and heavenly possibility. I so love people (friends, family, clients). Even if I just know you on Facebook and a little in real life, it is precious relationship to me. I know for sure; time is precious. </div>
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This seemingly celebratory article (8 pages) appeared in French Country Style. It confirms to me; nothing is as it seems. This stunning place looks like the person who lives there has an ideal life. While I'm filled with nothing but gratitude, this life is far from perfect. At the same time the public looked at these pictures, I lay in that bed, or on that couch, sweating, suffering and healing from Lyme Disease. Life is messy. </div>
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Hilariously, I wrote this methodically last night. I was going to upload pics from our preparations today! Haha! I think God had other plans. I've been sitting at my computer for an hour and had to reset about 5 passwords and still cannot get to my iCloud, whatever to share the pics. So, I will upload the pics to my Facebook page under this blog post, so you can see them. </div>
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Yep, Life is messy! But, wonderful! I hope to see you all on Thursday!</div>
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Much, much love,</div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Merry Christmas! I am just letting you know about my boutique on Thursday. I'm so excited about it. I'm finally feeling about 70% of my normal self :)and have had enough energy to put together this little boutique. I'll share photographs of items tomorrow, after Judy and I spend Tuesday wrapping all the goodies up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hope you'll join us for delicious, beautiful, gluten-free cupcakes that are the most beautiful things you have ever seen. The soaps are made by a darling local girl all organic. Our wrapping is included and have one darling friend just wrapping all day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We'll have oils, natural cleaning products, beautiful hostess gift items and packaged beautifully. All under $20. Then of course, we have antique accessories, new pillows, linens and all way under what I paid wholesale! It's that time of year that I am excited to part with all the goodies that didn't find a home and the items I put together for your holiday gift needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I so hope to catch up with you. You are always welcome to bring friends. I'll have the outside fireplace on come sit enjoy some "bulletproof" coffee, hot cocoa with no sugar and low glycemic, and delicious gluten free (and exquisite locally made) cupcakes!</span></div>
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Happy October! It's been quite a while since my regular posts, you'll see why as you read the following article. This article is from WHOA magazine, based in Mississippi that I write the Home Design Articles for. I have been writing for Whoa for about 4 years. I am feeling better as I write this today, while on antibiotics for several months. I'm beating this (LYME)! I'm writing a follow up article on Lyme with what has been successful for me, the latest research and several opinions on the controversy surrounding the testing, treatment and most especially the diagnosis. I'm sorry it might be hard to read. Uploading to this blog is very difficult with a high resolution image, so reduced it's harder to read. If you subscribe to the blog, the emails are easier to read! </div>
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I'm sharing a fabulous new find! </div>
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My dear friend Amy (and her business partner Karen) has launched her new party planning (and more!) business...</div>
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(<a href="http://lilacandlemons.com/" target="_blank">http://lilacandlemons.com</a>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"> I snapped these pics, with my phone, at various gatherings at her house and they are just a snippet of the fabulousness she can do. She sets a spectacular table. Click over to the website to see what else they do, as they are seriously fabulous. They will wrap gifts for you creating a beautiful presentation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">She approaches her tabletop design with great imagination, an eye for style and skillful use of color. Though she has a love of tabletop that gives mine a run for my money, her patience with every detail sets her apart from the rest. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"> Amy's kind and gracious spirit are my favorite part of her skill set (and of course one of the reasons I adore my sweet friend!). </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">I've known her since we moved to town over 18 years ago, as our husbands began to ride bikes together about that time.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"> She doesn't take over, but comes alongside with brilliant, colorful ideas and turns it into a truly memorable event. She hosted my book launch, years ago, and to date it is one of my most favorite memories ever. There will never be words to describe how thankful I am that she did that for me, nor how thankful I am that she is my dear friend!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">My favorite part about at one of Amy's gatherings, is they can be small or large, but she makes you feel truly welcome and special! She will often put little quotes on your place setting with a name card, on some fabulous little item. Recently, she did a gorgeous red table with hearts on it and gave us all little bibles with a handmade cover that she did herself! </span></span></div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-58968728455713728222015-02-02T14:27:00.004-08:002015-02-02T15:17:57.807-08:00Inspired HealingHappy Monday!!!!<br />
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In WHOA magazine, I write a column called "Fresh Finds" for home design. But in the last issue I began a 3 part series on healing. Since we are the creators of the environment of our home I thought it apropos. In that article I promised to give all kinds of details via this blog where I have a little more room for photos, resources and details. Here is the timeline and overview. I will be doing separate blogs on some of these as there are so many important details for each.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Healing & Inspiring Healing!</span><br />
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I am enrolled in a Naturopath program online (with a Christian perspective) to get my ND. Because healing through modalities, created by God, supported by scripture has become my passion in the last three years, I wanted to be very educated in the vernacular. (I don't intend on practicing but perhaps incorporating into home design)<br />
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It began with clearing my house from toxins in hopes that the symptoms from ADD for my son could alleviated. Since we opted for no medications, I began to delve into treatments (with supported documentation for success) for the concentration issues. After the toxins (shampoo, shaving creams, after shave, make up, toothpaste, soap, laundry & dishwasher soap with any of the bad ingredients) were removed I perceived improvement, with less irritability and more calm.<br />
