tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49096332120333769412024-03-21T14:59:34.755-07:00Happy Little HousewifeJessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-71425303613263961182012-12-17T13:31:00.000-08:002012-12-17T13:31:16.900-08:00HazinaI thought it would be a good idea to share my heart and the story behind Project Hazina.<br />
Many of you are probably wondering what in the world this is all about. This will be a lengthy post so please, please read all the way through to fully "get" the heart behind it.<br />
Since returning home from Africa, this project has been stirring deep inside of my heart and I have been waiting for the right time to "launch" it. This has been such a sweet journey between me and the Lord and until now I have not spoken about it much at all. Ask my husband. He would ask me when I was going to move forward with this idea and I would just tell him that it was still just between Jesus and I. haha poor guy, he was so patient with me.<br />
Anyways, I want to share the story of how I even came up with this idea. First of all, I will say that this idea was not from me but from the Lord. It literally dropped out of nowhere and hit my heart like a freight train. I did not ever see myself doing something like this, basically having a blanket ministry. There is some irony behind it though. Ever since I was a young girl, I have <i>always</i> had a fetish with blankets. My mom can attest to this! She tells me I would literally take all of her couch blankets and sleep with them in my bed. If she couldn't find a blanket in the house, she would immediately know where to look and yes, find it in my room. I.Love.Blankets.<br />
To me, blankets represent so much more than just a warm, cuddly material. Growing up, blankets brought me comfort in tough times. Security when I felt alone. My world was sometimes crashing down around me and I would feel at peace when I would snuggle up with a blanket. I truly believe that God used those blankets to "wrap me in his arms". I find it funny that even when I was a very young girl, my love for blankets was birthing a future ministry! Little did I know! I just love how God works.<br />
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This past July I traveled to Kenya and Uganda for two weeks. That trip was full of many life-changing moments. I was taught thankfulness in a whole new way. Words.cannot.describe. I saw heart-breaking things that I cannot even adequately describe. Things you would have to see to believe. I met children that were living in orphanages simply because their parents had to pick and choose which children they could afford to feed. They were not chosen. I held young girls as they wept from the hurt of rejection by their parents. Many, Many of the children we met were orphaned because their parents died of HIV and a good amount of those children were positive themselves. It took everything within me to not weep with them but instead be strong and show them the Love of Jesus.<br />
Out of all the life changing moments I experienced, one changed me immensely and literally shaped my future. This brings me to Project Hazina.<br />
It was our last night in Kenya and we had been staying at an orphanage the whole week we were there. As a special treat, we were allowed to tuck the children into bed since it was our last night there and many of us were heavy-hearted with the daunting task of saying goodbye.<br />
The whole week I had bonded with a certain group of young girls and I was so excited to get to tuck them into bed. I immediately pictured me tucking the blanket under their chin and saying a prayer over them. When we approached the girls' sleeping quarters, I was immediately struck with something I did not expect. My girls had no blankets. No pillow. Nothing. Just a very dirty mattress yet they were so proud of what they did have. I tried to hide my shock as I looked at their bare beds. I began to feel almost "awkward" as I began to tuck them in. Like something was missing and I knew what that something was. Blankets. My heart broke as I watched "my" girls lay down in their bed and that was that. There was nothing to "tuck" in. They laid there and I prayed over them and they asked me to tell them a story. Side note: there are no bedtime books to read so this spoiled American had to come up with a story without using a book. This is a side note but I hope you can picture this and catch the humor as I painfully made up a goofy story. The girls loved it but it was a stretch for me! haha<br />
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It was during that moment of realizing they had no blankets that my heart not only broke but leaped because I <i>knew </i>that <i>I </i><u>could do something about this!!!</u><br />
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I realized that there are so many awesome ministries and organizations out there that focus on feeding children which is AMAZING and definitely the number one priority but I began to ask myself what about blankets and pillows? Was there someone who had a passion for that? That's when it happened. God began to clearly lay out the vision for my project and that chilly, starry night in Kenya I knew that God was calling me to do something to fix this problem. That night, Project Hazina was birthed.<br />
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You may think a blanket is not a priority and that this is a silly project but I would kindly challenge you to strip your bed of any and all comforts. No sheets. No pillows. No blankets. Add a cool temperature and limited clothing and tell me how you feel. These children are orphans. They have <i>nothing.</i><br />
No parents to tuck them into bed, no family to belong to. Can you just close your eyes and picture what a blanket could do for them? It will bring comfort. Security. Warmth.<br />
I laugh thinking about what God is calling me to. I picture myself as the "crazy blanket lady" and guess what? I don't care :) If just ONE child can be comforted from a blanket and feel Jesus' love in that moment, praise God it was worth it.<br />
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The word Hazina means treausre in the African language of Swahili and this name literally came straight from Jesus. I was praying about a name for this project for weeks and had come up with nothing. I told God that I didn't just want any name. I wanted a name that HE gave me and that was special and meaningful. I told God that if it were up to me, I would love an African word and as silly as it sounds, would love for the word to have a "Z" in it. Don't ask me why. haha I waited for several weeks and one morning during a quiet time with the Lord he so sweetly whispered the word "treasure" in my heart. I immediately looked up the Swahili word for treasure and that's when I found it: HAZINA. I was soooo excited! Not only was it a meaningful name because we are going to give these children a Treasure and God sees those children as treasures BUT it had my Z!! :) God is good, don't ever doubt him for a second!<br />
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<i>I cannot do this by myself.</i><br />
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I need YOUR help! Please don't just read this or see my project and think that I will have enough people already helping me because the truth is, I don't have one blanket donation yet :) I am still working out a ton of logistics and with my full time job and list of a million responsibilities, it takes a long time but I will get there! I have never felt more excited about something in my life. This is what I was created to do. My heart for missions and people all tie into this project and I am just SO excited!<br />
Please "like" Project Hazina on Facebook to follow my journey! If you would like to help me financially, my first goal is to raise $3,780 for new pillows and blankets for all of the children at the orphanage in Kenya. For just $18 dollars a child can have a brand new blanket <i>and </i>pillow! There are 210 children at this orphanage so the total needed is $3,780. These blankets will be purchased in Kenya and delivered to the children! :) I am working hard to set up my official non-profit organization and name so your donations can be tax-deducatble but for now I am just asking you to help me by donating to my personal paypal. I can promise you that every penny you give will go straight to buy a new blanket and pillow. Will you please consider sponsoring a child for $18? Eighteen dollars is all it takes!!!!<br />
I just need 210 people to sponsor one child.<br />
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If you made it through this long blog post, thank you!!!<br />
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Love,<br />
Jessica Gunn<br />
Project Hazina<br />
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Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-8141864221980886852012-09-09T14:31:00.000-07:002012-09-09T14:31:12.679-07:00"Happiness Happens"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">My sweet husband sent me this story on Friday and wow, was it inspiring! I have always dreamed of doing something like this and this story may have been just what I needed to step out and just start! I hope you enjoy this story as much as I did. Let me know your thoughts! :) ~Jess~</span></h2>
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"The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades"</h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><i>--by Lori Weiss</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><i></i></span>Somewhere in West Tennessee, not far from Graceland, nine women -- or "The 9 Nanas," as they prefer to be called -- gather in the darkness of night. At 4am they begin their daily routine -- a ritual that no one, not even their husbands, knew about for 30 years. They have one mission and one mission only: to create happiness. And it all begins with baked goods.</div>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.servicespace.org/inc/ckfinder/userfiles/images/dgood/SingleGiftPackageSnapshot2.jpeg" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; float: left; height: 232px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; width: 300px;" />“One of us starts sifting the flour and another washing the eggs,” explained Nana Mary Ellen, the appointed spokesperson for their secret society. “And someone else makes sure the pans are all ready. We switch off, depending on what we feel like doing that day.</div>
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“But you make sure to say Nana Pearl is in charge, because she’s the oldest!” she added with a wink and a smile.</div>
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Over the next three hours, The 9 Nanas (who all consider themselves sisters, despite what some of their birth certificates say) will whip up hundreds of pound cakes, as part of a grand scheme to help those in need. And then, before anyone gets as much as a glimpse of them, they’ll disappear back into their daily lives. The only hint that may remain is the heavenly scent of vanilla, lemon and lime, lingering in the air.</div>
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Even the UPS driver, who picks up hundreds of packages at a time, has no clue what these women, who range in age from 54 to 72, are doing. He’s just happy to get a hug and a bag filled with special treats. What he doesn’t know is that he’s part of their master plan. A plan that began 35 years ago -- when the “sisters” got together for their weekly card game -- something their husbands referred to as “Broads and Bridge.”</div>
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“Pearl says it was all her idea,” Mary Ellen teased, “but as I remember it, we were sitting around reminiscing about MaMaw and PaPaw and all the different ways they would lend a hand in the community.” MaMaw and PaPaw are the grandparents who raised four of the women, Mary Ellen included, when their mother passed away; and they took in Pearl as their own, when her parents needed some help.</div>
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“MaMaw Ruth would read in the paper that someone had died,” Mary Ellen remembered, “and she’d send off one of her special pound cakes. She didn’t have to know the family. She just wanted to put a little smile on their faces. And we started thinking about what we could do to make a difference like that. What if we had a million dollars? How would we spend it?</div>
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So the ladies began brainstorming.</div>
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“One of the sisters suggested that we should all start doing our own laundry and put the money we saved to good use. I admit, I protested at first. There’s just something about laundering that I don’t like. But I was outnumbered! So among the nine of us, we’d put aside about $400 a month and our husbands never noticed a thing. Their shirts looked just fine.”</div>
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And then the women started listening. They’d eavesdrop -- all with good intentions, of course -- at the local beauty shop or when they were picking up groceries. And when they heard about a widow or a single mom who needed a little help, they’d step in and anonymously pay a utility bill or buy some new clothes for the children.</div>
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“We wanted to help as much as we could,” Mary Ellen said, “without taking away from our own families, so we became coupon clippers. And we’d use green stamps. Remember those? We’d use green stamps and we’d make sure to go to Goldsmith’s department store on Wednesdays. Every week they’d have a big sale and you could spend $100 and walk away with $700 worth of merchandise.”</div>
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The Nanas would find out where the person lived and send a package with a note that simply said, “Somebody loves you” -- and they’d be sure to include one of MaMaw Ruth’s special pound cakes.</div>
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The more people they helped, the bolder they became.</div>
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“We gave new meaning to the term drive-by,” Mary Ellen said with delight. “We’d drive through low-income neighborhoods and look for homes that had fans in the window. That told us that the people who lived there didn’t have air-conditioning. Or we’d see that there were no lights on at night, which meant there was a good chance their utilities had been turned off. Then we’d return before the sun came up, like cat burglars, and drop off a little care package.”</div>
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For three decades, the ladies’ good deeds went undetected -- that is, until five years ago, when Mary Ellen’s husband, whom she lovingly calls “Southern Charmer,” started noticing extra mileage on the car and large amounts of cash being withdrawn from their savings account.</div>
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“He brought out bank statements and they were highlighted!” Mary Ellen said, recalling the horror she felt. “I tried to explain that I had bought some things, but he had this look on his face that I’d never seen before -- and I realized what he must have been thinking. I called the sisters and said, 'You all need to get over here right away.'”</div>
