tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19180709807638328242024-02-19T00:56:38.677-08:00NTMcBlogspot - Nathan and TriciaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-66649804863101063842015-05-04T19:53:00.005-07:002015-05-04T19:53:43.973-07:00Hitting the Home StretchI'm in the home stretch of the pregnancy, the final days and weeks. It always seems like pregnant people don't take pictures of themselves. I spend their pregnancies waiting to see updates and pics of their super-cute bellies. While in it myself, it takes a concerted effort to be in pictures. It's not because I don't want to be, but I'm usually behind the camera OR I just don't care about taking pictures and don't have the camera with me.<br />
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So without further adieu, here are the past 15 weeks of my pregnancy in pictures. I'm staring down 38 weeks on Thursday, May 7.<br />
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-68134594545126127672015-02-20T19:26:00.003-08:002015-02-20T19:26:52.083-08:00Prego picsHere is the first installment of pregnancy pics with Baby #2. I'm 27 weeks pregnant and am almost to my third trimester. I'm not sure exactly how that happened! I spent the first trimester waiting to get out of the trimester, taking life day by day and just trying to survive. Now that I've adjusted to it, we're almost in the final stretch!<br />
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-67274281018897808312015-01-12T13:00:00.000-08:002015-01-12T13:00:02.467-08:00ETD May 2015<h4>
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Who: Us<br />
What: A Baby!<br />
Where: Illinois<br />
When: ETD May 21, 2015<br />
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We are excited to announce that we'll be bringing another little life into the world in May. Thank you for your prayers as we continue with the pregnancy. All looks good so far.<br />
tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-39800064500749979822015-01-01T13:55:00.001-08:002015-01-01T13:55:31.733-08:00Happy New Year!<p dir="ltr">We are solidly into January 1 of a new year. There will be many changes to come, both big and small, as there are every year. From our family to yours, we hope you had a merry Christmas and wish you a happy New Year!</p>
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The sadness of seeing her asleep after her surgery and just wanting her to wake up so we could hold her hasn't left.<br />
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The memory of seeing her hooked up to wires and monitors hasn't left. <br />
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The feelings of joy mixed with exhaustion come flooding back when seeing the pictures (this picture above is the first time we were able to hold her.)<br />
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The joy of having her still with us is also still there.<br />
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When she has any of the symptoms from that August 25 date, our hearts still jump. Nate and I still talk about the overwhelmingness of the event. How quickly everything happened. How God supplied our needs through the nurses and doctors. How He sustained us in the wee hours. How He showed His care for us through meals lovingly provided. We are grateful and try not to take our time with her for granted. And we try to hold her in open hands, as a gift entrusted to us to care for.<br />
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-14129648848047703772014-07-14T14:14:00.000-07:002014-07-14T14:14:59.802-07:00My Sweet GirlLast week I took a few pictures of my sweet girl in the backyard, now 13 months old. They said it would happen, the time would fly -- and they were right. Here are a few of my faves.<br />
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-23943481341423912872013-12-17T21:25:00.001-08:002014-07-27T20:30:24.113-07:00Christmas festivities<div dir="ltr">
Anyone who knows me knows I love Christmas. I love the food, the traditions, the trees, the lights, the baking, the real meaning.... all of it! Today was our work Christmas lunch. Annie and I traveled downtown with Nate for a day at the office, aka an excuse to see and catch up with everyone. Annie did great and got to see her old friends. I enjoyed seeing everyone, too.<br />
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It is a decision I made - it was not forced
upon me - but if you know me at all, you know how much I hate change.