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Then came organic foods only.<br />
Then only grass fed meats, free range eggs, etc...<br />
Then no grains, no dairy, no soy, no sugar (this is clearly for my issues not all in general)<br />
Learning to cook with no grains, no dairy, making all my own salad dressings, sauces, peanut butter, etc...(thus all the cookbooks)<br />
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I began reading healing testimony's of therapeutic grade essential oils. I bought almost a thousand dollars worth (ugh!) of oils from five sources, including whole foods. I actually began to dream about oils before they began to work. I asked my favorite mentor (well, one of) Cornelia about what she used, as she is a naturopath and has been using them for over 20 years. I wasn't having any success with the oils I had purchased. She told me about Young Living, which is the brand I now use, because I had relief from a variety of things with these oils. I ended up throwing away all of those initial oils that I had purchased because of quality and safety issues, but only after trying them all and having no symptom relief with them. (I only use YL because after the research, I don't feel comfortable taking anything by mouth except this quality. Details in another blog)<br />
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Discovering the oils healing power, led me to how to apply them. Both where on the body (corresponding to ancient Chinese acupuncture spots) to apply different oils to help aid healing and with prayer (annointing).<br />
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Which led me to discover the fascinating healing (from ancient Chinese healing dating thousands of years back to Indian to Native American to Biblical/Scriptural) modalities that correspond to the body part that is ailing and why. I discovered a Christian therapist that developed prayer over the ailing body part, which combined with prayer, oils and western medicine can provide very powerful healing.<br />
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Which led me to find Healing Oils of the Bible, by Dr. David Stewart (medical doctor), and Chemistry of Essential Oils, as well. Did you know that essential oils are mentioned 600 times in scripture? This is what we'll partially cover this Sunday at our Inspired Healing, special 4 hour healing time.<br />
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This led me to the "Raindrop Massage", a type of therapeutic massage using the feathering technique discovered by the Lakota Indians. Gary Young (founder of Young Living Essential Oils) took the training he received by the Lakota and turned it into the now 20+ year old Raindrop Massage. There are 11 oils used (must be YL Brand to be a Raindrop Massage) down the spine in a feathering technique.<br />
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I then discovered the importance of vitamin deficiencies with my own autoimmune issues, but through one of the classes on Orthomolecular Medicine. It is fascinating what a simple deficiency in vitamin D, for example, will do to your immune system. For me selenium was crucial to getting my thyroid to begin to work again.<br />
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Which leads me to the last year... has been filled with MRI's for me, for two findings in my brain. Justin also had an MRI for something else. My daughters concussion while in college, prompted several types of therapy's, MRI's with and without contrast. We had multiple trips to UCLA, USC, naturopath's, chiropractors, acupuncturists, endocrinologists, brain surgeon's, neurologists and more. Thankfully, healing is/has occurred and we are on the road upward. I realize and pray daily in gratitude, to our Lord for HIS healing power. It all comes from HIM.<br />
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I found an endocrinologist that listened to me, changed my meds from synthroid (has gluten, sugar and dairy in it) to two gluten-free meds. BTW with Hashimoto's disease (an autoimmune disease that CAN be put into remission according to some of the books listed, by diet) but GLUTEN free is always part of the diet, no matter the author, that is consensus.<br />
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My dear friend took me to a fundraiser for The Healing Rooms, where I was prayed for my migraines. I was healed of migraines. I went to the healing room for the finding in my brain as well. I would never underestimate the healing power of God. I believe all healing comes from God's hand. The oils, the raindrop massage, taking out the chemicals from your home and from your body so that the good stuff gets in and goes deeper into your very cells.<br />
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I went to a conference called "Healing the Brain", which was fascinating. The USC educated Doctor (book pictured) used to run the Ventura Healing Room and the conference was fascinating and very healing.<br />
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I pray with a group of women/men from Hidden Manna. I discovered them when seeking healing from something I didn't even know I was needing release and healing from. They use discerning, deep soaking, in silence, with music then scripture. I now am part of that healing ministry. It is life changing and healing for emotional/spiritiual issues. I highly recommend that type of deep prayer as well. They write a fabulous bible study (that we are working on updating now) called PRAYER BOOTCAMP, on how to hear (really hear) from God. It's fabulous!<br />
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I bought and use an infrared sauna, fabulous for detoxing which happens from deep (lots of) sweating. It's especially helpful for metal detoxing.<br />
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I am including photographs of the books I have used, because so many of you guys and my friends wanted the resources. These are ONLY the ones I reference on a daily or weekly basis. I have more that I will add in another post.<br />
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Lastly, my dear friend Lori (one of my best friends from USC) Inspires me with her journey! (Living with cancer is part of what inspires me about her, but she is inspiring and always has been)<br />
WATCH HER VIDEO HERE, AND JUST TRY TO NOT BE INSPIRED TO LIVE YOUR LIFE...WITH LIGHT AND LOVE!!!<br />
CLICK HERE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28p03EyB6Kw&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Inspiring!</a><br />
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This is getting so long I'll have to add the rest perhaps tomorrow. Lots of Love,<br />
Roxy<br />
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Our Last Inspired31.org's Topic is Inspired Healing. You can check out the details on our Facebook page if you are interested. It is Sunday February 7th at 2:30. We have a Cookbook Author, flying out from the East Coast as our featured speaker. We are featuring a mini Healing Oils of the Bible class, two healing testimony's by our teenagers and friends. (Feb 13th will be an in-depth study of Healing Oils of the Bible) Details available at our event on the 7th.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-14387695452219438842014-05-07T22:18:00.003-07:002014-05-07T22:18:52.781-07:00A Day in my Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love to be in the garden.</div>