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So 30 years into their secret mission, the 9 Nanas and their husbands gathered in Mary Ellen’s living room and the sisters came clean. They told the husbands about the laundry and the eavesdropping -- even the drive-bys. And that’s where their story gets even better -- because the husbands offered to help.</div>
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“They were amazed that we were doing this and even more amazed that they never knew. We can keep a good secret! All but three of them are retired now, so sometimes they come with us on our drive-bys. In our area, all you need is an address to pay someone’s utility bill, so we keep the men busy jotting down numbers.”</div>
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It wasn’t long before the couples decided it was also time to tell their grown children. And that’s when happiness began to happen in an even bigger way. The children encouraged their mothers to start selling MaMaw Ruth’s pound cakes online, so they could raise money to help even more people. And it wasn’t long before they were receiving more than 100 orders in a day.</div>
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“The first time we saw those orders roll in, we were jumping up and down,” Mary Ellen said with a laugh. “We were so excited that we did a ring-around-the-rosie! Then we called all the children and said, 'What do we do next?'"</div>
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That’s when the 9 Nanas moved their covert baking operation out of their homes and into the commercial kitchen of a restaurant owned by one of their sons, where they can sneak in before sunrise and sneak out before the staff comes in. They even hired a “happiness coordinator” (whose code name is “Sunny,” of course). Her identity needs to be a secret, too, so she can help out with the eavesdropping.</div>
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“We swore her to secrecy -- her parents think she works in marketing. And, really, if you think about it, she is doing public relations and spends a lot of time looking for people to help at the supermarket!”</div>
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These days, The 9 Nanas are able to take on even bigger projects, given their online success. Recently they donated more than $5,000 of pillows and linens and personal care products to a shelter for survivors of domestic violence. And this August, they’ll celebrate their second consecutive “Happiness Happens Month” by sending tokens of their appreciation to one person in every state who has made a difference in their own community.</div>
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And that million dollars they once wished for? They’re almost there. In the last 35 years, the 9 Nanas have contributed nearly $900,000 of happiness to their local community.</div>
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But that doesn’t mean they’re too busy to continue doing the little things that make life a bit happier. Sometimes they just pull out the phone book and send off pound cakes to complete strangers. And if the Nanas spot someone at the grocery store who appears to need a little help, it’s not unusual for them to start filling a stranger’s cart.</div>
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“Not everyone is as lucky as we were to have MaMaw and PaPaw to take care of them, to fix all those things that are wrong.</div>
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“So this is our way of giving back,” Mary Ellen said. “We want people to know that someone out there cares enough to do something. We want to make sure that happiness happens.”</div>
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Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-87846320290220595412012-09-07T05:40:00.003-07:002012-09-07T05:40:53.062-07:0055 Gentle ways to take care of yourself<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I found this article through a friend and it REALLY helped me! Take time to read through all 55 ways, you won't be sorry! This article is taken from</span><a href="http://www.thefreedomexperiment.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></a><a href="http://www.thefreedomexperiment.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">www.thefreedomexperiment.com </span></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">"55 Gentle ways to take care of yourself when you are busy busy busy"</span></div>
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<em style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">We all have times in our lives when we just have too much stuff going on. There are always deadlines, exams, due dates and just too many priorities to juggle. And when everything is going wrong, the world is screaming for your attention and you just don’t have time – the last thing you need to hear is to “just take a day off”. So here are 55 gentle ways you can take care of yourself when you’re pressed for time and attention. Enjoy! </span></em></div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Say no to anything that is not important to you</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Laundry, phone calls with your mom, <strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong>demanding girlfriends – this is not the time to be nice and “responsible”. Give yourself the permission to focus on what’s important. Getting the unessential responsibilites off your schedule will not only create som extra time and space, it will also lighten the burden you’re feeling to keep up with it.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Ask for help</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">There’s nothing wrong with asking for help, and you’ll quickly learn that most people around you actually love to be asked! It makes them feel useful and important. What usually helps the most is to get help to do the normal things; cooking, shopping and regular every-day tasks. However, don’t underestimate how important the people in your life can be when it comes to feedback, motivationand supporting your self-confidence regarding the important work you’re doing.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Get enough sleep</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">An oldie, but a goodie. This old advice is not only essential when it comes to self-care, it is also absolutely essential when it comes to being able to do your best. Particularly important when it comes to exam periods and work stress, sleep will help you achieve. It’s easy to think that a few extra hours of work will do you more good, but it won’t. Sleep will.<br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Drink tea</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Coffee will only get you that far, before it sends you down into tiredness again. While still being hot and comforting, tea (and especially the herbal kind) won’t make you dehydrated and shaky. If you’re feeling tired and think you need a coffeine boost, go for cold water (or iced tea) instead. Cold water will help wake you up!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Listen to your favourite music</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Calm music will help you calm down and upbeat music will help you up your game. Pick music that won’t distract you (like music without lyrics or in a foreign language). Your favourite music will boost your mood and keep you happy, no matter how tired you are.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Eat healthy and green food</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I know it’s tempting to order pizza, but it really pays off to take your time to cook and eat nutritious and healthy food. Not only will it help you achieve better, it will also boost your mood! I truly recommend heading over to </span><a href="http://thestonesoup.com/" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The Stonesoup</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> for some quick and easy recipes. Most of these recipes can be made in less than 10 minutes!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take 5 minutes in the morning to just stretch and breathe</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">If you start your day in a stressful way, you’ll probably feel stressed for the rest of the day as well. Make sure your morning starts with 5 minutes of silence and ease. Stand up and stretch your body to make you as tall as you can be. Then bend over and touch the ground. Stretch again. Try to just feel your body and pay attention to your breath. Starting the day in a way like this will make you more relaxed as well!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Walk everywhere</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">You might be busy and think that every minute is valuable time to put into your work, but some extra minutes of walking might be a better way to spend some time. If you live close to where you’re going, it’s better to walk than to use public transport (or your car). Not only will the exercise be good for you, you also get some important fresh air and daylight. If you have to commute, get off public transport one or two stops too early, or park your car further away than usual. The extra minutes of fresh air will save you lots of time when you start working and feel more focused.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take 5-minute mini-breaks every hour</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">You can’t stay focused all the time. No matter how efficient you work, you’ll always get distracted, let your mind wander or end up spending time reading e-mail (and blogs) instead. A better way to spend this time is to get up from your chair, walk outside and take a 5-minute break. The change of place, the change of physical posture and the movement will make it easier to start again when your break is over. You’ll also give your brain a chance to relax and process information, which is essential for your well-being.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Break your self-care habits into smaller tasks and do one each day</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">No need to look like you’re constantly running after your life, even if you are! Just break up your routine into smaller, and more achievable chunchs. Shave your legs one day, paint your nails the next day, wash your hair the day after, etc. This approach also works with keeping your house tidy – just do one little chore every day and you’ll stay on top of everything more easily.</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></strong></span></div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Make a plan of everything that needs to be don</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">e</span></strong></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Instead of juggling all your to-do’s and must-remember’s, write them down on a piece of paper. Then make a plan of how you are going to manage everything before your deadline. You may have to schedule a lot of tasks on certain days, and it may seem like too much to do, but at least you’ll know that everything will get done. Make sure you stick to the plan, every single day. Don’t fall for the temptation to start on tomorrow’s tasks today, trust that the plan will take you there, and enjoy some free time on the days when you finish your tasks early.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Just a few text messages, tweets or the occational coffee will make sure your friendships don’t suffer. You will feel much better when you focus on something else entirely, and it will prevent you form becoming a workaholic hermit. You don’t have to keep in touch with everybody, most people will understand that you’re having a busy period. Just make sure you stay in touch with the people that make you happy and inspired.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Make room for rest</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This one’s important. Make sure that whenever you plan to rest – really rest. That means that you will have to make a conscious effort to push all work-related thoughts and worries away. It’s also important that you rest your mind as well as your body. 5 minutes of stillness is better than 30 minutes in front of the TV!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Surround yourself with inspiring photos</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Put up some of your favourite photos where you can see them when you work. Whenever you get unfocused, you will feel much better if you can rest your eyes on something pretty, rather than everything that reminds you of how busy you are. If you can’t put up photos at work or in a study hall, bring a scrapbook or use </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Pinterest</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> on your computer.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Write a daily gratitude list</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">A daily gratitude list is really helpful to shift your focus and help you appreciate the situation. It doesn’t have to be long, a few sentences will do. If you keep a gratitude journal, you can also look back on your previous entries whenever you need a little boost of happiness and motivation.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Spend your lunchtime as sacred you-time</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">… and enjoy your healthy food with a little journaling, blog-reading, or people-watching. See it as a way to nourish your soul on several levels. It’s important to eat, but it’s equally important to be inspired, creative, silly, whimsical and happy.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Write a worry-list</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Stress makes us more vulnerable, and worry can be a nasty side-effect of a busy period. If you find yourself worrying a lot, it’s a good idea to write a daily worry-list. Whenever you catch a worrying thought, write it down and save it for later. Spend 5 minutes in the morning and 5-minutes in the evening worrying about whatever you put on your list. It may sound simple, but postponing your worry will actually make it less worrying whenever you sit down and actually think about it in peace and quiet.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take a run or a long walk</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This one is pretty self-explanatory. Any sort of excercise will release endorophins, your body will thank you + it clears your head so you can focus on all the important work that lies ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Keep a planner and shedule no-appointments time</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">To make your life less chaotic, it’s a good practice to keep a planner. Make sure you write down every single appointment, to save yourself from unwanted surprises and missed meetings. Just remember to schedule time for yourself. Honor your appointment with yourself just as much as you would keep an appointment with anyone else. Just make sure you schedule time with yourself first – anyone else needs to come in second in your life.