(Strangely, I rather like change of the coin-sort. Go figure.) It is the
right decision for me, right now. I do not regret it, but I will miss
my coworkers, my friends, my family... those whom I've worked with for
over 13 years and love, whom I've celebrated with and cried with. I will
still have a connection with them, working part-time from home, but it
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-62414068057789458842013-08-13T20:27:00.001-07:002013-08-13T20:29:14.278-07:00First day at school<p dir="ltr">Today we went to my sister's new classroom to help her set it up. She will be teaching 5th grade this year. Yay! I'm so excited for this school year for her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Annie got her first view inside the classroom of any kind and seemed to enjoy it. She didn't care for the chair so much, but was getting a grasp on grammar. You can see her contemplating the best helping verbs to use in her workbook. Watch out, world!</p>
<p dir="ltr">tmm<br>
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-41676448393570060762013-05-16T19:19:00.000-07:002013-05-16T19:19:33.388-07:00A Prayer for My Daughter before She is Born<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I pray that as this little one is born into this
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so too she would be born
a second time as Yours.</div>
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I pray that as I will be her father from cradle to
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so too You would be her
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I pray that as she grows inside of her mother,</div>
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so too she would grow in the
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I pray that as her mother has carried her for
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so too You would carry
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so too Your Spirit would
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I pray that as her mortal life has begun,</div>
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so too her eternal life
would begin with her faith in Jesus Christ.</div>
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I pray that as she begins to become aware of the
world around her,</div>
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so too she would become
aware of her need for a Savior.</div>
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I pray that as she comes to understand our love for
her,</div>
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so too she would
understand Your love poured out on the cross.</div>
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I pray that as You have given her to me,</div>
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so too she would give
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I pray that my child, O Father, would become Your
child.</div>
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I pray that my daughter might one day become
Yours.</div>
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-46260687032455885612013-05-11T07:50:00.001-07:002013-05-11T07:50:52.071-07:00More Prego ProgressIt's way past time for another pregnancy progress visual update. I will be 37 weeks pregnant tomorrow so we're down to the final few weeks. I'm still feeling pretty good, just a little more tired than usual.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second half of pregnancy (mostly): Weeks 21-36</td></tr>
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tmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-65476455305083907192013-01-26T09:19:00.000-08:002013-01-26T09:20:23.205-08:00ProgressWe have been taking weekly progress pictures of our growing family. For your viewing pleasure--and if you're interested because you haven't seen me since I've "popped" or find it hard to imagine what I look like--here are belly pictures from the first half of my pregnancy. (And we are taking them in front of our porch door to watch the changing seasons.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first half of pregnancy: halfway there - and no more morning sickness!</td></tr>
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When
Nate was in his early 20s, he and his dad were talking about
grandfather clocks and how they both liked them and would love to own
one someday. Nate said, "I'll tell you what. When I make you a
grandfather, I'll get you a grandfather clock." Thankfully he had told
me this early on in our relationship so it wasn't a surprise. But I did
wonder if there was a creative way around it -- would a miniature
grandfather clock work? What about a calendar of grandfather clocks? How
about a grandfather clock kit? Nope, it had to be the real thing. We
hadn't seen any around, but kept our eyes out (because how common are
they?), even though I wasn't pregnant. <br />
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At the end of September 2012, we found out we were pregnant! But since we're
not very good at keeping secrets, we had to figure out how to announce
it to our parents creatively yet obviously - and quickly. And there was the situation of the grandfather clock.<br />
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We
stopped by a resale shop to see if they had any nice, affordable
grandfather clocks. They had one that was beautiful, fairly understated,
and affordable! After doing some measuring of it--and our car--we
decided to get it. Hooray!<br />
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We decided to tell our
parents in person by getting each of our moms Gerbera daisies to
represent their grandchildren plus a red rose for their new grandchild.
We gave a quick call to my parents to make sure they were home (they
were) and to make sure Nate's parents would be home later that afternoon
(they live about 2 hours away - they were planning on it). We stopped
at my sister Lisa's and told her, then swung by my parents'. When we got
there, we handed the bouquet of four flowers to my mom and told them
they were to represent their grandchildren...all of their grandchildren.
They counted the flowers and realized what it meant and were thrilled!<br />
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We
didn't stay long since we had to drive down to Nate's parents' still.