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Love, love, love, love, love!</div>
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Scott and I have been working hard in the garden! </div>
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I'm loving having something else we enjoy doing together. Justin has one year left at home, then we are empty nesters, gulp!</div>
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As we were working today, I went over to where he planted the vineyard a few years ago. It takes several years to get the first grapes! This first year's grapes won't produce any wine, but it's so much fun to watch.</div>
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As we were working I began to look at how beautiful everything is...</div>
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The grape vines want to go where they are guided and can reach. They carefully wrap their tendrils around whatever they can and keep wrapping and curling and twisting. It is breathtaking and miraculous to watch. You can see such magnificent detail in these tiny little curls.</div>
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I was awestruck at something else I noticed. </div>
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As I was walking and climbing and trying to find the perfect vantage point for snapping pics, I realized that I had never come to this side of the vineyard and climbed up to take pictures.</div>
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The perspective was amazing.</div>
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Life is funny like that. I had not come over to the grape side of the little gully since the vines were planted, 3 years I think, maybe 4. So much has changed. When I hiked up the little hill to take a picture of the vineyard I realized how beautiful the view was.</div>
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Perspective.</div>
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Sometimes you don't see the <i>growth</i>, until its time.</div>
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Sometimes it's not time, until you can see <i>all</i> the beauty.</div>
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I realized again how much I love my garden.</div>
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I put my herb and veggie markers in, too. </div>
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I love them. Silver, hammered with the letters of the herbs. </div>
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Scott is in charge of the veggies.</div>
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I'm the vine and herb girl.</div>
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Oh, and I planted <i>two</i> pomegranate trees, too!</div>
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ox much love ox</div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-38558401947544584672014-03-17T22:40:00.001-07:002014-03-17T22:40:14.145-07:00Beautiful Green Santa Barbara Courtyards for St Patricks Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy St. Patricks Day!<br />
One of my favorite things is a beautiful garden and since green is the color for today, I thought it would be a fitting way to celebrate!<br />
The first picture was taken on the Westmont Campus in Santa Barbara and the rest are taken at the San Ysidro Ranch. The Ranch' grounds are meticulously maintained and are breathtaking.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
Roxanne<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Funny title, but read on as I begin 2014 with my biggest passion!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>(to be honest the Olympics is on TV and my boys have been watching for a few hours now</b></span><b style="color: #274e13;">) I have a fun calendar of topics to post for the newly designed blog, but a few details first!</b></div>
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<b style="color: #274e13;">I'll get to the fun new calendar of topics to begin in early March, but first things first.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>SunsetandMagnolia.com is up and I just love what the blog designer did. The name: </b></span><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Sunset and Magnolia was inspired during a trip I took with my mom to Washington DC. I was doing research for an article for Silver Magazine and discovered the American Archives at the Smithsonian had original sketches by Grandpa Allan (Adler)/Great-Grandpa Porter (Blanchard) that were accessible only in person. These documents were fascinating. Among the original sketches by both my grandfathers, I found brochures on their individual business and craft philosophy and the address' which were on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood and Magnolia Blvd in Burbank. Thus the namesake. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">First things first...</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>There is so much of that I want to share, but don't want to skip ahead of the plan.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I have a plan to share a few really important elements of my mission, before I move deep into design.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b> Ultimately inspired by the greatest designer of them all (God, of course) I can't separate any of my design and entrepreneur passions from my deeply held passions for living a life faithful to the Lord, my savior, whose grace, love and mercy is my true reason for being!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I am often asked (often by liberal and/or college friends, whom I love and adore) how can I be a Christian when there are so many mean Christians? </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Well, I don't follow other Christians, I follow Christ.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I am a Christ-follower, more than I am a Christian, per se.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>It's not that I am a Christ-follower, in spite of other Christians.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Nor is it that I am a Christian because of other Christians.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>It's that I am simply a Christ follower because it is Christ that I follow.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b> I hear the thoughtless, mean spirited comments by other "Christians" and I cringe.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b> I have even been treated callously (my most kind description) by "a Christian". </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>My non-Christian friends might comment, "See...it's that behavior/hypocracy that keeps me from being a Christian, I just don't understand it! I don't want to be like that!"</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b> Neither do I, by the way. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>My Christian friends would say, "Well, they cannot/are not a Christian because anyone filled with the true heart of Jesus could truly not act with such apathy when the heart of Jesus was love.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>You know what, I am a Christ follower because I follow Christ.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Not in-spite-of other Christians.