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Keep track of your achievements</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">It may seem like you’re never going to get over a busy period, which is why you should keep a list of achievements close at any time.Whenever you hit a milestone – write it down! It will be very useful when you’re feeling tired by the end of the day and know that you still have several more hours of work before you can call it a day.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Wear your pretty clothes</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">… and be busy with style! If you dress nicely, chances are you’ll feel better too. All it takes is 5 minutes in the morning, and with your most powerful, wonderful and pretty clothes on, you’ll feel like a million for the rest of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Go to a yoga class</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">…Or do some yoga at home. Even ten minutes of savasana is better than nothing, and will recharge your batteries (and your mind).</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take a hot bath</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Nothing helps you relax like a hot bath. Use your favourite bubbles, turn off the light, light some candles and you’re good to go. One hour in the bath in the evening may be the best way to relax because of this simple fact – you can’t take your work and your computer with you.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Light candles</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Candles have a relaxing effect, especially gently scented ones. If you can’t light candles in your workplace, make sure you light them when you get home. Lavender and cedarwood are scents that can help you relax.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Write support-thoughts and affirmations</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Support-thoughts are thougths written down when you’re calm, that can support you when you are really busy and tired. For example, a gentle reminder of why you’re doing all the work, a short pep-talk, or a reminder of how wonderful you are is an amaxing way of taking care of yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Craft an emotional emergency plan</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Ideally, you should have this written down before you enter a really busy period. If everything goes wrong, and you’re maxed out, panicky or just plain exhausted – who do you call? what do you do? where do you go? Planning this in advance is self-care on a high level.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Breathe</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Do I need to say more? When stress builds up, take five seconds off and just breathe. Deep.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Do something silly</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Don’t forget to have fun! Who said you can’t laugh, even though you’re busy! Make jokes, engage with you co-workers, read comics and just allow yourself to be silly for a little while. I promise it wil boost your mood, your co-workers’ moods and a little laughter every day will help you through a really challenging time.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Single-task</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Now is not the time to play superwoman. Be nice to yourself and let your brain tackle one task at a time. Rumours have it that this is more productive in the long run…</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Read </span><a href="http://zenhabits.net/focus-book/" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Focus</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> by Leo Babauta</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This book is quick to read (and there’s a free version!) and it will change your work habits and make it much easier to be you. Enough said.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take the last evening off</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The last night before your big D(r)eadline is the night to relax. Panicking in the last minute isn’t a very good way of taking care of yourself. And you don’t want to oversleep on your exam day, have dark circles under your eyes on presentation day or distroy everything in the last minute because you spent the last night cramming. Take the last evening (or even the last day) off and relax. You’ve done your best, there’s nothing more you can do. Pat yourself on your back – you made it.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Keep a tidy workspace</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">It will make you more focused, relaxed and less overwhelmed.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Create some routines</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">When work or studies take all your focus, it can be useful to create some new habits or routines to take some of the burden off your back. Make it a habit to cook a larger batch of dinner on day 1, and eat leftovers for the next two days. Use Sundays to prepare what to wear for the next couple of days. Wear your hair in a ponytail five days in a row. This is not the time to expect yourself to find lots of different and exciting outfits, hairdo’s or recipes.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Write things down</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">When you’re mind is working over-time, let it relax by helping yourself remember everything. Write down any ideas, to-do’s, must-remember’s and other things you have to remember. This way, you don’t have to carry the additional stress of remembering everything you need to remember.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Accept a little clutter and mess</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Just let it be. Some dust and a little dirt has never hurt anyone. Focus on what’s important to you, you can always clean up the mess later. Just don’t go around and feel bad about it on top of everything else!</span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></strong></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Allow your emotions to come to the surface</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">If you’re tired and sad, cry it all out. If you’re stressed, don’t try to put on a mask and hide it. Get it all out, all the frustration, the overwhelm, the anger and the fear. You’ll feel much better after</span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Honor your limits</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Set some limits and stick with them. A lot of tasks when we’re busy don’t have a set limit, like when you’re studying and being creative. It’s easy to feel like you’re never quite done. Set some clear limits for yourself and honor them. Say to yourself; “when the time is up, I’m DONE”.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take the weekends completely off</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">If you’re under constant pressure over an extended period of time, it’s good practice to keep the weekends completely sacred. This means no work e-mail or calls, no appointments or catching up.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Gather your support group</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Call your mother and ask her to help you take care of the house, tell your girlfriends what you’re dealing with, seek out others in the same situation as you, and make sure your partner is on your team. Not only can they help with practical tasks, they will give you lot’s of moral support and you’ll feel less alone.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Outsource</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Outsource what you can, for example your home cleaning, laundry or bookeeping.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Delegate</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">If you’re working on a team – make sure you don’t try to do everything yourself, delegate as much as you can to lighten your load.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Get more sunlight</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Especially if your busy period is happening in winter, make sure you get your daily dose of sunlight if you’re spending a lot of time in gloomy libraries and workplaces.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Take your vitamins</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This won’t even take you a minute – just go for a multivitamin paired with your breakfast. Especially important if you’re eating a lot of processed and unhealthy foods when you’re busy, but remember that vitamins don’t make up for an unhealthy diet.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Eat fresh fruit and vegetables</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Keep some fruits and nuts close by and snack when you’re hungry. Don’t forget the veg, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and carrots are great snacks!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Use scented oils in the shower</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Lavender to relax, or a little peppermint to wake you up – all you need is a drop or two of essential oil in the shower.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Resist the urge to be productive all the time</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">You can’t be equally productive every single waking moment, so you might as well schedule some off time right away. Be nice to yourself and don’t expect to accomplish as much in the late evening as you do in the morning.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Limit your media consumption</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">… because your brain can only process a limited amount of information. When you need your focus to be on work, don’t overflow your brain with tv news, newspapers, magazines and books.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Meditate in the morning</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Ten minutes of stillness can make all the difference.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Block out distractions</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Need to get some work done? Consider to pull out your internet cable, switch off your phone and lock the door. If only for a few hours, you won’t miss out on anything, and you’ll feel a lot better afterwards.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Compliment yourself</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Positive self-speech can seriously impact your mood. Instead of adding to the monkey-brain thoughts of not good enough, too stressed and panic – tell yourself you look good, that you’re doing great and that you can manage everything that comes your way.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Do the dreaded tasks first</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">There are always tasks you’ll love to do more than others, and it’s tempting to do those first. However, it’s a good idea to do the hardest tasks first. That way, you’ll save yourself from all the dread!</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Brighten your day with colourful pencils and pretty stationery</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">It doesn’t have to cost much, but it will make a huge impact on your happiness – especially if you’re a stationery and design geek… (well, who isn’t?)</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Reward yourself</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Maybe not the best overall habit to get used to, but desperate times call for desperate measures. If you need it to get through – reward yourself with gifts, chocolate and breaks whenever you finish a task. Just don’t make it a habit to kick yourself if you don’t make it. Maybe you need the treat anyways?</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Postpone all major decisions</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">… This is not the time to move houses, quit your day job or break up with your spouse (however tempting any of those changes are). Save the big stuff for when you’re calmer and can think clearer.</span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Accept yourself as you are</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Let yourself off the hook and accept that you are only human. You are doing your absolute best, and you are doing exactly what you need to do. Trust your instincts and keep doing whatever you’re doing. You don’t need to change anything about yourself – trust that you are perfect just the way you are.</span></div>
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Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-83974821750882165602012-09-05T18:38:00.001-07:002012-09-05T18:38:24.016-07:00Being REAL...seeing results! :-)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Last week I blogged about being REAL with one another and what that would really look like. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">I had such a wonderful and encouraging response so I want to say thank you to everyone who encouraged me or e-mailed me to tell me that it inspired you to be REAL. That is my heart and my goal for blogging. I want to challenge myself and invite you all to hold me accountable and take different challenges with me. Of course there will be some fun, light-hearted posts along the way too. ;)</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">So the past week I really reflected on my blog post about being </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">REAL</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> and what that looks like in my </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">own</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> life. I will be honest and say that as soon as I hit "publish" I kind of freaked out. I knew that by me writing that post, I would be held accountable to be real in my own life and I also knew that people would be watching me closely to see how I was putting into practice what I said.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">I did not really have an opportunity at church this week to ask anyone how they REALLY were because I was working in the nursery and dealing with two year olds but I still tried hard to love them better than my flesh felt like loving them! :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">However, saying that I am SO excited to share that I had an opportunity to get realllllyyyy REAL with someone close to me. At first I didn't want to share who the "someone" was but I feel like I need to....well, be real ;) This someone happened to be my beautiful Mom. For a long time now, probably about 6 months there have been some unspoken things between us that had began to cause some hurt and resentment. My mom and I are and always have been very close. I am extremely blessed to have her as my mom and she is my</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> hero</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> in SO many ways! But, let's face it, we ALL have hurts with family members that we don't take directly to them but instead begin to harbor hurt feelings which then begin to turn into bitterness. It's crazy how resentment, hurt and bitterness slowly begin to overcome you and soon you don't even realize how much it's effecting your relationship with that person! That is what happened with us.