While driving there, we called my other siblings to tell them the news
(they were all thrilled).<br />
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In the meantime, Nate's family
(his parents and sisters) had been pondering whether us coming down
rather unexpectedly with "something to drop off" meant we had a
grandfather clock with us...translating to another grandchild. Or maybe
they were better off assuming it was puppy so they wouldn't be
disappointed if we showed up with something not nearly as exciting as an
announcement of an expected birth some nine months away.<br />
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While
on our way, Nate's sister, Amy, called to tell us that she had to leave
for church. We told her and she was thrilled to pieces to be an aunt
again. When we arrived at Nate's parents', we got out of the car, went
to the front door and were met by expectant looks of anticipation. Nate
said, "You need to come outside to get it." Nate's dad hurried out to
see what we had brought with us. Nate's mom quickly followed. Nate's
sister, Karen, looked at me and asked, "Is it a grandfather clock?"
"Yes, it sure is!" Hugs and tears followed. I also handed the bouquet of
one dozen to Nate's mom.<br />
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Then the assembly of the clock commenced.<br />
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It looked like it was made to sit against their brick fireplace. And it has the most lovely chime.<br />
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Thankfully,
Nate's comment about the clock only applied to his first
child...because who really needs more than one grandfather clock?<br />
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<span style="color: black;">We awoke to a beautiful clear morning in Netanya. After breakfast, we headed out on the bus. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A daylight look at our hotel</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;">We left Netanya and traveled north to Caesarea, excited to begin exploring the Land we have read so much about.</span> <br />
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Our first stop in Caesarea was the Roman Theater, then Herod's Palace. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Jim Coakley, one of our Red Bus Moody guides</td></tr>
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I
was struck by the beauty of Caesarea. And the Roman-ness. This is the first
place we have really seen (and we picked up Walt and Brenda McCord here). It
was the first we saw of Herod the Great’s building genius. The aqueducts were
amazing, bringing fresh water almost 10 km. Herod had a palace that was recently
uncovered by archaeologists, including a hippodrome (for horse/chariot races).
There was also an inscription about Pontius Pilate that we saw here. We also
sat in a reconstructed theater (only goes half-way around – and had great
acoustics!). It was this very spot that Herod Agrippa addressed the people. He
dressed all in royal clothes – all silver and reflecting in the sunlight, Dr.
Coakley said – and spoke to them. The people were crying out, “The voice of a
god and not of a man!” We started saying it as our group of 80 and it was a
little freaky to hear it...gave me goosebumps as we were saying it. I can only
imagine the absurdity yet the gathering noise and energy (almost like a runaway
train that you’re helpless to control) as more and more joined in. Acts 12:23
says, “And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> because he did not give God the glory</i> (my emphasis), and he was
eaten by worms and died.” He was a sight to behold, all glittering and
beautiful in the sunlight with the Mediterranean behind him, then he was dead
in front of their eyes, being eaten by worms.</div>
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Dr.
Coakley compared that Caesarea experience with one that Peter had in Acts
10:25-26. Peter has had his vision about going to the Gentiles and Cornelius
sent for him. Cornelius waits for Peter in Caesarea and when Peter arrives, Cornelius,
a Roman centurion, “fell at his feet and worshiped him.” Peter responds in a
completely different way than Herod Agrippa, who didn’t give God glory. Peter
tells Cornelius to “Stand up; I too am just a man.” He didn’t elevate himself
over Cornelius (in some ways interesting since he had struggled with Gentiles
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It makes me think about how I need to give God the glory for what He has done, for things
I didn’t have anything to do with. I can’t take credit for what He has
done.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of what remains of Herod's Promontory Palace</td></tr>
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After Caesarea, we drove northeast to Mount Carmel.<br />
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Mount Carmel is where Elijah called down God's fire to an altar and killed the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18. At the top of Mount Carmel, there is a church (there is a church built on every holy site in Israel). There was also an overlook behind the church where we could see how hilly the land is.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A statue of Elijah slaying the prophets of Baal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the top of Mount Carmel</td></tr>