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>It's because I believe to the depths of my soul that Christ died for my sins.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>The love of Christ, His Grace, His Mercy, His Love...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>is what it is all about.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I love Scott.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I love my Hannah & Justin! (and Luc and my my parents, sister etc...)</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I am passionate about design.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I am passionate about serving.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I am passionate about entrepreneurship, business and Inspired31.org!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>But...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I live for Christ. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>There are many exciting things I want to share with you, </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>but of them all...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>It needs to start with this...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I live for Christ. I want His love, His grace, His mercy...to live within me.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Enjoy the sneakity peak at the cottage...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>I spent such fun time with some dear old (longtime friends) and my precious girl (!) and family!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>That blog will be done next week.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>(Studying Philippians and being so inspired)</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Roxanne</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">A touch of Christmas red at the beach!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Along the lines of keeping it simple, just a little touch of red here and there is simply beautiful!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">At my mom and dad's house...time for a short visit!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I'm relishing in the simplicity of time together.</span></div>
Time with my girl and the sweetness of her most dear friends.<br />
~Simple cookie making to take to a home for the aged...<br />
Time with my boy, watching him grow into a strong, kind, protective man...looking out for others!<br />
Time with my man, enjoying a fabulously fun new season of more time together having fun!<br />
~We attended all the Christmas parties we were invited to, almost every day this month, it seems first time in years I said yes to all since my kiddies are almost all grown up. Such fun with my best friend, my hubbie!<br />
Time with my dear friends.<br />
~Dinner, home tour, lunch and more dinners...<br />
Simple<br />
~Laughter<br />
Time<br />
~Together<br />
Home<br />
~simple wrapping<br />
~simple recipes<br />
~pure celebration<br />
Celebrating<br />
~Christ's birth<br />
Simply<br />
~the reason.<br />
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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Here are some more inspiring Christmas decor ideas. The first are my moms decorations and home and the latter half are her dear friend (and mine) Nancy's decorations from her last years Christmas Tea. Although I think I have made it to very few, I look forward to trying to attend every year. This is a tea where four generations of girls/ladies are invited and the little girls get dressed up in their fancy Christmas attire…it's almost as good as the beautiful food and decor :)</div>
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I can't wait for it this year…though my son will have to kill some time walking around Lido Isle looking at the boats while we girls chat and catch up!</div>
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What a precious time with our dear ones to be present.</div>
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That is the real gift! </div>
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The gift of time.</div>
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Much love to all of you</div>
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precious readers. oxox</div>
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Roxanne</div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-56303106237232270922013-12-12T10:19:00.002-08:002013-12-12T10:19:10.274-08:00Christmas Decorations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">My college girl will be home in an hour or so, I'm so excited!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Since I realized I hadn't posted for a while here are some great ideas for decorations..especially the Christmas balls at the base of the greenery and plants…I love that!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Vietri (Vietri.com) Italian Tableware</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We ordered a huge order, so there will be plenty to choose from!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">French linens: white, greige and neutrals</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As always, a favorite for the boutique, this room has all the classics! Some handbags, some designer clothing, shoes, and accessories for home! These are from a variety of places. Some bought for a photo shoot, never used, some for clients that declined on purchasing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Never used linens, from Los Olivos Cottage, that didn't work out! Accessories, as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few pieces of furniture (bookshelves) Maybe a Foos ball table and trampoline, if I can persuade the boys :) wink!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Greeting cards, high end (a little pricey) wrapping paper, all designed by our in house designers~the Inspired31 talent! The designs were mostly from our Art Contest Winners! 100% of the money taken in for the product line will go to Inspired31.org to keep our programs running!</span></div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-62462946008897457272013-11-27T08:38:00.004-08:002013-11-27T08:50:52.772-08:00Happy Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm so thankful for the freedom to have the faith that I chose, for my family and my dear friends. I'm thankful for big blessings and tiny ones…because really the tiny ones are the big ones, too. The pics below are from the book, but they classically remain some of the blessings I am most thankful for: old and dear friends, including my now 20 year old daughter Hannah and her best friend, Cassie, Courtney: my college best friend and dear friend and her daughter, and a few other of my precious, dear friends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm thankful for whom God created me to be; creative, loyal, serious, focused, intense, intuitive and sensitive to the needs of others. I'm thankful that at my age (wink) I focus on the positive's of those traits!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As our Thanksgiving Table this year we will be sharing (on simple 3X5 cards) simple gratitude for how we were made, traits specifically! God did make us that way for a purpose, after all! We will focus on our blessings, traditionally, as well. </span></div>