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">There were some things in both of our hearts that we simply did not share with each other but yet we both felt the tension and strain on our relationship. It's sad that we let it go this long but there are lessons to be learned in this. Amen :) </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">So Sunday afternoon, while soaking in the sun at her pool (we are so lucky!) we got REAL with each other. It was not necessarily comfortable, fun or easy. In fact, I kind of wanted to swim away several times, hah! But guess what? THERE WAS SO MUCH FREEDOM AND HEALING AFTERWARDS!!!! After we got everything out in the open and shared our hearts with one another, there was an immediate weight lifted off my shoulders. Whew! I did it!!! I was real with some issues that were extremely hard to be real about. It was hard but NOT impossible! :) </span></span></span><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">The end result was hugs, asking for forgiveness and vowing to do better! </span></span></span></i></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">WOW! :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">I am sharing this little story with you to hopefully inspire you to go to whoever it may be that you need to </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">just get real with</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">. Maybe it's a parent or a friend or maybe it's a spouse. I am asking you to please allow God to speak to you about this topic of being REAL. I am just an ordinary person but through God's grace he is helping me to conquer this area in my life and I am officially </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">seeing results</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">!</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Last night I am excited to say that my mom & I met for dessert and went out to a movie and it was such a light-hearted and different experience than it has been lately. Before our talk, we of course dearly loved each other but we were just surviving not </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">thriving</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">. I am extremely excited because we are now thriving once again and our relationship is only growing stronger. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">This would not have happened if we were not REAL with each other. </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">All it takes is some swallowing of our pride and stepping out of our comfort zones. I promise you, when you take that first awkward step, God will meet you and help you!! </span></span></span></b></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">So, once again--I encourage you to pray about who it is that God is leading you to go be real with.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">I would absolutely love to hear the testimony of what happens! :)</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">We are all in this together and through CHRIST, we can do ALL things! </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Let's keep it real!</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Jessica Renee</span></span></span>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-16555357935226080522012-08-29T17:11:00.001-07:002012-08-29T17:11:24.224-07:00Stained glass masquerade <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lately I have been thinking a lot about being real with people. What would this </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">really </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">look</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">like?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will be the first to admit, the very thought of being </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">100%</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> real with someone is enough to make me shudder. I will also be the first to admit that sometimes I really, really stink at being real with people.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep. I said it. I have a hard time letting people know how I am </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">really</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> doing.</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is an area in my life that I DETERMINED to conquer. Preferably this year. ha! Now don't get me wrong, I don't have a deep dark secret or a really messed up life that I don't want people knowing. I'm talking about heart to heart, every day things. I so often find myself quickly answering "I'm great, how are you?" when someone asks me how </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Sometimes, I am great but sometimes, I'm struggling. Sometimes I need to have a good cry and share what I'm struggling with. Sometimes I need prayer. Why are we as humans so quick to just give an easy, cheesy answer of "I'm great!"? </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In addition to working on being REAL with people, I want to work on something else as well.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't want to just ask people a predictable "How are you?!" and accept a casual answer. What would happen if we all started looking people in the eyes and asking "How are you </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">really</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> doing?" I have done this several times already and the results are usually quite awesome. The person more times than not, will end up sharing something they need prayer for or something that they need wisdom on. How cool is that!? I need to step this up, so keep me accountable! I have such a desire to look people straight in the eyes and ask them if they are okay. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I feel like churches are the worst place for this. Yes, I just said that :) I need to preface this and say that I am NOT speaking badly about my church. I absolutely love my church and the people there. I'm just saying that week after week I go to church and see the same people. Week after week I feel like we all "go through the motions" but never really bother to ask how each other are </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">really</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> doing. It's "Hi, how are you...good and you? Oh good, life is busy but good" that's the same SHALLOW answer I say and hear all. the. time. Sure it's out of our comfort zones to actually ask people if they are really okay or if they need prayer but HELLO a<u>re we not called to this??!</u> If we can't be real with each other in church, than how do we ever expect to minister outside of the walls of our churches? Please know I am speaking to myself here too!!! :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just two nights ago, I had the opportunity to step </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">way</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> out of my comfort zone and be real with two friends of mine. It was awkward and uncomfortable. It was not what I would call fun, but guess what? IT BROUGHT ME SO MUCH FREEDOM! After sharing my heart with these two wonderful girlfriends, I immediately felt a huge weight lift off of me. Ahh I did it. I was real with someone. Not only did I conquer being real, but in return I got SO much encouragement, advice and support! It may not be comfortable but I promise you, it will be </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">worth</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> it! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I feel like I have a few wounds that still need some healing in order for me to conquer this completely. Wounds from my childhood. Wounds from hurtful friends. Wounds from being hurt by people I trusted to <i>not</i> hurt me. But just because we have wounds (and we </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>all</u></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> have wounds, you are not the exception!) that is not an excuse to shell up and not let our guards down with one another. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I challenge you! :) I challenge myself! Let's be REAL with each other! If you're hurting, tell someone! If you're struggling in a certain area, tell someone! If you need prayer, ASK! I truly believe that if we did this, we would see a huge shift in not only our own lives but in the church as a whole. Let's stop being fake christians who act like we have it all together because newsflash, we don't! :) I am a broken person, you are a broken person. We are all broken people who without God's grace are nothing. </span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Will you join me in being real? </u></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you have any cool stories that come from doing this along with me, PLEASE share them because I would love to hear! :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In closing, I would like to share some powerful lyrics from a song I know most of you know. It's an old school song by Casting Crowns (oh my gosh they are old school?!) but the Lord laid it on my heart today and it goes along with what I'm sharing :)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Is there anyone that fails<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Is there anyone that falls<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Am I the only one in church today feelin' so small<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Cause when I take a look around<br style="border-bottom-style: none; 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border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />That I don't belong<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; 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border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />But if the invitation's open<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />To every heart that has been broken<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Maybe then we close the curtain<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />On our stained glass masquerade<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; 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padding-top: 0px;" />Are there any hands to raise<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Am I the only one who's traded<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />In the altar for a stage<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />The performance is convincing<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; 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font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Can we really fall apart<br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; 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Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-86907353462350938842012-08-24T07:58:00.000-07:002012-08-24T07:58:26.484-07:00Resurrecting the blog!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hey friends! :-)</span></span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">I am blowing the dust off this blog and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> finally </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">going to start this up again! Please, please, please hold me accountable! I am known for starting something and not finishing it, hey we all have our issues! ;)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">I feel I need to start blogging again to just process all that is happening in my life. This summer has been one (amazing) blur! God is so faithful to his word! How do I even begin to describe to you just how much God has shown his faithfulness to us this summer? Bare with me as I try! :)</span></span></div>
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Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-40005165255699032142011-12-31T11:33:00.000-08:002011-12-31T12:14:33.434-08:00Reflecting.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I can hardly believe that 2012 starts tomorrow!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#FF6666;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> As I reflect on last year, I am asking myself if I lived life to the absolute fullest? Did I love well? Was I a good steward of my time? Did I do the things God wanted me to do? Only I know the answers in my heart but I can say that I would love to grow more in these areas in 2012. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Each year we are given a gift....<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">a fresh start!</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span>What are we going to do with it? We only have one life to live....are we living it with purpose? Are we pursuing the dreams that God has placed in our hearts? I feel that 2012 will be a year of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">"doing"</span> for me. What I mean by that is...there are SO many dreams and desires that God has placed in my heart and 2012 I just need to step out and well, DO THEM! Why do we complicate it? I am thinking of the NIKE slogan---<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">JUST DO IT!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#FF6666;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I find myself wasting so much time just thinking about all the things I want to do for God...how much could I have accomplished with the time I wasted thinking??! So, my New Years resolution is to <i>step out and do it</i>. Dive in and take a leap of faith....run hard after the desires and dreams God has given me for my life. I am filled with great joy and anticipation today as I reflect on 2011 and all that God did and as I look to the future.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2011 was an incredible year for Chris and I as enjoyed our first year of being married. I will always cherish this year when I think of all of the "firsts" we experienced together. We grew and learned SO much in our relationship and our love for each other has grown even more :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Some of my highlights for 2011 would be:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-Going on our first missions trip together as husband and wife. As most of you know, we have a heart for the Nations and this trip was so strategic and special for us a couple. I will cherish the memories always. We went to Guatemala , btw :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-God speaking to our hearts individually (then coming together and realizing it!) about adoption and a very specific thing regarding that. To be continued ;)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-Starting our own business! We are now the proud owners of "Unity Cleaning Services" here in Bradenton, Florida! God has given us a huge vision for this company and it is our desire to build this company to support our calling for missions. SO EXCITING!