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We ate lunch in a Druze village on our way down Mount Carmel - delicious food!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch - salad and schnitzel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting to know our fellow travelers on the (red) Judah bus</td></tr>
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Then it was off to our next destination -- through Nazareth to Galilee.<br />
tmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-316205000847076172012-10-01T20:12:00.000-07:002012-10-01T20:12:20.708-07:00December LiveOn Friday, September 21, we did a Moody Radio event in Elmhurst, Illinois, called "December Live!" It was our third year doing one of these events, but the first time it wasn't on Moody's Chicago campus. It's a lot of fun to do the event because 1) I love Christmas; 2) we get to work with a great group of creative people in ways that we don't always get to at work; and 3) it's always great to meet listeners, many of whom are avid fans of Moody Radio. We recorded two hours, one for December Live and one for Valentine's Live with a focus on love in general and, more importantly, God's love for us. The one-hour specials will air in December and February respectively.<br />
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Here are a few snapshots of the event (L-R):<br />
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Row 1: The Segard family read Luke 2 beautifully; Musicians: Doug Hastings, Jon Hemmer<br />
Row 2: Musicians: Larry Shackley, David Gauger; Tricia keeping time during rehearsal<br />
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3: Bill Davis and Jon Gauger tweak scripts; Lee Rugen (as Carl) and
Nate in the Laugh Box; Running through "Pew Zapper" (Jon Gauger, Heather
Segard, Lee Rugen, Bill Davis, Dan Anderson)<br />
Row 4: Meg and Clara Segard; Practicing the commercial for "Pulpit Cam"; Musician Ken Rothaker<br />
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tmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-49201961683063778442012-09-01T16:04:00.001-07:002012-09-01T16:05:10.799-07:00Butterflies and BloomsWe went to the Chicago Botanic Garden on the final weekend of their summer exhibit called "Butterflies & Blooms." We invited my sister's family to come with us and got there just before it started raining, courtesy of Hurricane Isaac. We were not disappointed by the beautiful butterflies or blooms. Hope you enjoy the beauty as much as we did. (Credit for butterfly photos goes to my husband.)<br />
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I know I’ve skipped the rest of Israel, among other blog-worthy
events, but I promise I’ll come back to them. I wanted to briefly update you on
a major achievement in our lives. As of May 12, 2012, we are both officially
Masters! We each graduated with our Master of Ministry degree from Moody Theological
Seminary in Chicago. <br />
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On the same day, our brother-in-law Jake (married to my
sister Amanda) graduated from Moody Bible Institute with his bachelor
degree in Pre-Counseling. </div>
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And my dad graduated with his Doctor of Ministry from
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. My mom was the only one who was able to travel to Boston for
Dr. Boyle's commencement, but the rest of us were able to watch it online (and a few
of us during MBI’s ceremony….gotta love technology!)
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It was a busy day for all of us, but a great day to
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The question I’ve gotten the most has been, “So what are you
going to do now with your free time?” An excellent question if ever I heard
one.</div>
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Still working on that.</div>
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I realized that this past semester was the most intense one
that Nate and I had. We didn’t have much time for our normal hobbies and
stress-relievers (woodworking and baking, respectively). In the past week or
so, we’ve worked on a woodworking project for my sister (I have the orange and
blue paint still on my nails to prove it) and I’ve baked a couple sweets for my
coworkers. I guess I’m trying to get my “fix” in before it ends. But what we’ll
really do with the time, I’m not sure. I feel like I put a lot of life “on hold”
for this semester, being in transition but not actually living. I am looking forward
to living and enjoying life this summer.</div>
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I spoke a little bit about it on <a href="http://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=87979">Moody Radio’s<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Midday Connection</i> recently (May 18, 2012</a>).