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In California, it has been hard to get my fall decorating going. With crazy Santa Ana winds and temperatures 90 to 100 degrees in our region, I have not wanted to get out what should be decorations that go in cooler weather with leaves on the ground. Well, the funny part is there is leaves (and whole trees) on the ground in my back yard and neighborhood because of the winds not because they turned color and "fell" off.</div>
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I wanted to give you a little taste of Fall from years past and will share this years decor in a few days! So, I'm off to unpack the Fall/Halloween Boxes and begin one of my favorite things to do: decorate for the holidays!</div>
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Also, my blog is completely redesigned and I think makes alot more sense in sharing how everything design, home, family, Inspired etc... connects with you and me! Hope you like it! </div>
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BTW, the new business is called Sunset & Magnolia! Well, to be clear, it's the same Interior Design Business, just a new name and logo!</div>
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I wanted to share with you a fabulous up and coming new magazine that I just love! </div>
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It's called WHOA magazine. I met the publisher in Nashville, Laine Craft, who has become a dear friend of mine. She is a darling, blonde powerhouse showing God's love in a powerful way through her story of financial devastation, with $1 in the bank, her marriage on the brink of divorce, and her daughter with a devastating illness. She uses the magazine to tell similar stories of triumph and love through that leap of faith, approximately four years ago. She has gathered some amazing women together to contribute to the magazine. (I included one of my favorite, Lisa Bevere, in the last two images below)</div>
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She was approached about a TV talk show and took another leap of faith to have the pilot produced in Nashville, which is where I stepped in the segment she called (in her words) "Ordinary Women doing Extraordinary things"! She asked me to be on the pilot week of the show! (This is why my mom and I went to Nashville, before going to DC) In each show there is a celebrity, CeCe Wynans on the show I was on, and an "Ordinary" women. She featured me discussing Inspired31.org, Inspired Design, the book I wrote with my daughter Hannah, and I set an easy and inexpensive table in front of the live audience, which was really fun. (Those pics are at the very end, with some of her fabulous team from team from the magazine and talk show!)</div>
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I wanted to highlight this mag. for some of my readers in California and other states as it would be so wonderful to get the word out on an uplifting and positive magazine that highlights so many amazing women and their powerful stories. There is also a home section and a "Fresh Finds" (designer finds) in each issue, by yours truly, and lovely stories in about every sphere of life you can imagine... There is even a teenage girl section that Hannah, my 19 year old writes, and four other young girls from 13 to 24! It's a fresh perspective.</div>
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So, my new business name...If you guess it, well...you get a big prize. Seriously! Make a guess, after this post! </div>
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These fabulous pics below are from a trip my mom and I took to the WHOA show & the Smithsonian! Whoa show, next blog. But in order to view the archives on my Grandpa (Allan Adler) and Great Grandpa (Porter Blanchard) you have to GO to the Smithsonian, in Washington DC and actually view the archives of the American Craft Wing, but there is intense security. Firstly we had to make a reservation months in advance. Then, we had to check our purses into a special set of lockers and go into a room and take nothing in OR out. We could use our phones or their copy machines and that was it. AND they were not messing around with the rules. We had to sign an email first, then a copy in person upon entering. OH...and when we entered the building we had to have a security check with our drivers liscences, photo id first, then we were issued an i.d. badge. They were strict about lunch from noon to one, then we could come back. There was no loud talking, laughing or fun of any type to bed had! Not one ounce! Oh, also, we had to take the folders out in a certain order, leave a bookmark on the spot we were looking at and return it FIRST, before we were allowed to move on. We were not allowed to BOTH touch the papers, only one of us. (I'm a BIG rule follower and I was SCARED of this lady)</div>
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But...wow, the history and heritage that came out of these fragile papers was indescribable. It was beyond worth it to fly back to Washington DC for one night with my mom to view these. There was no pomp or circumstance involved, simply an offsite office building of documents. Smithsonian documents. It was pretty amazing that the Smithsonian treasures my Grandpa and Great Grandpa as some of their founding Silversmiths. </div>
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The ability to touch my Great Grandfathers very large sketches from HIS own portfolio was breathtaking. To see his words scribbled and his pencil markings for clients was amazing. His sketch lines were so similar to mine, and his ideas and phrases were so inherently familiar. It's very difficult to put into words how impactful seeing, feeling, touching, smelling these papers that my Grandpa (and Great Gpa) had had their hands all over. Seeing the familiar right brain touches all over were again, overwhelming. </div>
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I began this journey because I was to write an article for Silver Magazine. As I did my research, I stumbled upon person after person who told me story after story about my Allan & Porter. One after the other, so much so, I couldn't keep up! I gave up on the story and began to dive into the research as it seemed to beckon me into it's history. The Arts & Crafts Museum of Los Angeles wants to have a series, I've been invited to some incredible craftsmen's homes and studio's to learn and experience what they know about my Allan & Porter. (Shorter than saying Grandpa Allan Adler & Great Grandpa Porter Blanchard)</div>
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As the research developed I was directed to a silver historian in Orange County who had done extensive research on my families silver line. I know you won't believe this (I hardly do) but I have 450 silversmith's in my family. Huh...It began in England and they immigrated to Boston, and so on. But 450, how could that be? Well, with 8 or 9 common in big families it doesn't take long for it to get to 450, with spouses and entire families of 8 children learning the trade. It was fascinating. I'm still trying to absorb all the information. </div>
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I'll give a brief description of the pics...but the reason I share is because a big part of the new business name is from my heritage! Here is some...</div>