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-Learning to walk through the hard times together....we have walked through a few very difficult situations with our families this year and just learning to be each other's "rock" was a very beautiful thing! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-Going on spontaneous getaways together....we have been blessed to go to Orlando a few times, and also to Clearwater Beach & Jacksonville. Even though they were in state trips, we had a BLAST together and made some incredible memories.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-Starting my photography business, "Jessica Gunn Photography". This has always been a dream of mine and I FINALLY stepped out and started doing it! :) I have soooo much to learn but I have been doing many photo shoots and we have been so blessed financially through my business already! God is good!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-God giving us the name of our ministry. I can't release it yet but let's just say, God is good and his ideas are always the most creative and the best!!! :) This ministry name reflects our heart's perfectly and we are so humbled and excited!!! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">That's just mentioning a few things but I am SO thankful for every moment God has given me in 2011. Through the good times and the bad, I have learned incredible lessons on faith, perseverance and love. I challenge you all to live 2012 to the absolute fullest!! :) NO regrets!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Love,</span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><b>The Happy Little Housewife</b></span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-36550050079940545422011-11-01T09:00:00.000-07:002011-11-01T09:17:00.947-07:00Fill it in!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; 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outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I love: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">dates with my husband</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">people would say that I</strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><b>’m short. very short.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I don’t understand</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> why: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">bad things happen to good people. and why anyone would want to abort their baby.</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">when I wake up in the morning: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I want to go back to sleep. Or drink coffee. lots of it.</span></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I lost: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">my passport once. yuck.</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">my life is full of</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Babies and Love.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">my past is full of</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><b>testimonies of God's grace!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">parties are</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> even better with:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> junk food and hot tubs.</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I wish I had more time : <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">to make crafts.</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">dogs are: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">nice when they're small and clean!</span></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">cats are</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">only cute when they're kittens.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">tomorrow I’m</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> :<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">helping my mom with the babies.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I have low tolerance for</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">people who gossip or are just downright rude.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I’m totally terrified of:</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">people I love the most dying too soon. and birds.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">never in my life have I</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">done drugs or smoked.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">high school was: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">a blur.</span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">when I’m nervous I</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">sweat and shake.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">take my advice:</strong> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">live each day to the fullest. do something out of your comfort zone. travel the world.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">making my bed</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">is more fun now that I have my own house and cute bedding.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I’m almost always</span></strong><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">spending time with my husband! :)</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I’m addicted to</strong> : <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">chocolate and facebook.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I want someone to :<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> read this.</span></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;"><i>~The Happy.Little.Houswife.~</i></span></b></p></span>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-86504618050853417112011-10-28T16:38:00.000-07:002011-10-28T17:30:49.881-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I sat here for 10 minutes trying to think of an appropriate title for this blog post. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">There are so many different thoughts racing through my head and my heart tonight and I cannot really slap one title on it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Let me be real and raw for a second. I have been struggling with wanting to continue to blog because I know that any one can read it. Now you're probably saying "duh...that's what a blog is for." Yes, I know that. But deep down, sometimes I wish that only my closest friends and family members could read it because I fear people that may be "uncomfortable" to me are reading it. God has really spoke to my heart regarding this though. What an opportunity I have to share my heart and be open and raw with those people. It's a scary thing to be 100% vulnerable with those you'd rather not go there with. But here I am, this is me--a glimpse into my heart--like it or not :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">My husband and I have been going through a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">huge</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> battle the past year. Let me clarify--this has nothing to do with our marriage, we are madly in love and have an amazing and healthy marriage. I am going to try and be careful of how I word this battle because I want to keep a pure heart. This battle is with some very key relationships in our life. These are people that should be in our lives daily, but have chosen to let the trials and the circumstances of the past block reconciliation. It's so heart breaking and to be honest, this has been the hardest battle of my life (at least one of them). I literally wake up sometimes and feel physical pain in my heart <i><b>because I ache for restoration so badly. </b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">God has carried us through this journey so sweetly and has taught us </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">many</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> valuable lessons in it. Even though good has come from it, wow--has it been painful! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Choosing to love when you really don't feel like it and pray daily for people who have hurt us tremendously, has been a battle. I am happy to say that for the most part, thanks to God's grace, I feel like I've succeeded. I am not saying that I succeeded every single day, I definitely have my moments (ask Chris! lol). But after my "moments", God picks me up and whispers so sweetly to my heart..."Love Wins."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">That has been the theme for me during this battle. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Love wins.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> If you look at hopeless situations where it looks like restoration is nearly impossible, you can see a pattern-----------------------Love wins....</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">every.single. time.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> When I feel like I can't go on, I am so encouraged by God's unconditional love for us and reminded that we are all called to love unconditionally just as Christ loves us. That is easier said than done sometimes...okay, most times. It's easy to love people who haven't hurt us. I've got that down pretty well, but people who have "wronged" us? That's a challenge. a big one.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">I encourage you, if you are walking through a battle where it's quite uncomfortable and <i>hard</i> to keep loving difficult people--remember, Jesus' unconditional love for us even when we don't deserve it. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Are you being Jesus to those difficult people?</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Love Wins. A scripture that is carrying me right now is 1 Corinthians 13. A scripture we so often hear and usually end up tuning it out and saying yeah, yeah yeah I know--it's the "Love" scripture. But really take the time to dissect it and meditate on it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">If I speak in the tongues</span><sup class="footnote" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-28667a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" style="font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 0.5em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">[</span><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+13&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28667a" title="See footnote a" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">a</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">]</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28668" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">2</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28669" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">3</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,</span><sup class="footnote" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-28669b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]" style="font-size: 0.65em; line-height: 0.5em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">[</span><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+13&version=NIV#fen-NIV-28669b" title="See footnote b" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">b</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">]</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> but do not have love, I gain nothing.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28670" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">4</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28671" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">5</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28672" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">6</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28673" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">7</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28674" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">8</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28675" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">9</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> For we know in part and we prophesy in part, </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28676" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">10</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.</span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28677" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">11</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28678" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">12</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> </span><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-28679" style=" line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">13</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"> And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Oh how I am so humbled when I really allow that scripture to soak into my spirit. I can be the perfect wife, wonderful mom, awesome daughter, good friend, missionary, etc--but if I do not have love...and not just love, but <b>TRUE, GENUINE, </b>Love for people and not just people, but difficult people--I am. nothing. You are nothing.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Are you </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">truly</span></b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> loving people in your life? I encourage you---LOVE. WINS.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Love those difficult people to life! Love them just like Jesus loves us--unconditionally. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">We are on this journey together. Let's encourage each other and do this thing!!! :)</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">~Happy.little.Housewife~</span></i></span></p><p><br /></p></span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-11503635055551793672011-09-23T13:39:00.000-07:002011-09-23T13:59:19.942-07:00Fall time & missions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Happy Friday, everyone! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">It's the first official day of fall and I couldn't be more excited! Fall time is my very favorite time of the year. I love the cooler weather (like 80 degrees here in Florida, lol) and all of the warm and cozy decoration. Bonfires, hoodies, pumpkin bread, fall scented candles, cool breezes, and a sense of a fresh start with kids going back to school! :) Love it all! I love Fall even more now that I have our Wedding Anniversary in November! Oh and did I mention my Birthday is in September?!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">I want share something very exciting for me and near to my heart! I have officially signed up for a 2 week missions trip to......