And the inspiration for my topic of “Living in Transition” came from <a href="http://riverintowords.blogspot.com/">my friend Karen’s blog</a> (this
idea came from <a href="http://riverintowords.blogspot.com/p/31-days.html">October
2011</a>).</div>
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We’ve also been listening to baseball games on the radio,
but that past-time doesn’t seem to be helping the team win. But we’re only a
quarter into the season, right?</div>
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tm</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-24128203924146096612012-04-03T20:30:00.000-07:002012-04-03T20:30:05.557-07:00Israel, Day 1<div style="text-align: left;">
We landed in Tel Aviv-Yafo at Ben Gurion airport during the 3pm hour Israel time. Everyone clapped when we landed. We didn't think it was that impressive of a landing (or flight - had some stomach-dropping turbulence), but I learned yesterday (April 2) while listening to an <a href="http://www.moodyradio.org/radioplayer.aspx?episode=85814&hour=2" target="_blank">interview with Charlie Dyer</a> on<i> In the Market with Janet Parshall</i> that the applause when you land in Tel Aviv happens frequently. </div>
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All of our flight's luggage arrived safely with us and we took off in our bus to our hotel in Netanya, a town just a little bit north of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast.</div>
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We didn't do much our first day in Israel, but we did get a crash course on some basics as we drove. (And this red Judah Bus was ours for the entire trip. The other MBI bus was blue and called the Benjamin Bus.)</div>
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From here in Netanya, we headed north along the Mediterranean to Caesarea (aka Caesarea Maritime or Caesarea by the Sea).<br />
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tmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-22936830524690727962012-04-02T21:07:00.002-07:002012-04-02T21:07:21.569-07:00Israel, Day 0From March 11-22, 2012, we took a Moody Theological Seminary study trip to
Israel. It was an amazing and life-changing trip. There were about 80 of us total that flew on two different planes, landing in Tel Aviv-Yafo on March 12.<br />
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tmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-74827214985334600652012-04-01T19:38:00.000-07:002012-04-01T19:38:49.591-07:00Overcoming Jet Lag and a New Niece!I do not know how to overcome jet lag very well. Or perhaps it's that I don't actively plan how to overcome jet lag on my return trip home. Both Nate and I did very well overcoming jet lag on our way TO Israel. Not so much on the way back, though. Some may say it's harder to adjust from East to West. The truth is that we planned how we were going to deal with it going West to East and stuck to the plan; on the way back we just didn't care as much.<br />
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I have many posts and pictures I want to share with you, but it will take me a little bit to get it posted here. Much happened in our hearts and minds while we were there. And I am anticipating this Passion Week being especially special since it is so recent in my memory, songs about Gethsemane or the Garden or the Tomb --- I was there!<br />
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A day before we returned, we gained a new niece! We were able to see her shortly after arriving back to the US, pictured here at 3 days old.<br />
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tmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-65589486015110945142012-03-11T11:30:00.000-07:002012-04-01T19:39:42.519-07:00A JourneyWe are preparing for journey unlike any other I've been on. We have been physically preparing for several weeks, mentally preparing for several months, and spiritually preparing for several months. Though we have been preparing, I still feel unprepared and overtired. Perhaps it was the morning.<br />
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I changed a wall clock ahead (to Daylight Saving Time) and it promptly fell off the wall, sending a glass-based lamp and a large potted plant to the ground with it. The lamp and clock survived; the plant didn't fare so well. The plant is now in an empty milk jug.<br />
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The toilet overflowed. 'Nuff said.<br />
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Nate had to induce vomiting after drinking a glass of soapy water. He seems none the worse. :)<br />
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I'm sure these won't be the last things to get thrown in our way.<br />
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But God is good and it is almost time. Homework is done, clean sheets are on the bed for when we return, and the towels that were used to clean up the bathroom are washed, dried, and put away.<br />
Onward and upward, pressing on, trusting.<br />
tmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918070980763832824.post-81137085222188330772012-01-07T16:00:00.000-08:002012-01-07T14:08:23.765-08:00Christmas Project: Teacher CaddyHere is another gift project for this year's Christmas. One of my sisters is a first-grade teacher. I drew her name for Christmas and she mentioned wanting a teacher's caddy (and then conveniently forgot about it, making it quite the surprise when she opened her gift!). She loved it!<br />
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Nate's sister, also a teacher, said she hopes we get her name next year. :)</div>
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