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My Great's sketch above is dark, rich and certain. I only knew Porter until I was like 12, but he taught my Grandpa Allan everything and I was very close with G Allan. He was very certain and definite. He was never called wishy-washy! I took a dear friend and client to him once to design a stand for an Australian wood bowl and it was both entertaining and beautiful. My client was an engineer. My Grandfather was the most right brained person that perhaps ever existed. Funny combo.<br />
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I love this sketch of my Grandpa Porters workshop in Burbank. It turns out in the most amazing turn of events ever that a client of mine a few years ago lived next door to Grandpa Porter. Now, I didn't meet through a relative or such, but a referral from a friend. After designing for them for over a year, I suggested a silver set to go with their Federalist style and she said "Oh how funny, my next door neighbor was a silversmith when I grew up." I had remembered she grew up in Pacoima (where the studio was moved to) long story short my friend Loretta grew up next door to my Grandpa Porter. When we were going to select marble for their kitchen we stopped by the house, which was still there but going to be torn down (of all things in one week from when we visited). What a crazy story! I know, I almost don't believe it either.<br />
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The above pic was my Uncle Lewie (Allan's Bro in law, Porter's son in law) and his boys my Uncle Ralph and Troy. Below, my Grandpa Porter as I remember him...much older!<br />
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Here was book that was published, in limited edition, for Gumps about Silversmithing...Porter Blanchard. Above, was my pretty Auntie Alice holding up some silver for the camera's. She was very sweet and lovely.<br />
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Above is Allan's Store on the Sunset Strip...in Hollywood! Chin Chin Chinese Food is there now...but for my whole childhood I would take a trip to this spot and see the most amazing retail store up top and workshop on the basement story.<br />
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Above, Grandpa Porter...crafting a spoon.<br />
Below, Uncle Lewie...<br />
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I'm so glad to hear from you again and glad you liked the last post. I'm feeling so much joy getting back into home & design. It is my big joy, along with cooking now!!!</div>
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Sidenote: What is up with me and comma's? I noticed my last entry had comma's all over the place and in all the wrong places! The comma key was broken (wink).</div>
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I didn't post very much this last year because I was more than knee deep in figuring out some minor (though sometimes they felt like major) health issues. My daughter has Hashimoto's disease, and I, hypothyroid. I mentioned I'd share some of the books, but for now Gwyneth Paltrow's two books from the last post should keep you busy. She gives a wealth of information between her recipes not one of which isn't amazingly delicious. (Yes, she has a sous chef, staff, and tons of money for the incredibly expensive ingredients, but I am still a huge fan and can tell where to skip...for example on the $55. honey) I studied like crazy to figure out some natural solutions...</div>
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We now eat only organically, though I will sneak a horrific diet coke now and then or a cup of coffee, but once I began reading about the ingredients and what the GMO's and hormones do to our bodies I decided to make the switch. After the first six months my dental hygienist said, "WHAT did you do?" (gasp, I thought I was in huge trouble) as I normally have to go in every 3 months for bad gums. She said my gums were now normal, so I was thrilled! Really!!!</div>
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I share this because I am enjoying cooking like crazy! My kids don't complain anymore, maybe their pallets are mature now? My husband and I have a big garden and the veggies and herbs below are all home grown! I also share this because the direction I am going with my business (blog and life) is I guess what I have known all along...I thrive on living in positivity and beauty. I LOVE to concentrate on what is good, beautiful, lovely etc..(Phil 4:8, you know, my favorite). I discovered that while I am a realist, the life is sucked out of me by concentrating too much energy on well...the opposite...what needs "work". </div>
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I love to be around people, places and things that find the GOOD, JOY and BLESSING in everything! I am inspired by my friend LORI (joy and light even in cancer) for example, though thankfully now recovered...who was even joyful throughout that journey. I like/desire to call out the good in everything. I've realized THAT is who I am. (Perhaps it is because it is also easy for me to become negative if surrounded with negativity or pessimism or finding what doesn't work well, my weakness!!!) I will be focusing now with my new business NAME on what is worthy of celebration...that is where I'm going. I'm so excited for you to join me. </div>
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So, before I move on to all these future joys....celebrate with me this summer's precious memories! Write yours down too! Share them with us! I'd love to hear your thoughts!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I mentioned before, but blogger ate this photo, this was right before I tumbled down the hill. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My amazing cousin, like a bro, Dan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am in love with all things nautical, the line, the knots, the way the woodwork is done and cared for! Sanded, varnished, smooth and shiny. It so reminds me of my childhood aboard my grandpa's boat the Shawnee and our summers in Catalina. His big permanently black hands from silversmithing pulling up the chains to set sail, the smell of diesel, the rocking of the hull, washing dishes together...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I absolutely loved the wall they made out of chicken wire and rocks. I took a ton of pictures of the beautiful simple solution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Roasted beets are one of the pretties and most delicious veggies around! These were yellow and purple and I just wanted to make a pretty dish with lots of color!</span></div>
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My summer time is coming to a close, though sunny days will be here for a few months, my son beginning school tomorrow and my daughter next week. Lucas will begin tomorrow as well. Whose Lucas? He is our international student living with us now! Happy & sad.</div>
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Well, if you do, too...I highly recommend the book <i>Bread and Wine</i>, (see gorgeous picture below) for your summers end read! (I have a mutual friend in common with the author, who brought me another book by her) I could not put it down! I laughed out loud, cried (streaming tears) and found myself agreeing with her out loud, which prompted my husband and daughter to ask me WHAT was I reading?</div>