</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">UKRAINE! </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">My heart is absolutely bursting with such joy and anticipation! The trip will take place most likely in May (still waiting to check airline prices and coordinate with the missionaries there). I told God that I would go and that I feel extremely called to this trip but he would have to provide my deposit. The deposit was $200 and we simply did not have that extra cash right now. It was a leap of faith and a little scary but I was also filled with such anticipation and faith! Well, sure enough GOD CAME THROUGH!!! God provided my deposit and I was able to 100% commit to the trip!!!!!!! :) This time it will only be me going, as Chris feels he isn't supposed to go. Although I will miss him greatly, I am excited to see what God has in store for me on this trip! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">When I was 18 years old I went on a missions trip to Romania and it forever changed my life. God broke my heart for Europe and although I know Chris and I will travel to many different nations, Europe is what my heart burns for. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Will you please join me in prayer for this trip? Pray for my team I'm going with....that our hearts will begin to be prepared for the ministry at hand and that we will see MANY come to know Jesus!!!! :) Also, please pray for the funds I need for this trip...God knows! I trust him so much and I'm extremely excited to see how he provides every penny!!!!!!!! :) If you are interested in supporting me, you can comment on here or contact me on my Facebook!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">I AM SO EXCITED! This is what I am called to do and to be in God's perfect will for my life is </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">such </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"> a Beautiful feeling! I stand humbled and amazed at all God has trusted me with...I just long to do </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">MORE </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">for his Kingdom.....</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">USE ME JESUS!</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span class="huge" style="font-size: 15pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"What we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> ~Mother Teresa~</span></span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="huge"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Love,</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">The happy little Housewife </span></span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></b></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-8957805236537258262011-09-08T09:09:00.000-07:002011-09-08T11:12:30.001-07:00An interview with my hubby.<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><b> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>~An interview with my hubby~</b></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Hi Honey, you’re so cute! Thanks for taking time to do this with me!</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> Okay, so let’s get started. </b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: What is your favorite meal that I cook?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: My favorite meal that you cook is Tacos because I know how much you love Mexican food and it reminds me of Mexico and that is where we met…and it’s really good!</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: aw what a cute answer, this is going good so far! Next question: What is your biggest pet peeve that I do? (I’m scared!)</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: When you do laundry and forget that you still have a load in the dryer and it sits there for 2 days. I especially hate it when you also leave a load in the washer. Now we get to re-wash mildew smelling clothes and de-wrinkle the stuff in the dryer. Thank you for our wonderfully low energy bill.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Oh honey, why didn’t you pick something a little less revealing of my shortcomings? haha! Okay, moving on---question #3: What is the most fun aspect of being married?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: I wouldn’t consider this necessarily to be “fun” or “funny,” but I love the fact that we are almost always on the same page because it makes our sense of humor funnier to us, and it helps with understanding each other’s hearts. </b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: In your opinion, what is the hardest part about marriage?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: I think the hardest part about marriage is knowing that I fail at things that you need or want. It’s difficult when I can’t provide or emotionally supply the desires of your heart 100% of the time. As a man it brings up feelings such as, “Am I a good husband…” I want to be the best that I can be for you but my flaws and inabilities prevent me sometimes.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: What is your favorite memory of our first year of marriage so far?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: The time when we were driving over the skyway bridge and we were going to Clearwater beach…we were blasting country music and it was just a good, good day.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: If you could give our marriage a song, what would it be?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: “Whoop there it is” </b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: no comment.</b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: What’s your favorite thing about me?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: I love the fact that there’s something that happens to me when you put your arms around me or just look at me that always makes me melt. It doesn’t matter if I hate you in that moment or love you to death.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Aww shucks. Thanks sweetheart! Okay so, what is the best way a wife can encourage her husband?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: well, there’s different ways that you can encourage your husband and that is usually specific to the man that you’re married to. But for me, it’s being noticed that I’m upset about something even when I’m not showing it. For instance, sometimes I just need a hug but I may not show it or even realize that I need one. It’s when I receive a hug or an encouraging comment or simply just being noticed that I’m upset at a time that is most critical for my heart.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: What motivates a husband to do romantic things for his wife?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: Realistically being nagged to a certain degree helps but too much nagging will create ignorance. So there’s balance with that. A man has to repeatedly be reminded of what his wife’s heart wants. We forget. Communication is very important in this area because if the wife doesn’t get what she wants, insecurities and concerns about not being a good enough wife and needs that aren’t met start to arise and create a hindrance on the marriage. There is cyclical approach to romanticism. If the man is being romanced, he will desire to romance his wife and vice versa. So if you want to ask what motivates a husband to do romantic things for you, it’s YOU.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: What is one thing a wife should avoid saying to her husband?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: Husbands don’t always have the right approach to things so it’s important to understand the motives behind everything they do before making an assumption of what they’re doing because the end result will most likely be different than what you are envisioning in your head. It’s important to not discourage your husband with negative words or hateful comments. Your husband will usually react in a negative way to specific words that he doesn’t take very well. </b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Is leaving the cap off the toothpaste really a marriage issue like everyone talks about?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: Of course it is! The reason is because God usually puts two people with extreme differences together so each individual can be pruned and balanced in certain areas. One person is usually not going to care about the toothpaste and the other will. It teaches patience for one person and how to be more organized and clean for the other. All in all, put your toothpaste up and you won’t have a problem!</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: I am definitely the person that leaves the toothpaste cap off. Haha! What is your ideal relaxing evening with me?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: My ideal relaxing evening is to make s’mores in front of a fire and swim in the pool until we’re pruny. Then you would give me a back massage.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Lol way to sneak that one in there, honey ;) Here’s a fun one---if you could take us on vacation ANYWHERE in the world where would you take us and why?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: I would probably take you to Hawaii because I know how badly you’ve always wanted to go there and we love tropical places.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Where do you see us in 10 years?</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: Married (obviously), with 4 children and a successful business and we will have traveled the world together.</b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: One last question: What’s THE best marriage advice you can give for couples out there?</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Chris: This is a two part answer. Number one, spend as much time together as possible because you learn absolutely everything you can about each other. Part two is to get past the “tit for tat,” “he said, she said,” “you did, I did” thinking and comments in a disagreement and to get to the bottom line. Feelings are hurt if you don’t get to the bottom of things as quickly as possible, so it is important to figure out what the root of the problem is, create a healthy solution with equal compromise if needed and forgive whatever needs to be forgiven.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> </b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Me: Yay! Thank you for your time, honey! This was fun and we should definitely do this again with me in the hot seat next time!!! ;)</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Love,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><i>The happy little housewife </i></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-62006131068845991102011-09-05T08:23:00.000-07:002011-09-05T09:48:06.008-07:00Loving difficult people.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Hey everyone! :)
<br />Yes, I'm still alive! ha! I think I need to start setting alarms on my handy dandy iphone to remind me to BLOG! Out of site, out of my mind! :/</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I thought I would share what the Lord has been teaching me lately. It's a topic that is very "common" but yet so hard to truly learn and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><b>practice every day</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">. That is.....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Loving difficult people</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Throughout my life, I feel like I've had more opportunities than most to love people that are hard love. I know you all could probably say the same thing so I am not trying to say that MY situations in life have been more difficult. I've been reflecting a lot on this topic and the Lord reminded me of a time many years ago that he began to teach me this.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> I remember crying my heart out one afternoon as a little girl. The wounds in my heart from things that had happened to me in my childhood seemed to go so deep that I almost couldn't bare it anymore. I remember this afternoon so vividly because I was sitting on the floor in a family members's bathroom. I was sobbing my heart out asking God WHY did I have to love the people that caused me so much hurt? It just wasn't fair! At the moment, I felt God telling me to look up and what I saw changed my life forever. My eyes were immediately drawn to a simple plaque that read, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">"People need loving the most when they deserve it the least" </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">In that moment, something inside of me changed. I got it. God was calling me to a deeper level of loving than what is normal or comfortable. As I sat there, on the bathroom floor on that rainy afternoon, looking up at that tiny wooden plaque, God began the healing process of forgiving those people who had done horrible things to me and had stolen my innocence at such a young age.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I am not saying this has been an easy journey of loving difficult people...no, not at all! I still have days where emotions surface and I want get angry again. But every time, God is still there with me, helping me to walk in love no matter what. God's grace is such a beautiful thing. Without it, none of us would be where we are today. It is my heart's desire to love unconditionally, no matter what has been done to me. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I know I'm focusing on what was done to me as a child but this applies to issues today too! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Loving people who are just downright mean to me, loving people who gossip about me, loving the lady who cuts me in line at the grocery store, loving people who judge me for whatever reason....LOVE no matter what! :)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Love is a verb, not a noun</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">. What are we doing to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><b>actively</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> love those difficult people around us?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">This scripture sums it all up! :) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Luke 6:32-36</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="woj"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> </span></b></span><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-25180" style=" line-height: normal; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">33</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> </span></b></span><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-25181" style=" line-height: normal; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">34</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> </span></b></span><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-25182" style=" line-height: normal; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">35</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> </span></b></span><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-25183" style=" line-height: normal; vertical-align: text-top; font-size:0.65em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">36</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">
<br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Sincerely, </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">~The Happy little House wife~</span></i></span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-46536680887202191722011-07-15T06:50:00.000-07:002011-07-15T07:22:13.173-07:00Buy 3 Jessicas, Get 3 FREE!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Okay,</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">My darling husband wanted to title my blog today, so pardon the cheesyness! ;)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I wanted to post a short blog on couponing! I have recently started getting a lot more “extreme” with it and my hard work is starting to pay off! For the past 2 weeks, I (along with my husband who so sweetly helped me a ton!) have been working on a coupon binder. This was a HUGE job, it took us about 30 hours! But the benefits of having your coupons organized nicely by categories and the ability to carry it with you on every shopping trip is uh-mazing! For example, if I see something on the clearance rack that wasn’t on my grocery list, I can simply go to that specific category and see if I have a coupon for it. If I do, I usually end up getting that clearance item for FREE or very cheap! </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">My goals for couponing are to save us money on our grocery bill and get a decent size stock pile of items we actually use on a daily basis. But ultimately, my goal is to </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">bless others</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">!! That excites me more than anything! Last week I was able to donate 4 bags of nice groceries and toiletries to a local woman’s home! How fun is that?! My heart was filled with such</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> joy </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">knowing that my couponing skills are helping people! </span></span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">That is my heart!</span></span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Not to have 50 boxes of pasta or 100 tubes of toothpaste. I want to give, give, give! So…need anything? I probably have it! Hah!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">A lot of you have expressed an interest in learning more about couponing. My church hosts a class occasionally but I am also thinking of hosting a small class in my home as well. If you’re interested, please leave a comment telling me!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Here are a couple pictures of my last two shopping trips. This is NOT me bragging at all, just showing you what YOU can accomplish if you learn couponing! I’m definitely not a pro (yet..hehe) but it’s so fun to see progress each week! </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRIzcl2o6gCV-MjaceBk9yT4ij_o9RTgYjxpWUSt4sGUCU-0n0lHn0AQpZgLfuUvXTGoTqZ0hw4DBOuR35iCYHSiAIfC1h4PIqiXu-ZxtGA1XiffNH-qeiLP5hLD2tBTiPc7nkrmnpco/s1600/4448ad9abb8a4e1a9ce1f407bee497d3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRIzcl2o6gCV-MjaceBk9yT4ij_o9RTgYjxpWUSt4sGUCU-0n0lHn0AQpZgLfuUvXTGoTqZ0hw4DBOuR35iCYHSiAIfC1h4PIqiXu-ZxtGA1XiffNH-qeiLP5hLD2tBTiPc7nkrmnpco/s320/4448ad9abb8a4e1a9ce1f407bee497d3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629577621790659362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRIzcl2o6gCV-MjaceBk9yT4ij_o9RTgYjxpWUSt4sGUCU-0n0lHn0AQpZgLfuUvXTGoTqZ0hw4DBOuR35iCYHSiAIfC1h4PIqiXu-ZxtGA1XiffNH-qeiLP5hLD2tBTiPc7nkrmnpco/s1600/4448ad9abb8a4e1a9ce1f407bee497d3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Spent $53.94, SAVED $93.84!!! Over 60% Savings!</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CNebd9L3hxm5Vrr6RU4cCCpOkdgP5Uvy9Me4h36cCr8YvampgEm3kEIft_V5HFf1YH8SRIXFykrI4qo1-3smrZorSEF3ahY0pO0_f2s12Ic8M6yfJyNgEdmncTd7BWyza1yg-QOBFRI/s1600/021078763f3d4ac69c41fd453c66c0d2_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CNebd9L3hxm5Vrr6RU4cCCpOkdgP5Uvy9Me4h36cCr8YvampgEm3kEIft_V5HFf1YH8SRIXFykrI4qo1-3smrZorSEF3ahY0pO0_f2s12Ic8M6yfJyNgEdmncTd7BWyza1yg-QOBFRI/s320/021078763f3d4ac69c41fd453c66c0d2_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629576967732197570" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Spent $23.84, SAVED $95.27!!! Over 80% savings and my best trip yet! I was definitely doing the happy dance! lol</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Love,</span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Happy Little Housewife </span></span></i></div></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-40108103454821879792011-07-12T20:34:00.000-07:002011-07-12T20:47:38.028-07:00:)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Hi all :)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm back...wow, apparently I really stink at this whole "regularly blogging" thing. haha! Special thanks to Emily B. for holding me accountable! hah!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Life is so wonderful and I'm enjoying every moment! Here are a few random thoughts to "quench your thirst"....I have a long blog entry to write tomorrow but I am currently way too exhausted to write it (did a swimming workout..aka: death!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-Saturday night, we had the honor of watching some very dear friends of ours arrive at the airport from Ethiopia with their new baby boy....there are no words! I was a big puddle of tears (happy ones of course!) and my heart was (is) bursting with anticipation for when it's OUR turn!!!! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-We are starting to plan our 1 year anniversary trip! So exciting and so crazy that it's going on one year already! Seriously!? :) We're trusting for all of the finances we need to make our trip a special one! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-I have successfully worked out THREE times in one week which is a huge deal for me! Lol Gotta celebrate the little victories, right?!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">--I've been having baby fever lately! There. I said it! :P It's probably because I "torture" myself with all of these amazing, sweet adoption blogs daily and it just awakens that inside of my heart more & more. We are not ready for kiddos quite yet, just enjoying "us" time :) One day....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">-With help from my incredible husband, I now have a HUGE coupon binder completely stuffed full of coupons..all organized by categories!! Can I get an amen?! We put about 30 hours into it but now that it's done, it will be well worth it! :D</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Okay, that's all for now!!! :) Please comment or better yet, follow my blog to encourage me to keep this up!!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Love you all!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Jessica Renee</span></span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-5219599063076248442011-06-19T19:44:00.001-07:002011-06-19T19:55:02.708-07:00Sunday Seven.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">I know I've been bad at blogging this week. My apologies! :) I've been taking care of a 1 year old and a 5 year old for about 20 hours a week on top of my normal job and life, so needless to say, I've been exhausted and busy! Blessed but still busy! I know it's almost Monday but I wanted to share my Sunday Seven again! :) Love you all!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#1. Lately, I've felt like a big crock pot...God is placing people in my life that are depositing things in my life that I know are just "cooking" and getting ready for the future :) Make sense? Like for example...adoption & motherhood, business, missions, etc! So far I have a few potatoes and a tiny piece of roast in there! hah! ;)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#2.Today I grocery shopped without Chris for the first time since we've been married! It was so weird! I enjoyed some "me" time but he was very missed! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#3. God has been wrecking my heart (in a good way!) for Africa. This is very random and surprising but nevertheless, exciting! Okay, God, send me--show me! :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#4. I'm really into tea now! This is a new thing for this huge coffee fan! It has to have lots of milk and sugar in it though! What's your favorite tea?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#5. I have been contemplating regret. I am striving to live a life of no regrets. This is obviously hard but also very achievable. This next year, I will be diving into living some of my dreams that I've put off for a long time. Stay tuned!!!!! ;)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#6. I'm getting excited for cold weather! I don't know why but this summer heat has been annoying me more than usual and because I'm a Northern girl at heart, I'm dreaming of fall weather---mmm hoodies, hot chocolate and LEAVES! Lol</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">#7. I am amazed at how God places people in your life "for such a time at this". God's timing is so beautiful and strategic. I am blown away! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Love,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Jessica Renee Gunn</span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-90226387970677619572011-06-14T06:25:00.000-07:002011-06-14T07:39:29.505-07:00One Hundred crashing JetlinersI am reading a PHENOMENAL book called "The Hole in our Gospel" by: Richard Stearns. He is the President of World Vision and this book is a must read for anyone...especially if you have a heart for missions, adoption, or JUSTICE! :) So Sunday afternoon I was all cuddled on the couch reading this awesome book and totally didn't expect to find this statistic and for it to hit my heart like a semi-truck! I literally was weeping and God definitely did something deep inside of my heart. I am about to share something with you that has changed my life forever...I hope it changes your too.<div><br /></div><div>One Hundred Crashing Jetliners</div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever a major jetliner crashes anywhere in the world, it inevitably sets off a worldwide media frenzy covering every aspect of the tragedy. I want you to imagine for a moment that you woke up this morning to the following headline: "One Hundred Jetliners crash, Killing 26,500." Think of the pandemonium this would create across the world as as heads of state, parliaments and congresses convened to grapple with the nature and causes of this tragedy. Think about the avalanche of media coverage that would ignite around the globe as reporters shared the shocking news and tried to communicate its implications for the world. Air travel would no doubt grind to a halt as governments shut down the airlines and panicked air travelers canceled their trips. The National Transportation Safety Board and perhaps the FBI, CIA, and local law enforcement agencies and their international equivalents would mobilize investigations and dedicate whatever manpower was required to understand what happened and to prevent it from happening again.</div><div>Now imagine that the very next day, one hundred more planes crashed - and one hundred more the next, and the next, and the next. It is unimaginable that something this terrible could ever happen.</div><div><br /></div><div>But it did--<b>and it does</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It happened today and it happened yesterday. It will happen again tomorrow. But there was no media coverage. No heads of state, parliaments, or congress stopped what they were doing to address the crisis, and no investigations were launched. Yet more than <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">26,500</span></b> children died yesterday of preventable causes related to their poverty, and it will happen again today and tomorrow and the day after that. Almost 10 million children will be dead in the course of a year. So why does the crash of a single plane dominate the front pages of the newspapers across the world while the equivalent of one hundred planes filled with children crashing DAILY never reaches our ears? And even though we now have the <i>awareness</i>, the <i>access</i>, and the <i>ability</i> to stop it, why have we chosen not to? Perhaps one reason is that these kids who are dying are not our kids; they're somebody else's.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-76620804037566652722011-06-12T14:10:00.001-07:002011-06-12T14:16:48.930-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Sunday Seven.</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">1. I am really diggin' grilled cheese sandwiches lately.like a lot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">2. Been pondering Grace & how thankful I am for it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">3.I'm currently addicted to adoption blogs <3</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">4. I love Summer time but seriously HATE all the lizards that come with it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">5. I have a huge obsession with magazines lately. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">6. We got a Netflix account last week & it's so fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">7. I'm determined to stick with this blog...hold me accountable!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Love</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;">smiles</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><i>Jessica Renee Gunn</i></span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-49717179238056599512011-06-11T20:57:00.001-07:002011-06-11T21:32:07.651-07:0028 dresses.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Once upon a time, I watched one of my favorite chick flicks ever, "27 dresses". After falling in love with the concept of being in so many weddings, I excitedly told my husband that I would love to beat Katherine Heigl and get </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">28</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">dresses. He rolled his eyes and told me that I was cute and that was that.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> Well, Be careful what you wish for because just two weeks later I was asked to be in not one, not two, but THREE weddings...not to mention all were in the month of May. I was extremely excited and honored and quickly dove into "wedding mode".<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> Three wedding showers. Three Bachelorette parties. Three bridesmaids dresses. You get my drift :)</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> The month of May was like one giant wedding! Hah! I had a blast even though it was quite exhausting. My heart was bursting with JOY for all three of my friends. How beautiful to watch their love stories unfold and see them drive away into their new lives with their husbands! I love love love weddings because each one is beautiful in it's own unique way. Each one tells a story of how two people met and fell in love...that never gets old :) </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">So, congrats to my beautiful friends, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Mrs. Baker</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Mrs. Hutchins</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">, and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Mrs. Accola</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">! Thank you for giving me the honor of standing beside you on the most important day of your life! :) And now for my faithful readers (lol anybody out there?) here are few pictures for your viewing pleasure!