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My mom and I had a lengthy discussion today on the topic, of having a life to be profoundly grateful for, on one hand, and feeling so sad or disappointed about something, on the other. I think we all grapple with that to some degree, which is why I so loved <i>Bread and Wine</i>! She has clearly had a wonderful life, lovely family but has had some very difficult and heartbreaking life circumstances happen. While I laughed and cried my way through this book, I thought she was a girl after my own heart!</div>
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So, why do I share all this? Because I just had this recently. So after DECIDING to focus on my gratitude...</div>
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I thought this book and these photos would be a good mix. I hope you get a good laugh out of my descriptions!</div>
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I'll be back posting about design and the beautiful things of the home, soon with some surprises, like a new business name and more...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I rolled down the hill, over and over, using my hands and hips to slow down, from the tippy top of Catalina's White's Cove Mountain Top... Between laughing and squealing, my dad, daughter, hubbie, sister and I, had a blast hiking straight up a very steep, and slippery slope! The boat is down there! Thankfully, I did not roll down there, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below, we look fairly composed, this was taken before I almost rolled to the bottom. (Slight exaggeration) Note: See what happens when I wear FLAT shoes, like tennis shoes?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I absolutely love to focus on the beauty of EVERYTHING. I think even the docks in Catalina, at White's Cove, are beautiful. The cleats themselves are so beautiful, too. I think I feel this way because growing up I spent most of my summers on them, and tying up the boat to them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This salmon recipe (From the other book photographed at top, Gwyneth Paltrow's book <i>It's All Good</i>) is the best ever, ever, ever!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the most beautiful moments I have experienced all summer were these dolphins. We spent more than thirty minutes in the center of these dolphins playing in the wake of our boat. It was a beautiful and magical moment from God. Really, once you spend moments in the midst of these beautiful creatures you feel as if you just spent time with our creator!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The darling cousins. I love them. Gratitude, is just delicious! I wish for you</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Zephaniah 3:17! Love to you all. Big Love!!!!</span></div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904603346927127910.post-66849024221925240382013-07-26T09:32:00.001-07:002013-07-26T09:32:53.179-07:00Dusk in the Garden, Bon Boyage prayers for a friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I thought I'd share some beautiful photographs with you.</div>
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It's one of those days, where words are just failing me...</div>
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This was a bon voyage party for my dear friends: Marta and Tabi...</div>
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To say I will miss them terribly, well......</div>
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Hannah and I have grown to love them like sisters, as they help to shape Inspired31.org, and as they have become part of our family.....</div>
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Helllloooo To You All~</div>
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I bet you have been wondering where I've been....or NOT! But I'm going to give you a recap anyway :)</div>
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I'm doing it mostly in pictures, AND I have such exciting news. I'm designing professionally again. I have hired my precious friend and excellent studio manager, Judy, back to work and we open the doors again in September, although we are working already on a few HUGE surprises!</div>
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I took two years off work/design: the first year to be FULLY PRESENT during my daughters Senior Year....which was wonderful! It turned into taking another year off getting our family's "health" in order in a myriad of ways, by essentially going fully organic and trashing everything that wasn't grown from the earth OUT! While Scott and Justin were in Romania for 10 days serving orphans and loving on them I threw every chemical out of my house. I also decluttered every closet and threw out a ridiculous amount of items, or gave them away. I've pictured the beginnings of some shelves!</div>
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My hubbie and I started an awesome & fun project and you can see below our organic garden, from which I cook from. I also began to eat mostly vegan, attending farmers market, buying only organic and studying every aspect of every little thing I feed to my family! Yes, I threw even my makeup and kids shampoo's away and started over. I read about 15 very excellent books, the best being Gwenyth Paltrow's newest cook book, on nutrition and health and changed out our house.</div>
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What does my hubbie and son think? He loves that for the last 6 months I can be found making veggie's and even homemake Sriacha sauce (thanks to Gwyneth and 4 hours of recipe!!!), however no sugar, or only honey & maple syrup, no dairy ideally, goat cheese, no gluten or really flour at all...not so much!</div>
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I took a trip with my mom back to Nashville (saw Lorianne :) for an appearance on a new show (some exciting news later) WHOA (like the magazine I have a column in) as the "design girl", went to Washington DC to the Smithsonian for an apt. to view my great grandfathers documents and dove into my roots in an effort to see how far back our design roots really go and had an awesome time. I realized my son is EXACTLY like the men on our maternal side, though he is a mini-me of my dad, and is a right brain thinker and changed his whole education plan because of it, more later.</div>
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We fell in love with my daughters college, Westmont, and were asked to be on the tiny "Parents Council" with mostly parents from across the country and began to help with their new "Montecito Institute" on leadership. We love the leadership, the school, and the President Dr. Beebe! We have spent quite a bit of time with him, and others, and love their entire philosophy. Westmont.edu</div>
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Today I'm cleaning out our cute camper (Our little airstream) and we hit the road tomorrow, organic veggies (grass fed, organic meat for the men for bbq) and all!</div>
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I have missed this blog! I have been working for months on our new website, which is up and just beautiful. Thank you to Keith James (all the way in Indiana) whose patience, skill and graciousness created a clean, beautiful, easy to use website. There will be an official email from new site as soon as I have learned the process!</div>