</span></span></span></span></div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3HuikfEfK0tFkN1J8gDC7SmBmUx_zSdl5u2Ao6uOC1maCKUVRNNqkswwuLrAeg0PFExGW_LVhC4THg-0dLWed1_pt4b3J8Vg9kQ1hckwoJZDEmQ0kxUOAGzY7PLI8KGAJIsJscN_KPY/s1600/IMG_2749.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3HuikfEfK0tFkN1J8gDC7SmBmUx_zSdl5u2Ao6uOC1maCKUVRNNqkswwuLrAeg0PFExGW_LVhC4THg-0dLWed1_pt4b3J8Vg9kQ1hckwoJZDEmQ0kxUOAGzY7PLI8KGAJIsJscN_KPY/s320/IMG_2749.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617183260523436738" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8Wd4vvTEs46ZM4OSsGJUQs8-7nTMjNzdsyUZXUrJS5rlRyf34Upa2Dy_PVMJPHX3BviAPAISqkn0asWWA9veK9d8AQJDaZ_hsqF40Tbz9kl1v_wgTeLIA2xPBIZbE5suM7XOUFpr-lg/s1600/IMG_2861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8Wd4vvTEs46ZM4OSsGJUQs8-7nTMjNzdsyUZXUrJS5rlRyf34Upa2Dy_PVMJPHX3BviAPAISqkn0asWWA9veK9d8AQJDaZ_hsqF40Tbz9kl1v_wgTeLIA2xPBIZbE5suM7XOUFpr-lg/s320/IMG_2861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617183837736707090" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwI3BkWLoYdc3DGYk0qUAOCBQlR4RCDg8i5l8KStTbwivjITLKvu4b2Qiore7IBR86XE8mDk65yoOvNh3Etasr4hmlcgIHfIv0Q3cVp1onAwPVEmR_EgNUGexrvOTLI-nKeFhv_cZCfk/s1600/IMG_3334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwI3BkWLoYdc3DGYk0qUAOCBQlR4RCDg8i5l8KStTbwivjITLKvu4b2Qiore7IBR86XE8mDk65yoOvNh3Etasr4hmlcgIHfIv0Q3cVp1onAwPVEmR_EgNUGexrvOTLI-nKeFhv_cZCfk/s320/IMG_3334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617184701802089666" /></a>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-42630282755159589582011-04-19T10:56:00.001-07:002011-04-19T11:23:17.747-07:00Soul Surfer.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Last week as apart of Chris' birthday, we saw the movie "Soul Surfer" in theater.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Can you say......AMAZING?! I was a little skeptical because I thought it would be "cheesy" but it really wasn't at all....quite the opposite actually!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> It was so refreshing to see famous actors in a wholesome, Christian movie....One of the opening scenes of the movie had actors Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt along with Carrie Underwood worshipping at a church service...I found myself worshipping along! How fun to be able to worship while seeing a movie in theater! :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">The movie was </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">very very</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> inspiring to me and it really made me look at the things in my life that I need to rely on God even more for....because through him I can do ALL things through Christ! Check out the </span><a href="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isjY34VD5jE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">movie trailer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> and GO SEE THIS MOVIE IN THEATER!!! Seriously, people we say we want more clean Hollywood movies so let's support an amazing one!!!! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-942745356205107712011-04-17T10:50:00.000-07:002011-04-17T10:50:07.185-07:00Restoration, by David Brymer<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7LcyQOLVS_U?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div>This song has been ministering to my heart on SO many levels today!!! :) Every time I listen to it, great big, sloppy wet tears fall down my cheeks...oh Jesus, won't you bring Restoration?! </div><div>Love,</div><div>Jess</div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-10664285559419386662011-04-16T20:35:00.000-07:002011-04-16T20:36:46.597-07:00Love.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px; text-transform: uppercase; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SPREAD LOVE EVERYWHERE YOU GO: FIRST OF ALL IN YOUR OWN HOUSE. GIVE LOVE TO YOUR CHILDREN, TO YOUR WIFE OR HUSBAND, TO A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR... LET NO ONE EVER COME TO YOU WITHOUT LEAVING BETTER AND HAPPIER. BE THE LIVING EXPRESSION OF GOD'S KINDNESS; KINDNESS IN YOUR FACE, KINDNESS IN YOUR EYES, KINDNESS IN YOUR SMILE, KINDNESS IN YOUR WARM GREETIng.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, serif; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px; text-transform: uppercase; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> MOTHER TERESA</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;font-size:100%;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px; text-transform: uppercase;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;font-size:100%;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px; text-transform: uppercase;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, serif;font-size:100%;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px; text-transform: uppercase;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-56890634349280714202011-04-12T10:10:00.000-07:002011-04-12T10:14:42.445-07:00WONDERFUL deal alert!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><blockquote></blockquote>Check this link out for an amazing price on a Rachael Ray magazine subscription! I'm ordering mine this afternoon!!!!! :)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">~Jessica Renee Gunn~</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><blockquote></blockquote><a href="http://www.addictedtosaving.com/2011/04/11/every-day-with-rachael-ray-magazine-subscription-6-36yr/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Addictedtosavingcom+%28addictedtosaving.com%29&utm_content=FaceBook">http://www.addictedtosaving.com/2011/04/11/every-day-with-rachael-ray-magazine-subscription-6-36yr/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Addictedtosavingcom+%28addictedtosaving.com%29&utm_content=FaceBook</a></span></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-44857583064408476652011-04-12T09:58:00.000-07:002011-04-12T10:08:51.944-07:00Babies, Teens, and showers.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> This week Chris and I are the proud parents of all four of my siblings as my parents are on a cruise! </span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> Yes, you heard me--two 2 year olds and two teenagers! What fun! :) I'm excited to build deeper, lasting relationships with all four of them, but whew--we will be busy! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">On top of that, I'm hosting a huge bridal shower for the lovely bride to be, Rachel Trumble! I'm getting butterflies about that and just pray it all comes together! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">This week gives me a real life look into the lives of full time mommas! Being a stay at home Momma is my dream job and this is giving me a great idea of what to expect! I worry that I'll be able to juggle it all but I know God's </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">GRACE</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> is enough! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I want to give a huge shout out to my amazing husband, Chris--he has jumped right into helping me and has such a servant's heart! I have such a deeper appreciate for single Moms, because wow--I could not do it without his help!!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">That's all for now---mommy duties call! :) Oh and just a question--why do babies wait until right after you change them to do a poopy?! It's like they know what they're doing and just want to watch you freak out! hahaha love it!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Love,</span></span></div><div>~<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><i>Jessica Renee Gunn</i></span>~</div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-8703072447244777652011-04-09T08:54:00.001-07:002011-04-09T08:56:54.735-07:00Cupcakes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGagXtL7dy0n3LRolZwCpZMovlug9rq__h874EMriNIIihAmkAVbphf4V0FnPGQd_B51X8FP6-_PAdqAnOdffNdQUQ-DTPpUX74CH6HrywxBsK2ioEBieqIqB_YVuQfCGYRYgYZE168Y/s1600/cupcakes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGagXtL7dy0n3LRolZwCpZMovlug9rq__h874EMriNIIihAmkAVbphf4V0FnPGQd_B51X8FP6-_PAdqAnOdffNdQUQ-DTPpUX74CH6HrywxBsK2ioEBieqIqB_YVuQfCGYRYgYZE168Y/s320/cupcakes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593613321692620306" /></a><br />I am dreaming of these little guys today.<div>One day I will own a cupcake shop and eat them every day.</div><div>What's YOUR favorite cupcake flavor? Mine is chocolate with chocolate icing....yes please!</div><div><br /></div>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909633212033376941.post-17047019246646281112011-04-05T20:33:00.000-07:002011-04-09T08:11:01.727-07:00<div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Hi everyone :) </span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Well, here I go--trying to make myself actually commit to blogging .(special thanks to Emily Boyd for encouraging me aka: pestering me! ha!) I'm excited about the name I chose. I have been trying to think of a blog name for a long time and then suddenly, it just came to me tonight...</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><br /></span></i></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">Why did I choose to name my blog "Happy Little House Wife"? </span></i><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div class="luna-Ent" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1em" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; "><a cute=""></a><div class="dndata" style="line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-size:13px;"><a cute=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Happy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px; "><span class="pg" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">–adjective,</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-weight: bold; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">-pi·er,</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-weight: bold; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">-pi·est.</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; "><span class="dnindex" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">1.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">delighted,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">pleased,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">glad,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">over</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">particular</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">thing:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">be</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">happy</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">see</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">person.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; "><span class="dnindex" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">2.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">characterized</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">indicative</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">pleasure,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">contentment,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">or</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">joy:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">happy</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">mood;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">happy</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">frame</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">mind.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; "><span class="dnindex" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">3.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">favored</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">fortune;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">fortunate</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">lucky:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">happy,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">fruitful</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">land.</span></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><i><br /></i></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Little<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; ">–adjective</span></span></b></span></i></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; "><span class="dnindex" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">1.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">small</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">size;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">not</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">big;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">not</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">large;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">tiny:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">little</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">desk</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">in</span></span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">the</a><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">corner</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">room.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 3px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; "><span class="dnindex" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">2.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">short</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">duration;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">not</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">extensive;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">short;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; ">brief:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">little</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: static; cursor: default; background-color: transparent; ">while.</span></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><i><br /></i></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Housewife</span></span></b>-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: 15px; ">A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework.</span></i></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> I'm pretty sure all of you are bright enough to realize that</span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"> these three words describe me pretty darn well! ;)</span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;">With <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Love,</span></b></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><i>Jessica Renee Gunn</i></span></b></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></span></div><a cute=""></a></span><a cute=""></a></div><a cute=""></a>Jessica Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747379674732223205noreply@blogger.com0