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Grand Prize Winners are here! The Grand prize was $1,000. in cash and our new product line which will be comprized of these works. We have a greeting card line as part of the new products, so if you want Christmas Cards that will be spectacular, keep us in mind! The money will go to keep Inspired running, created by our fabulous teenagers! *Scroll to the end to hear more about our Product Line.</div>
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Here are the Grand Prize Winners:</div>
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1, 2 & 4 are by Erin O'Brien, age 19</div>
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3 Alex Laine, age 15</div>
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5 Hannah Baldoz, age 14</div>
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6 Kendal Koorenny, age 14 (Not pictured, because it wouldn't download)</div>
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Product Line:<br />
I am so excited to be sharing with you the beginnings of our Product Line. We hope our ministry will run entirely supported by our product line, within the next year. One reason I am so excited about this is because I love design. This can include so many amazing talents and utilizing our teens talents to teach/mentor them not only on the basics but the nuances that can get quite complicated regarding the business of design and art. The desire to create combined with the necessity to be financially viable is something each artist ultimately struggles with at one time or another.<br />
If our girls have the desire to use their art, I would like to come along side them and help! This is a big part of Inspired's foundations. You can see our site Inspired31.org it's new and gorgeous.<br />
We have a jewelry line in North Carolina that we will design some pieces with, and they will sell it in their retail store, along with Inspired Design and perhaps many of our other pieces.<br />
We are also working on our next book, whose working title is "Fully Present", and will have some exciting elements from girls and Inspired31!<br />
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After four years of Inspired31, and about 6 since we began the book project for Inspired Design, I have learned that those that get the most benefit from something are those that dive in! We'd love to have input and if your girls would like to get involved, email me. The girls that are involved in the product line are very excited about all the possibilities to make art and make a difference!<br />
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We're so excited about this new part! Let me know if you'd like to help or contribute in some way.<br />
Blessings and love to you and yours,<br />
Please join with me in saying a prayer for those in Oklahoma, as well: Proverbs 31: 8,9<br />
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Roxanne<br />
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So many inspiring things going on lately, I haven't kept up with posting very well. I've been deep in thought, prayer, discerning between things and enjoying my family! These before and after articulates so well what I have been thinking about. I'll close with the thoughts of my 16 year old son who shared with me some thoughts before he went to bed. (Happy Mom)<br />
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I'll be able to articulate more clearly in a few weeks, but I'd love to hear your guess', as this all relates to the new book I have begun to work on. (Guess the title) I know some of you don't know how to comment on blogger, I'm trying to figure out easier ways to comment, so I can hear your thoughts...<br />
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So, I run a ministry.<br />
My husband says it makes me a......<br />
Minister....NO!!! But, it challenged me that I do minister to people, more than tasks or duties, I hear from people every day.<br />
I am....<br />
Flawed,<br />
Imperfect,<br />
Inarticulate at times,<br />
Saved...<br />
Willing,<br />
Enthusiastic,<br />
"Skinny Fat" to my dismay (I'll explain later, from Chapter 4 in Lioness Arising).<br />
Focused on ONE,<br />
THE ONE: I serve,<br />
Pleasing to Him, may I be,<br />
Attentive to those I serve with,<br />
Pleasing to one.<br />
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Phone off,<br />
Off Facebook,<br />
Listening,<br />
Hearing,<br />
Walking forward,<br />
Cleaning Out,<br />
Too busy,<br />
Focus,<br />
Clarity,<br />
Family.<br />
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Here is the Los Olivos Cottage (Thanks for the help with the name) and the before and after pictures of the front door. There is so much symbolism, I'll let you apply it...I will just walk you through my thoughts, and where I'm going, for now, with the book....(Can you follow?)<br />
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The First picture~to the Last:<br />
~The house upon purchase. 100 Shades of mismatched color, style and hodge podge. Messy, unclean, cobwebs, piles of birds nests that have lodged in...Visible peeling paint, exposed wood, from unprotected wood getting soaked in rain....Ugly yellow pots.<br />
~ Little objects around that detract from the beauty. Looks better with even those things gone.<br />
~Paint scraped, damage exposed. More extensive damage: dry rot. Every corner, every piece of wood: ripped off and exposed. Damage very deep, call to us, ripped off more: Need to go deeper: heading into the foundation. Owners hadn't tended to paint for over 10 years. Damage had seeped inside into the hardwood floors: warped, damaged. Final verdict: Front door had to be replaced. Siding couldn't be matched.....Even the insulation failed after too many years...<br />
Pieces back together (skipped a few shots, need to find) but process of finding and replacing exactly what needed to be replaced, lengthy.<br />
~Pruning of Branches of a neglected tree. Beautiful huge, old tree whose branches broke from being to heavy to bear itself...<br />
~The new door, painted with several coats to protect it from the elements. A red tag indicating the premise had been fumigated to get to all the places that were damaged that we couldn't see and that even the specialists couldn't find.<br />
~The new awning, though it looks stunning, was designed and built to lead the damaging elements away from the door, as much as possible, bearing in mind the possibilities for flaw in this architectural design, that included no overhang....<br />
~A crown on the newly pruned tree, almost in blossom for all to enjoy....<br />
Finished for visitors to enjoy<br />
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My son, 16....shared with my that he and his friend Grace sat at school and went over Proverbs 8 (not as a class project, on their break time) and discussed it. I hope you'll open it up to see the beauty in the doorway......<br />
He shared with me all kinds of insights, you<br />
Proverbs 8:11... Instructions on knowing Christ...notes on Wisdom...<br />
Funny...it speaks about "Entrances....leading to the....<br />
...Craftsman at his side...<br />
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Watching daily at my doors,<br />
waiting at my doorway<br />
whoever finds me..........<br />
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Bless you sweet reader, love to hear your thoughts...<br />
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